Tennessee

Some places have a way of pulling you back long after your plate is clean. Downtown Franklin, Tennessee…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 16

Some of the best breakfasts in Tennessee are not found in big chains or fancy hotels. They are…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 16

Some places near Vanderbilt fill up fast on a random Tuesday night, and there is usually a good…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 16

Some shops let you breeze through in ten minutes. This one dares you to try. Tucked inside a…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 16

Tucked beneath a Tennessee mountain sits a limestone cave where guides crack dad jokes, salamanders wander the passageways,…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 15

There is a certain kind of lunch that slows the whole day down, and Tennessee tea rooms have…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 15

There is a barbecue counter in downtown Memphis where people from Kansas City, St. Louis, Texas, and even…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 15

Comfort food in the Smokies has a way of turning a quick pit stop into the memory folks…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 15

Some breakfast places try to reinvent the morning meal with trendy bowls and fancy names. Tennessee diners keep…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 15

There is something about a bowl of homemade vegetable soup that takes you straight back to a grandmother’s…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 15

Tucked along a quiet road in East Tennessee sits a restaurant so well hidden that people almost want…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 14

There is something honest about a cafeteria line. You grab a tray, look through the glass, and point…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 14

Small-town Tennessee still hides a few places where the clock seems to slow down, and one of them…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 14

Before big chains lined the highways, small-town general stores were where folks grabbed groceries, swapped news, and picked…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 14

Some restaurants chase trends, and others simply keep doing what they do best for decades until a whole…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 14

Some bakeries just sell dessert. Others feel like walking into a relative’s kitchen where the oven never stops…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 14

Some restaurants have been serving plates so long they practically qualify as historical landmarks. There is a spot…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 13

Small Tennessee towns tend to guard their best secrets in plain sight, tucked along a quiet Main Street…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 13

Tennessee takes its fried catfish seriously, and the true test of a good fish fry might just be…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 13

Country ham is one of those old Tennessee traditions that takes real patience, not shortcuts. Instead of rushing…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 13

Fried apples are one of those Southern breakfast sides that quietly steal the show. They land on the…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 13

Somewhere along a quiet street in middle Tennessee sits a wooden storefront where the clock seems to run…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 13

Some roadside spots stick around because they know exactly what they do best. Tucked into a small Tennessee…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 12

A rack of ribs cooked over real wood tends to gather a crowd, and one spot in Middle…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 12

Some of the best meals hide where you least expect them, tucked behind a plain door with a…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 12

Tennessee takes its steak seriously, and a great ribeye can turn an ordinary evening into a reason to…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 12

Fall in Tennessee comes with a very specific craving, and it usually starts with warm apple cider doughnuts…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 12

Pound cake has quietly become one of Tennessee’s best baking traditions, and some shops do it so well…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 12

There is a small town in East Tennessee where the oldest streets in the state still hum with…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 11

Tennessee takes its pie seriously, and nowhere is that more obvious than in the small-town diners where meringue…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 11

Some places in West Tennessee draw a crowd before the clock even hits eleven, and the parking lot…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 11

Some places hold onto the past in the best possible way, serving plates of comfort food that taste…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 11

Tennessee takes its fried catfish seriously, and the best plates rarely show up where you would expect. From…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 11

Some small towns hold onto their past better than others, and this one packs decades of history into…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 11

Somewhere in west Tennessee, a quiet lake sits ringed by pine forest, wooden boardwalks, and picnic tables just…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 10

Some meals stick with you long after the plates are cleared, and a good Southern kitchen has a…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 10

Blackberry cobbler is one of those Southern desserts that turns an ordinary lunch into a reason to loosen…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 10

Some of the best barbecue in West Tennessee sits along a highway where plenty of drivers pass by…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 10

Tucked into a small Tennessee town sits a corner spot that pulls double duty in the most charming…

By Caleb Whitaker · Sep 10