Humble Hog is Open: Here’s a Look
Just over a month ago I introduced you to Humble Hog and owner Ben Grice. While the journey to that point was a slow one, they’ve wasted no time getting to the next stop. A sample...
New Restaurants
Fly By Night Opens in SoKno; Brings Back the Seventies
Last October I reported a new business flying toward south Knoxville. The good news owners Ryan Shanley and Jocelyn Morin have built the nest and Fly by Night is ready to soar at 906 Sevier Ave,...
DiCarlo’s Pizza Coming to Gay Street
Knoxville’s first location of DiCarlo’s Pizza is planned for 524 S. Gay Street, the previous location for Kopita (now across the street at 507 S. Gay Street). Owners Kaz and Michele Kaczmarek bring the Ohio Valley...
Marble City Market Introduces Major Changes
(Today’s article is by guest writer Heather Ryerson.) Marble City Market Food Hall has had many ups and downs since its opening in November 2021. Many wondered how they could survive multiple changes in vendors and...
Harvest Opens at 141 South Gay Street
I announced last April that Harvest planned a second location to be on Gay Street. Those plans came to fruition recently when Harvest opened at 141 South Gay Street. As I did last April, I spoke...
Koyo Opens at 416 Clinch Avenue
Koyo has opened at 416 Clinch Avenue (former location of Kaizen), beside the French Market Crêperie. A project of the same people who bring you Nama, Wicked Chicken, and Harvest, the Facebook page promises an “Elevated...
Hello Tea House Opens at 722 South Gay Street
A new business has opened at 722 South Gay Street in the former location of Frussies. Hello Tea House is owned and operated by husband and wife team Eten Dong and Echo Liang. They were each...
Aroma Express Coming to Gay Street
Vijay Bansode, owner of Aroma Indian Kitchen on Cedar Bluff Road, is opening Aroma Express at 143 South Gay Street, on the corner next to Wicked Chicken. The new spot will offer some of his finest...
Wicked Chicken Opens at 141 South Gay Street
I was reminded of the Buddhist expression (adapted by Donovan Leitch), “First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.” In the case of downtown Knoxville, it might be “First there is...
Knoxville’s Own Petro’s Chili & Chips Carves Its Spot in the Downtown Market
Petro’s Chili & Chips opened in its new Market Square location last Thursday to a large response. Downtown workers have told me since the announcement that Petro’s was coming to 2 Market Square that they were...