Tag Archives: Andy Chabot

Warm memories of last dinner at Blackberry Farm

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Cynthia Moxley

When news came yesterday that Blackberry Farm and Blackberry Mountain will reopen on May 14, it made me wistful for the last dinner we had there. It was for the sponsors of the Knoxville Museum of Art’s annual L’Amour du … Continue reading →

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L’Amour du Vin 2020: Back when we could have fun!

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Cynthia Moxley

It hasn’t been that long — it actually was just earlier this month — but it seems like an eternity ago. The Knoxville Museum of Art hosted what was one of the last big social occasions many Knoxvillians would attend: … Continue reading →

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KMA’s Artist’s Luncheon: a Friday of fabulousness

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Cynthia Moxley

While L’Amour du Vin would seem to be about wine, the whole long weekend really is about art. L’Amour du Vin, a wine dinner with a visiting chef, a visiting vintner and a visiting artist, is the single largest fundraiser … Continue reading →

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L’Amour du Vin 2019: It was love, all right!

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Cynthia Moxley

L’Amour du Vin, in its 16th year and held this past weekend at the Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA), is among our community’s most successful fundraisers. Benefiting the museum and aided in a big way by the chefs and staff … Continue reading →

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Mozart in the mountains

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

Seventy-five Knoxville Symphony supporters gathered Sunday at Blackberry Farm for what I think is one of the best opportunities of the fundraising year. You get to have dinner at our area’s premier dining establishment AND hear an intimate 30-minute performance … Continue reading →

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How to impress a food writer. (And me!)

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Of course you heard about the International Biscuit Festival earlier this month, but did you know that scores of journalists and other writers were in town a few days before that for the fifth annual Southern Food Writing Conference? Yep. … Continue reading →

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Foodies go underground … literally!

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

My sister-in-law, Tess Richard, and I, armed with a little poem we had been emailed, set out for the 100 block of Gay Street last Friday night looking for a very special party. It was another of the super fun … Continue reading →

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