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Caratha Z. Buckner, founder of C’s Casa de Cigar, will host the Buck 333 Cigar Reveal on Saturday, November 7, from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Fancy’s Liquor & Bar, 121 Sivley Road in Hopkinsville. Buckner’s interest in cigars began in 2021 and grew into a passion for...
You know that moment when you open the freezer and find nothing but ice cubes and a lonely bag of peas? It happens to the best of us. Feeding a family these days can feel like a part time job. Grocery prices keep climbing, and your cart seems to shrink every week.
One shopper once bought a whole brisket here, tucked it in a carry-on bag, and flew it home to smoke. That tells you plenty about how much people trust this little meat counter. The doors open at 6 AM on weekdays. You can grab custom-cut steaks, barbecue ribs, a plate...
One farmers market on this list started out with just six vendors. Today it counts more than 90. I love that kind of glow-up, because it means a whole town kept showing up on Saturday mornings. Another market here pairs local chefs with nearby farmers for special tasting events. A...
One Tennessee Thanksgiving spread includes snow crab and smoked beef short ribs right next to the carved turkey. I did not expect seafood to crash the holiday party, and I love it. The surprises keep coming. One feast sits at the top of an aerial tramway ride. Another comes from...
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The holidays are here and so are the plans for menus to serve to guests. Thanksgiving and Christmas are both hefty meal holidays, and families are preparing to budget for groceries. Wells Fargo found that Thanksgiving meals are forecasted to be 0.4% lower in 2026,...
If you’re ordering your Thanksgiving groceries through Kroger Delivery, the total at checkout probably looks final. Here are the precautions Tennesseans should take when shopping at Kroger. Note: This is general information, not legal or tax advice. Kroger’s policies and local tax rates are subject to change. 1....
More than 100 items are available to choose from at this buffet, including scratch-cooked Southern favorites. That number alone made me stop scrolling. Prime rib and fresh salmon join the carving station on Friday evenings and throughout the weekend. These are regular weekend offerings, not just holiday specials saved for special occasions.
No membership card, no annual fee, and still the kind of bulk food that usually ends up in restaurant kitchens. That’s the deal at one Memphis grocery warehouse, and I think it deserves way more attention. The shelves carry big packs of meat, frozen favorites, snacks, and paper goods....
Forget the main course for a minute. In Tennessee, there’s a crispy, golden side dish that’s stealing the spotlight, and it’s worth hitting the road for. We’re talking about hush puppies, those irresistible little bites of fried cornmeal that somehow disappear from the table before anyone touches their catfish.
In Tennessee, bologna isn’t just something you toss between two slices of bread when the fridge is nearly empty. At the right roadside barbecue joint, it becomes the kind of sandwich people happily drive across town to eat. Picture a thick slice sizzling on a hot griddle, its edges...
One pizza stop on this list serves its pies inside a building raised in 1890. Another is a mountain bakery that sells cinnamon rolls in the morning and wood-fired pizza by the afternoon. I love that kind of surprise. Tennessee’s best autumn roads climb through mountain gaps, plateau towns, and...
What if the best steak on a barbecue menu got smoked first and grilled second? That two-step trick shows up at one mountain spot in Tennessee, and I can’t stop thinking about it. Another restaurant family brushes its steak with barbecue sauce and gives the dish its own family...
Krystal started in 1932 in a Chattanooga building just 10 by 25 feet. Criticize it or any other hometown chain in front of a Tennessean, and you’ll hear about it. Here are the regional restaurant chains Tennesseans will defend to anyone from out of state. 1. Pal’s Sudden Service...
Lavender cream tarts, earl grey cupcakes, and carrot cake share one small bakery case in Tennessee. Every single one is made without gluten or dairy, so nothing on that counter is off limits. The menu still reads like any good sweet shop. Blueberry muffins, cookie sandwiches, and custom cakes all...
One famous Tennessee kitchen serves its chicken and dumplings just one day a week. I love that kind of patience. It turns a humble bowl into a little appointment worth circling on the calendar. The other spots on this list feel just as personal. One pairs the dish with homemade...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - OpenTable recently released their top 100 restaurants in America for 2026 list. The list spans across 21 states including California, New York, Kentucky, Texas, Tennessee and more. Four restaurants were listed under Tennessee two were listed in Kentucky. All four Middle Tennessee restaurants are located in...
A Tennessee burger joint has followed a distinctive seasoned-grease cooking tradition dating back to 1912. I read that twice, and then I got very hungry. That’s more than a century of burgers sharing one cooking tradition. That grill is only one stop on this list. Elsewhere, a giant lazy...
A sandwich shop near Nashville lets you finish lunch with free soft serve ice cream. I find that kind of generosity pretty hard to resist. That little freebie made me curious about the bigger picture. Across Tennessee, sandwich chains keep winning fans with bread baked fresh, meats sliced to order, and subs pulled hot off the grill.