The Derosia Team

Wondering what to do for Valentine's Day? Have the kids and need something for the whole family? Check out this post for local places to eat and fun activities to do for the holiday! The Melting Pot in Gatlinburg, TN will be having a special Valentine's Day menu. Enjoy four courses including Green Goddess Cheddar, Strawberry Almond Salad, a special Valentine's entree and Heaven in a pot or Flaming Turtle chocolate fondue. Call 865-430-4430 to make reservations.  The Song & Hearth Restaurant at Dollywood's Dreammore Resort will be featuring a 39 item salad bar, choice of entree, and an unbelievable desert bar. Price is $39.95 per person.  Bistro 109 is celebrating Valentine's Day all week long. You can make reservations at www.bistro109.com or calling 865-453-8899. Nino's Pizzeria is serving up a delicious dinner for 2. 2 beef tenderloins, 2 Maine lobster tails, grilled veggies, salads, fountain drinks, and cannoli's. Enjoy this feas...

Merry Christmas Christmas time is a great time to celebrate friends, family, and the spirit of giving. A ravaging wildfire may have caused destruction in our area, but from this we see that the Christmas Spirit is alive and well in our area. So many local businesses, residents, and visitors have stepped up to make sure that everyone in our area has a very Merry Christmas and remembers the reason for the season! There are truly angels walking among us.  Check out this post for some fun activities to do with the family, yummy recipes, and a few options to enjoy Christmas dinner out on the town! Make a snow globe You'll need: a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid; a plastic figurine; waterproof glue; distilled water (you can also use boiled and cooled tap water); liquid glycerin (available at crafts stores); glitter. Let your child pick out the figure, then glue it inside the lid and let the glue dry. Fill the jar with water, a squirt of glycerin (it helps the glitte...

THANKSGIVING FEAST Visiting our area from out of town? No family in the area? Don't want to go grocery shopping? Don't want to dirty your kitchen? Whatever the reasons, if you don't want to cook a Thanksgiving meal, the multitude of restaurants in our area offering a traditional feast will surely not disappoint! Read below for some great choices, but be warned just reading this post will make your stomach growl and your mouth water! Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant Serving a Thanksgiving Feast from 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Adults $25.99 and Children 10 and under $9.99 All the traditional fixings and more: Applewood Julep, Apple Fritters with Apple Butter, Vegetable Soup, Prime Rib with Au Jus, Roasted Turkey with Gravy and Stuffing, Apple Glazed Sugar Cured Ham, and more! Bennet's Pit Barbeque Serving a Thanksgiving Buffet from 11;00 am to 8:00 pm They are offering a full Thanksgiving buffet or you can order a family feast for $100. You...

Tourist destinations are packed full of restaurants; most of them being the well known chain restaurants that can be dined in all over the country.  However, every city has the smaller restaurants that are usually out of the hustle and bustle of the city life.  These restaurants are  local favorites and mom and pop establishments that don't make it into the guidebooks and vacation brochures.  Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, and the other surrounding areas of the Smoky Mountains have several well-kept secrets that the locals love. These establishments in the Smoky Mountains are often a great place to go and learn about the local culture, as well as eat some of the best local food.  Most of the establishments have more reasonable prices than the chain restaurants in town.  The service is above and beyond in these family owned establishments and the food is worth coming back for over and over again. Because there are so many local favorites we w...