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› Where: Wooden’s Apple Farm, 6351 New Harmony Road, Pikeville, Tenn.› Hours: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Wooden’s will close one hour earlier starting in November until the end of the season.› Prices: $7.49- $9.49. Only cash or checks accepted. There is an ATM on-site.› For more information: 423-447-6376› Online: http://woodensapplehouse.com
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of reviews featuring our staff’s favorite places to dine. They are either go-to spots we frequent for good service and conversation, the favorite dishes we order over and over or the one-of-a-kind Chattanooga dives that make us love our Scenic City that much more.
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays solely because it’s a license to eat rich, stick-to-your-ribs harvest food. And one of the first signs that fall (and more forgiving clothes) is here are local apple harvests.
I can hardly wait each year for apple farms to start bringing in bushels of different varieties. While I make several trips for bags of freshly picked fruit, I have to indulge in desserts. Wooden’s Apple Farm, in Bledsoe County on top of Dayton Mountain, serves some of the best apple pie, cider and fritters in the area.
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