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Some of the winners of East Tennessee's Best - 2010

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Best of East Tennessee - Best Bartender
Bartender Patrick Leigh-Bell, of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, was voted Best Bartender in this year's EastTennessee's Best poll.

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  • East Tennessee's Best 2010 was published on October 15, 2010.
  • Best of East Tennessee - Best Bartender Bartender Patrick Leigh-Bell, of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, was voted Best Bartender in this year's EastTennessee's Best poll.
  • Voters chose Bliss on Market Square as the Best Boutique for clothing and accessories in East Tennessee.
  • Best Category We Missed – Best Soul Food, Chandler's Deli Charles Chandler slices ribs in the kitchen at Chandler's Deli on Magnolia in East Knoxville. The popular eatery was voted the winner for its soul food as Best Category (and Winner) That We Missed.
  • Best of East Tennessee- Best Hairstylist E. C. Crippen, foreground, of Belleza Salon and Spa, was chosen as Best Hairstylist in our poll.
  • Best of East Tennessee - Best Radio Sports Show The Best Radio Sports Show title went to Sports Talk with John Wilkerson and Jimmy Hyams, from left. The show airs on Sports Animal AM990/FM99., FM99.3.
  • Best of East Tennessee - Best Restaurant Ruth's Chris Steakhouse earned the title of 2010's Best Restaurant (When Someone Else is Buying).
  • Best of East Tennessee- Best Hot Dog David, owner of Dave's Dog House, fixes a hot dog for a customer on Market Square Mall in downtown Knoxville. Dave's hot dog business won Best Hot Dog in our poll.
  • Best of East Tennessee - Brad Blackwell Singer-songwriter Brad Blackwell was named as East Tennessee's Best Singer for 2010.
  • Best of East Tennessee - Best Bicycle Shop Biketopia owner Chris Luttrell poses with some of the goods that make his store East Tennessee's Best Bicycle Shop.
  • Best of East Tennessee- Best Men's Barbershop Marcus Blair, master barber, gives Tommy Wright a straight-razor shave at Frank's Barbershop, voted Best Men's Barbershop.
  • Best of East Tennessee - Best Doggy Daycare Hush Puppies Pet Service won the title of Best Doggy Daycare in this year's poll. Pictured are Trish Isabell, left, and her rat terrier Sophie and Suzanne Iasiello, right, and her boxer Corona.
  • Best of East Tennessee- Best Garden Nursery The watering-can sign at the entrance to Meadow View Greenhouse and Garden Center in Lenoir City is a local landmark. The business was voted Best Garden Nursery for 2010.
  • Best of East Tennessee- Best Hot Dog David, owner of Dave's Dog House, fixes a hot dog for a customer on Market Square Mall in downtown Knoxville. Dave's hot dog business won Best Hot Dog in our poll.
  • Best Coffee Shop – Starbucks The coffee at Starbucks, with locations like this one on Kingston Pike in Bearden, is our readers' choice for East Tennessee's Best.
  • Best Chinese – P.F. Chang's China Bistro won the title of Best Chinese restaurant in our 2010 East Tennessee's Best poll.
  • Best Bookstore - McKay Abby Lawson enjoys a book from her basket of selections at McKay's Used Books and CDs, voted best Best Bookstore in East Tennessee.
  • Best Bakery - Magpies Peggy Hambright. owner of Magpies, displays some of her miniature cupcakes. The north Knoxville establishment was voted Best Bakery in East Tennessee.
  • Best Wings - Wild Wing Café Caitlin Zyskowski shows off a fine basket of onion rings at Wild Wing Cafe, which won the titles of Best Wings and Best Sports Bar in our readers' poll.
  • Best Restaurant Wine Selection – Bistro By the Tracks Bistro By the Tracks was noted by our readers for having the Best Restaurant Wine Selection.
  • Best Free Wi-Fi – Panera Known for many tasty treats, Panera Bread is also our readers' choice for Best Free WI-FI Spot.
  • Best Pizza – Big Ed's Pizza Yusuf Irlandi makes a pizza at Big Ed's in Oak Ridge. Big Ed's won the Best Pizza Place category in the our 2010 poll.
  • Best Outdoor Festival – Boomsday Fireworks explode during Booms Day 2010 in downtown Knoxville. The event was voted the Best Outdoor Festival.
  • Best Fitness Center – The Rush Laura Thomlinson uses the climbing wall at the Farragut location of the Rush Fitness Complex, voted Best Fitness Center.
  • Best Downtown Hangout – Downtown Grill The patio draws a crowd at Downtown Grill and Brewery, voted Best Downtown Hangout in this year's poll.
  • Best Radio Personality – Marshall and Marisa Marshall Stewart and Marisa Lykins host the morning show on Love89 WYLV from their studio on Magnolia Ave. The duo won Best Radio Personality in our readers' poll.
  • Matthew Sipf earned the title of Best Server for 2010.
  • Chef Joseph Lenn of Blackberry Farm was voted Best Chef in our readers' poll.
  • Meadow View Greenhouse and Garden Center Manager Rodney Grugin stands in the greenhouse of the 2010 readers' choice for Best Garden/Nursery.
  • The 2010 Best Children's Clothing Store is The Children's Place, which sells merchandise for children ages newborn to 14.
  • East Tennessee boater-voters chose Concord Marina as Best Marina in our East Tennessee's Best poll.

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