S&W ARTISANAL

Asheville's historic S&W Cafeteria building is in the midst of an effort to restore it to its former status as a convivial center of community dining.S&W Artisanal, slated for a December opening, will convene a warren of dining and drinking areas, each with a Greek-influenced menu and each with its own feel within the walls of the ornate art deco building...

The historic S&W Cafeteria building is getting a restaurant, bar and marketMeanwhile, in an adjoining space that once served as the home for Sadie's Seafood Pub, crystals were hung in new chandeliers Thursday in preparation for The Times, one of two bars that will serve S&W patrons, and the first stage of the project slated to open.Behind S&W Artisanal is restaurant designer Theodore Kondylis, restaurateur Sakis Elefantis and local businessmen Douglas and Kenneth Ellington, the great-nephews of the architect Douglas Ellington, who designed the S&W building in 1929.

The elder Ellington also designed Asheville City Hall, First Baptist Church downtown, the main building at Asheville High School, the Merrimon Avenue Fire Station and others.With so many of Ellington's buildings in public use, his grand-nephews said the S&W building was the only one they could bring back to the family.