Posted by Jimmy Crippen on January 11, 2012 at 2:39 pm

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Sep 28, 2011

NC'S BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Blowing Rock, okay, yeah, it's a touristy town. But it's still got that old time charm, and Jimmy Crippens will use lots of his charm welcoming you into his namesake inn and restaurant, Crippen's,  239 Sunset Drive, 828 295-3487. A new chef, Stan Chamberlain, grew up in these mountains, and takes the food he cut his teeth on, like collards and trout, and gives them a creative contemporary twist. Plus there's foie gras and tuna and other delectables not necessarily Appalachian but definitely prepared with Southern polish. Some of the produce and herbs comes straight from Jimmy and wife Carolyn's farm garden.

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