ASHEVILLE - A modern Mexican-inspired restaurant to open with "secret" tequila window; a new sports bar knocks it out of the park on opening weekend; a premier dinnerware warehouse sale; and not-to-be-missed food experiences.

Xico opening on Biltmore Avenue

Dave McFarland, an Asheville native and owner of the Southern-inspired Daddy Mac's Down Home Dive, is partnering with Scott Linquist, a chef acclaimed for helping to revolutionize modern Mexican cuisine in Miami and New York City, to open a new eatery in downtown's South Slope district.

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