Bridge players & friends at the Asheville Regional, The Biltmore House, fine dining in downtown Asheville.
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Date(s): February 20-26, 2017. Album by Jonathan Steinberg. Photos by Jonathan Steinberg. 1 - 72 of 72 Total. 14831 Visits.
1 Jim Munday & Richard Pavlicek won the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Open Pairs & Thursday Swiss. They topped the masterpoint list with 138 points
2 DIC Brian Russell & Tournament Co-Chair Paul Beebe
3 In memory of ACBL Tournament Director, Geoff Greene, 1954-2017
4 Joanne Weingold & Shannon Cappelletti won the Saturday Open Pairs
5 Jim Villanueva, District 7 President, 2nd Monday & Tuesday Open Pairs (Chris Moll)
6 The pressure was on 2017 Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Meckstroth in the Friday/Saturday AM Open Swiss. Will he maintain a perfect score?
7 Paul Benedict, Lynn Jones, Darcy & James Parker were the only team to defeat the powerful Meckwell Polish team of Superstars
8 Joan Millens & David Sabourin won the Tues/Wed KO; Saturday Compact KO & Sunday A/X Swiss (Shan Huang, Ishmael DelMonte & Kevin Dwyer)
9 Jeff Meckstroth, Josef Blass, Eric Rodwell, Jacek Kalita, Michal Nowosadzki (Jacek "Pepsi" Pszczola) won the Mon/Tues KO, Wed/Thurs KO & Fri/Sat AM Open Swiss
10 A perfect 120 out of 120 Victory points. Jeff Meckstroth said it was the first time in his bridge career that he won with a perfect score. Hey, life begins at 60!
11 Gillian Miniter
12 Sarah Raynor
13 Jackie Brown & Barbara Borkgren
14 Betsy Mebane
15 Kris Oliver
16 David Sabourin & Huube Bertens
17 Bruce Wick & Susan Stubinski
18 John Bost & Anna Rupp
19 Alix Taylor & Peter Boyd-Bowman
20 David Sabourin & Huube Bertens
21 Anam Tebha
22 Murphy, Golden Retriever & Poodle mix
23 Josef Blass
24 Murphy, Golden Retriever & Poodle mix
25 Fred Lopp
26 The view from our 5th floor balcony, Building D
27 The beautiful grounds at the Crowne Plaza resort
28 Josef Blass, Michal Nowosadzki, Jacek "Pepsi" Pszczola & Jacek Kalita won the Saturday evening BAM
29 The beautiful grounds at the Crowne Plaza resort
30 The beautiful grounds at the Crowne Plaza resort
31 The beautiful grounds at the Crowne Plaza resort
32 Cucina 24's Tagliatelle Bolognese
33 Zip Lining is popular
34 Cucina 24's Tagliatelle Bolognese with Parmesan cheese
35 Building D. We had a 5th floor balcony room
36 Lobster Bisque Troy & Sons Oak Reserve Cream, Chives
37 Amuse-bouche (shrimp salad on cucumber). Chestnut serves outstanding food and great service
38 Chestnut's "medium plate" Rack of Lamb
39 Amuse-bouche (tomato, goat cheese, cucumber). Chestnut serves outstanding food and great service
41 Mayfel's Seafood Gumbo Shrimp, Crawfish, fresh Fish, Corn, Rice and the Trinity
42 Chestnut's Swordfish
43 Mayfel's stuffed acorn squash, risotto with portobello mushrooms
44 Chestnut's Half Chicken
45 Mayfel's Fried Green Tomatoes Breaded and fried to a golden brown. Served over Roasted Red Pepper Aioli, and topped with Goat Cheese, Sweet Onion Relish and Green Onions
46 Geroge Vanderbilt opened the Biltmore House on Christmas Eve, 1895 after 6 years of construction
47 Biltmore House & Gardens. The largest privately owned home in the United States, 178,926 square feet!
48 Winter Garden
49 The Biltmore House
50 Biltmore House is a fine example from the Gilded Age
51 Banquet Hall
52 Bedroom
53 Banquet Hall
54 Salon
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56 Portrait of Edith Vanderbilt by Giovanni Boldini