You can buy different waters, sodas or coffee drinks in-house or run down the street to the Weinhaus for a more potent libation. City Bakery on Charlotte Street has a good selection of baked goods including scones with feta and spinach or with havarti and a scrumptious array of pastries and cakes. They, too, have cold or hot drinks to go with anything they serve. Picnics on Merrimon Avenue is a great place to choose your al fresco menu. They have wood-roasted chickens, assorted breads, soups, salads, sandwiches and some of the best cakes and pastries in town.
Local markets are another choice.
At Ingles, you can get fresh-steamed shrimp with a nice choice of cocktail sauces as well as roasted and barbecued chickens, a stocked salad bar and hot food bar, breads and good deli meats and cheeses. The Fresh Market on Merrimon has sushi, hot and cold soups to go, roasted chickens, and more. American Bistro on Hendersonville Road has a great bakery and nice selection of foods to take on a trek. The Sunnyside Cafe in Weaverville is happy to make box lunches for customers. Places catering to carry-out cuisine should let you know whether or not something needs to be kept refrigerated, but it doesn't hurt to ask.