In writing about food, it teeters on cliché to reference the Proustian moment—that flash when, at the beginning of A Remembrance of Things Past, a mouthful of tea and madeleine …
Maple Hall celebrates its first “Bowliversary” with free bowling and a new space
Maple Hall, downtown’s one and only underground bowling alley, will celebrate its one-year anniversary in the best way possible: free bowling for everyone on Tuesday, June 27, from 10 a.m. …
The Mercury Guide to Knoxville’s Booming Breweries 2017
We’re suddenly living amid a burgeoning craft-brewery scene—here’s who’s brewing what in the Knoxville area. You should be able to sample their wares at Knoxville Craft Beer Week (June 10-18) and BrewFest (June 17). Alliance …
The Drawing Room’s Costa Rican chef has a way with pâté
I have an intimate relationship with a treadmill at the Downtown Y, which means that I’ve spent a fair amount of time watching the transformation of what was once on unattractive …
Merchants of Beer promises to push the local bar-food envelope—with spice and crickets
If you’ve passed by the corner of Central and Summit Hill in the last several months, you will have noticed that there are changes in the making at the shiny …