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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

Conde Naste 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

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

Grains & Grits Festival Plans to Elevate Culinary Experience

Chattanooga Magazine – October 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

Balloon Festival returns to Townsend

The Pueblo Chieftan – April 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

Unruly Weather Aside, the First Sweethearts of the Smokies Festival Is a Stirring Success

No Depression – June 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

Grub Scout: Dancing Bear melds upscale approach, Southern-food sensibilities

Knoxville News – November 2015

Brookhaven Retreat Holds Documentation and Treatment Planning Session at Dancing Bear Lodge

Virtual-Strategy Magazine – November 2015

Dancing Bear Lodge rebuilds after devastating fire

Local 8 WVLT Knoxville – September 2015

Dancing Bear Bicycle Bash returns to Townsend

The Daily Times Maryville – September 2015

Bicycle Bash Returns to Townsend

WATE 6 Knoxville – September 2015

Dancing Bear Bicycle Bash returns to Townsend

Tennessee Star Journal Pigeon Forge – September 2015

New life at Dancing Bear lodge, almost 2 years after fire

WBIR Knoxville – August 2015

Appalachian Bistro tells a “story behind every dish”

The Daily Times Maryville – August 2015

Dancing Bear set to rebuild lodge

Local 8 WVLT Knoxville – January 2015

Dancing Bear restaurant reopening in Townsend

Knoxville News Sentinel – August 2015

Appalachian Bistro set to open this month

The Daily Times Maryville – August 2015