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Three Kindsof Tennessee Weekend
A bachelorette house in Nashville, a cabin in the Smokies, a family home in Chattanooga. We cook for all three.
Most of the Tennessee bookings we get fall into one of three trips. Here is what each one looks like from our side of the grill.
The Nashville bachelorette house
Nashville bachelorette weekends tend to follow a pattern: Friday on Broadway, Saturday on a party wagon or pedal tavern, and somewhere in there a night when the bride wants everyone together at the house. Rental homes in East Nashville, Germantown, 12 South and around The Gulch fill with groups of ten to twenty who have matching shirts and no interest in waiting for a table downtown. A chef at the rental turns that into a show of its own, with flipped shrimp, onion volcanoes and plenty of joking with the bride.
Short-term rentals in Nashville are often tall, skinny new builds with a small back patio or a parking pad off the alley. That pad is usually our kitchen. Check your rental listing for house rules on outdoor cooking and noise, since many owners have strict quiet hours. More planning help is on our bachelorette page.
A cabin in the Smoky Mountains
Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Wears Valley and the hills around Sevierville are packed with log cabins built for groups, many with hot tubs, game rooms and a view of the ridgeline. Families come for Dollywood and the national park; friend groups come for a long weekend away. The roads up to those cabins can be steep, narrow and winding, and plenty of them are on the shady side of a mountain where winter ice lingers. Send us the driveway details and any gate codes with your booking.
Cabin decks are usually wood, so we prefer a paved pad, the driveway or a level gravel spot. The Parkway gets backed up on holiday weekends and in October, so we plan arrival with traffic in mind.
Chattanooga
Chattanooga is the nearest Tennessee city to our Buford base. Hosts on Signal Mountain and Lookout Mountain, along the North Shore, in Hixson or out by Chickamauga Lake book us for the same reasons anyone does: a birthday, a reunion, a graduation. Mountain lots can be steep here too, so the flattest spot near the house wins.
Will the chef be fine with a loud bachelorette group?
That is half the fun. Just let us know the bride's name and any inside jokes, and keep in mind the rental's own noise rules.
Our Pigeon Forge cabin is up a gravel road. Can you make it?
Most of the time. Tell us how steep it is and whether the road is paved when you book, and we will plan around it; in icy weather we may suggest an earlier start.
How is travel figured for Nashville or Gatlinburg?
From our Buford base or the nearest major city, whichever is closer. You will see it in your quote before you book.