As far as the blog is concerned, it's our day to talk about a few things that are near and dear to my heart -- food, recipes, and shopping!!
I live in an area that includes a lot of tourist industry. Between the Great Smoky National Park, Western Carolina University, Asheville, and all the surrounding rivers, lakes and streams, we get a lot of different folks traveling through.
Having these amenities attracts unique restaurants and retail stores; both locally and chain owned. About an hour and fifteen minutes away is Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, and then an hour the other way is Asheville. Our cities cater to the tourist with an Appalachian feel offering outdoor recreation stores and farm-to-table type restaurants, but also create regular meeting places main stream retail and eateries.
In between these cities, little towns like Cherokee, Bryson City, Sylva, and Waynesville, hide themselves in the valleys. These quant offer locally owned and family run boutiques, farmers markets, restaurants and general stores. In all honesty, though driving about 20-60 to my favorite places is the norm, I feel privileged to have access to all of this. Especially since hundreds of thousands of people come to visit every year.
In between these cities, little towns like Cherokee, Bryson City, Sylva, and Waynesville, hide themselves in the valleys. These quant offer locally owned and family run boutiques, farmers markets, restaurants and general stores. In all honesty, though driving about 20-60 to my favorite places is the norm, I feel privileged to have access to all of this. Especially since hundreds of thousands of people come to visit every year.
I look forward to sharing with you all about these eating and shopping experiences, but I also want to share my recipes, others' recipes, and food favorites in my house! I have three kids and all of their tastes are different. I definitely enjoy cooking for my family, but in the business I try to find 'hacks' to make life a little easier in the kitchen and I plan to share or swap ideas with YOU!
I never used to be a barbeque fan, but over the years it's grown on me, and in my opinion, Fat Buddies is the best that I've had since I started living in the south.
My favorites are their baby back ribs and chicken tender salad. These may not sound too earth shattering, but their flavors are incredible! Fat Buddies gets it right, in my opinion, when it comes to their ribs. Meaty, smoky, crispy ends, and perfectly coated with their barbeque sauce, which I must say is just the right combination of smoky and sweet!
The salad is just like any other salad you might have, but the uniqueness comes from their ranch salad dressing. Tastes like it's made in-house, and is the perfect consistency for the tenders. It becomes a coating in and of itself, which of course you can get your tenders coated with sauce options, but I like mine to come plain for the sake of the dressing!
Some other favorites that I have is their appetizers and cup sizes HA! Between their fried pickle chips, fried mushrooms, brick of onion rings, and fried green beans, I can't decide which exactly is my favorite, but in either case it is a must that I have their spicy ranch to dip everything in! Plus, their large handled mugs will keeps my thirst quenched with my favorite beverage -- Coke.
Needless to say, as our family-friendly Fat Buddies is located in Waynesville, we visit quite often. So, if you're visiting the area, or have never tried the place, I highly recommend Fat Buddies to satisfy all your barbeque cravings. There is one located in Franklin as well.
To find out more visit: http://fatbuddiesribsandbbq.com/
What are some of the hot spots in YOUR community?? Share about it in the comments section below!
Until tomorrow, have an amazing day!
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