Pequod Posted April 12, 2017 Report Posted April 12, 2017 This pic is for @Keith OctoForks. Wife and I toured the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC, and turns out the Vanderbilts had their very own rotisserie kitchen complete with Pre-Historic OctoForks. 2
tony b Posted April 12, 2017 Report Posted April 12, 2017 Isn't that place amazing! The gardens alone are incredible. Did you go to the winery? Plus, lots of good breweries in the area, too - Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, and Oskar Blue; plus, the local spot - Wicked Weed. My favorite restaurant is Curate - Spanish tapas. Hope you had a nice visit. I love Asheville. I grew up just south of there in Greenville, SC.
Pequod Posted April 12, 2017 Author Report Posted April 12, 2017 6 minutes ago, tony b said: Isn't that place amazing! The gardens alone are incredible. Did you go to the winery? Plus, lots of good breweries in the area, too - Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, and Oskar Blue; plus, the local spot - Wicked Weed. My favorite restaurant is Curate - Spanish tapas. Hope you had a nice visit. I love Asheville. I grew up just south of there in Greenville, SC. Yes it is, and yes we did go to the winery. Bought three bottles. The wines are actually pretty good and not outrageously priced.
MacKenzie Posted April 12, 2017 Report Posted April 12, 2017 I am sticking with Keith's octo forks. 1
ckreef Posted April 13, 2017 Report Posted April 13, 2017 Went there once. Thought it was kewl just a biltmore over priced for what it was. See I made a funny but totally serious just the same. 1
Aussie Ora Posted April 13, 2017 Report Posted April 13, 2017 Looks medievil Outback Kamado Bar and Grill
FotonDrv Posted April 13, 2017 Report Posted April 13, 2017 (edited) That has to be the nicest home/estate I have ever seen. Totally self sustaining and not garish in any sense of the word. I couldn't resist a selfie Main Gate Standing in the middle of the lawn looking away from the home toward the greenhouse on top of the hill Looking toward the home Me... This place makes Hearst Castle look like a shelter for the empoverished. Edited April 13, 2017 by FotonDrv 1
tony b Posted April 13, 2017 Report Posted April 13, 2017 And the furnishing inside are just as opulent. First time I went there as a 6 year old, I was fascinated by all the bearskin rugs, with the heads on, on the floors. And, in the library, on the second floor (yes, the library is 2 floors high - or was it 3??), you can actually walk through a tunnel in the fireplace chimney. I thought that was kewl, too.
CeramicChef Posted April 13, 2017 Report Posted April 13, 2017 Tough duty, but I guess someone has to do it. Looking at this, I'd much rather be part of the 1% than the 99%.
Bruce Pearson Posted April 13, 2017 Report Posted April 13, 2017 If you bought a KK super bad 42 you could live it it. Lol
tony b Posted April 13, 2017 Report Posted April 13, 2017 This was their "Winter Home" to get away from the bad weather up north in NY. They even built the railroad up from Atlanta just to build this castle.
Aussie Ora Posted April 14, 2017 Report Posted April 14, 2017 Stunning looking placeOutback Kamado Bar and Grill
FotonDrv Posted April 14, 2017 Report Posted April 14, 2017 6 minutes ago, Aussie Ora said: Stunning looking place Outback Kamado Bar and Grill It indeed is amazing, but I missed the built-in BBQ, probably to busy drooling over everything else. If that entire place had been built where W.R. Hearst built his castle in San Simeon I would say it would have been absolutely perfect. I would miss the ocean...
admissioninfo123 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Posted April 19, 2017 I am sticking with Keith's octo forks
