If this is your first time on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau, please relax and enjoy the full measure of the delights offered within these few days.
If you’re a HF&W veteran, please be assured that we’ve kept all of the things that have made this little celebration one of the most sought-after culinary tickets in the Southeast, plus we’ve sweetened the lineup just a bit to enhance that unmistakable concierge experience.
You would be forgiven for wondering how such a small town (there are 1,014 of us year-round) can stage a Food & Wine Festival that not only attracts regional gourmands, but foodies from across the country.
The recipe is quite simple – seemingly baked into Highlands itself.
From its earliest days, Highlands has been welcoming guests looking to escape the concerns of life. Two of our earliest buildings – The Old Edwards Inn and The Highlands Inn – were built within two years of the town’s founding in 1875 for the express purpose of welcoming travelers.
Over the decades, Highlands’ cool temperatu
