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Southern Living: The Best Things To Do In Townsend, Tennessee
Southern Living – November 30, 2023
Pecan Pie Martini Featured in Garden & Gun’s Twenty-Two Thanksgiving Desserts
Garden & Gun – November 16, 2023
Jack Daniels Cranberry Relish Recipe Featured in Garden & Gun Magazine
Garden & Gun – November 6, 2023
7 Coziest Cabins In The Smoky Mountains
TravelAwaits.com – October 24, 2023
20 Delicious Dishes To Enjoy While Celebrating National Pasta Day
Forbes – October 16, 2023
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro awarded Best of the Best from TripAdvisor 
TheDailyTimes.com – October 2023
Executive Chef Jeff Carter Featured in Smoky Mountain Living
Smoky Mountain Living – October 2023
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro Receives TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best 2023
TripAdvisor – September 2023
Our Pecan Pie Martini is the “Ultimate Fall Dessert Drink”
Garden & Gun – September 2023
‘Bacon at the Bear’ returns for an all-you-can-eat night
WATE Living East Tennessee – July 2023
19 Best Things to Do in Townsend (in 2023)
Travel Lemming – July 2023
How to Convert Your Favorite Recipes for a Convection Oven
Martha Stewart – July 2023
Appalachian Homecoming:
A THREE-DAY CELEBRATION OF REGIONAL CUISINE
City Lifestyle – June 2023
Travel Advisory: Head to Townsend for the Inaugural Appalachian Homecoming Event
Nashville Scene – June 2023
Wine Spectator Honors Knoxville Restaurants
KnoxNews.com – June 2023
Forbes: 25 Perfect Cocktails To Enjoy For The Fourth Of July
Forbes – Summer 2023
Chef Carter’s Sea Scallop Recipe Shared in Okra Magazine
Okra Magazine – Summer 2023
See the Cover – Read the Recipe
How to Find Wedding Dance Floor Rentals Near You
The Knot – June 2023
Sweeping, Stunning Smokies
405 Magazine – March 2023
Sam Bush Band at the Dancing Bear Lodge
Bluegrass Today – May 2023
Finger-Licking Good: 7 Best Restaurants in Townsend, Tennessee
The Happiness Function – April 2023
12 Reasons People Are Flocking to the Smoky Mountains for Outdoor Adventures
The Happiness Function – April 2023
Chef Jeff Carter Quoted in Southern Living: “How to Separate Egg Whites”
Southern Living – April 2023
Paula Deen Magazine: A Tour of Townsend, Tennessee
Paula Deen Magazine – April 2023
Smoked Trout Cakes
Garden & Gun – March 2023
Green Goddess: A Springy Dressing for Your Herb Bounty
Garden & Gun – March 2023
OpenTable Diners’ Choice Award for 2023
OpenTable – February 2023
Great Smoky solitude: How to escape the crowd at the most-visited national park in Townsend
Chicago Tribune – September 2022
From Alabama to Appalachia With This Well-Seasoned Star
Southern Cast Iron – September 2022
Wine Spectator 2022 “Restaurant Award of Excellence” Winner
Wine Spectator – August 2022
The Best Places to Travel in May
The Points Guy – April 15, 2022
Whiskey Tourism To Make A Profitable Footprint In Townsend, Tenn
Bourbon and Banter – April 18, 2022
Dancing Bear’s Appalachian cuisine touted in Conde Naste Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler – December 7, 2021
Executive Chef Jeff Carter and Appalachian Bistro Featured on regional commercial
December 2021
The Best Dog-Friendly National Parks for Leaf Season
BringFido.com – September 2021
The Best Places to Get a Drink in the Smokies
PigeonForge.com – September 2021
Places to Eat in 2021 in Tennessee
TNVacation.com – February 2021
One Of Tennessee’s Most Beautiful Hotels Is Hiding Inside A National Park
OnlyInYourState.com – January 2021
9.6 / 10 Hotels.com Loved By Guests Award 2020
Hotels.com – November 2020
Dancing Bear Lodge to host fifth annual Bicycle Bash
The Daily Times – September 2020
2020 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award
Tripadvisor.com – August 2020
8 Romantic Getaways in the United States
Wiki.Ezvid.com – July 2020
25 Most Stunning Mountain Towns in America
Reader’s Digest – November 2019
The Phil Show: July 25th, 2019
WOKI Newstalk 98.7
CHEF SHELLEY COOPER ON APPALACHIAN FOODS, FRED SAUCEMAN REMEMBERING ST. JOHN’S MILL OF WATAUGA, TN, & MILE HIGH BALOGNA PIE WITH MARY “DEE DEE’ CONSTANTINE
Tennessee Farm Table: Season 6. Episode 18
Ambrosia Salad
Gun & Garden – May 2019
The Phil Show: NewsTalk 98.7 WOKI
WOKI Newstalk 98.7
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro – Cline Cellars Dinner
Knox Foodie – April 2019
Townsend, TN: A Smoky Mountain Getaway
Wander-Filled Life – March 2019
East Tennessee eatery lands on TripAdvisor’s Most Romantic Restaurants in America list
Knox News – February 2019
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro one of “25 Most Romantic Restaurants of 2019”
The Daily Times – February 2019
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro Named one of America’s ’25 Most Romantic Restaurants’ by TripAdvisor
Blount Partnership – February 2019
25 Of The Most Romantic Restaurants In America, According To TripAdvisor
BuzzFeed – February 2019
Appalachian Bistro: Chef Shelley Interview
February 2019
These Are the 25 Most Romantic Restaurants in America, According to TripAdvisor
Food and Wine – January 2019
America’s 25 Most Romantic Restaurants, Just in Time for Valentine’s Day
Food News Feed – January 2019
These Are the 25 Most Romantic Restaurants in America, According to TripAdvisor
Yahoo – January 2019
TripAdvisor Unveils the Most Romantic Restaurants in America for Valentine’s Day 2019
TripAdvisor – January 2019
Townsend ‘dodged a bullet’
The Daily Times – January 2019
Government shutdown affects operations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Daily Times – January 2019
Knox-Area Weekend Guide
GreatLifeRE.com – January 2019
Garden to Table In The Foothills
CityView – December 2018
21 Best Tennessee Resorts
VacationIdea.com | Dream Vacation Magazine
Christmas Spirits: Seasonal Drink
CityView magazine – November 2018
Manning helps celebrate Best of Blount
The Daily Times – November 2018
Eat, Sleep, Play: Townsend, Tennessee
Blue Ridge Outdoors – October 2018
America’s Most Satisfying Salad
The Wall Street Journal – September 2018
Smoky Mountain Majesty: Season 2, Episode 3
Cooking Channel – August 2018
One Of Tennessee’s Most Beautiful Hotels Is Hiding Inside A National Park
Only In Your State – June 2018
The History Behind the Tennessee Whiskey in Your Glass
TNVacation.com – April 2018
Dancing Bear = A Hidden Restaurant Gem
Patrick Cooper – April 2018
Travel Channel’s ‘Food Paradise’ to feature Townsend’s Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro
Knox News – November 2017
Like Tesla visits Dancing Bear Lodge and Tesla Charging Station
Like Tesla – October 2017
Crab-Stuffed Mountain Trout with Preserved Lemon, Corn, and Lobster Succotash
Club & Resort Business – October 2017
Southern Fare meets the Appalachians
DeSoto Magazine – October 2017 (pages 36-38)
Bicycle Bash returns to Townsend
The Daily Times – July 2017
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro nets TripAdvisor award
The Daily Times – July 2017
Enjoy Bacon at the Bear; This culinary good time supports New Hope
The Daily Times – June 2017
The Travel Channel goes dancing in Smoky bear paradise
The Daily Times – June 2017
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro to be featured in The Travel Channel’s ‘Food Paradise’
The Daily Times – June 2017
Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes is 2017 James Beard Foundation Media Award Winner
Eater – April 2017
Dancing Bear Lodge, destroyed in 2013 fire, gets $3.5 million in renovations
Knoxville News Sentinel – April 2017
The South’s 38 Essential Restaurants
Eater – March 2017
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro – 2017 Spectrum Award Winner
City Beat News – January 2017
Townsend celebrates winter with Smoky Mountain Snowdown
WATE 6 Knoxville – January 2017
Shake those winter blues: Snowdown, heritage festival return to Townsend
The Daily Times – January 2017
Smoky Mountain inns are similar, but have their own flavor
Times Free Press – October 2016
This New Southern Food & Wine Festival is on a GRAND Scale!
StyleBlueprint – September 2016
Festival Fix: The Dancing Bear Music & Food Festival
Knoxville Music Warehouse – July 2016
DARRELL AND THE DANCING BEAR: Singer-songwriter brings a few musical observations to weekend festival in Townsend
The Daily Times – July 2016
Dancing Bear Bistro: Garden-to-table cuisine in a rustic setting
Cityviewmag.com – July/August 2016
Festival Fix: Rain Couldn’t Stop Sweethearts Of The Smokies
KMW Music Blog – June 2016
Sweethearts of the Smokies Music Festival
WBIR – June 2016
‘Sweethearts’ festival kicks off new phase of Dancing Bear amenities
The Daily Times Maryville – June 2016
Virginia Dare Wine Dinner (Francis Coppola)
Knox Foodie – May 2016
Mountain Getaways: Dancing Bear Lodge & Event Center
WBIR – February 2016
Chef Shelley Interviewed on The Phil Show
WOKI Newstalk 98.7 – November 2015
Drinking in Appalachia Means More than Moonshine
Saveur Magazine – November 2015
Dancing Bear Bicycle Bash returns to Townsend
The Daily Times Maryville – September 2015
Appalachian Bistro tells a “story behind every dish”
The Daily Times Maryville – August 2015
Appalachian Bistro set to open this month
The Daily Times Maryville – August 2015