by knoxfoodie | May 1, 2016 | Appetizers, Beef, Destination, Drink, Entertainment, Famous Chefs, Food, Knoxville, Photography, Pork, Travel
We did a post about Dancing Bear shortly after it reopened last fall and just loved it so we were really excited when Nick invited us to come back for their first ever Wine Dinner featuring the wine of Francis Ford Coppola’s Virginia Dare property. Upon arriving...
by knoxfoodie | Apr 20, 2016 | Appetizers, Drink, Entertainment, Food, knoxfoodie, veggies
Last week, Knoxville’s go-to spot for dinner events, had the great couple that operate Tootsie Truck in for a pop-up dinner. We’ve not had a bad dinner from any of the Central Collective events and this was no exception! Admittedly, I had a preview when...
by knoxfoodie | Mar 30, 2016 | Appetizers, Beef, Breakfast, brewery, brewpub, craft beer, Destination, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Mandee, Photos, Pork, Preservation, Travel
The occasion to visit Roanoke for the first time was to attend Elton John’s concert at the Berglund Center. Luckily, Roanoke has an amazing foodie couple known as Mr and Mrs Hungry Asian who we came to know through our social media network a couple years ago. So...
by knoxfoodie | Mar 20, 2016 | Appetizers, Beef, Famous Chefs, Food, Pork, Preservation, veggies
We had the pleasure of meeting with Dustin Busby of Welsummer Brand recently at his Greenback, Tennessee headquarters. Chef Busby, a Blackberry Farm alum, and founder of Century Harvest Farms started his Welsummer Brand of artisan preserved foods including cured meat,...
by knoxfoodie | Mar 1, 2016 | Appetizers, Beef, Breakfast, Drink, Fish, Food, Knoxville, Pork, veggies
You all know we have some go-to spots that we find ourselves at multiple times a month and they are just so familiar, we forget to post about them. The Plaid Apron is one of those places. When people ask us for recommendations, they are always on the list. Drew and...
by knoxfoodie | Feb 7, 2016 | Appetizers, brewery, brewpub, craft beer, Drink, Entertainment, Eric, Food, Gather With ME, knoxfoodie, Knoxville, Mandee, Photography, Photos, Preservation, veggies
Saturday evening we were very fortunate to attend a preview night and fundraiser for the Legacy Parks Foundation at the soon to open Balter Beerworks. It was a chance for the Knoxville community to see what owner, Blaine Wedekind, and crew have in store for us when...