RESTAURANT NEWS | ASHEVILLE GOURMAND | MAP | INSTAGRAM By Eric Barton Published 7:59 a.m. ET, Oct. 30, 2026 AUTHOR BIO: Eric Barton is editor of The Adventurist and a freelance journalist who has reviewed restaurants for more than two decades. Email him here. At Gourmand, the whole menu comes down to a single bird turning slowly on a spit, the French way, juices dripping down, skin getting as crispy as crackers, served with the kinds of sides that’d make a fine picnic.