America’s Best Small Arts & Culture Town Is In Tennessee–and It’s Got a Legendary Summer Music Festival and Writers’ Conference

Travel + Leisure, august 15, 2025

“Judith, the recently opened restaurant by the great Nashville chef Julia Sullivan, can’t be missed. “Grab a tahini Caesar salad, a smashburger, and a glass of wine at the bar, and you’ll see why Sewanee is fast becoming a foodie destination,” says Ross. The restaurant’s name is a nod to Judith Ward Lineback, who in 1969, became the first woman to matriculate at the University of the South..”