The component combinations of the Bistro's culinary staff are an Appalachian tour-de-force, steeped in heritage and improved with current flavor nuances. The Appalachian Bistro, true to the farm-to-table concept, employs fresh vegetables produced on-site and high-quality local ingredients to create acclaimed dishes that are as appealing to the eye as they are to the mouth.

The Smoky Mountain restaurant in Townsend, Tennessee, serves a refined selection of regionally inspired meals, all presented in the rustic setting of the Smoky Mountains. In the midst of the tranquil forest landscapes, relax with a beverage or a beer on their terrace. While creating s'mores, warm yourself by the fire pit. On the Peaceful Side of the Smokies, take in the stunning scenery that surrounds you.

Your adventure into artistic, authentic cuisine has only just begun, whether you're having a romantic supper for two or gathering the extended family for a festive meal. Seafood, steaks, and a range of appetizers are available on the menu. Relaxed yet elegant, this restaurant serves traditional Southern fare with innovative flavor tweaks. Due to a focus on only using the freshest seasonal foods acquired locally, menus vary often.

• Website: dancingbearlodge.com
• Address: 7140 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Townsend TN
• Phone number: (865) 448-6000

Knox Mason is the place to go for supper or Sunday brunch if you're searching for a restaurant and bar that specializes in its specialty. Knox Mason's closeness and open grill readily make it a weekly point of destination for locals on the historic 100 block of Gay Street in downtown Knoxville.

Chef Matt Gallaher is a well-known chef in Tennessee. His grandpa, Dr. Thomas Gallaher, made wonderful breakfasts and holiday feasts for the family, and he received early industry expertise through his mother's small restaurants and catering businesses. Chef Gallaher's passion for Southern cuisine is more of a personal preference than a professional decision. Like a virtuoso, his cooking comes from the heart. But he wasn't always persuaded that he wanted to work in the food industry. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in chemical engineering. When Holly Hambright, a well-known Knoxville chef, saw Gallaher cooking at Lord Lindsay Catering, she took him on as an apprentice, resulting in his culinary awakening.

Knox Mason's seasonally themed menu is updated on a daily basis and uses the freshest locally farmed ingredients. Benton's Bacon, Riverplains Farm Eggs, and Cruze Farm Buttermilk join Arbequena Olive Oil from Texas, Bourbon Barrel Smoked Paprika from Kentucky, and Olive and Sinclair Chocolate from Nashville as Southern favorites.

• Website: www.knoxmason.com
• Address: 507 S Gay St Mezzanine East, Knoxville, TN, 37902
• Phone number: (865) 770-5988

On 2004, the idea of opening a second location in Chattanooga's Southside sparked. Chef Daniel Lindley wanted to go into authentic rustic Italian cuisine while also including regional flavors. This ambition is realized thanks to exceptional ingredients imported from Italy and high-quality food brought from local farms. Alleia is housed in the old Harrington building in Chattanooga's revitalized southside area. In April 2009, Chef Daniel Lindley's ambition of delivering simple, Italian-inspired cuisine became a reality.

Chef Lindley's most recent venture is a unique take on rustic Italian food, created using local ingredients and an ever-changing menu. Alleia features seven types of house-made pasta and a 750-degree handmade brick oven for pizza baking.

Alleia, designed by Revival Studio's Rodney Simmons, captures the warmth and coziness of a traditional trattoria while also striking new ground in modern restaurant design. The area, which is trimmed with 300-year-old wood from the Harrington building, can accommodate up to 200 people. A custom-made banquette runs the length of the main dining room, providing customers with a 360-degree view of the restaurant. Alleia's porch combines the finest of outdoor and interior dining. The porch, which has a large wraparound couch and climbing jasmine, is a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the Southside

• Website: http://alleiarestaurant.com/
• Address: 16 Market SquareKnoxville, TN 37902
• Phone number: 865.313.2472

Pizza by Slim & Husky Beeria is a fast-casual artisan pizza joint with a passion for hip hop and R&B. They foster community by promoting the people and businesses that make every venue great, using locally produced ingredients and local craft brews. Through UberEats, Postmates, and a variety of other third-party suppliers, they offer custom-built pizzas, takeout, and delivery.

S&H takes great delight in hand-crafting handmade pizzas from the ground up. Every day, the kitchens prepare fresh dough and sauce. Their five house-made pizza sauces, seven finishing drizzles, and a range of cream cheese tastes for their delicious cinnamon buns are all part of this. Their catering services provide you with pizza crafted with the same locally sourced ingredients and mouthwatering flavor as their restaurants, delivered to your location. Slim & Husky's originals will make your party one to remember. Their trademark pizzas, build-your-own salad bar, garlic knots, spaghetti meals, and different cinnamon pastries are among the menu items.

• Website: slimandhuskys.com
• Address: 911 Buchanan St.Nashville, TN 37208
• Phone number: 615-647-7017

Sylvia Ganier has always loved fresh ingredients, which is why she left the culinary industry to start a farming enterprise on Nashville's west side, where she could cultivate specific crops at the request of other chefs. That business flourished as quickly as the food in her rich fields, eventually becoming Green Door Gourmet. Ganier now runs a 350-acre organic farm and agritourism site where tourists may purchase farm products as well as the crafts of other local vendors. Weekly cooking demonstrations and tasting activities in the market featuring foods harvested from the nearby farms are open to the entire family.

The farm is just minutes from downtown, Green Hills, and the West End corridor, and is nestled along the Cumberland River! Fruits, flowers, vegetables, and herbs are among the many things they grow. They supply the greatest direct-from-the-field produce to their consumers, including Local Farm Box participants, local restaurants, and florists. Additionally, their on-farm market offers cooperatively sourced products from the area's greatest local producers, such as grass-fed meats, honey, preserves, dairy, baked goods, and much more!

Farm weddings, educational field excursions, farm-to-table feasts, corporate events, and social gatherings are all possible at their agritourism operation.

• Website: www.greendoorgourmet.com
• Address: 7007 River Road PikeNashville, TN 37209
• Phone number: (615) 942-7169

Since 2004, when Mitchell and Mollie Murphree founded the distinctive restaurant, Five Senses Restaurant, Bar & Catering, it has been a stalwart on the Murfreesboro dining scene. Mitchell is now the executive chef and sole owner of the restaurant, sourcing food from local farms and specialized in seasonal cooking. A lobster quesadilla with cheese, corn, green onion, red peppers, and lime crème fraiche, as well as seed-crusted grouper with local baby chard, pea salad, and fried cornbread, are among the menu's inventive appetizers and entrées. Weekly wine, raw oyster, and date-night dinner specials make it simple to spend an evening with someone you care about.

Fresh seafood, local meats and veggies, as well as seasonal meals, are featured at Five Senses Restaurant. Four times a year, their dinner, cocktail, and wine menus are updated

• Website: www.fivesensesdining.com
• Address:1602 West Northfield Blvd, Suite 515, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
• Phone number: (615) 410-7409

Making the transition from a pop-up restaurant and catering company to a permanent facility can be challenging, but Shavone Browning-Davis and Lakendra Davis of City Farm Co. have done just that with their establishment in Nashville's Marathon Village neighborhood. Their dedication to farm-fresh produce and pride in authenticity are the secret ingredients to their success in what they call a "farm-to-soul" scratch kitchen, where you'll find dinners like "The Herban," a herb and cauliflower rice bowl, and "Pork and Cornbread Tacos," a clever combination of pulled pork, Tennessee whiskey barbecue sauce, slaw, and pickled onions served on blue cornmeal griddlecakes.

It all starts with the food. They 've got you covered with only the freshest ingredients, whether you need breakfast for a meeting, packed lunches for staff, or an elegant dinner for your wedding. It's critical for them to understand where food originates from and how it gets to you. They strive to source as much as possible from their local food community.

• Website: cityfarmco.com
• Address: 1407 Clinton St.Nashville, TN 37203
• Phone number: 615.772.4632

ACRE, a restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee, blends all of the characteristics of modern fine dining with the warmth of sharing a meal with a good friend's home. The imaginative food made by chefs Wally Joe and Andrew Adams, as well as the warm and sophisticated décor, make it a popular hangout for both residents and visitors

Chef Wally Joe's soulful cuisine at Acre in Memphis includes dishes like fried quail salad with pickled strawberries, radish, and buttermilk dressing, as well as duck confit fried rice made using Mississippi Delta red rice. Joe's culinary influences came more from the gardens and lakes of the region than from the country of his birth, but his precise and respectful treatment of his locally sourced ingredients is quite reflective of Asian cooking. Joe was born in Hong Kong but raised deep in the delta in Cleveland, Mississippi. The whole red snapper platter, cooked until crispy and topped with a fiery chile-ponzu sauce, is as eye-catching as it is delectable.

• Website: http://acrememphis.com/
• Location: 690 South Perkins, Memphis, TN 38117
• Phone number: 901-818-2273

Chef Kelly English, who was born and raised in Southern Louisiana, runs Restaurant Iris, which focuses on New Orleans culture and food. English provides a unique dining experience by concentrating in French-Creole cuisine prepared with locally sourced and seasonally available ingredients. Restaurant Iris has been named "Best Restaurant," "Best Service," and "Best Chef" by Memphis Magazine. Chef English infuses his creativity and enthusiasm for food into every meal he creates, whether it's his three types of oysters, a "Knuckle Sandwich," or a dessert, you'll feel as if each dish was prepared just for you. Come visit Restaurant Iris, where simplicity is king.

The restaurant is located near Midtown's historic Overton Square, in the area once occupied by La Tourelle, a bulwark of Memphis' culinary establishment. They have private rooms available, as well as the ability to hire out the entire restaurant for private occasions.

• Website: www.restaurantiris.com
• Address: 2146 Monroe AvenueMemphis, TN 38104
• Phone number: (901) 590-2828