Mountain Xpress
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Downtown restaurant Posana has announced plans to launch a second location in Biltmore Park Town Square in the spring. Since its debut in 2009, the contemporary American eatery renowned for its gluten-free offerings has become a fixture on the local food scene, popular with both locals and tourists.
The owners, chef Peter and Martha Pollay, say they’ve been pondering a second location for a while, spurred by concerns over the future viability of maintaining Posana’s downtown space. “We don’t know what will happen when it’s time to renew our lease in like four years,” says Martha. “In the event that that were to become unsustainable, we wanted to have our roots. And we wanted to grow.”
For the Pollays, those roots run deep in South Asheville. They live there and have raised their children there. And as folks who drive downtown for work daily, they understand that some locals may not have visited Posana because of its location.
“We’ve met so many people who have never been to Posana because they don’t go downtown,” Peter says.
The Biltmore Park space at 264 Thetford St. will allow the Pollays to lean into more neighborhood-focused hospitality in a less tourist-driven area of town. “I think we’ll build more roots with our customers because they’ll be in more frequently,” says Peter.
