Dancing Bear – Top Chefs 2026

Join Chef Jeff Carter at Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro in Townsend for Top Chefs 2026!

1st Course:

Appalachian Cioppino

Smoked rainbow trout, catfish, crawfish tails, and mussels with Benton’s country ham, smoky tomato broth, soffritto, farro verde, grilled cornmeal sourdough, and chow chow

2nd Course:

Five Expressions of Duck

Koji-dusted crispy duck breast, duck sausage roulade, duck liver mousse, duck confit, roasted duck with Madeira jus, duck fat parsnip purée, cider-kissed mustard greens, and cherry–sorghum gastrique

Dessert:

Buttermilk & Cornbread Tiramisu

Elderberry-soaked cornmeal sponge cake, buttermilk mousse, and sweet cream anglaise