By Charlotte Underwood

TOP PHOTO: Vanessa Dupuy is one of the best cooks and hardest working people in Campbell County.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Classy Threads and Catering is WLAF’s Business of the Week.

Owned by one of the best cooks and hardest working women in the county Vanessa Dupuy specializes in home cooked meals for all occasions and has been in business for 28 years.

Dupuy and her team cater all kinds of events, from weddings to wedding rehearsals, banquets, company events and more. She makes “good, hearty, home-style cooking and plenty of it.”

Classy Threads and Catering handles small events to large gatherings.

Dupuy learned how to cook growing up in Campbell County on a farm. She said she cooked every day and has just “always loved to cook and share food with people.”

She had already been operating her sewing business Classy Threads and would often make snacks for the brides and their families during the fittings. One of the brides enjoyed her chicken salad sandwiches so much; she asked her if she could make 10 pounds of it for her wedding. Dupuy said yes and the catering part of her business was born.

Over the past 28 years, Dupuy’s business has grown and expanded “thanks to all her loyal customers and their word-of-mouth advertising.”

“The good Lord has blessed me so much and I appreciate the support of everyone. I like to show my love for people with food,” Dupuy said. 

She said she was thankful for her family as well and that her mother Bobbie Archer had been helping her since the beginning as well as inspiring her. 

“Mom has been with me since the start, she’s been right by my side. Good home cooked food is what I was raised on and that’s what I make; nothing fancy, just good home cooked food and plenty of it,” Dupuy said. 

To book your next event with Classy Threads and Catering call 423.562.6829. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-07/18/2025-6AM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF WLAF’S CHARLIE HUTSON)

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