We made our way back to Knoxville to find what we thought was the last of the giant old Kay’s ice cream cone signs. We did better than that: we found two of ‘em. Continue reading »
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Cardin’s Drive-In, Knoxville TN
While the girlchild played, Marie and I enjoyed three hours of baby time exploring the east side of Knoxville. We visited her favorite pizza place anywhere, and made our way out to a popular and packed drive-in, where the best burger of the road trip was waiting for us. Continue reading »
Hoskins Drugs, Clinton TN
Marie’s job finally allowed us the opportunity to make a proper road trip out of her obligations, and we have a lot to say over the next sixteen chapters. This has been our biggest road trip since beginning the blog, and man alive, did we ever have a ball. First up, we travel back to the 1940s to visit a lunch counter that cooks a good burger and has a line out the door for their Wednesday special. Continue reading »
Kay’s Kastles, Soddy-Daisy TN
Here’s a chapter that I hope will spark nostalgic memories for anybody who grew up in eastern Tennessee or northern Georgia. Kay’s Ice Cream, and later Kay’s Kastles, with their iconic signs, were big treats for my family, and the stores have a very interesting history. Continue reading »
The Tomato Head, Knoxville TN
If you’ve been following our stories here, you’ve read that my son has returned to the Atlanta area and is living with us again. When we started the blog about a year ago, my son had been with his mother in Louisville, Kentucky, for about five months. We were glad to have him back for … Continue reading »
Pizza Palace, Knoxville TN
So I was reading the tie-in book for Guy Fieri’s Food Network TV series Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and I told myself, “Self, you totally need to eat at some of these places.” A few months after that, in the summer of ’09, Marie and I started talking about where we’d like to go for … Continue reading »
The French Market Crêperie, Knoxville TN
Oh, heck, I might have created a monster here. This past Saturday, Marie and I returned to Knoxville, one of our favorite cities, for a few hours to pick up my son for the Christmas break. We’d planned to leave my daughter in the care of her aunt and cousins, go have a couple of … Continue reading »
Petro’s Chili and Chips, Knoxville TN
As I was saying, I’ve written here before about loving the idea of regional specialties, and recipes that you just can’t find all over the country. I also love small regional chains that you can’t find at home. In this respect, Knoxville is one of my absolute favorite places to spot small-market fast food, particularly … Continue reading »
Nixon’s Deli, Knoxville TN
I’ve written here before about loving the idea of regional specialties, and recipes that you just can’t find all over the country. I’m starting to see that some of these, you have to look a little to find. For example, there’s Knoxville, a terrific city that I have visited better than a dozen times. Like … Continue reading »
