Good Food and Music
Years ago Waylon Jennings expressed his opinion about what makes life worth living in his great song “Luckenbach, Texas.” I’d say good friends and family first, without a question. Close behind that, for me, would be...
Food
Good Golly Tamale Returns Home
There was a great deal of excitement four years ago when Good Golly Tamale announced plans to move from a cart-only operation to a permanent store-front location at 112 South Central Street in the Old City....
Central Filling Station, Knoxville’s Food Truck Park, is Open!
Alden Larrick told me it was probably the worst weather weekend they could have found when the Central Filling Station (original article with all the details) officially opened its gates on an improbable Thursday on the first day...
Is Knoxville Forming A Culinary Ecosystem?
I think a lot about food. I suspect I’m not alone. I think about food issues; nutrition, malnutrition, food deserts, my own poor food choices and how to make them better. Of course, I also think...
Central Filling Station: Year-Round Food Truck Park Coming to Central
The couple has an appetite for all things urban. Alden and Scott Larrick are determined to bring a slice of other urban scenes they’ve enjoyed in their travels and various homes, to our center city. They...
New Restaurant Opens on Gay Street
It’s an interesting spot for a restaurant. It has the Gay Street address, but you have to look closely. Tucked back into a beautiful alleyway that runs along the southern side of the East Tennessee History...
Knoxville Chocolate Company Coming to 29 Market Square!
A Market Square location has been a dream of Brad Hamlett’s for a long time. It will be true this December when the Knoxville Chocolate Company moves to 29 Market Square. Originally from Knoxville, he began...
New for Breakfast and Lunch: Brown Bag
It’s easy to live downtown and miss a few small jewels that target the downtown working crowd. I wrote about the Hot Bagel Company last summer, for example. Located in the edge of the old Whittle...
Tupelo Honey Announces Recipe Contest
As we all welcome Tupelo Honey to the community, it’s becoming obvious they don’t just operate a restaurant and call it a day. One of the reasons the business appears to be such an asset...