Category Archives: Knoxville

Stunning Lonesome Dove eatery opens Friday

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

The long awaited game restaurant, Lonesome Dove, located in the former Patrick Sullivan’s building in Knoxville’s Old City, will open to the public this Friday. A pre-opening cocktail party last night revealed the beautiful job Chef Tim Love and his … Continue reading →

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Clarence Brown in ‘Black and White’

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

The Clarence Brown Theatre this year took the theme for its annual fundraising gala from Truman Capote’s famous 1966 Black and White Ball held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. This one, however, was held at the Jackson … Continue reading →

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Museum of Art kicks off summer in style

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Our friends at the Knoxville Museum of Art have a good recipe for a successful party. Hire a rocking band. Get Holly Hambright to cater the food and The Pour Guys to handle the bar. Invite the governor. Voila! You’ve … Continue reading →

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Watermelon coolers, raw meat and Swedish women (What a conference, y’all!)

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Yes, dinner at Blackberry Farm is a main attraction of the Southern Food Writing Conference every year. But there’s a whole lot of other good eating and drinking during the two-day food fest. The goal of the whole thing: put … Continue reading →

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How to impress a food writer. (And me!)

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Of course you heard about the International Biscuit Festival earlier this month, but did you know that scores of journalists and other writers were in town a few days before that for the fifth annual Southern Food Writing Conference? Yep. … Continue reading →

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Biscuits bring bevy of bingers

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

The biggest crowd ever packed downtown Saturday to gorge themselves with biscuits large and small, savory and sweet. This is according to John Craig, the “biscuit boss” and founder of the International Biscuit Festival that closes several roads and turns … Continue reading →

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UT Gardens honor major donor — and peonies!

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

The weather gods smiled upon the UT Gardens Gala, thank goodness, as several hundred supporters gathered to raise money and also raise a glass or two to Henry McIlwaine Jr., whose generosity will fund a new pavilion on the Neyland … Continue reading →

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Emilia exudes excellence

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

For the longest time, downtown dwellers and aficionados have bemoaned the fact that, of all the great and diverse number of eateries located there, there has not been in ages even one honest to goodness upscale Italian restaurant — only … Continue reading →

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Elegant dining, uproarious stories

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Jeff Lee, the general manager of WBIR-TV Channel 10, took the podium at a recent Elegant Dining event to benefit the Knoxville Symphony. (He serves on the Symphony Board.) “Many times you see people on TV and you think you know … Continue reading →

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Hats off – or, in this case, on – to the Botanical Garden

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

How often do you go to a fundraiser that is virtually perfect? I went to one last week. It was the Hats in Bloom luncheon at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum. Why, you ask, was it perfect? Well, it … Continue reading →

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