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Adventures Dining
From Blue Plate specials and fresh rainbow
trout to burgers, breakfast and pizza,
you’ll discover delectable dining here!
Let ’s
Eat!
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1r Hometown Kitchen
(Morganton Kitchen, 45 Bypass Rd.,
Morganton) — This delightfully quirky
eatery continuously evolves its menu to
include locally sourced products and daily
Blue Plate Specials, like turkey meatloaf
with all the fixins’. Open for breakfast thru
dinner, and adding Saturday & Sunday
brunch this spring.
Mix a little mountain air with
some outdoor activity and,
suddenly, what’s for dinner (or
breakfast or lunch!) becomes
the most important question
of the day. Turns out, altitude does
affect appetite!
Fortunately, the Blue
Ridge mountains are
home to some truly
inspired chefs. Homegrown
favorites include
the proverbial meat-andthree,
as well as smoky barbecue,
delectable pasta and fresh trout. And
several cutting-edge chefs from across
the South have heeded the call of the
mountains and brought fine dining to
our area with tantalizing appetizers
and full-course meals.
And did you know? You can enjoy
beer, wine and mixed drinks at select
North Georgia restaurants (even on
Sundays in some locations).
Eat out w Dine in
While you’ll definitely want
to visit the restaurants in Blue
Ridge, Morganton and the
Copper Basin, don’t forget
that many local stores also
sell fresh produce, specialty
meats, cheeses, wines and other
delicacies to bring back to the cabin
— or take on a picnic.
See pages 43-47 for
special dining offers.
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