Name: Spanish Accent Launch Party at Cúrate Bar de Tapas
Start: 2026-10-26T18:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2026-10-26T21:00:00.000-04:00
Location: Curate

Spanish Accent Launch Party at Cúrate Bar de Tapas

Katie Button is kicking off the national tour for her new cookbook, Spanish Accent, at home at Cúrate. The book gives American comfort food a Spanish soul, and you can take it home a day before it hits shelves.

Drop in anytime Monday between 6 and 9 PM. Your ticket includes a signed advance copy, light bites from the book and celebratory bubbles. There's a cash bar, and Malaprop's will be there selling extra copies for gifts.

Tickets are $43 and space is limited. Reserve your spot through Cúrate now.

Cúrate is the spot locals send friends when they ask, “Where’s the best restaurant in downtown Asheville?” This Spanish tapas bar is famous for transforming a 1920s bus depot on Biltmore Avenue into a buzzy, busy hub for food lovers who crave something special. Chef Katie Button, a scientist turned chef who cooked at El Bulli, serves up authentic small plates, killer wine, and warm hospitality that earned Cúrate a James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality. The marble bar, open kitchen, and lively crowd make every meal feel like a party in Barcelona.

Menu staples include Spanish classics like jamón Ibérico, pulpo a la gallega, and those garlic shrimp you’ll dream about all year. Try the patatas bravas or lamb skewers, sip something from the all-Spanish wine list, and you’re set for one of Asheville’s best date nights or group dinners.

People dig Cúrate’s energy: romantic, bustling, and cozy all at once. It’s the kind of place visitors and regulars return to for celebrations, family hangouts, or a spontaneous night out. Weekends do get busy, so locals always book ahead if they want a seat at Chef Button’s bar. Many say Cúrate is worth a visit if you’re chasing true Asheville nightlife and landmark restaurants downtown.

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Asheville's food scene is mostly local, and this guide walks it neighborhood by neighborhood. Many of these spots post their daily specials, happy hours and events on Dig Local, so check a profile before you go. Downtown, Posana on Biltmore Avenue builds its menu around local farms, The Rhu on South Lexington Avenue is known for its cruffin, Old Europe Pastries has made Hungarian pastries since 1994 and now sits on Broadway, and Capella on 9 serves tapas on the roof of the AC Hotel. On the South Slope, Tiger Bay Cafe cooks Latin and West Indian food inside Ben's Tune Up, and the Funkatorium on Coxe Avenue pours sour beer. Haywood Road in West Asheville has Biscuit Head, Thai Pearl, Finest and Westville Pub. Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville has plant, Mountain Madre, Mother Ocean Seafood Market and 828 Family Pizzeria. In East Asheville, RendezVous serves French bistro food on New Haw Creek Road. Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack fries Nashville-style hot chicken on Patton Avenue in West Asheville and on Sweeten Creek Road in South Asheville. For fully vegan kitchens, restaurants with real meat-free menus and answers to common questions, see our Dig Deeper guide to vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Asheville.

Spanish Accent Launch Party at Cúrate Bar de Tapas

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