Tag Archives: Blackberry Farm

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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My three tips for unbeatable Biscuitfest experience

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

The 2017 International Biscuit Festival, i.e., Biscuitfest, has come and gone. Saturday’s weather was beautiful, if steamy, and this year’s event featured more vendors and 50 percent more biscuits than last year, according to festival founder and “biscuit boss,” John … Continue reading →

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Bramble makes Blackberry event even better

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

The Knoxville Symphony‘s annual fundraiser at Blackberry Farm was even more fantastic this year because it was held in Bramble Hall, Blackberry’s brand new events center. Bramble Hall was modeled after the huge timber-framed barns that used to dot East … 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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Sam Beall’s important impact

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

There will be tons of media stories today and tomorrow about the passing of 39-year-old Sam Beall, father of five and proprietor of the world-renowned Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee. Media outlets reported that Beall died late yesterday as the result … Continue reading →

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EWA finds power in numbers for 35 years

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

Thirty-five years ago, I hate to say, women were almost invisible in the power structure of Knoxville. That’s when a handful of local professional women got together and formed a support group, of sorts, to share information and brainstorm ideas. … Continue reading →

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Eaters ask: Where will Lenn land?

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

The biggest question among Knoxville foodies? Where is Chef Joseph Lenn’s new restaurant going to be? As you may have seen in the News Sentinel (click here), Chef Lenn, who has been at Blackberry Farm for 10 years and has … Continue reading →

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Museum ‘Collectors’ find culinary masterpiece

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

We were reminded once again recently that if you pay attention and remain flexible, awesome cultural opportunities can come your way in our little part of the universe. The most recent example: a five-course dinner at Blackberry Farm complete with … Continue reading →

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Biscuits, soul food and ‘coming out’

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

When you get a bunch of food writers, cookbook editors, chefs and other foodies together for a couple of days, the subject matter is going to be very diverse. The opinions are going to be strong. And there’s going to … Continue reading →

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L’Amour du Vin: food, wine and a peek at the sky

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

Chef Patrick O’Connell, dubbed “the Pope of American cuisine,” knocked ’em dead earlier this month at L’Amour du Vin, the annual wine dinner and auction that raises funds for the Knoxville Museum of Art. But, equally mesmerizing to the hundreds of … Continue reading →

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