Why this East Tennessee hotel made the top of Food & Wine's list as the best for food and drink
Blackberry Farm has added another prestigious award to its growing collection.
The five-star resort recently topped Food & Wine Magazine's list of top 10 U.S. hotels for food and drink as part of the 2025 Global Tastemakers Awards. It is the only Tennessee hotel to make the list.
Of course, Blackberry Farm is no newcomer to the world of Food & Wine accolades. It won the same Global Tastemakers Award in 2024. Before that, Food & Wine Magazine gave the hotel an award for being one of the top 50 cheesemakers in the U.S. in 2022.
With this most recent honor, Food & Wine recognized Blackberry Farm for its impressive reserve of whisky and wine, around 150,000 bottles in the wine collection and 300-plus whiskies. Of course, the top dining attribution is also thanks to the property's rotating special events and restaurants.
The resort also offers top-tier dining at all three restaurants on the property: The Barn, The Main House and The Dogwood. The Barn is a James Beard Award-winning restaurant run by executive chef Cassidee Dabney.
Blackberry Farm is a luxury resort hotel in Walland, Tennessee. The property is situated in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains and is just an hour away from Gatlinburg.
The resort is a 45-minute drive from Knoxville.
Getting a seat at a Blackberry Farm table as an outside guest is difficult. The Barn, for example, is not offering any reservations to guests not staying at the resort until winter 2025, according to Blackberry Farm.
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