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The Bluffs Restaurant will reopen May 27 on the Blue Ridge Parkway The Bluffs' new operator is Heritage Dining and Events, LLC, led by Sharon Pinney and Chef John Gamradt of Boone. The Bluffs, at Milepost 241 on the parkway, briefly reopened last August but closed after just five days of operation, in part because of issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Shana Whitehead and Bill Health of Muddy Creek Cafe in Winston-Salem and Sparta had signed on to operate the restaurant the year before and were on board through the renovation spearheaded by the nonprofit Blue Ridge Parkway Foundati...

“Heritage is honored and excited to be a part of bringing The Bluffs, a cherished iconic restaurant, back to life,” Pinney, president of Heritage Dining and Events, said in a news release. The restaurant will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. The menu will feature traditional Southern fare with a fresh and savory, modern approach. The Bluffs classics such as sweet potato pancakes and Southern-style fried chicken will be available daily. Delicious dinner specials prepared by Gamradt will establish The Bluffs as a culinary destination. In 1949, The Bluffs became the first di...