Comments on: The 90-year legacy of Regas touches on many fronts http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2009/07/09/the-90-year-legacy-of-regas-touches-on-many-fronts/ A blog by Cynthia Moxley Fri, 18 May 2012 12:26:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Bill Pryor http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2009/07/09/the-90-year-legacy-of-regas-touches-on-many-fronts/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Bill Pryor Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:54:37 +0000 http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/?p=666#comment-142 Regas's reputation for a high quality menu and impeccable service has always been a great drawing card. But my memories of Regas Restaurant might be a little different from that of most Knoxville residents. I recall it as a place where my friends and I frequently gathered late on Saturday nights. We would drive to Gay Street about 10 p.m., find a news boy - usually in front of the Farragut Hotel - and buy the Sunday editions of both local papers, the News Sentinel and Knoxville Journal. With papers in hand, we would head for Regas. It's hard for me to imagine now but, at that hour, we would order spaghetti and meatballs or some other filling item from the menu and eat heartily while digesting the sports page accounts of the UT football game which had taken place that afternoon. I feel sure we were sometimes there past closing time, but we were never given that impression by anyone there. I will always have fond memories of the camaraderie we experienced in those carefree days and how much the receptive atmosphere at Regas contributed to those happy times. Regas’s reputation for a high quality menu and impeccable service has always been a great drawing card. But my memories of Regas Restaurant might be a little different from that of most Knoxville residents. I recall it as a place where my friends and I frequently gathered late on Saturday nights. We would drive to Gay Street about 10 p.m., find a news boy - usually in front of the Farragut Hotel - and buy the Sunday editions of both local papers, the News Sentinel and Knoxville Journal. With papers in hand, we would head for Regas.

It’s hard for me to imagine now but, at that hour, we would order spaghetti and meatballs or some other filling item from the menu and eat heartily while digesting the sports page accounts of the UT football game which had taken place that afternoon. I feel sure we were sometimes there past closing time, but we were never given that impression by anyone there. I will always have fond memories of the camaraderie we experienced in those carefree days and how much the receptive atmosphere at Regas contributed to those happy times.

]]> By: Evelyn Miller http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2009/07/09/the-90-year-legacy-of-regas-touches-on-many-fronts/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Evelyn Miller Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:45:41 +0000 http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/?p=666#comment-141 I think that I have celebrated every possible celebration you can imagine at Regas Restaurant, from a quite romantic dinner with my husband for our anniversary to the graduation of our daughter from U.T. Yes I have celebrated many events there. Although, my most vivid memory is that I was having lunch there the day President John F. Kennedy was shot. It was if time stopped for a moment. A happier memory, however, is that my dear sweet husband built the beautiful oak bar many many years ago and the wood is just as pretty today as it was the day he finished it. Happy Birthday Regas! Evelyn Miller I think that I have celebrated every possible celebration you can imagine at Regas Restaurant, from a quite romantic dinner with my husband for our anniversary to the graduation of our daughter from U.T. Yes I have celebrated many events there. Although, my most vivid memory is that I was having lunch there the day President John F. Kennedy was shot. It was if time stopped for a moment. A happier memory, however, is that my dear sweet husband built the beautiful oak bar many many years ago and the wood is just as pretty today as it was the day he finished it. Happy Birthday Regas!
Evelyn Miller

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]]> By: Jennifer Burke http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2009/07/09/the-90-year-legacy-of-regas-touches-on-many-fronts/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Jennifer Burke Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:54:04 +0000 http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/?p=666#comment-139 At the age of nine, I walked into Regas one Christmas season and had my first fancy meal. Shrimp cocktail followed by a child's size portion of prime rib. And, a linen napkin to top it all off! I still smile when I think about getting dressed up in my patent leather shoes that winter long ago. Regas made me feel like I was dining in NYC at Tavern on the Green. I have since been to Tavern and can say that Regas is in the same league. It's the epitome of fine dining. At the age of nine, I walked into Regas one Christmas season and had my first fancy meal. Shrimp cocktail followed by a child’s size portion of prime rib. And, a linen napkin to top it all off! I still smile when I think about getting dressed up in my patent leather shoes that winter long ago. Regas made me feel like I was dining in NYC at Tavern on the Green. I have since been to Tavern and can say that Regas is in the same league. It’s the epitome of fine dining.

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