Noshin|NNP '|POS at|IN the|DT Tupelo|NNP Honey|NNP Cafe|NNP ||NN Plus|NNP ,|, how|WRB to|TO get|VB great|JJ service|NN in|IN busy|JJ restaurants|NNS 23|CD Mar|NNP .|. ,|, 2010|CD By|IN the|DT time|NN I|PRP got|VBD to|TO Asheville|NNP ,|, I|PRP was|VBD nearing|VBG the|DT end|NN of|IN my|PRP$ journey|NN and|CC the|DT bottom|NN of|IN my|PRP$ wallet|NN .|. 
The|DT last|JJ thing|NN on|IN my|PRP$ mind|NN was|VBD spending|VBG money|NN :|: it|PRP was|VBD beautiful|JJ outside|IN ,|, and|CC there|EX were|VBD free|JJ things|NNS to|TO do|VB everywhere|RB .|. 

But|CC .|. 
When|WRB I|PRP 'd|MD posted|VBD on|IN Facebook|NNP that|IN I|PRP was|VBD coming|VBG to|TO town|NN ,|, no|DT fewer|JJR than|IN three|CD people|NNS told|VBD me|PRP I|PRP just|RB had|VBD to|TO visit|VB the|DT Tupelo|NNP Honey|NNP Cafe|NNP .|. 
So|IN I|PRP checked|VBD their|PRP$ website|NN ,|, and|CC instantly|RB fell|VBD in|IN love|NN :|: 

"|'' Tupelo|NNP Honey|NNP Café|NNP opened|VBD in|IN downtown|NN Asheville|NNP in|IN 2000|CD ,|, an|DT early|JJ pioneer|NN in|IN the|DT farm|NN to|TO fork|VB movement|NN and|CC an|DT active|JJ advocate|NN for|IN the|DT independent|JJ restaurant|NN landscape|NN that|IN pervades|NNS the|DT city|NN .|. 
Our|PRP$ food|NN is|VBZ fresh|JJ ,|, made|VBN from|IN scratch|NN ,|, sassy|JJ and|CC scrumptious|JJ .|. 
Our|PRP$ cuisine|NN salutes|NNS our|PRP$ love|NN of|IN Southern|NNP traditions|NNS at|IN the|DT table|NN ,|, but|CC like|IN the|DT good|JJ people|NNS of|IN Asheville|NNP ,|, marches|NNS to|TO its|PRP$ own|JJ drum|VB .|. 
The|DT result|NN is|VBZ a|DT unique|JJ riff|NN on|IN Southern|NNP favorites|NNS .|. "|'' 
tupelohoneycafe|NN .|. com|NN 

I|PRP was|VBD convinced|VBN but|CC I|PRP was|VBD n't|RB alone|RB .|. 
On|IN a|DT sunny|JJ Sunday|NNP afternoon|NN ,|, the|DT waiting|VBG list|NN was|VBD an|DT hour|NN long|JJ .|. 
After|IN hemming|VBG and|CC hawing|VBG and|CC assessing|VBG my|PRP$ food|NN stash|VB (|( contents|NNS :|: 10|CD saltines|NNS )|) ,|, I|PRP decided|VBD to|TO go|VB for|IN it|PRP anyway|RB .|. 

By|IN the|DT time|NN I|PRP finally|RB got|VBD a|DT seat|NN at|IN the|DT counter|NN ,|, I|PRP was|VBD starved|VBN .|. 
It|PRP took|VBD me|PRP about|IN thirty|CD seconds|NNS to|TO pick|VB out|RP the|DT Charleston|NNP Chicken|NNP Sandwich|NNP :|: "|'' grilled|JJ marinated|JJ free-range|JJ chicken|NN breast|NN on|IN sourdough|NN with|IN melted|JJ havarti|NN ,|, romaine|NN lettuce|NN and|CC cranberry|NN mayonnaise|NN "|'' .|. 
Free|NNP range|NN ?|. 
Cranberry|NNP ?|. 
Havarti|NNP ?|. 
Yes|UH ,|, I|PRP could|MD dig|VB it|PRP .|. 

While|IN I|PRP waited|VBD for|IN the|DT food|NN ,|, I|PRP checked|VBD out|RP the|DT back|NN of|IN the|DT store|NN where|WRB Tupelo|NNP Honey|NNP Cafe|NNP hawks|NNS their|PRP$ homestyle|NN wares|NNS :|: preserves|VBZ ,|, pickles|NNS ,|, salsa|NN ,|, honey|NN ,|, t-shirts|JJ ,|, aprons|NNS and|CC all|DT sorts|NNS of|IN mini-advertisements|JJ for|IN the|DT restaurant|NN .|. 

I|PRP 've|VBP visited|VBN plenty|NN of|IN farm-to-fork|JJ restaurants|NNS ,|, and|CC this|DT one|PRP may|MD be|VB the|DT best|JJS I|PRP 've|VBP seen|VBN at|IN self-marketing|JJ .|. 
There|EX 's|VBZ nothing|NN wrong|JJ with|IN it|PRP :|: the|DT food|NN in|IN those|DT jars|NNS is|VBZ probably|RB delicious|JJ ,|, though|IN I|PRP question|VBP whether|IN the|DT $10|NN tupelo|NN honey|NN had|VBD to|TO come|VB from|IN Florida|NNP or|CC if|IN it|PRP 's|VBZ produced|VBN locally|RB .|. 

Either|CC way|NN ,|, it|PRP 's|VBZ nice|JJ to|TO see|VB a|DT restaurant|NN built|VBN on|IN ethics|NNS that|WDT also|RB happens|VBZ to|TO be|VB incredibly|RB busy|JJ .|. 
Some|DT of|IN that|DT is|VBZ surely|RB due|JJ to|TO good|JJ marketing|NN ,|, but|CC the|DT real|JJ reason|NN for|IN its|PRP$ popularity|NN is|VBZ this|DT :|: 

That|DT sandwich|NN was|VBD so|RB good|JJ ,|, I|PRP found|VBD myself|PRP eating|VBG slower|JJR and|CC slower|JJR with|IN each|DT bite|NN to|TO savor|VB it|PRP more|RBR completely|RB .|. 
The|DT potatoes|NNS were|VBD light|JJ and|CC un-greasy|JJ ;|: the|DT flavors|NNS were|VBD perfectly|RB balanced|JJ ;|: the|DT chicken|NN was|VBD juicy|JJ and|CC rich|JJ ;|: and|CC let|VB 's|POS be|VB honest|JJ here|RB ,|, I|PRP 'm|VBP always|RB happier|JJR eating|VBG dead|JJ animals|NNS when|WRB I|PRP know|VBP they|PRP 've|VBP lived|VBN a|DT good|JJ life|NN .|. 
I|PRP found|VBD myself|PRP silently|RB thanking|VBG the|DT chicken|NN for|IN its|PRP$ delicious|JJ contribution|NN .|. 
Thank|VB you|PRP ,|, chicken|NN .|. 
I|PRP will|MD never|RB forget|VB you|PRP .|. 

I|PRP stopped|VBD eating|VBG halfway|RB through|RB ,|, not|RB because|IN I|PRP was|VBD full|JJ .|. 
I|PRP stopped|VBD so|IN I|PRP could|MD take|VB the|DT rest|NN home|NN and|CC taste|VB it|PRP again|RB later|RB .|. 

On|IN another|DT topic|NN ,|, I|PRP made|VBD a|DT discovery|NN there|RB in|IN the|DT Tupelo|NNP Honey|NNP Cafe|NNP ,|, one|CD which|WDT I|PRP 'd|MD like|VB to|TO share|VB with|IN you|PRP now|RB .|. 

If|IN you|PRP 're|VBP going|VBG to|TO a|DT busy|JJ restaurant|NN and|CC want|VBP great|JJ service|NN ,|, bring|VBP a|DT camera|NN .|. 
Take|VB a|DT few|JJ photos|NNS of|IN the|DT menu|NN ,|, the|DT kitchen|NN ,|, the|DT food|NN .|. 

No|RB sooner|RBR had|VBD I|PRP taken|VBN the|DT above|JJ photo|NN ,|, when|WRB a|DT server|NN (|( not|RB even|RB my|PRP$ server|NN )|) appeared|VBD at|IN my|PRP$ elbow|NN .|. 
Later|RB when|WRB I|PRP stopped|VBD eating|VBG and|CC lifted|VBD my|PRP$ napkin|NN from|IN my|PRP$ lap|NN ,|, it|PRP took|VBD approximately|RB three|CD seconds|NNS for|IN someone|NN to|TO take|VB my|PRP$ food|NN away|RB to|TO be|VB boxed|JJ up|RB .|. 

Now|RB ,|, I|PRP 'm|VBP not|RB saying|VBG the|DT service|NN before|IN my|PRP$ camera-flash|JJ was|VBD bad|JJ ,|, because|IN it|PRP was|VBD awesome|JJ .|. 
But|CC wow|UH ,|, it|PRP sure|RB improved|VBN once|RB I|PRP appeared|VBD to|TO be|VB some|DT sort|NN of|IN food|NN critic|NN or|CC travel|NN writer|NN .|. 

Which|WDT ,|, it|PRP just|RB so|RB happens|VBZ ,|, I|PRP am|VBP .|. 
But|CC even|RB if|IN you|PRP 're|VBP not|RB ,|, try|VBP this|DT out|IN sometime|RB .|. 
I|PRP ca|MD n't|RB guarantee|VB it|PRP 'll|MD work|VB ,|, but|CC I|PRP personally|RB will|MD do|VB it|PRP againand|NN probably|RB back|RB it|PRP up|RP with|IN a|DT stellar|JJ review|NN ,|, just|RB like|IN the|DT one|CD I|PRP 've|VBP given|VBN the|DT Tupelo|NNP Honey|NNP Cafe|NNP .|. 

Everybody|NN wins|VBZ .|. 

Okay|UH ,|, that|DT 's|VBZ it|PRP !|. 
I|PRP could|MD talk|VB about|IN Asheville|NNP for|IN weeks|NNS ,|, but|CC it|PRP 's|VBZ time|NN to|TO move|VB on|IN .|. 
Next|JJ stop|NN :|: sunny|JJ Tennessee|NNP ,|, where|WRB I|PRP get|VBP down|RB on|IN The|DT Farm|NNP .|. 

