We’ve got a pretty cool city. 20 years ago, that wasn’t the case. Not that we were uncool perse, but we lacked any sort of “destination”. For instance, downtown wasn’t a place you wanted to go. There wasn’t much to do or see and it was sort of…well, depressing. But over the past decade or…
Knoxville Eats: Knoxville Farmacy
Knoxville Farmacy is the latest farm to table eatery that has opened in West Knoxville. Bettina Hamblin, a local who has made her reputation and created a following from her Luxe Catering company, has turned her catering space into a quick service style restaurant featuring a creative Southern menu with fresh ingredients sourced from local…
Knoxville (Farragut) Eats: Water into Wine
Apparently it’s National Wine Day, so this post is perfect timing! We enjoyed a quick drink and bite to eat at Water into Wine last weekend before heading to a dinnertime showing of Beauty and the Beast! Here’s a little recap for those wondering what this cute bistro located in Farragut is all about –…
Knoxville Eats: TATA Creole Corner Pop-up
Local chef, Bruce Bogartz, new pop-up restaurant TATA Creole Corner is bringing a missing ingredient to the Knoxville food scene if only for a short while. And we got to try out the food at friends & family night before opening! After leaving Primo in the Sunsphere. Bruce decided his next endeavor needed to have…
Knoxville Eats: Primo Italian
Let’s just go ahead and get this out of the way: Dining at Primo is an experience. We recently celebrated eight years of wedded bliss, and decided that dining at Bruce Boggartz’s newest endeavor would be worth an anniversary dinner. Fun anecdote before we begin: Bruce used to work with my Dad way back when…
Knoxville Eats: Oliver Royale
Oliver Royale is a newer restaurant in Market Square where you will find flavorful dishes with perfectly executed ingredients and delightful southern flair. Our experience here for brunch was top notch! We have a semi-monthly date night on the calendar. Yeah, we keep it real like that. We schedule it so that in some form…
Knoxville Eats: Holly’s 135
Let me preface this review by saying that Holly’s 135 is now closed, but you can experience the expert cuisine of Ms. Holly Hambright at two other locations around town: Holly’s Gourmet Market and Holly’s Corner, so I felt it still warranted a review. Okay, now to get down to it and talk about Holly’s 135…
Knoxville Eats: Makers Donuts
Knoxvillians are guilty of pandemonium over new restaurants. It’s true – we seem to love food and flock in droves to anything remotely interesting in terms of new cuisine – even new chain restaurants! Do you guys remember when Chuy’s arrived in town and you couldn’t get in the door without a 2 hour wait…