An honest review of a fan-favorite, family-style restaurant in Pigeon Forge: Mama’s Farmhouse I sometimes struggle to review family or farmhouse-style restaurants. Why? My grandmother, who we called Nanny. A tiny Hoosier from Southern Indiana, she was an excellent cook who made down-home classics like chicken and dumplings and meatloaf that you could have served to any food critic in
A local shares what he thinks a perfect day would look like in Pigeon Forge On a getaway and you have only a single day in Pigeon Forge? The easy answer is to say the Dollywood theme park and we’d all go home. But we will assume for this blog that Dollywood is out, and we have all of the
Why locals both love and fear this 100-year-old restaurant in the Smoky Mountains There’s a fine dining establishment in the heart of the Smoky Mountains where the prices aren’t the scariest thing. Welcome to The Greenbrier, one of the best restaurants in Gatlinburg, the Smoky Mountains and all of East Tennessee. The Greenbrier is well-known for its historic location in
Local ranks top lunch spots in the Smokies There are a lot of good places to eat in Pigeon Forge. So, I want to mention that for this list, I’m sticking strictly to Pigeon Forge. While you’re driving from Sevierville, you probably won’t even notice you’ve changed municipalities. But you have. While Sevierville offers a great many lunch spots –
A local shares his favorite meals at the Apple Barn complex As someone with more than 30 years of experience sampling various down-home style meals in the Smoky Mountains, I can attest that the Apple Barn complex restaurants, the Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant and the Applewood Farmhouse Grill, offer some of the best options in the area. But navigating a down-home-style
A local shares his top favorite snacks from the Apple Barn You get a little ego boost when you’re out and about and you pick a little snack that draws oohs and aahs from other guests. You walk out with your little treat, and someone says in admiration, “Oh, that looks good.” It is even better when someone says “What
Ancient Lore Village in Knoxville cuts ribbon on its latest expansion As I drove up the winding driveway of Ancient Lore Village, I passed a golf cart in which the person behind the wheel had elf ears. I knew I had arrived at the right place. Ancient Lore Village is something out of a fairytale with cobblestone lining the houses
How to order the former ‘secret menu’ items from Pal’s Sudden Service Somewhere out there, fast-food test kitchens are cooking up wonders to present to the rest of the world. That’s how KFC delivered the Double Down – a questionable chicken sandwich that used breaded chicken breasts instead of bread. But those of us in the know don’t need to
A look at the Farmhouse Grill and how it differs from the Farmhouse Restaurant The Apple Valley complex, located on the Sevierville-Pigeon Forge line, is a multi-purpose facility. It is designed to fill all of your apple-based tourism needs. In addition to the hotel, the Apple Valley Creamery, the Christmas and Candle Shop, the Apple Barn and the Cider House,
East Tennessee local shares list of best food and snacks at Pal’s Sudden Service Pal’s Sudden Service – the regional fast-food chain in Northeast Tennessee with a cult-like following – is an institution for some and a total mystery to others. It was founded on an ideal of rapid service – hence the name. There’s a fairly basic menu with