Guest writer Lori Trentham shows us that it doesn’t have to only be craft beer to quench your thirst and that nothing quite pairs with lawn work like an ice cold brew. We all know when that time of the year comes around. The air is warmer and the sky seems bluer. Birds start chirping…
Billy Watson our intrepid foodie and ethnic food aficionado found himself in Chicago recently. Lucky for us he stopped at Reza’s for some Mediterranean food. The Reza’s sign lights up the sidewalk outside the restuarant. Photo by Fabie de Silva Photography As the proverbial bear coming out of hibernation from the bitter cold of the southern…
We visit one of Knoxville’s best known English pubs and are pleasantly surprised to find more beers than we could dream to drink! “Tell me what who you are and I’ll show you your drink.” I ordered a Ruby brewed by Olde Hickory Brewery in North Carolina and had taken a cozy side booth at Union Jack’s…
It was the day after Valentines Day and we were wondering around downtown Asheville in search of some warmth. It was brutally cold but somewhere came the unmistakable thump thump of live music. Somewhere people were warm and having fun. We rounded a corner, the wind whipping, and found ourselves onthe doorstep to Burial Beer Co….
“You crafty bastard.” That was it. Aaron McClain and Jen Parker, the brains behind Knoxville’s soon to open nanobrewery found their name. Crafty Bastard Brewery will be something that Knoxville desperately needs. They won’t be huge, they won’t distribute across the country, and they might not have the same beers every month. …
Another city, another amazing burger, but is it really Washington D.C.’s best? Update 3/18/2018: According to reports Ray’s to the Third has closed its doors but delicious Ray’s burgers can still be found at Ray’s Hell Burger located at 449 K St NW in Washington, D.C. Word on the street is that the burgers are…
It took two trips to Jackson, Mississippi to really pin down why Lucky Town Brewing Company was so special to us. It was worth it. Lucas Simmons and Chip Jones of Lucky Town They only make a handful of beers and they can’t even sell those beers at the brewery so why did…
Cool Al’s is a simple burger joint on the outskirts of downtown Jackson that gave us probably the best burgers we had ever eaten. What is it about the burger that is so inviting, so casual, so reliable? Is it the years of marketing that has engrained in the American people that they are…
Babalu, tucked into an old school gymnasium, floored me with their delicious food and tableside guacamole. They could have possibly been the best carnitas I ever had. Well that’s a bold statement for me to make. I love carnitas, invariably ordering them every single time I visit a restaurant that even remotely resembles mexican…
[siteorigin_widget class=”kad_image_widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Brew Bites – Short reads about our long adventures. The first stop in Jackson was at a small hotel restaurant. It turned out to be the perfect jumping-off point. What do you think of when you think of Jackson? I bet your mind is overrun with images of racial inequality, poverty, fried fish,…