After 30 years in the restaurant business one would expect a chef to look forward to being away from the kitchen.
Not Chef Seth Simmerman. Six months after retiring from Club LeConte in January 2006, Simmerman joined Chef Deron Little’s staff at Seasons Cafe. Full story »
LaCosta, 31 Market Square, will host a four-course wine dinner at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, and will showcase the wines of Leyda Vineyards. Full story »
Competitive corn bread cook-offs, carnival rides, arts and craft vendors, agriculture displays and eating contests are a sample of what guests can enjoy at the 14th annual National Cornbread Festival. Full story »
From noon-10 p.m. Saturday, March 20, Rita’s Italian Ice will celebrate spring by giving away free samples of Italian Ice. Full story »
Oodles Uncorked, 18 Market Square, will host a beer dinner featuring New Belgium beers at 6:30 p.m., March 23. Full story »
I’m not sure what’s up with Asian-cuisine restaurants these days. No one seems to be happy with a place that serves just Chinese food or just Japanese or just Thai. Fusion seems to be the thing to do lately, and the new Bangkok Tokyo has certainly jumped aboard that bandwagon with its Thai-Japanese concept.
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A four-course meal featuring wines provided by Farragut Wine and Spirits, will be held at 6:30 p.m., March 21, at Seasons Cafe, 12740 Kingston Pike. Full story »
Members of the Knoxville Jewish Alliance and the Jewish Outreach Institute will be giving away free samples and information regarding Passover from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 14, at Kroger, 4918 Kingston Pike, at Knox Plaza. Full story »
More than 100 cakes have been entered in The Great Cake Bake, a fundraising event to be held noon-5 p.m. at the L&N Train Station at World’s Fair Park. Full story »
Just when my list of new Knoxville restaurant prospects was running dangerously low, I heard about Cocoa Moon on Market Square. Full story »
The Academy Awards are on Sunday night, and that’s the time to pile up on the couch in pajamas to judge how other people look. It doesn’t even matter if you’ve seen the nominated movies. On Oscar night, we’re all experts in what not to wear. Full story »
Knox Baconfest 2010, hosted by Mockingbird Events, was held this past weekend. The two-day celebration of everything pork featured a Swine and Dine dinner on Friday, followed by a culinary competition and get-together on Saturday titled Bacon Bits.
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Breakthrough, a nonprofit company founded by parents of children with autism, will debut its first cookbook, “Bon Appetit from Breakthrough” at 7 p.m., March 13, at Redline Gallery, 11519 Kingston Pike. Full story »
A free demonstration on preparing seared lamb with creamy cabbage will be held at both Fresh Market locations during the month of March. Full story »
Each Sunday at noon, during the month of March, an instructor at Williams-Sonoma, 7600 Kingston Pike, will present a free technique class. Full story »
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