ASHEVILLE – Inside Corner Kitchen’s walls, time capsules are hidden, sealing in memories from the restaurant and the city’s best and worst times.
Owners Joe Scully, Vanessa Salomo, and Kevin and Amy Westmoreland are in the middle of a monthslong renovation to restore Corner Kitchen at 3 Boston Way in the historic Biltmore Village. The restaurant flooded when Tropical Storm Helene raised the Swannanoa River to a record 27.33 feet.
Helene caused widespread damage and claimed more than 100 lives across North Carolina, and sent floodwater and debris crashing into buildings in the mixed-use commercial neighborhood at the entrance to Biltmore Estate…