Elena Valeriote is a writer of stories about food, farming, culture, and travel that explore the connection between people and place. Her work has appeared in publications including Gastro Obscura, ...

For 50 years, Blackberry Farm has set the gold standard for Southern hospitality, evolving from a beloved family retreat into ...

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At Blackberry Farm, Appalachian ingredients take center stage in a refined, plant-forward menu. When it comes to dining at luxury resorts, menu ingredients meant to signal occasion tend to be imported ...

Anyone who still thinks that the words Appalachia and luxury are mutually exclusive has never been to Blackberry Farm. Opened in 1976 on a lush 4,200 acres in Walland, Tennessee, a town of ...

When Sam Beall’s parents, Kreis and Sandy Beall, founder of the Ruby Tuesday casual-dining chain, bought Blackberry Farm in 1976, they were simply looking for a family home. But the nine-room house in ...