garden & gun | asheville on tap

I am very lucky to live pretty close to Asheville, North Carolina – the rising beer capital of America . . .   We loved getting this assignment from Garden & Gun magazine.  I mean who doesn’t love touring breweries & restaurants and staying in nice hotels?  I was really impressed with the young brewmasters and their enthusiasm for their craft.  And even though I am gluten-intolerant, I admit I had a few sips of some beers they worked so hard on!

We’ve included photos from the Wicked Weed, the Wedge, and Highland Breweries but these are only a few of the 40 + craft breweries located in Asheville!

We stayed at the Grand Bohemian, a beautiful hotel with the rustic feeling of a European hunting lodge mixed with old world elegance.  The have an excellent restaurant, a gallery & spa and have been named one of the best hotels by Travel + Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler!

garden & gun | katie button's cúrate

I love my job everyday but I especially love it when it allows me to meet inspiring people!  I photographed Chef Katie Button at her fantastic restaurant Cúrate in Asheville for Garden & Gun magazine earlier this year (see more of the story here).  I found Chef Button’s enthusiasm for food catchy and the food at Cúrate delicious!  We always suggest people stop by Cúrate if they are going to Asheville.  And yesterday we were excited to read that Button will now be doing a cookbook and we wanted to say a big congratulations from all of us at Stacey Van Berkel Photo!

our state | tiffany hill b&b

How lovely to arrive at Bed & Breakfast on Tiffany Hill after the hustle and bustle of a freelance photographer’s life!  Maria and I thankfully drove along the treed country roads and then up the driveway to this peaceful haven near Asheville, NC.  Of course, we were there to photograph for Our State magazine, but Selena Einwechter, the gracious innkeeper gives everyone the star treatment!

We were ushered to our beautiful rooms and shown all the wonderful amenities:  Keurig coffee maker outside the rooms, lots of yummy snacks, homemade peach tea and anything you could need really.  We unpacked our equipment and were able to spend some time planning for our shoot.  It is a luxury to have some time before shooting!

Selena is so warm and friendly and her goal is for each guest to have a peaceful and wonderful stay.  There are porch rockers, a quaint fenced herb garden and a wooded trail with little nooks to sit and read or just soak in the ambience.   The pineapple  has long been a symbol of hospitality and you’ll find that this bed and breakfast to be a fine example!

We were excited to have the cover of Our State this month!  Hope you enjoy seeing a little more of Tiffany Hill . . .