Some of the best Asian food in Knoxville is found in this small, discreet building on a side street in downtown Knoxville. Kaizen Izakaya, referred to as just Kaizen, is located on Clinch Avenue in downtown Knoxville in a small building that was previously the home of Le Parigo. Other than a few Japanese lanterns…
Knoxville Eats : Pretentious Brewing & OliBea Bar Snack Preview
Something wonderful is happening. Something….magical. Pretentious Glass & OliBea are becoming best buds and it’s an excitingly wonderful thing for Knoxville. Two creative minds, who happen to be neighors in the Old City, have come together to bring us a future in two things a lot of people love: Food & Beer. I recently had…
Knoxville Eats: M3 Food Truck & Old City Wine Bar
Knoxville has truly seen a resurgence in it’s downtown as well as it’s food scene in the last 5-10 years. I’ve always been amazed at the sheer number of restaurants our small city contains, but in the last few years we’ve grown from a town full of chains to a town full of local eateries,…
Knoxville Eats: OliBea
A great way to start your Saturday is with a delicious, fresh breakfast at OliBea in the Old City district of downtown Knoxville. They are open for breakfast and lunch hours only, but it’s SO worth the trek downtown for their fabulous fare. We headed into downtown early one Saturday morning for a nice breakfast…
Knoxville’s 4th Annual Biscuit Fest
So the official name is the International Biscuit Festival because our little city is proud of the fact that people come from all over to celebrate a staple of southern comfort food – the biscuit. It really is a week long affair – there is a southern food writing conference, Blackberry Farm biscuit brunch, Biscuit Bash, Biscuit…
Knoxville Eats: Surin of Thailand
First off, let me say, please forgive the iPhone pictures. I was too afraid to look like a tourist in my own city to whip my big ol’ Nikon camera out. So anyway, onto the important schtuff… Surin of Thailand is a newer Thai restaurant in Knoxville’s Bearden district. Situated across from Deane Hill Drive next…
Baby Judah
Our good friends, the Nichols, had their first child on January 6th. They decided to leave the gender a surprise and were gifted with a beautiful baby boy.