Restaurant articles are back after a six-year hiatus! For this one, I did something a little different for the Uncle Sam’s Immigrant Café website, which profiles immigrant… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Fresh Pot Café”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Steelpan Rastaraunt/Black Magpie Theory
It’s been a bit since I’ve done a restaurant review—but I’ve been working on some other projects in the meantime1—so I figured the Steelpan Rastaraunt and Black… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Steelpan Rastaraunt/Black Magpie Theory”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Elemental
Beginning as a bread baker at Chattanooga’s former—locally owned and sourced—Greenlife Grocery, Charlie Loomis soon rose to the rank of executive chef, carrying his position through its… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Elemental”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Crave Café & Bakery
Chattanooga’s first-ever gluten-free eatery recently opened in Warehouse Row’s food court, providing a quick-meal haven for those with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. Former local lawyer Karen Wilson learned of her own gluten… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Crave Café & Bakery”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Community Pie
After their successful ventures with Taco Mamacita and Urban Stack Burger Lounge, local restaurateurs Mike and Taylor Monen set their sights on Neapolitan pizza, opening Community Pie next to Miller Plaza last month. The… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Community Pie”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Alleia
With the Chattanooga fine-dining mecca of St. John’s Restaurant and Meeting Place already under his belt, Chef Daniel Lindley embarked on a new culinary quest in 2009.… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Alleia”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Chattanooga Street Tavern
Chattanooga Street was once the main route from LaFayette, Ga., to Chattanooga, creating a bustling economic center along the strip of road through the heart of LaFayette.… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Chattanooga Street Tavern”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken
Although many fried chicken places refer to their chicken as “famous,” Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken can actually back it up. After a chicken tattoo ad at the Lookouts Stadium was published by… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: TerraMae Appalachian Bistro
About 460 million years ago, a dramatic range of volcanoes rose up from the Earth’s crust from Georgia to Canada, building higher and higher toward the heavens… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: TerraMae Appalachian Bistro”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Kim’s Southern Restaurant
After 43 years in business, the employees of Red Bank’s Southern Restaurant hung up their aprons and retired their spatulas for—seemingly—the last time in October. However, a month later,… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Kim’s Southern Restaurant”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: The Apocalypse
The end of the Mayan long count was quickly approaching, but rather than prepping for impending doom, I decided to take The Apocalypse head-on. However, there were no polar shifts or judgmental horsemen because this Apocalypse… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: The Apocalypse”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Purple Daisy Picnic Café
Tony and Lisa Davis opened up the Purple Daisy Picnic Café in ’05 at the base of Lookout Mountain, converting an old service station to serve traditional… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Purple Daisy Picnic Café”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: The English Rose Tearoom
Residing in the former foyer of the Grand Hotel across from the Chattanooga Choo-Choo, The English Rose Tearoom—sharing the historic building with several apartments—has boasted an authentic… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: The English Rose Tearoom”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Ovalle’s Mexican Café
Native Guatemalan Erwin Ovalle opened Ovalle’s Mexican Café a few months ago in St. Elmo, fulfilling a dream of opening his own traditional Mexican bakery and café. After… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Ovalle’s Mexican Café”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Bea’s Restaurant
Although I’d say many longtime Chattanoogans are familiar with Bea’s Restaurant, its location is a bit out of the way for tourists. So, if you haven’t been,… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Bea’s Restaurant”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Urban Stack Burger Lounge
In 2010, Urban Stack Burger Lounge inhabited Chattanooga’s old Southern Railway Baggage Building down on the Southside, with owners Mike and Taylor Monen looking to remodel this… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Urban Stack Burger Lounge”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Bluegrass Grill
Nestled on East Main Street in Chattanooga’s historical Southside district, the family-run Bluegrass Grill has been serving up breakfast and lunch since October ’07. Retired orthodox minister Jonas Worsham’s culinary journey… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Bluegrass Grill”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Chattanooga Choo-Choo Dinner in the Diner
Chugging forward with a full head of steam, our restaurant roamin’ journey is going slightly touristy this time with a stop at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo. You see,… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Chattanooga Choo-Choo Dinner in the Diner”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Niedlov’s Breadworks
Bread: an ancient foodstuff with immense importance to the rise of humanity throughout history—not only in sustenance but also in many cultural, religious and political ways. There… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Niedlov’s Breadworks”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Bald Headed Bistro
Last week, I found myself roamin’ to Cleveland. I had heard that the Bald Headed Bistro was an extravagantly unique dining experience with some game meats on the… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: Bald Headed Bistro”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: NYPD—New York Pizza Department
Last Thursday, I thought I was going to be roamin’ to Hixson, but instead I found myself in New York. Oh, wait. Yeah, it was Hixson. My… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: NYPD—New York Pizza Department”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: The Den
Two giant lions have recently prowled into Harrison. These prideful statues are now resting along Highway 58, guarding their new home, The Den, a restaurant and tavern that… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: The Den”
Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: The Station House
Roamin’ up the old train tracks from my previous review across from the former train depot in LaFayette, last weekend I found myself back at the historic Chattanooga Choo-Choo.… Read more “Restaurant Roamin’ with Roman: The Station House”
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