The Three Blacksmiths was opened in 2018 by John and Diane MacPherson who sold it to the current chef/owners Jake and Sara Addeo in 2021.   (The name is in honor of the 3 blacksmiths that worked in Sperryville many years ago. )  Both the Addeos cook, pick wines and run the front of house along with the help of a sous chef and several servers.  The small 20 seat place. is one of the hardest reservations to get in this country – booking out over 6 months ahead.   The warm wooded room had lowered lighting, curtained windows to the street, an open kitchen and music in the background.  They serve a 5 course tasting menu only, with a few surprise additions and offer 2 levels of wine pairings 4 nights a week with one seating.  There is a small wine list but no full bar.  They do have a couple pre-dinner cocktails as well as after dinner drinks like port and sherry.  The tables are set with your evening’s menu and I loved that they have the service team’s names and photos on the back.  The feel of the room is inviting and cozy but the tables are a bit far a part for cross table talk.  The tasting takes about 4 hours but it goes by nicely as you feel you’re in a private home and both of the chef/owners come by to chat.  We had hoped to try it when we were in the area in 2021 but couldn’t get in, so when we found an opening we jumped on it and were glad we did.  It’s a fun night, where you’ll find lots of local repeat customers, some celebrating a ‘special occasion’ and others like us, just celebrating another day of fun dining.  Hope you’ll get on their list and let me know what you think. Continue reading →