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Noshing About: Roanoke, Virginia

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...

Noshing About: Welsummer Brand

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,...

Gnoshing About: Balter Beerworks and Legacy Parks Foundation Event

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...

Gnoshing About: Dead End BBQ

by knoxfoodie | Jul 22, 2015 | Appetizers, Beef, Breakfast, Drink, Food, knoxfoodie, Knoxville, Photography, Pork, Preservation, veggies

You can smell the aroma of hickory and oak from most anywhere on the western end of Sutherland Avenue. Since its opening six years ago, Dead End BBQ has become an increasingly popular lunch and dinner spot for West Knox families. We were recently invited to sample...

REVIEW – Umai Charcuterie Bags

by knoxfoodie | Aug 31, 2014 | Beef, Pork, Preservation

PLEASE NOTE: We were NOT paid or in any way compensated for this review. With our new charcuterie interest, we have been reading for some months about Umai Dry Bag products. The basic premise is that, using a FoodSaver style machine, you put your cured meat (or...