Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 30
Fine Dining
in the
Mountains
the ties to the region
are strong - use of
local inredients, ties to
old recipes, regular
meetings with farmers
- but these chefs create
dishes a step or two
beyond the traditional.
by Cara Ellen Modisett
reCiPes!
For exquisite recipes from
each of these restaurants:
blueridgecountry.com/
recipes
Think TradiTional souThern mounTain cuisine
and think ramps, biscuits, grits, pies, anything with
apples - think local diners and cafes with curtains in
the windows where the regulars have been eating for
decades.
There is a dressier version of that in our mountain
resorts - but it's fine dining that hasn't abandoned its
traditional roots, that still goes to the garden, the forest
and the fields for fresh ingredients, foraged mushrooms and wild things from berries to deer. These are
chefs that follow the seasons as they cook, respecting
the years when that's all a cook could do, at inns whose
own histories are lengthy and rooted in the
Appalachians.
We visit three of those - in North Carolina, Virginia
and West Virginia - and talk with the chefs who are
creating new culinary experiences still grounded in
familiar flavors and practices.
30 | BlueRidgeCountry.com
Old Edwards Inn, Highlands, North Carolina
For a town of fewer than 1,000, Highlands, in a beautiful part of the western North Carolina mountains, has
an inordinate number of restaurants. Highlands' Old
Edwards Inn has been an inn since its beginnings, in
the early 1880s, when it was the Central House. It
traded hands several times over the following decades,
run by proprietors called such delightful names as
Uncle Dave and Aunt Mat and Diamond Joe Edwards
and Minnie Zoellner. In the early 20th century it didn't
have electricity or plumbing and was heated by wood
stoves. During Minnie's nearly-four-decade tenure,
she and her cook Dolly McCall created legendary
dishes including biscuits and snow pudding, and used
garden-fresh vegetables.
Today, the inn is considerably more comfortable
- a Forbes four-star, with awards from Travel + Leisure,
http://www.blueridgecountry.com/recipes
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Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014
Digital Help Guide
From the Farm
From the Editor
The Hike
Festivals & Events
Mountain Report
Creature Feature
The Smokies for All Seasons
Late-Fall Glories: The Photo Essay
Fine Dining in the Mountains
Winter Getaways for Snow Lovers and for Snow Not-Lovers
Vote for the Best of the Mountains: Scenic Drives!
Cabin in the Woods: The Red Horse Inn
Mountain Garden
Guest Column: Beth Macy & Tom Landon
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Intro
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Cover1
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Cover2
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 3
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 4
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 5
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Digital Help Guide
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 7
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - From the Farm
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 9
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - From the Editor
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 11
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - The Hike
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 13
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Festivals & Events
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 15
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 16
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 17
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Mountain Report
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Creature Feature
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - The Smokies for All Seasons
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 21
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 22
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 23
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 24
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 25
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Late-Fall Glories: The Photo Essay
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 27
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 28
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 29
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Fine Dining in the Mountains
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 31
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 32
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 33
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Winter Getaways for Snow Lovers and for Snow Not-Lovers
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 35
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 36
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 37
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 38
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 39
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 40
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Vote for the Best of the Mountains: Scenic Drives!
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 42
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Cabin in the Woods: The Red Horse Inn
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 44
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 45
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 46
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 47
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Mountain Garden
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - 49
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Guest Column: Beth Macy & Tom Landon
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Cover3
Blue Ridge Country - November/December 2014 - Cover4
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