Because we had a full kitchen in our "cabin", we ate two meals in each day and one meal out. Most of the "out" meals were spent on ridicously expensive food (my only complaint about DollyWood) because it doesn't matter how recently you ate, the smells from all those food stands just makes you hungry! And even more frustrating...when the food looks and smells better than it tastes. Corn dogs and "tater twists" seemed to be the girls favorite there. The fries were quite tasty! My smothered red potatoes - not so much. All of us would highly recommend the ice cream stand at the top of the hill just before heading into Country Fair. The prices seemed very fair for a delicious waffle cone filled with homemade chocolate ice cream. Just be sure not to ask for a cone that the 70-something server can't reach (ask Jody or Travis about that moment :)But our two most notable meals of the week were at The Old Mill in Pigeon Forge and Gondolier Italian Restaurant and Pizza (discovered by Johnson's on a previous visit). The latter meal consisted of fabulous pizza (and I'm pretty picky about my pizza!) and a huge slice of cake appropriately labeled "Seven Sins" because it was made with seven kinds of chocolate. Sorry, I didn't think to take a picture until AFTER it was gone. I did about have a heart attack though. When asked if anyone wanted dessert, I piped up and no one else did. The waiter showed me the choices in the display case and said that it would serve about 8 people. I didn't know if he meant one piece or the entire cake but didn't figure I needed to clarify since I was the only one ordering. A few minutes later he brough us a handful of forks and set them in the middle of the table. I looked up and there was a gaping hole where the cake had been sitting in the case. I just knew he was going to bring out 8 plates of that cake! I could see my entire monthly clothing allowance paying for this miscommunication! Imagine the big sigh of relief when he brought out one plate occupied by a huge slab of Seven Sins - definitely enough for eight people to sample. I still have money left for the girl's much-needed tennis shoes :)
