Destination private dining · Smoky Mountains
Your private chef. Your Smoky Mountain cabin.
Four courses at your Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge or Sevierville cabin. Chef Joshua cooks, serves and cleans up. You stay with your people.
$125 per guest · $350 flat travel fee per event
Food, tableware, service & cleanup included. Groups of 8+ add 20% gratuity.
Book online or email your quote. No card needed to plan.
Created for Smoky Mountains
The Appalachian Table.
A four-course mountain menu built around smoke, sorghum, trout, roots, orchard fruit and the flavors of Appalachia.
Choose one dish per course for the whole table. You’ll make your selections after choosing a date; Chef Joshua confirms dietary requests with you.
Read all four courses$125 per guest
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The minimum and flat travel fee are included in your total.
20% gratuity applies to groups of 8+. Travel is charged once per event.
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01
First Course
Choose one for the table
Heritage Cornbread
Stone-ground cornbread, sorghum butter, wildflower honey, house-pickled seasonal vegetables.
Hickory-Smoked Trout Dip
Smoked trout, herbs, cream cheese, crisp Appalachian-style crackers.
Ramp & Morel Cornmeal Cakes
Ramps and morel mushrooms, cornmeal, black walnut aioli, fermented hot honey.
02
Second Course
Choose one for the table
Mountain Greens
Seasonal greens, pickled ramps, candied walnuts, heirloom tomato, blackberry vinaigrette.
Wild Mushroom Soup
Chanterelle, morel and oyster mushrooms, herbs, a silky mushroom cream.
03
Main Course
Choose one for the table
Mountain Trout
Pan-seared rainbow trout, ramp butter, heirloom grits, charred seasonal vegetables.
Appalachian Venison
Herb-crusted venison loin, blackberry-bourbon reduction, roasted root vegetables, black walnut pesto.
Bourbon-Sorghum Pork Tenderloin
Bourbon-sorghum glaze, apple-cabbage slaw, stone-ground mustard sauce.
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Sweet potato gnocchi, smoked tomato cream, ramps and wild mushrooms.
04
Dessert
Choose one for the table
Mountain Berry Cobbler
Blackberry and blueberry cobbler, smoked-vanilla ice cream, sorghum brittle.
Appalachian Stack Cake
Molasses cake, spiced apple preserves, walnut sugar.
Buttermilk Pie
Vanilla bean, wildflower honey, lightly whipped cream, candied walnuts.
Ingredients, Chef Joshua, tableware, a dedicated server, course service and kitchen cleanup included.
The chef behind your evening
Joshua Jones
Escoffier graduate. Your point of contact, your chef, and the person making sure the details feel personal.
Meet Joshua“There is nothing more priceless than being a guest at your own table — the menu, the courses and the kitchen are my worry, never yours.”
A question, dietary need or cabin to check? Ask Joshua directly.
Plan a custom menuA cabin weekend has one hard evening in it: the one where twelve people try to agree on dinner, get into two cars, wind back down the mountain and end up split across a table for six and a table for four.
Destination private dining removes that entirely. I arrive at the cabin with the menu, the ingredients, the plates and the silverware. A dedicated server looks after the table. Courses come out one at a time, the kitchen is clean before I leave, and nobody has to drive.
You booked the mountain for the view. This is the night everyone stays inside it.
For a cabin dinner in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge, Joshua travels to your rental kitchen rather than hosting you at a restaurant. Fable’s CRI-presented Business Excellence recognition belongs to the studio, not a separate mountain location. Read Fable’s recognition story or view the Consumer Ratings Institute source. Destination minimums and the existing travel fee still apply.
Nobody drives. Nobody splits up. Everyone stays at the table.
The kind of nights this suits
- A family weekend where the whole group eats together once, properly
- An anniversary trip where dinner should feel like part of the getaway
- A birthday or milestone weekend in a rented cabin
- A bachelor or bachelorette group sharing a relaxed evening at the cabin
What's included
One dinner price. One travel fee.
Dinner pricing is fully inclusive of food, chef, tableware, a dedicated server, service and clearing, and cleanup. Destination dinners add one $350 flat travel fee per event.
If you’re unsure about the kitchen or seating, send me the cabin listing before booking. I’ll confirm whether the space works for your dinner.
- Food + ingredients
- Chef Joshua cooking in your space
- Plates + silverware
- A dedicated server for the table
- Course service + clearing
- Kitchen cleanup
- +Destination travel — $350 flat per event
More ways to dine
Prefer another style?
Our five house menus also travel. One $350 travel fee applies. Groups of 8+ include 20% gratuity on dinner.
You host. We handle the evening.
From your first question to a clean kitchen.
- 01
Tell Joshua what you’re planning
Share your date, party size and occasion. You can ask a question before choosing a menu or paying anything.
- 02
Make the dinner yours
Explore the full menus and table totals. Joshua can help with the kitchen setup, dietary requests and choosing the right fit.
- 03
Reserve, then enjoy your people
Review the price and payment schedule before reserving. We bring the food and tableware, serve the meal and leave your kitchen clean.
Stories from the table
Guests who have already done this.
“The event I attended tonight was absolutely splendid! From beginning to the end of service everything thing was immaculate! If you would like to have a night of splendid food and a phenomenal dining experience I highly recommend them. YOU. WILL. NOT. BE. DISAPPOINTED!”
“The Food was excellent and the service was a plus. They catered my social event and were the best I have ever hired. We will be calling on them for every event moving forward.”
More guest stories
“We used them for a catered company lunch and received compliments from everyone. The food was fresh, portions were generous and the setup was organized and professional. They also handled our dietary requests without any issues.”
“Our catered celebration could not have gone better. The menu offered something for everyone, the presentation was beautiful and the team kept everything running smoothly. There is nothing more priceless than being able to enjoy our guests instead of worrying at all about the food. I am so grateful for how well it went.”
Before you ask
Travel, answered.
Can you cook in a cabin or vacation rental?
Yes. Cabins and vacation rentals are a natural fit for destination dining. Send me the listing or the address and I'll confirm the kitchen and the table setup before your date is locked.
What does destination pricing look like?
Your dinner is priced per guest, with a $500 event minimum before travel and gratuity. One $350 flat travel fee is added per event. Optional menu upgrades are extra, and groups of 8 or more include 20% gratuity on dinner; travel is never gratuity-bearing. The travel fee covers getting me, the food and the full service kit to your property.
Are food, service and tableware still included?
Yes. Dinner pricing stays fully inclusive: food and ingredients, plates and silverware, a dedicated server for the table, course service and clearing, and kitchen cleanup. Destination dinners add one $350 flat travel fee per event. Groups of 8 or more include 20% gratuity on dinner.
What if the kitchen is limited?
Tell me what the kitchen has — oven, cooktop, counter space, fridge — and I'll confirm the setup with you before the date is locked. If something needs adjusting, we sort the menu around it in advance rather than on the night.
Ready when you are