Wear Food as a Verb this Spring.

The softest t-shirts in town. A trucker hat unlike any other.

Michelin Awards Six Area Restaurants

From Sewanee to Main Street, six restaurants now belong to the Michelin Guide.

Respect the Full Circle: a Story of Roosters, Knives and Realization

"If you eat meat, you should be able to do this."

A New Food as a Verb Community

Extra content. exclusive events. engaged, big-hearted community.

Three People Feeding Thousands: a Loaves, Fishes and Food Bank Story

Welcome to the Food Bank's logistics team.

April 12, 2026

Breaking News: Chef Ashley Bottoms Becomes New Clumpies Owner

She's one of our city's most inventive chefs. Now, she's also the owner of Clumpies.

"My money's on you, girl."

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David Cook
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She's one of our city's most inventive chefs. Now, she's also the owner of Clumpies.

April 12, 2026

Breaking News: Chef Ashley Bottoms Becomes New Clumpies Owner

She's one of our city's most inventive chefs. Now, she's also the owner of Clumpies.

"My money's on you, girl."
April 5, 2026

A Love Letter to the Neighborhood: Three Women and our City's Saturday Market

A Saturday market is "fundamental to the framework of a healthy, local food scene."

Love letters need replies and responses.
April 3, 2026

Breaking News: Farm-to-Food-Bank Help

The Food Bank is asking for help.

A request to help farmers and food banks was excluded from the governor's drafted budget.
April 1, 2026

Our No Fools April Fools Edition

We start with two questions. How will you answer?

Half marathons, 1000s of trees, Easter at MSM and the finest video I've seen in a long time.
March 29, 2026

"I Feel Hopeful" — Inside Ag Day on the Hill

Legislator meetings, goat milk, hummus, Hollywood actors and hope.

“This is your Capitol. I hope you visit often and let your voices be heard.”
March 22, 2026

An Autopsy and Possible Resurrection: the First (and Second?) Food Hub

Local leaders opened a food hub in 2014. It closed two years later.

What happened? Why? What can we learn?

This Week's Leftovers

April 8, 2026

Loving Little America: We Start with You

Look at the beauty marks we've earned.

It's time to remember how lovely we are together.

Regional Farmers' Markets

Don't see your market?

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March 15, 2026

"Welcome to Rhea County" — Returning Home with Raven

The Western Sizzlin, gravel roads and an unforgettable Nonna.

Raven, are you a city girl or country girl?
March 8, 2026

30 Years of Lupi's and One (Not-So) Secret Ingredient

"That's trust and commitment to local!"

In 1996, a pizza place opened. Chattanooga would never be the same.
March 5, 2026

Southern Living and National Absinthe Day

It's National Absinthe Day.

Two distilleries, including Chattanooga's Gate Eleven, in this Southern Living story.
March 1, 2026

Seeding Ideas in the National Park City (and readers respond!)

The city is asking for 100 new ideas. But are new ideas what we need?

The honeymoon's over.
February 22, 2026

Howling in Marion County's National Park

Appalachian Conservation Institute is larger than some state parks.

"Welcome to the middle of nowhere."
February 18, 2026

McDonald Farm, LUNCH, 50/50 Wine Bar and Oregon

And it's Ash Wednesday.

What's the relationship between Hamilton County and Mayor Weston Wamp?
February 15, 2026

Valentine's, Skeletons and the Heart

Can we crack open the doorway to grief?

Let's talk to our skeletons and see what they have to say.
February 11, 2026

We Need Free Trees and Full Circle

A fabulous app, less expensive food, Valentine's caviar.

And the loss of 'Miss G.'
February 8, 2026

The Words Before Us: a Glossary for 2026

Nature. Wilderness. Development. Have they lost their meaning?

"We don't want to love to death the things we love the most."
February 4, 2026

A Few of our Favorite Beautiful Things

Do you have a list of the most beautiful places around?

And the Heavy Stones are the Patriots of skillet curling.
February 1, 2026

We Reap What We Sow, We Sow What We Reap

"It's not really about the milk, is it?"

Seeds are trustworthy. Seeds tell the truth.
January 28, 2026

Storm Stories and Skillets

Before the Olympics, there's skillet-curling.

Plus, new ice cream flavors and hints from the late-night power crews.
January 25, 2026

The High Life: James Beard, Niedlov's and Calliope

Miller High Life never tasted so good.

"A country girl and a scrawny kid wanting to save the world."
January 21, 2026

Breaking News: Two Local James Beard Seminfinalists

Chef Khaled AlBanna and the Niedlov's team named James Beard semifinalists.

First, the Michelin Guide. Now, James Beard seminfinalists.
January 21, 2026

Thinking of Friends, Thinking of You

Before the cold, here's a very warm note.

Gun violence, Josh Carter, an art-dinner and the warmest note.
January 18, 2026

The Threads Between Raised Beds and Raised Consciousness

Follow the thread, he said. And look what happened.

Where do you grow food when you're not allowed to do so?
January 14, 2026

Ephemera, Absinthe and Sighs: Oh, January

What's a sigh?

Chef Mallory Grimm's new cookbook along with a discount to see the Green Fairy.
January 11, 2026

Chasing the Green Fairy at Gate Eleven

Giddy-up, says Hemingway. Stop stalling.

One of the world's most notorious drinks, some of the South's most awarded spirits.
January 7, 2026

Some of the Top McDonald's on Earth? They're Local.

Plus, the Return of Mindful Spice!

Some of the world's finest franchises are right down the road.
January 4, 2026

Reporting from the Quiet Places: a Look Back at 2025

Roosters. Oysters. Awards. Hunger.

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