This text is replaced by the Flash movie.

Visit Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge Tastes & Flavors

From a freshly caught trout cooked on a campfire to an après-ski French style gourmet dinner in a high mountain lodge, the wide diversity of food and restaurants in the North Carolina Mountains means there's something sure to please the palate of every visitor.

Some of the favorite Blue Ridge tastes & flavors, with natives and visitors alike, are the region's succulent barbeque, Southern style country cooking, exotic wild game and Indian fry bread and vegetables prepared fresh from the fields. Many of the area's Blue Ridge restaurants feature locally grown food and locally grown organic food. The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project's Local Food Guide provides a listing of such Blue Ridge restaurants.

Food festivals abound and visitors might be surprised by what is being celebrated. The strongly flavored wild onion known as the ramp has had its own festival in Waynesville for nearly eight decades. The Brewgrass Festival, hosted by the Great Smokies Craft Brewers Association, is one of the most popular beer and bluegrass events in the Southeast. Wine lovers will find a full calendar of wine and grape festivals throughout the region. Come experience all the Blue Ridge tastes & flavors.

The Visitor Information page contains links to the websites of local host groups, chambers of commerce and visitor information centers.