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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
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro – Cline Cellars Dinner
Townsend, TN: A Smoky Mountain Getaway
East Tennessee eatery lands on TripAdvisor’s Most Romantic Restaurants in America list
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro one of “25 Most Romantic Restaurants of 2019”
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro Named one of America’s ’25 Most Romantic Restaurants’ by TripAdvisor
25 Of The Most Romantic Restaurants In America, According To TripAdvisor
Appalachian Bistro: Chef Shelley Interview
These Are the 25 Most Romantic Restaurants in America, According to TripAdvisor
America’s 25 Most Romantic Restaurants, Just in Time for Valentine’s Day
These Are the 25 Most Romantic Restaurants in America, According to TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor Unveils the Most Romantic Restaurants in America for Valentine’s Day 2019
Townsend ‘dodged a bullet’
Government shutdown affects operations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Knox-Area Weekend Guide
Garden to Table In The Foothills
21 Best Tennessee Resorts
Christmas Spirits: Seasonal Drink
Manning helps celebrate Best of Blount
Grains & Grits Festival Plans to Elevate Culinary Experience
Eat, Sleep, Play: Townsend, Tennessee
America’s Most Satisfying Salad
Smoky Mountain Majesty: Season 2, Episode 3
One Of Tennessee’s Most Beautiful Hotels Is Hiding Inside A National Park
Balloon Festival returns to Townsend
The History Behind the Tennessee Whiskey in Your Glass
Dancing Bear = A Hidden Restaurant Gem
Travel Channel’s ‘Food Paradise’ to feature Townsend’s Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro
Like Tesla visits Dancing Bear Lodge and Tesla Charging Station
Crab-Stuffed Mountain Trout with Preserved Lemon, Corn, and Lobster Succotash
Southern Fare meets the Appalachians
Bicycle Bash returns to Townsend
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro nets TripAdvisor award
Enjoy Bacon at the Bear; This culinary good time supports New Hope
The Travel Channel goes dancing in Smoky bear paradise
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro to be featured in The Travel Channel’s ‘Food Paradise’
Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes is 2017 James Beard Foundation Media Award Winner
Dancing Bear Lodge, destroyed in 2013 fire, gets $3.5 million in renovations
The South’s 38 Essential Restaurants
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro – 2017 Spectrum Award Winner
Townsend celebrates winter with Smoky Mountain Snowdown
Shake those winter blues: Snowdown, heritage festival return to Townsend
Smoky Mountain inns are similar, but have their own flavor
This New Southern Food & Wine Festival is on a GRAND Scale!
Festival Fix: The Dancing Bear Music & Food Festival
DARRELL AND THE DANCING BEAR: Singer-songwriter brings a few musical observations to weekend festival in Townsend
Dancing Bear Bistro: Garden-to-table cuisine in a rustic setting
Unruly Weather Aside, the First Sweethearts of the Smokies Festival Is a Stirring Success
Festival Fix: Rain Couldn’t Stop Sweethearts Of The Smokies
Sweethearts of the Smokies Music Festival
‘Sweethearts’ festival kicks off new phase of Dancing Bear amenities
Virginia Dare Wine Dinner (Francis Coppola)
Mountain Getaways: Dancing Bear Lodge & Event Center
Chef Shelley Interviewed on The Phil Show
Drinking in Appalachia Means More than Moonshine
Grub Scout: Dancing Bear melds upscale approach, Southern-food sensibilities
Brookhaven Retreat Holds Documentation and Treatment Planning Session at Dancing Bear Lodge
Dancing Bear Lodge rebuilds after devastating fire
Dancing Bear Bicycle Bash returns to Townsend
Bicycle Bash Returns to Townsend
Dancing Bear Bicycle Bash returns to Townsend
New life at Dancing Bear lodge, almost 2 years after fire
Appalachian Bistro tells a “story behind every dish”
Dancing Bear set to rebuild lodge
Dancing Bear restaurant reopening in Townsend
Appalachian Bistro set to open this month