Finalists for Best Dish in North Carolina Restaurant Competition Feature Four Area Restaurants

Finalists for Best Dish in North Carolina Restaurant Competition Feature Four Area Restaurants
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Congratulations Chef Stan on your nomination as a finalist!

April 25, 2012. RALEIGH — Twenty-five restaurants have been selected to compete this summer in the Best Dish in North Carolina competition sponsored by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Our State magazine.

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OMG!: Blowing Rock is "Fired!"

By David Rogers. January 24, 2012. BLOWING ROCK – If the rest of the 2012 Fire on the Rockevents are anything like Tuesday evening’s “Battle of the Champions” at Crippens Country Inn in Blowing Rock, High Country culinary fans are in for a remarkable competition dining treat during February, March and April.  For Stan Chamberlain, his Tuesday night "win" places him firmly among the High Country's culinary elite.

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DRIVING2EAT | Carolina Foodie

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Sep 28, 2011

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Crippens Bearded

On three consecutive Tuesdays last month (September), Crippen’s Country Inn & Restaurant in Blowing Rock, turned their kitchen over to three James Beard Award semifinalist chefs. Each chef worked with Crippen’s Executive Chef, Stan Chamberlain and his staff to create a special prix fixe dinner showcasing their cuisine and talent.

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Going Nose to Tail at Crippen’s

When you look in to the surprisingly sophisticated Boone, NC world of food, more often than not you’ll find Jimmy Crippen involved in some way. Take the Blowing Rock Winterfest (founder) and the Blue Ridge Wine and Food Festival at Blowing Rock . Jimmy also founded the Food Festival’s Fire on the Rock chef competition.

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New Chef Arrives at Blowing Rock Dining Institution

Crippen\'s Country Inn and Restaurant in Blowing Rock, North Carolina celebrates the arrival of their new executive chef, Stan Chamberlain, to the highly acclaimed and first fine dining restaurant in the area. Founded in 1994 by Jimmy Crippen, Crippen\'s Country Inn and Restaurant is an anchor on every list of High Country must-taste dining destinations and continues to serve visitors and locals alike in this charming wood-shingled inn in the heart of Blowing Rock.

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North Carolina Puts Fall Colors on the Menu

To the northeast of Asheville, Blowing Rock is another mountain town with a thriving restaurant scene.

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ABC’s of North Carolina Part 3: Blowing Rock by Janice Nieder on 10.24.11

...“Prettiest Small Town in North Carolina”.We quickly dried off in front of the gas log fireplace and then braved the rain to walk across the street to our dinner spot, Crippens.

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Carolyn Crippen
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GM Sharon Walker
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