Candlelit dinner table set on a mountain cabin porch at sunset

Destination private dining · Smoky Mountains

The restaurant comes to the cabin.

Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and the cabins around them. You rented the place with the long table and the view — this is the night you actually use it.

Gatlinburg · Pigeon Forge · Surrounding Smoky Mountain cabin and vacation areas

Travel up to 4.5 hours from Nashville · $350 flat travel fee per event

Featured here: The Appalachian Table — created for this destination.

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A cabin weekend has one hard evening in it: the one where twelve people try to agree on dinner, get into two cars, wind back down the mountain and end up split across a table for six and a table for four.

Destination private dining removes that entirely. I arrive at the cabin with the menu, the ingredients, the plates and the silverware. A dedicated server looks after the table. Courses come out one at a time, the kitchen is clean before I leave, and nobody has to drive.

You booked the mountain for the view. This is the night everyone stays inside it.

Nobody drives. Nobody splits up. Everyone stays at the table.

Mist settling over forested Smoky Mountain ridges at sunrise

The kind of nights this suits

A family weekend where the whole group eats together once, properly
An anniversary trip where dinner should feel like part of the getaway
A birthday or milestone weekend in a rented cabin
A bachelor or bachelorette group that wants one civilized evening

What's included

One dinner price. One travel fee.

Dinner pricing is fully inclusive of food, chef, tableware, a dedicated server, service and clearing, and cleanup. Destination dinners carry a $1,500 event minimum and a flat $350 travel fee per event.

Send me the cabin listing or the address and the number of seats at the table. I'll confirm the kitchen and the timing before anything is locked.

Food + ingredients
Chef Joshua cooking in your space
Plates + silverware
A dedicated server for the table
Course service + clearing
Kitchen cleanup
+Destination travel — $350 flat per event

Destination menu

The Appalachian Table.

Created for this destination

A four-course mountain menu built around smoke, sorghum, trout, roots, orchard fruit and the flavors of Appalachia.

A menu I wrote for the mountains rather than one I carried up here. Four courses, chosen one per course, served at your table as part of destination private dining.

Regionally inspired. Thoughtfully sourced.

The menu is built around the flavors of the region, with seasonal and regional sourcing used whenever practical. Ingredients are chosen for the menu, the season, and the region — not pulled from a generic catering catalog.

Bowls of mixed greens and microgreens with heirloom cherry tomatoes and a berry vinaigrette

Whole cream pie in a crimped crust topped with whipped cream and candied nut crumble

Hand-cut pasta in a dark ceramic bowl with wine and bread under warm candlelight

First Course

Choose one

Heritage Cornbread
Stone-ground cornbread, sorghum butter, wildflower honey, house-pickled seasonal vegetables.
Hickory-Smoked Trout Dip
Smoked trout, herbs, cream cheese, crisp Appalachian-style crackers.
Ramp & Morel Cornmeal Cakes
Ramps and morel mushrooms, cornmeal, black walnut aioli, fermented hot honey.

Second Course

Choose one

Mountain Greens
Seasonal greens, pickled ramps, candied walnuts, heirloom tomato, blackberry vinaigrette.
Wild Mushroom Soup
Chanterelle, morel and oyster mushrooms, herbs, a silky mushroom cream.

Main Course

Choose one

Mountain Trout
Pan-seared rainbow trout, ramp butter, heirloom grits, charred seasonal vegetables.
Appalachian Venison
Herb-crusted venison loin, blackberry-bourbon reduction, roasted root vegetables, black walnut pesto.
Bourbon-Sorghum Pork Tenderloin
Bourbon-sorghum glaze, apple-cabbage slaw, stone-ground mustard sauce.
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Sweet potato gnocchi, smoked tomato cream, ramps and wild mushrooms.

Dessert

Choose one

Mountain Berry Cobbler
Blackberry and blueberry cobbler, smoked-vanilla ice cream, sorghum brittle.
Appalachian Stack Cake
Molasses cake, spiced apple preserves, walnut sugar.
Buttermilk Pie
Vanilla bean, wildflower honey, lightly whipped cream, candied walnuts.

Four courses · choose one per course

Pricing quoted with your date + headcount. Available only as part of destination private dining.

Best for Airbnbs, bachelor and bachelorette weekends, birthdays, game nights and cabins.

$95 per guest

One price. The whole night.

Check My Date See full menu

Something bigger, standing, or entirely its own thing? I'll build the evening around the room and come back with one clear all-in quote.

Plan a Custom Event

Before you ask

Travel, answered.

Can you cook in a cabin or vacation rental?

Yes. Cabins and vacation rentals are a natural fit for destination dining. Send me the listing or the address and I'll confirm the kitchen and the table setup before your date is locked.

What does destination pricing look like?

The published per-guest menu price still applies. On top of that, destination dinners carry a $1,500 event minimum and a $350 flat travel fee per event — per event, never per guest and never per hour. The travel fee covers getting me, the food and the full service kit to your property.

Are food, service and tableware still included?

Yes. Dinner pricing stays fully inclusive: food and ingredients, plates and silverware, a dedicated server for the table, course service and clearing, and kitchen cleanup. Destination dinners add the $350 flat travel fee per event and carry a $1,500 event minimum.

What if the kitchen is limited?

Tell me what the kitchen has — oven, cooktop, counter space, fridge — and I'll confirm the setup with you before the date is locked. If something needs adjusting, we sort the menu around it in advance rather than on the night.

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