Chef Jeff Carter, The 2nd Appalachian Homecoming, Pesto Festo, Slow Food TN Valley.

by Amy Campbell

S11:E31.7/27/2024

The 2nd Annual Appalachian Homecoming celebrates Modern Appalachian Cuisine, Music, and Art. August 1-4. My guest, Chef Jeff Carter, Executive Chef with Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro talks about the 2nd Annual Appalachian Homecoming. Including:

  • Jim Lauderdale and the Po Ramblin’ Boys and Dinner on August 1st at Dancing Bear, Townsend.
  • Bacon at the Brewery Dinner with Darrell and Allan Benton of Bentons Smoky Mountain Cured Hams, Chef Jeff Carter of Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro, Chef Trevor Stockton of RT Lodge, Chef David Rule of The Appalachian at the Peaceful Side Brewery, Maryville August 2nd.
  • Appalachian Homecoming August 3rd at Dancing Bear beginning at 9:00 am with Panelists, Chefs, and an Appalachian Lunch followed by immersive workshops in foraging, art, mountain craft, and music.
  • Bluegrass Brunch, August 4th.
  • Ending with the 15th Annual Pesto Festo benefitting Slow Food TN Valley Sunday evening at Dancing Bear. All events are ticketed https://dancingbearlodge.com/event/appalachian-homecoming-2024/ for more information.

Links:

2nd Annual Appalachian Homecoming - https://dancingbearlodge.com/event/appalachian-homecoming-2024/

15th annual Pesto Festo Benefitting Slow Food Tennessee Valley - https://dancingbearlodge.com/event/appalachian-homecoming-2024-sunday/

Emi Sunshine ( Sang our theme song when she was 9-years-old) - https://www.theemisunshine.com/

Chef Jeff Carter, Executive Chef, Oldham Hospitality including Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro

Regenerative agriculture with Bluestem Hollow, Bales Farms and Lois Shuler Caughron

by Amy Campbell

S10:E27. 07/08/2023

Today we visit with Tennessee farmers who practice regenerative agriculture with emphasis on beef and news about the upcoming Appalachian Homecoming. A three-day event celebrating and studying modern Appalachian cuisine and farming issues. Our guests include:

  • Christopher Burger, Brenna Powers Wright, Carrie Garvey, and chef Robert Allen of Bluestem Hollow, Greenback, TN.
  • Aliceson Bales of Bales Farm is located in Mosheim, TN. She and her family raise pasture-raised beef, chicken, and pork, and she shares her recipe for Beef Roast.
  • Lois Shuler Caughron and her daughter Ruth Davis of Maryville, TN. Louis and her late husband Kermit Caughron were the last residents of Cades Cove, which was their home before the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Louis and Ruth share memories of Kermit, his bees, his love for fruit, and saving cucumber seeds.
  • And news about an upcoming event, “Appalachian Homecoming,” a 3-day event with ticket options. It is also part of the New Hope Children’s Advocacy Center’s annual fundraising event, “Bacon at the Bear, built around Allan Benton’s bacon. Christopher Burger will be a speaker during the educational component of Dancing Bear Lodge and Appalachian Bistro’s Appalachian Homecoming, which will take place August 4-6 at Dancing Bear Lodge and Appalachian Bistro, which is located in the Peaceful Side of the Smoky’s in Townsend, TN. And other speakers include Allan Benton of Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams - James Beard award-winning chef and restaurateur Sean Brock who is behind McCrady’s, Husk, Audrey, The Continental Nashville, Joyland, and June restaurants. And many more speakers. That incredibly talented Wyatt Ellis, the 14-year-old musician and mandolinist, will perform on Friday night.

Links:

Appalachian Homecoming: https://dancingbearlodge.com/event/appalachian-homecoming-2023/

Bales Farm: https://balesfarmstn.com/

Bluestem Hollow: https://www.bluestemhollow.com/aboutcsa

For more information on Lois and Kermit Caughron: http://www.cadescovepreservation.com/

Emi Sunshine (sang our theme song when she was 9 years old): https://www.instagram.com/theemisunshine/reels/

Christopher Burger, farmer and owner of Bluestem Hollow, Greenback, TN. Photo: Amy Campbell 2023.

Grassland beef from Bluestem Hollow, and sausage from Lick Skillet Farm. Both Tennessee farms practice regenerative agriculture. Photo: Amy Campbell 2023.

Tennessee Chicken Recipes and Roy Milner, Blackberry Farm Brewery

by Amy Campbell

S10:E25. 06/24/2023

Setting the table on this episode with chicken. Guests on this topic include:

  • Lois Shuler Caughron and her daughter Ruth Caughron Davis. Lois is known as the last woman out of the cove. Lois and her late husband, Kermit Caughron, were the last settlers to move from Cades Cove after establishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
  • Aliceson Bales of Bales Farm, Mosheim, TN, with her recipe for Buttermilk chicken and how to make chicken broth.
  • James Beard Award-winning food writer Ronni Lundy reads from the chapter Honest Fried Chicken from her 1991 book Shuck Beans, Stack Cakes and Honest Fried Chicken: The Heart and Soul of the Southern Country Kitchen.
  • Roy Milner (Chief Fermentation Officer at Black Berry Farm Brewery) with a mini visit on the nature of his work. Roy will be a presenter during the Saturday educational portion of the Appalachian Homecoming. A three-day celebration of Modern Appalachian Cuisine with guest chefs including Sean Brock, demonstrations, and authentic Appalachian prepared dishes, with music including that 14-year-old super talent Wyatt Ellis from Maryville, TN, also community and educational presentations. Allan Benton will also be there. And this all happens along with the annual event Bacon at the Bear benefitting New Hope Children’s advocacy - that event takes place at Dancing Bear Lodge and Appalachian Bistro on Saturday evening.

LINKS:

Roy Milner (Chief Fermentation Officer at Black Berry Farm Brewery) with a visit on the nature of his work at the brewery. Roy will be a presenter during the Saturday educational portion of the Appalachian Homecoming, August 4-6, 2023 at Dancing Bear Lodge and Appalachian Bistro, Townsend, TN.