As is standard, there's quite a lot of movement in the Asheville restaurant scene. Here's just a taste of what's going on right now:

Sawhorse inches closer to opening

Sawhorse, the new restaurant from the former Buxton Hall sous chef Dan Silo, is getting pigeonholed fairly early on as "lumberjack food."

And Silo is perfectly OK with that.

"Not everything will be heavy and over the top, but our focus is definitely rustic comfort food," Silo explained. Take that, kale salad.

The Leicester Highway restaurant is inspired by north-country camps and diners. Expect, then, lumberjack-style dishes of meat pies and potatoes for brunch and stacks of buckwheat pancakes served all day, and with savory, meaty sides for dinner.

You'll find house-made maple sausages and potatoes in all sorts of preparations, from smashed salt potatoes to confited fingerlings.

The lumberjack trend will continue to the dessert menu; Silo's hired former Buxton Hall pastry team member Emily Cadmus to handle the sweeter side of things. "I'm hoping people come in just for dessert, actually," he said.

If you do, expect takes on classics like maple eclairs, maple sandwich cookies or Pudding Chômeur, a traditional Quebecois cake made with caramelized maple and cream. You might find beaver tails, a classic Canadian fried-dough dessert, sometimes served savory.

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Want to make a lumberjack-themed night of it? Axeville Throwing Club, Asheville's first ax-throwing bar, is now open within throwing distance of the restaurant in what Silo called "a happy coincidence."

"I was pretty over the moon when I found out about them. There may even be people who think we're part of the same business."

Sawhorse will announce an official opening in the coming days. Watch Facebook for more. Hours will be 7 a.m.-9 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday, with Sunday brunch served 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at 101 New Leicester Highway.

Itto Ramen Bar and Tapas update

We originally reported Itto Ramen Bar & Tapas would open in mid-March at 630 Haywood Road, and that time has obviously come and gone. Now proprietor Tony Lin, also the owner of Hana Japanese Hibachi & Sushi Bar on Biltmore Avenue, says the ramen restaurant should open sometime in late spring, probably May.

More:Itto Ramen Bar & Tapas will bring handmade noodles, tradition to West Asheville

Now open: Olde London Road Pub

Olde London Road Pub has taken over the former Timo's House, a basement bar space with its entrance to the left of Jimmy John's on Biltmore Avenue in downtown.

The name of the game is soccer, and the bar is equipped with seven screens — one 110-inch draw-down and six 55-inch screens — and a state-of-the-art sound system allowing different "audio zones" throughout the pub, including in the bathroom.

More:Goal! Olde London Road soccer pub opens April 8 in downtown Asheville

Expect lots and lots of European brews and a smattering of locals, plus cider and wine on tap. There's also a smart, on-theme cocktail list, including the Queen of England's favorite nip: gin and Dubonnet Rouge. Olde London Road Pub is in the lower level of 5 Biltmore Ave.

Noble Cider's new restaurant

The Greenhouse from Noble Cider, is still pushing toward a late-spring opening on Rankin Avenue. We followed chef Gavin Baker to Marshallberg Farm in Lenoir to taste test Russian Sturgeon and caviar, both of which are likely to appear on the menu. Look for a story about that adventure soon. Noble Cider's restaurant will be at at 45 Rankin Ave.

More:Noble Cider plans restaurant, 'inspirational cider experience,' in downtown Asheville

Cookies & Creamery opens this week

The latest sweet shop from the folks at French Broad Chocolates opens April 11, serving ice cream sundaes, milkshakes, beer floats, delicious ice cream and amazing soft serve in flavors like Golden Milk. What's not to like? Does the fact that you can top your ice cream with a truffle sweeten the deal?

Find it at 21 Buxton Ave. in the former French Broad Chocolate Factory. We'll have a bigger story about the shop next week.

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Cantina Louie is now open

Cantina Louie, a Jacksonville area-based Mexican restaurant founded in 2014, has officially opened in Gerber Village. The restaurant's menu includes some street food-style Mexican classics, including carnitas tacos and tortas.

Find also gussied-up Mexican restaurant standards, including a surf-and-turf quesadilla with shrimp and steak; vegetarian fajitas; chile rellenos and more. Also: tequila, and plenty of it, at 2 Gerber Road.

Eggs Up Grill coming to Asheville

Eggs Up Grill, a breakfast and lunch chain, is headed to Asheville, according to Jamey Ivey Free, who handles the restaurant's PR.

The restaurant is part of a growing chain of franchised breakfast and lunch eateries, serving egg dishes like omelets and breakfast bowls, plus sandwiches, salads and wraps.

The first restaurant could open as soon as eight months from now, though the location has not been solidified. Plans are to add up to five more locations locally.