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Retirees Are Finding Their People Over Water Volleyball And Clubhouse Activities At This Retirement Community In Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 31
Winter Mornings Feel Warmer At These 6 Tennessee Restaurants With Fireplaces And Coffee
By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 31
Eight Tennessee Meat-And-Three Cafes Where Lunch Has Looked The Same For Fifty Years
By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 31
Four Tennessee Barbecue Joints Where The Same Family Has Tended The Pit Since The 4s
By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 31
The Inside Scoop
The local spots finally getting their moment.
Our Picks
Our editors' favorite finds this week—the kind of places worth the drive.
Ask Any Trezevant Local About Small-Town Comfort Food And They’ll Send You To Mamaw’s Kitchen
Over In Bell Buckle, Tennessee, The Bell Buckle Cafe Keeps Small-Town Saturdays Alive
Knoxville’s Litton’s Has Served Burgers And Red Velvet Cake To Fountain City Since 1946
Is This Leiper’s Fork Store The Coziest Lunch Stop In Middle Tennessee? Puckett’s Original Thinks So
This Week's Find
Your Next Rainy Saturday Belongs At These 5 Retro Arcades Across Tennessee
Rain on a Saturday does not have to mean another afternoon stuck on the couch. Tennessee has a handful of arcades where pinball flippers, joysticks,...
By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 29, 2026
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Huge Mexican Plates Come Cheap At This Family-Owned Country Spot Tennessee Locals Call A Favorite
Some of the best meals in Tennessee are served far from any city traffic. Out in the countryside of Coffee...
By Caleb Whitaker on Oct 26
Blackberry Fried Pies And Old-Time Antiques Make This Rural Tennessee Country Store Worth Finding
Some places stay hidden on purpose, tucked down a back road in southern Middle Tennessee where the map gets quiet....
By Caleb Whitaker on Oct 26
Sevierville Locals Have Been Starting Their Mornings At Five Oaks… Rather, At Huck Finn’s? No, At Mel’s Diner
Every Smoky Mountain town has an argument that never quite ends, and around Sevier County it goes like this: where...
By Caleb Whitaker on Oct 25
Easy To Miss On South Third Street, This Memphis, Tennessee Soul Food Spot Serves Turkey Necks, Greens, And Hot Plates To Go
Some of the most talked-about plates in Memphis come from places with no flashy sign and no big parking lot...
By Caleb Whitaker on Oct 25
This Old-School Diner In East Nashville, Tennessee, Serves Down-Home Breakfasts Worth Leaving Downtown For
Downtown Nashville has plenty of shiny brunch spots, but some of the city’s most loyal breakfast fans skip them entirely....
By Caleb Whitaker on Oct 25
Ordering Tamales Is A Holiday Tradition At These 7 Tennessee Shops
In a lot of Tennessee homes, the holidays do not officially start until someone shows up with a bag full...
By Caleb Whitaker on Oct 25