NOVEMBER 15, 2018
CHATTANOOGA'S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVE
FARM
TO TABLE HOW OUR RESTAURANTS
EMBRACE LOCAL SOURCING
MAD PRIEST OF
COFFEE ARTIST ANNA
CARLL
REAL ROOTS AUTUMN
2018
MUSIC
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE VOLUME 15, ISSUE 46 • NOVEMBER 15, 2018
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Moving Beyond Farm To Table It’s hard for me to talk about the “farm-to-table” movement without remembering the weekends my family would pile into our 1971 Pontiac Grand Prix and ride to the “curb market” just off of 11th Street.
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THE MAD PRIEST OF COFFEE
It can be blindingly easy to walk past. Another new place, another same ol’ same ol’. “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss sings;” the old adage.
THE REAL ROOTS MUSIC
Hyperbole has its place. By definition it is an exaggeration made to express emphasis, not to be taken literally. The overuse (or misuse) of hyperbole has had an unfortunate side effect.
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THE ART OF ANNA CARLL
“For some to think that we have dominance over the planet,” abstract artist Anna Carll says as she describes the inspiration for her new “Erosion Series”.
THE WAR THAT KEEPS ON
World War II is a veritable mine field when it comes to movie premises. In the simplest terms, the time period comes prepackaged with conventional heroes and villains.
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13 CHOW DINING GUIDE
35 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
7 JUST A THEORY
29 ART OF BUSINESS
35 JONESIN' CROSSWORD
10 ARTS CALENDAR
32 MUSIC CALENDAR
37 NEW IN THEATERS
12 ART OF BUSINESS
34 MUSIC REVIEWS
38 GAME ON!
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CITY LIFE · BETWEEN THE BRIDGES
Meet The Mad Priest Of Coffee Michael Rice wants to elevate the food and beverage world
By Alex Curry Pulse City Editor
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We want to represent the world. Coffee and cocktails both have long stories that start with growers and producers. We are only the end of a lengthy undertaking.”
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T CAN BE BLINDINGLY EASY TO WALK PAST. ANOTHER new place, another same ol’ same ol’. “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss sings;” the old adage. Another coffee shop, they come and go like morning dew.
It’s when we decide to stop and take a moment, when we peel back the layers of the proverbial onion, that we start to see what’s hiding in plain sight. Because some places are special. Sometimes, the new coffee shop has a vivid and important mission. The Mad Priest Coffee and Cocktails grips this mission with tenacious candor. The realization of what this place offers comes subtly, bit by bit. It would be all too easy to stop in, grab a quick coffee and be on your way. It would be easy to pass by the agglomeration of tequila and mezcal hand selected from the owner’s recent trip to Mexico. One could nonchalantly pass up the
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meticulously curated and heavily Belgian influenced draft beer selection. Perhaps even if you dive in head first, you could miss the highly educated staff and their knowledge of these different selections, their history, how they are made, and their purpose on these particular shelves. You could even miss the fact that, by supporting the Mad Priest, you are helping support a staff partially comprised of refugees from conflict-torn countries. The Mad Priest is full of intention. The longer I sat with Michael Rice, the intrepid owner of the new endeavor, the more intention I saw. “I have two goals with The Mad Priest,” Rice says. “Firstly, I want to cre-
ate sustainable careers in the service industry. Secondly, I want to elevate the food and beverage industry, especially pertaining to its location.” The new culinary establishment has gone above and beyond to push these goals into the realm of realism. They pay a higher base rate to their employees and they cover parking. They require more intensive training for their staff and provide them with educational opportunities. “We have an education fund for our staff per department,” he explains. “We encourage them to take classes, partake in nationwide competitions, and seek additional educational opportunities. It’s my responsibility to make sure people go home happy. I also empower my staff to learn the business. I am transparent with all finances and I encourage them to learn the business side of what we are doing.” It’s the small things that make a dynamic difference. Even the bar itself is designed with sustainability in mind. It limits unnecessary movements and uncomfortable positions so that the job is less physically strenuous on the staff. Both coffee and cocktails are world renowned for their complexity and process. “We want to represent the world,” Rice says. “Coffee and cocktails both have long stories that start with growers and producers. We are only the end of a lengthy undertaking. The drink that comes to the table is the end of the journey. We want to make the knowledge of the process available for those who care to learn it.”
Ice Ice Baby...Skates Ice On The Landing returns for the holiday season
Winter is coming my fellow Chattanoogans, and few things can make this frigid weather bearable. Warms drinks, hearty food, and lots of snow are all signs of a good winter except we’re obviously lacking with the latter. You’d have to travel far to find the powdery stuff, but the Chattanooga Choo Choo is yet again bringing us the next best thing. Starting this Friday at 6 p.m., Ice on the Landing is back at our historic train depot. The skating rink is 120’ x 40’ of open air and is a pic-
ture-perfect setting to end a night out on the town. From 6 to 7 p.m. on opening night, skaters can enjoy live holiday music performed by organist Buddy Skirk. After Friday, the skating doesn’t stop till January 21st. Get your loved-one out on the ice and mock them as they resemble a new-born deer. Or get the kids out on a surface that’s completely foreign to us Tennesseans. Just don’t pretend you’re an enforcer for the Predators and collide with a friend or two (or several).
The rink will be open every afternoon with varying closing hours on the weekdays. On Thursday and Fridays, it’s open from 2 to 11 p.m., from 10 a.m.to 11 p.m. on Saturdays, and from Noon to 9 p.m. on Sundays. It’s $10 for adults and $8 for children, and that comes with a pair of skates and a two hour minimum time on the ice. Exact times will adjust for the holidays; for more information, go to iceonthelanding.com. — Allan Duggar
Cons ider This w ith Dr. Rick “I’m sorry about yesterday,” she said. He hung on to his straps and shrugged. “Yesterday happens.” — Rainbow Rowell We can probably all agree that at least sometimes, forgiving is the worst…the hardest…the most challenging. We may walk around with the wounds of yesterday for weeks, years, decades! And yet, in forgiveness lies freedom. Without it, a cancerous bondage. Consider the following to be mantras or mini-meditations to help you on your own road toward forgiveness. “Forgiveness has nothing to do with absolving a criminal of his crime. It has everything to do with relieving oneself of the burden of being a victim. Letting go of the pain, we transform from victim to survivor.” — C.R. Strahan “I have learned that the person I have to ask for forgiveness from the most is myself. — Joy Bell “A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” — Robert Quillen “True forgiveness is when you can say, Thank you for that experience. — Oprah Winfrey
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COLUMN · JUST A THEORY
May The Force Be With You There are a lot of forces at play all around us in the real world
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ID YOU KNOW THAT JUST four forces make everything in the Universe work? It’s true! These are known as the “Fundamental Forces of Nature”, and this month, I’m going to give you a quick rundown of each one, starting with…
Steven W. Disbrow Pulse columnist
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If all this makes your head hurt, that’s okay. The universe is under no obligation to make sense, and sometimes it’s just straight up weird.”
THE STRONG FORCE Scientists aren’t generally known for their ability to “brand” things. With that in mind, it’s probably no surprise that the strongest of the four fundamental forces is called, “The Strong Force.” The purpose of the Strong Force is to bind atomic nuclei together. If you remember your basic high school physics, you’ll remember that an atomic nuclei is made up of some number of protons and neutrons. Neutrons have no charge while protons all have a positive charge. You may also remember that things with the same charge repel each other. So, you might expect all these protons to fly apart and everything in the Universe to disintegrate. That’s where the Strong Force comes in. The Strong Force overcomes the repulsion of all the positively charged protons and keeps them at just the right distance from each other so that the nuclei don’t fly apart. In fact, the Strong Force is kind of freaky, in that it gets weaker as the protons and neutrons get closer, and it gets stronger as they get further apart! While the Strong Force is the strongest known force, we don’t actually experience it in our daily lives (other than not suddenly flying apart), because it only operates at distances within the radius of the atomic nucleus. THE WEAK FORCE
Steven W. Disbrow is the proprietor of “Improv Chattanooga” on the South Side of town. He also creates e-commerce systems and reads comic books when he’s not on stage acting like a fool.
Next up is “The Weak Force”. The Weak Force doesn’t hold things together like the Strong Force, instead, it’s what allows elements to “decay” by changing
one element into another over time. For example, The Weak Force is what causes the Carbon-14 atoms to decay at a predictable rate (into Nitrogen-14 atoms), which forms the basis of Carbon-14 dating, which in turn allows us to accurately estimate the age of things. THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE The Electromagnetic Force is one force with two different, and familiar, “faces”: electricity and magnetism. Electricity is the flow of electrons (which have a negative charge) as they try to move from places that have a net negative charge, to a place that has a net positive charge. Magnetism is a force that presents itself as a field that either attracts or repels physical objects based on their own magnetic properties. Most of us have experience with this from simple iron magnets that we played with as kids. The relationship between these two seemingly different forces becomes apparent when you work out that one can create the other. For example, a magnetic field can be generated by passing an electric current through a coiled wire. We call this an “electromagnet”, and it’s the basis of things like audio speakers and MRI machines. More importantly, an electric current can be generated by moving a magnetic field across a wire. For example, a turbine (like one in a hydroelectric dam), will use water to spin magnets around coils of copper wires. This induces an electric current in the wires which is then distributed to the power grid. This electric current then powers the devices con-
nected to the power grid. GRAVITY Finally, we have gravity. Gravity is the force we have the most experience with in our daily lives, but it’s also the weakest force there is. (Don’t believe me? Take a fridge magnet and use it to pick up a paper clip. That fridge magnet is defeating the entire gravity of the Earth when it picks up that paper clip!) Gravity is odd, and can be thought of two different ways: Newton described it as a force that causes every mass in the universe to attract every other mass in the universe. Einstein described Gravity as a property of mass that “warps” space and time so that masses move towards each other. The more mass something has, the more it warps space-time, the more gravity it has. Both depictions are correct, though Einstein’s is more correct at really large scales. If all this makes your head hurt, that’s okay. The universe is under no obligation to make sense, and sometimes it’s just straight up weird. But, it’s nice that Science has been able to (mostly) work out how these four forces work, because without this knowledge, our civilization simply couldn’t exist!
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Art Of Anna Carll An ever changing, always amazing artist
Classic Comedy, Modern Twist The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Theatre Company is back and better than ever with their production of the classic French farce “Tartuffe”. The play was originally written in the 17th century but this adaptation is a little different to say the least. Instead of being set in 17th century France, this unique version is set in the 1990s and has a Southern Gospel element to it. Despite taking some liberties with the translation of “Tartuffe”, the main morals and themes will still be present and shine through in the production. The play revolves around a family that invites a guest, named Tartuffe, into their home. Everyone in the house can see how much of a hypocrite Tartuffe is except for the head of the household. The star of the play is UTC alumnus Blake Harris who graduated in 2011. He has returned to Chattanooga after graduating from CalArts with an MFA in Theatre Directing and is excited to return to UTC Theatre Company as an artist. You can see “Tartuffe” this Thursday, Friday or Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre. There will also be a matinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are 12 dollars but if you bring your student I.D. you can get in for 10. For more information on “Tartuffe”, visit utc.edu/theatre. — Ethan Palmer
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OR SOME TO THINK THAT WE HAVE DOMInance over the planet,” abstract artist Anna Carll says as she describes the inspiration for her “Erosion Series”, “Mother Nature will push her way back in if civilizations aren’t maintained.” By Jessie Gantt-Temple Pulse contributor
Anna interlaces the yin yang relationship of society and serenity to a complex representation in her Botanicals body of work especially the Urban Botanicals that include vibrant blues, soft reds and slate grays. A wonderful balance of industry and environment, cold and warmth is mixed within Anna’s multilayer repurposed pieces that give life to what was thought to have found its end. “Observing the natural decay of the life cycle has made me appreciate that within reduction, the more
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possibility there will be,” she says as we stroll through the studio. What is referred to in the art world as the Modern Botanical Movement, this style of art encapsulates natural elements like flora and fauna but for abstract artists, like Anna, the image does not develop into a pristine picture of a lush landscape. Anna’s work delves deeper into the environmental inspiration and takes botanical shapes like pods, leaves or blossoms and incorporates them with rustic texture into abstraction. “Once color and chaos is achieved across the surface, the pieces then go up on my painting wall where I
begin the reduction process,” she says as we walk over to a large scale work currently under construction. “Making these paintings is as much a physical experience as a psychological one.” The merge of colors and crisp lines are boldly impactful to leave any onlooker with a wanderlust to revisit the concrete jungle with a new perspective anticipating to find some hope of positive reconstruction. Anna also has a “Character Botanicals” collection that integrates text and symbols to add even more of an uncivilized civilization portrayal. She values Wabi-sabi, a traditional Japanese aesthetic that is derived from Buddhists which prefers the “acceptance of transience and imperfection” and therefore encourages the finished product to look incomplete.
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I embrace and process the nuances of this work and use the outcome as a vehicle to communicate a narrative about the natural world around me that exists outside of language,” Recently dabbling in book arts, which are more for her personal collection than for public purchase, Anna is enjoying manipulating an old art into a new media. “Leave Us” is currently displayed at the Jewish Cultural Center on 5461 North Terrace Road in Chattanooga. With thirty artists represented, the exhibit “Leaves” will be available now through November 29. Components utilized in her artistic expressions range from good old paint to 300 lb. watercolor paper to twine to rebar. “I embrace and process the nuances of this work and use the outcome as a vehicle to communicate a narrative about the natural world around me that exists outside of language,” Anna explains. Anna Carll said goodbye to the seasons of steady corporate work and left the graphic design grind in 1999, and began a new successful direction creating abstract art.
“More than twenty years ago before the days of Desktop Publisher, a graphic designer was required to physically draw,” she says. She continues to describe how computers were not an intricate part of daily work regiment nor to receive her degree. Once she saw the artistic demand change with the increase of technology, she decided to make an exit from the graphic design studios and went back to the drawing board. Living in the Highland Park area for the past six years, Anna has been making her mark in the Chattanooga arts community as she is a member of the Association for Visual Arts as well as FLAG: Friends of Local Artists and Galleries (Chattanooga). Recently partaking in the Gallery Hop a few weeks ago, Anna collaborated with five other artists to showcase their skills. With her work consistently requested at York & Friends Fine Art Gallery in Nashville, Anna
has not had opportunities to set up regularly occurring exhibits in Chattanooga however her art can be seen in collections at the Erlanger Medical Mall and the Edwin Hotel. “Although most demands in Chattanooga are for traditional art like landscapes and still life,” Anna explains, as her style is abstract and therefore not as frequently solicited locally, “the market is starting to mature.” Anna, with some other beloved artist friends, will have a pop up gallery exhibit during Mainx24 in the Tempus Gallery at 61 East Main Street on Saturday, December 1st from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To offer one-of-a-kind gift options, she will have several smaller, more affordable pieces available alongside some wall mounted, massive creations. Peruse her works on her website at annacarll.com or reach out to her for a studio visit at annacarllfineart@gmail.com.
THU11.15 “Long Christmas Ride Home”
Some parts very raw and troubling, some parts painfully relatable. 7:30 p.m. Barking Legs Theatre 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org
FRI11.16 “Over the River & Through The Woods”
Examining the heart of family—just in time for Thanksgiving. 7:30 p.m. The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. bapshows.com
SAT11.17 Artful Yoga Emily Bourland helps you fall into the season with a fun yoga event at the Hunter Museum. 1:30 p.m. The Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View huntermuseum.org
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR THURSDAY11.15 Art Wise: Gallery Walk with the Artists 6 p.m. The Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View (423) 267- 0968 huntermuseum.org ChattaNeuter Fundraiser 7 p.m. The Feed Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. (423) 531-7719 feedtableandtavern.com PSC Presents Bill Lea 7 p.m. St. John’s United Methodist 3921 Murray Hills Dr. (423) 344-5643 chattanoogaphoto.org “Long Christmas Ride Home” 7:30 p.m. Barking Legs Theatre 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org “Tartuffe” 7:30 p.m. Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre 752 Vine St. (423) 425-4269 utc.edu/theatre Greg Morton 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Alcoholics Not Anonymous Comedy Open Mic 8 p.m. Barley Taproom 235 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 682-8200 chattanoogabarley.com Country Line Dancing Class 8 p.m. Westbound Bar 24 Station St. (423) 498-3069 westboundbar.com
FRIDAY11.16 North Shore Holiday Open House and Scavenger Hunt 10 a.m. Chattanooga’s North Shore
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Squeeze My Cans Frazier Ave. northshorechattanooga.com Food Truck Fridays 11:30 a.m. Miller Park 928 Market St. millerparkplaza.com Out On 8th 5 p.m. West Village 802 Pine St. (423) 424-1831 westvillagechattanooga.com Ice on the Landing 6 p.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo 1400 Market St. iceonthelanding.com “Long Christmas Ride Home” 7:30 p.m. Barking Legs Theatre 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org “Tartuffe” 7:30 p.m. Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre 752 Vine St. (423) 425-4269 utc.edu/theatre “Over the River & Through The Woods” 7:30 p.m. Back Alley @ The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA (706) 996-8350 bapshows.com Greg Morton 7:30, 9:45 p.m. The Comedy Catch
1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Squeeze My Cans 8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8543 theatrecentre.com Improv “Movie” Night : Underdog Sports Movie! 8 p.m. First Draft Theater 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Ruby Falls Lantern Tours 8:30 p.m. Ruby Falls 1720 S. Scenic Hwy. (423) 821-2544 rubyfalls.com A Good, Old Fashioned Improv Show 10 p.m. First Draft Theater 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com
SATURDAY11.17 5k Run to Remember 8 a.m. Tennessee Riverpark 4301 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 265-3600 North Shore Holiday Open House and Scavenger Hunt 10 a.m.
Chattanooga’s North Shore Frazier Ave. northshorechattanooga.com Christmas in North Georgia Craft Show 10 a.m. The Colonnade Center 264 Catoosa Cir., Ringgold, GA (706) 935-9000 colonnadecenter.org Red Wolf Feeding and Talk Noon Reflection Riding Arboretum 400 Garden Rd. (423) 821-1160 reflectionriding.org Thanksgiving Community Dinner 1 p.m. St. Paul A.M.E. Church 2514 Williams St. (423) 267-6869 stpaulamechatt.org Artful Yoga: Falling Into the Season with Emily Bourland 1:30 p.m. The Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View (423) 267- 0968 huntermuseum.org “Tartuffe” 2, 7:30 p.m. Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre 752 Vine St. (423) 425-4269 utc.edu/theatre Seeing the Collection Through the Artists’ Eyes 2 p.m. Hunter Museum of American Art
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR 3813 Dayton Blvd. (423) 401-8115 movementartscollective.com Ice on the Landing 6 p.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo 1400 Market St. iceonthelanding.com Chalkboard Lettering: Thanksgiving Menu 6 p.m. Chattanooga Workspace 302 W. 6th St. (423) 413-8978 thechattery.org
TUESDAY11.20 Get it in the Cornhole Tournament 10 Bluff View (423) 267- 0968 huntermuseum.org Get it in the Cornhole Tournament 3 p.m. Brew Market & Beer Garden 1510 Riverside Dr. (423) 648-2739 brewmarketchatt.com Ice on the Landing 6 p.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo 1400 Market St. iceonthelanding.com Autumn in West Village 6 p.m. West Village 802 Pine St. westvillagechattanooga.com Greg Morton 7:30, 9:45 p.m. The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com “Long Christmas Ride Home” 7:30 p.m. Barking Legs Theatre 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org “Over the River & Through The Woods” 7:30 p.m. Back Alley @ The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA (706) 996-8350 bapshows.com Squeeze My Cans
8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8543 theatrecentre.com Your Stories 8 p.m. First Draft Theater 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Improv vs. Standup 10 p.m. First Draft Theater 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com
SUNDAY11.18 North Shore Holiday Open House and Scavenger Hunt 10 a.m. Chattanooga’s North Shore Frazier Ave. northshorechattanooga.com Chattanooga Market 10 a.m. First Tennessee Pavilion 1826 Carter St. (423) 648-2496 publicmarkets.us Free Fiddle School 2 p.m. Fiddlers Anonymous 2248 Dayton Blvd. (423) 994-7497 “Long Christmas Ride Home” 2:30 p.m. Barking Legs Theatre
1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org Squeeze My Cans 2:30 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8543 theatrecentre.com “Over the River & Through The Woods” 2:30 p.m. Back Alley @ The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA (706) 996-8350 bapshows.com Ice on the Landing 6 p.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo 1400 Market St. iceonthelanding.com Greg Morton 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Peppa Pig Live! 8 p.m. Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. (423) 757-5580 tivolichattanooga.com
MONDAY11.19 Autumn Belly Dance Session 5:45 p.m. Movement Arts Collective
Wake Up & Run 6 a.m. Fleet Feet Sports 307 Manufacturers Rd. (423) 771-7996 fleetfeetchattanooga.com Tuesday Night Chess Club 6 p.m. Downtown Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 643-7700 chattilibrary.com Paths to Pints along the Riverwalk 6:30 p.m. The Tap House 3800 St. Elmo Ave. taphousechatt.com
WEDNESDAY11.21 Main Street Market 4 p.m. 522 W. Main St. mainstfarmersmarket.com Naughty Knights Chess Meetup 7:30 p.m. The Bitter Alibi 825 Houston St. (423) 362-5070 thebitteralibi.com Open Mic Comedy 8 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • NOVEMBER 15, 2018 • THE PULSE • 11
THE ART OF BUSINESS
Pet Parents Find A Home With TheHowl.co Brook Brown
Pulse Assistant Editor
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Combining animal advocacy with edgy, entertaining, and sometimes wacky lifestyle content, it’s the go-to site for links to all area animal shelters and rescues, and boasts a bounty of additional resources.”
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F THERE’S ONE BEING FOR WHOM my love (and my budget) knows no bounds, it’s my dog, Hank. That quirky, attention-loving little noodle is the love of our lives; he’s the light in the darkness after a bad day at work, and the exclamation point on the happiest of times. For you 80,000 animal lovers in the Chattanooga area whose love for your dogs and cats also knows no bounds, Dana Shavin understands you. She created TheHowl.co for people just like us. TheHowl.co is a new, locally-focused website that offers an abundance of information for pet parents and animal lovers of all stripes. Combining animal advocacy with edgy, entertaining, and sometimes wacky lifestyle content (you’ll find fortune cookie poop bags in the Howl.co gift guide; you’ll get the low-down on goat and kitten yoga by people who have been there and done that), it’s the go-to site for links to all area animal shelters and rescues, and boasts a bounty of additional resources. There’s a listing (with links) to restaurants that allow you to dine with your dog; information on how to report animal abuse when you see it; a lost pet network; ways to get involved in animal causes on the local and national level; and trail reviews written by local people who have been on those trails with their dogs and can tell you exactly what to expect. And that’s just the beginning. You’ll find emergency numbers, a section called Vet Talk where area vets will be weighing in on medical issues, information about local wildlife rehabilitators, a section for and about cats, and a dog behaviorist/ trainer who answers your training questions right on the site. TheHowl.co also has a community calendar which lists fundraisers and other pet-friendly events happening area-wide.
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Dana says she created TheHowl.co as a kind of homage to all the dogs, cats and horses that stood by her throughout the years. “I started out my career as a therapist and psychological examiner, after which I became a full-time artist, editor, and freelance writer,” (she has been a monthly columnist for the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 2002). “I’ve lived way out in the country on horse farms, in dicey city neighborhoods, and in suburbia; but wherever I was living, whatever I was doing, I was always anchored by my animals. They got me through some scary times in my twenties; and some of my happiest memories are wrapped around them as well,” she says. Over the years she’s volunteered for various animal organizations in the community, including painting a mural on the walls of The Adoption Option at Northgate Mall years ago, painting one of the cat rooms at McKamey, and donating art to countless fundraisers. But she always wanted to do more. When a boyfriend/fellow dog lover started Seattle Dog Spot, Dana knew she’d found her calling. She teamed up with Phyllis Mescon, “a fellow animal lov-
er and true visionary,” and together they attended Co-Lab’s nine-week Co-Starters program. After five intensive months, TheHowl.co was born. The Howl is advertiser-supported. Businesses can choose from banner ads, side-page ads, and sponsored content. There are other ways to support the work of The Howl as well, including by purchasing their signature black and white T-shirts and hoodies, locally sourced and printed with Dana’s original art logo; purchasing tributes to meaningful people and/or animals for The Howl’s Tribute Wall, and by simply donating. “The Howl is the perfect ad spot for businesses wanting to reach pet lovers, active individuals, the outdoorsy, the health conscious, and those who hike, play, eat and drink in the Chattanooga area,” says Dana. “And pretty soon we’ll be looking to do some cross-promotional events with area businesses. We have big plans!” Check out the TheHowl.co, and follow them on Facebook and Instagram at Howl Chattanooga. And next time you’re looking for the perfect activity, gift, or dog-friendly restaurant, remember: Don’t Google it. Howl it!
CHOW AUTUMN 2018
CHATTANOOGA’S PREMIER
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CHATTANOOGA'S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVE
Autumn 2018 Dining Guide Moving Beyond Farm To Table .................... 16
The Tap House ............................................... 20
Bluewater Grille ............................................. 18
The Ice Cream Show ...................................... 21
Brewhaus Gastropub ..................................... 19
Chattanooga Restaurant Listings ............... 21
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COVER STORY
Moving Beyond Farm To Table How Chattanooga's restauranteurs have embraced local sourcing
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T’S HARD FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT THE “FARM-TO-TABLE” movement without remembering the weekends my family would pile into our 1971 Pontiac Grand Prix and ride to the “curb market” just off of 11th Street. By Mike McJunkin Pulse contributor
Farmers lined the concrete docks, sitting on the back of their trucks, acknowledging you with an almost imperceptible nod as you eyed bushel baskets of Silver Queen corn, purple runner beans, and carefully filled pint baskets of bright yellow summer squash, deep red tomatoes, watermelons, cantaloupes, and other seasonal vegetables. This usually meant I would be conscripted to help string, shuck and otherwise prepare these vegetables for canning, freezing or “puttin’ up”—but I loved it. I loved wandering the aisles of the curb market, I loved choosing just the right produce from the piles of potential candidates, and I loved sitting on my grandmother’s screenedin porch on red, lattice rockers and prepping vegetables until my hands “just tuckered out.” I loved it because when I dug into a meal that included that Silver Queen corn or those bright yellow squash, I had a connection from the farm to my plate. I didn’t become aware of the phrase “farm-to-table” until I visited Chattanooga’s now shuddered “212 Market” in the early ‘90s. I was unaware of Alice Water’s groundbreaking restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley. I had given virtually no thought to Carlo Perini’s Slow Food Movement. At that point, I didn’t even know who
Jeremiah Tower was. Like most of us, I had lost my connection to the sources of my food. Sure, I intellectually knew food came from farms, but over time I had become removed from it in the most practical of ways—I couldn’t tell you how my dinner got from the farm to my plate. Now, almost thirty years later, you would have to have been living under a Golden Corral-shaped rock to not feel the effects of the farm-to-table movement. National chains like McDonald’s and Wendy’s jumped on the locally-sourced food marketing bandwagon long ago, and some local restaurant menus go to absurd lengths to reassure diners of the provenance of their ingredients, detailing the type of feed, parental lineage, birthday, favorite color and name of the chicken you’re having for dinner (last night I ate Colin—he was delicious). But in spite of attempted hijackings by corporate marketing departments and the absurd lengths some restaurants have resorted to, farm-to-table has very honorable roots. When some of the first restaurants began listing the names of farms on their menus in the early ‘70s, it was to help people reestablish the link between the farms, seasons, and flavors of the food being served. They wanted to credit every link in the chain of events that led to the meal being served. The philosophy at the heart of the farm-to-table movement is the belief
that food should be produced by local farms and delivered directly to restaurants. “People love feeling a connection to their food, and seeing a farmer’s name on the menu gives them that connection,” says St. John’s Executive Chef Rebecca Barron. “We mistakenly believe that it’s this new, hip thing, but consider Alice Waters: the grandmother of farm to table cooking. She’s been a living example of it at Chez Panisse since 1971.” There is, however, no single agreed upon definition that restaurants have to adhere to in order to label themselves a farm-to-table or farm-to-fork establishment. Ocia Hartley, owner and Executive Chef of Syrup & Eggs explains that, “The words “fresh” or “natural” do not mean local, I want to see the name of the farm and perhaps which specific
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items your business supports using. We use the local products that make sense cost wise and will elevate the guest’s eating experience. Chattanooga maintains reasonable prices on eggs, local pork, mushrooms, herbs, and flowers that all come from within 30 miles of our restaurant.” But after thirty years, has the farmto-table label been drained of any real meaning? Have restaurants and supermarkets overused the term, turning it into another hollow buzzword like “naturally flavored” “responsibly grown” or “farm fresh?” Has farm-to-table simply become a trend capitalizing off the concerns of consumers who have become “woke” to issues with sustainability, supply chain transparency, animal welfare, and the effect of local food chains on local economies, food nutrition and health?
Reducing farm-to-table to simply a trend doesn’t do the movement justice. Using locally sourced ingredients, like the ones I grew up picking from the curb market and roadside vendors, was the norm prior to the wave of processed, convenience foods taking over grocery store shelves. Americans became enamored with convenience over nutrition while obscene amounts of fat, sugar, and salt made their way into the typical American diet behind a deceptive veil of effortless preparation. When the inevitable health and lifestyle consequences began to surface after decades of unhealthy eating, a new attitude came to fruition and farm-to-table began making real food cool again. The farm-to-table movement has essentially mimicked the trajectory of the modern organic food movement, which really began to get traction in the ‘70s and has experienced phenomenal growth in the years since. For decades, organic food was a niche product confined to a small section in the supermarket, where patchouli reeking hippies and bubble boy moms would shop for cruelty-free chia seeds and free-range Himalayan mustard seed sprouts. Fast-forward to 2018 and “all organic” supermarkets are commonplace across the country. We’re seeing a similar trajectory for locally-sourced, farm-to-table foods. In fact, the National Restaurant Association (the other NRA) reports that one in five consumers are willing to pay more for local food, 41 percent say locally sourced ingredients influence their choice in restaurants, and items related to locally sourced foods have been in their top 5 consumer spending categories for the last five years. In our region, the concept behind the farm-to-table movement has been an easy sell to most customers, but creates challenges for restaurants that want to embrace it.
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Smart diners know the difference between a local tomato that was picked two days ago and has never seen a refrigerator versus a hot house tomato that was gassed to make it turn pink.” “It’s a lot of work to have five farmers’ numbers in your phone in addition to your broadline produce provider,” explains Nathan Lindley, owner of Public House in downtown Chattanooga. “It’s easy to say but hard to do. However, smart diners know the difference between a local tomato that was picked two days ago and has never seen a refrigerator versus a hot house tomato that was gassed to make it turn pink.” Buying locally produced food requires a lot of extra effort from chefs and owners, while placing additional demands on local farmers. Purchasing local food means developing a supply chain different from the one used for procuring widely-distributed foods, requiring both buyer and seller to be open to new ways of doing business.
Buying locally raised meat, for example, typically depends on creating personal relationships with the farmer and butcher that require close coordination and frequent communication along the supply chain—this is in addition to the long list of other duties pulling at the time of a busy restaurant manager or chef. Restaurants also face the limitations of the local food supply because of seasonality. While farms in California are able to produce year-round, for regions such as the South (along with the majority of the US) not every farm can produce crops or supply animals year-round. This means chefs must juggle the time and resource intensive process of dealing with multiple suppliers throughout the year and adjusting menus to adapt to the reality that
the local versions of some products, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, are sometimes only available during certain times of the year. To meet these challenges, some restaurants have begun to start their own farms to provide ingredients for their restaurants, calling this approach “farm-to-table 2.0.” In urban areas, this can mean gardening in nontraditional spaces, like rooftops and small, empty areas of the restaurant’s lot using hydroponics and aeroponics to grow a variety of fruits, grains and vegetables. Although this requires some special equipment to keep plants stable and healthy, it can also produce high yields that can more effectively meet the demands of a popular restaurant. Here in the Tennessee Valley, the difficulties and challenges of offering locally sourced foods is not just worth the extra effort, it’s part of the tradition that so many of us grew up with—those exciting trips to the curb market; the overall clad elderly gentleman I only knew as Mr. Dotson that would come around to my grandmother’s house in his sputtering Chevy 3100 pickup, drop the tailgate, and offer up beautiful produce straight from his farm; the days spent at my extended family’s farm, picking corn and digging potatoes until my hands were sore and my fingernails spackled with mud—those memories are front and center when I eat locally produced foods and they remind me once again of the connection I have to my food, whether I call it farm-to-table or not. Mike McJunkin is a native Chattanoogan who has traveled abroad extensively, trained chefs, and owned and operated restaurants. Join him on Facebook at facebook.com/ SushiAndBiscuits
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CHOW AUTUMN 2018
Bluewater Grille
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re you looking for an authentic seafood restaurant in downtown Chattanooga? Well, look no further because Bluewater Grille is what you are looking for and more. Bluewater Grille has been open for over 12 years and has been a hot spot for seafood and craft beer ever since. Bluewater Grille has a chef driven menu that can accommodate any customer that is dining with them. Great seafood doesn’t have to be picky and Bluewater Grille recognizes that and adapts to its customers tastes buds. There are multiple daily specials, lunch and dinner included. “We have a chef driven menu with daily specials, lunch and dinner. We are also focused on craft cocktails, craft beer, and high quality wines along with a great weekly happy hour, probably one of the best in Chattanooga,” said General Manager Kane Weathers. Happy hour lasts from Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. 18 • THE PULSE • NOVEMBER 15, 2018 • CHOW DINING GUIDE • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM
This includes two dollars off of all beers and all of the house cocktails are 6 dollars. This also includes two dollars off wine by the glass so it is a deal that you cannot miss. There is a ton of open air bar seating at Bluewater Grille, and they just revamped their menu for the fall and winter seasons. Some of the items include a crab stuffed halibut, a cedar planked salmon, and reintroducing the tavern shrimp. One thing that Bluewater Grille is emphasizing is their brunch menu. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday Bluewater Grille will be serving their brunch menu. This includes their steak breakfast bowl, along with French toast and the crowd favorite crab benedict. If you are interested in a Chattanooga brunch and live music, check out Bluewater Grille. Bluewater Grille is located at 224 Broad Street in downtown and if you need any more information, check out bluewaterchattanooga.com.
CHOW AUTUMN 2018
Brewhaus Brewpub O
ctoberfest may be long gone, but Brewhaus on Frazier Avenue offers the taste of Deutschland all year around. And with the weather getting cold, few things will give you the holiday glow like sizzling bratwurst and a massive mug of hefeweizen. Since 2011 Brewhaus has fumigated the North Shore air with smells of smoked sausage and juicy hamburgers. While it’s founded with food of the fatherland in mind, Brewhaus adds a bit of Americana to their lineup of mouthwatering meals and drinks. Massive Bavarian pretzels the size of dinner plates, hot pork schnitzel sand-
wiches, honey bacon deviled eggs, a glockenspiel cheeseburger, pimento cheese sandwiches: all this and much more are on the menu. Regulars know to stop by for halfliter drink specials every Monday. At the top of the list is the Weihenstephan hefeweizen. It’s as tasty as it is difficult to pronounce. With the mildest hints of banana, it has full body taste that is still drinkable and light. A perfect combination is the fat sampler plate featuring a Bavarian pretzel, kraut balls (which are like German hush puppies), and brat sliders served with zesty mustard and
melted cheese. While Brewhaus has several TV’s, the best seat is the back patio that looks out over Coolidge Park and the Walnut Street Bridge. There’s also plenty of patio seating outside that are perfect for your four-legged friends. They’re open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.,
on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to Midnight, and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with brunch ending at 2 p.m. And on Wednesday the 28th, Brewhaus will be hosting a “Wicked Weed Takeover”. It’s all just another reason to love the unique tastes Brewhaus offers.
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CHOW AUTUMN 2018
The Tap House W
hen you first enter the rustic doors to The Tap House it’s easy to forget that you are entering a bar with thirty beers on draft. That’s because of the unique and special atmosphere that it has to offer. It is not uncommon to see people conducting business meetings, children playing with their parents in the game corner, or just a couple of friends catching up over a delicious pint in a laid back setting. This is not your average bar; The Tap House is so much more. Located in the historic St. Elmo district, The Tap House provides a family friendly envi-
ronment with a wide variety of beers, including ciders and gluten free options. “I call it a pub atmosphere,” says the owner Chris Calhoun, “The tables were made the way they are so that you could sit down next to a stranger and leave as friends. The kind of atmosphere where beer brings people together.” In addition to the thirty beers on tap, there are ciders and kombucha on draft, plus other gluten free options. According to Calhoun, there is also a possibility for wine in the near future. If wine does make an appearance at
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The Tap House, you can bet it will be coming out of a tap. The Tap House also serves snacks such as hummus and pita chips, a variety of paninis, as well as a unique Guinness infused cheese plate. The menu is constantly evolving, and they are extending their kitchen hours to
keep up with the high demand for pub food. The Tap House is an excellent place to grab a drink with a friend or even make some new ones. For more information about the beers on draft or their hours of operation visit taphousechatt.com.
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The Ice Cream Show
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is the time for indulging. Halloween is simply a primer for the sweet tooth season that’s upon us. Thankfully there’s a little shop right in the downtown area that’s got us covered (with sprinkles that is.) Located at the southern end of the Walnut Street Bridge at 105 Walnut Street is the Ice Cream Show. If you have trouble finding it, just follow the heavenly aroma of freshly made waffle cones. If you come for the main attraction, the Ice Cream Show lets you create your own concoction of deliciousness. You start with your choice of vanilla or chocolate ice cream or yogurt. Then you can add in over 40 different flavors and enjoy it in a cup or cone. And there’s too many flavors to name! A popular treat is the massive waffle cone packed with blended strawberry ice cream and chunks of cookie dough and almonds. If you added in
only one flavor from each category, there could be over 14,500 combinations. It’s smorgasbord of sweets that, as Guy Fieri would say, takes you straight to flavor town. But that’s just the ice cream. The Ice Cream Show also makes an assortment of traditional café drinks like Americanos, chai lattes, and espressos. And then there’s the specialties: Aztec Mocha, Affagato, Dulce de Nooga, and of course… much more. Each are their own unique and sweet mix. Be sure to try the Purple Fog: black tea with lavender syrup and steamed half and half. It’s a perfect remedy to counteract the sugar high of the ice cream. Their café can pump you up for the workday or chill you out on the way home. The hours are 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. from Monday Saturday and 1 to 11 p.m. on Sundays. And there is never a bad time to stop by. THE PULSE • CHOW DINING GUIDE • NOVEMBER 15, 2018 • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • 21
Chattanooga Restaurant Guide 1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 485-3050 1885grill.com 2 Sons Kitchen & Market 422 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 661-8709 2 Squares a Day 3399 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 697-7595 3rd Deck Burger Bar 201 Riverfront Pkwy., Pier 2 (423) 266-4488 chattanoogariverboat.com A Bountiful Harvest 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 876-1922 Abuelo’s Mexican Food Embassy 2102 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 855-7400 abuelos.com Acropolis Mediterranean Grill 2213 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 899-5341 acropolisgrill.com Aji Peruvian Restaurant 5035 Ooltewah Ringgold Rd. (423) 396-3919 ajiperuvianrestaurant.com Alex’s Thai Food & Sushi Bistro 26 E Main St. (423) 803-0999 All-American Grilled Delivery 3507 Ringgold Rd. (423) 698-2040 all-americangrilleddelivery.com Alleia 25 E. Main St. (423) 305-6990 alleiarestaurant.com American Draft 1400 Market St. (423) 498-4001 choochoo.com Amigo Mexican Restaurant 5450 Hwy. 153 (423) 875-8049 5794 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-5435 1906 Dayton Blvd. (423) 870-9928
We strive to make our listings accurate, but things change. We recommend you call in advance or visit websites before visiting any restaurant.
3805 Ringgold Rd. (423) 624-4345 amigorestaurantonline.com Ankar’s Downtown 510 Broad St. (423) 266-0017 Ankar’s Hoagies 5018 Hixson Pike (423) 876-7158 4764 Hwy. 58 (423) 894-3808 5966 Brainerd Rd. (423) 899-3074 ankarshoagiesonline.com Applebee’s 5606 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 553-9203 356 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 875-8353 2342 Shallowford Village Rd. (423) 499-1999 applebees.com Aretha Frankensteins 518 Tremont St. (423) 265-7685 arethas.com Armando’s 8018 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 899-3705 1814 E. Main St. (423) 629-9218 4767 Hwy. 58 (423) 894-1413 7330 Hixson Pike (423) 842-0479 7032 Lee Hwy. (423) 855-0772 1105 Lafayette Rd. (706) 861-2252 5700 Ringgold Rd. (423) 867-5950 Asia Buffet 6901 Lee Hwy., Ste. 112 (423) 499-8865 Ayala Mexican 1832 Taft Hwy. (423) 886-0063 Back Inn Café
412 E. 2nd St. (423) 265-5033 bluffviewartdistrict.com Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar 1924 Gunbarrel Rd. #104 (423) 475-5948 baddaddysburgerbar.com Bar Louie 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 855-4155 barlouieamerica.com Bea’s Restaurant 4500 Dodds Ave. (423) 867-3618 pulleybones.com Beast + Barrel 16 Frazier Ave. (423) 805-4599 beastandbarrel.com Beef O’Brady’s 5958 Snow Hill Rd. #100 (423) 910-0261 ooltewahbeefobradys.com Bela Lisboa 417 Frazier Ave. (423) 682-8365 belalisboa.com Biba’s Italian Restaurant 5918 Hixson Pike (423) 843-0001 bibasitalian.com Big Chill & Grill 103 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 267-2445 bigchillandgrill.com Big Jeff’s BBQ 4272 Bonny Oaks Dr. (423) 771-7814 Big River Grille & Brewing Works 222 Broad St. (423) 267-2739 2020 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 553-7723 bigrivergrille.com Big Table 118 Cross St. (423) 634-0772
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bigtable.net Blue Orleans Seafood Restaurant 1463 Market St. (423) 757-0088 blueorleansdowntown.com Blue Plate 191 Chestnut St. (423) 648-6767 theblueplate.info Bluegrass Grill 55 E. Main St. (423) 752-4020 bluegrassgrillchattanooga.com Bluewater Grille 224 Broad St. (423) 266-4200 bluewaterchattanooga.com Boathouse Rotisserie & Raw Bar 1459 Riverside Dr. (423) 622-0122 boathousechattanooga.com Boccaccia Restaurant 3077 S. Broad St. (423) 266-2930 boccacciarestaurant.com Bonefish Grille 2115 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 892-3175 bonefishgrill.com Bourbon Grill 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 468-2064 Broad Street Grille 1201 Broad St. (423) 424-3700 chattanooganhotel.com Brewhaus 224 Frazier Ave. (423) 531-8490 brewhausbar.com Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-9878 budssportsbar.com Buffalo Wild Wings 120 Market St.
(423) 634-0468 5744 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-3338 buffalowildwings.com Buffet King 5230 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-8816 Café Lemont 801 Dodds Ave. (423) 629-1388 Café on the Corner 826 Scenic Hwy. (423) 825-5005 cafeonthecornerlookoutmountain.com Canyon Grill 28 Scenic Hwy. #189 (706) 398-9510 canyongrill.com Carrabba’s Italian Grill 2040 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 894-9970 carrabbas.com Cashew 149A River St. (423) 355-5486 cashewchattanooga.com Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken 526 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 752-9198 champyschicken.com Charlie’s Restaurant & Lounge 8504 Dayton Pike (423) 842-9744 charliesrestaurantlounge.com Chattanooga Billiard Club Downtown 725 Cherry St. (423) 267-7740 cbcburns.com Chattanooga Billiard Club East 110 Jordan Dr. (423) 499-3883 cbcburns.com Chattanooga Brewing Company 1804 Chestnut St. (423) 702-9958 chattabrew.com Chatter Box Cafe 1817 Market St. (423) 504-8927
Cheddar’s 2014 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 805-2233 cheddars.com Chef Lin Buffet 5084 South Terrace (423) 510-1998 cheflinbuffet.com Chicken Salad Chick 629 Market St., Ste. 101 (423) 668-0098 chickensaladchick.com 1820 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 468-3729 chickensaladchick.com China Cafeteria 511 Market St. (423) 265-1522 China Garden Restaurant 4839 Hwy. 58 (423) 894-6776 China Gourmet 321 Browns Ferry Rd., Ste. B (423) 821-8500 chinagourmetchattanooga.com China House 7601 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-8670 China Moon 5600 Brainerd Rd. (423) 893-8088 chinamoontn.net China Rose 9203 Lee Hwy. (423) 238-1268 gochinese.com Chili’s 408 Market St. (423) 265-1511 5637 Brainerd Rd. (423) 855-0376 1921 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 892-6319 123 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 877-4344 chilis.com Choo Choo Bar-B-Que 6410 Hixson Pike (423) 843-9554 3951 Ringgold Rd. (423) 629-1313 7910 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 553-8888 900 Appling St. (423) 622-1802 Chop House 2011 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 892-1222 thechophouse.com
Chubby’s Barbeque 3801 Rossville Blvd. (423) 867-4422 City Café Diner 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191 7641 Lee Hwy. (423) 485-8222 citycafemenu.com HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. (423) 362-8335 hificlydeschattanooga.com Community Pie 850 Market St. (423) 486-1743 communitypie.com Conga Latin Food 26 E. Main St. (423) 201-4806 Cookout 5390 Hwy. 153 (866) 547-0011 5001 Brainerd Rd. (423) 893-0371 Couch’s Barbecue 8307 Old Lee Hwy. (423) 238-4801 Countryside Café 8223 Mahan Gap Rd. (423) 344-8646 countrysidecafe.net Coyote Jack’s 1400 Cowart St. (423) 668-6807 coyotejackssaloon.com Crazy Buffet 5104 Hixson Pike (423) 763-1311 Crust Pizza 3211 Broad St. (423) 756-4040 100 Signal Mtn. Rd. (423) 710-3780 crustpizza.com Daved’s Deli 7639 Middle Valley Rd. (423) 842-9088 Dish T’Pass 302 W. 6th St. (423) 309-5353 dishtpass.com Dixie BBQ 1530 W. Boy Scout Rd. (423) 842-4025 Dockside Café 8411 Harrison Bay Rd. (423) 344-9998 dockside-cafe.com Dorado Cuisine & Spirits
801 Pine St. (423) 531-4653 Dos Amigos 3208 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 495-1802 Dos Bros 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 803-4000 5591 Hwy 153 Ste. 160 (423) 498-2040 4450 Frontage Rd. NW (423) 464-5196 1700 Broad St. (423) 498-5600 Dub’s Place 4408 Dayton Blvd. (423) 875-3151 Easy Bistro & Bar 203 Broad St. (423) 266-1121 easybistro.com Edley’s BBQ 205 Manufacturer’s Rd. (423) 498-2772 edleysbbq.com/chattanooga Einstein Brothers Bagels 7737 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 355-5380 5237 Hixson Pike (423) 877-2447 einsteinbros.com El Cortes Mexican Restaurant 9203 Lee Hwy. (423) 238-6655 El Meson Restaurante Mexicano 2204 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 894-8726 248 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 710-1201 elmesonrestaurant.com El Metate 5922 Hixson Pike (423) 842-1400 9332 Dayton Pike (423) 332-3190 1238 Taft Hwy. (423) 886-0054 Embargo 62 301 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 551-4786 embargo62bar.com Epicurean Restaurant 4301 Ringgold Rd. (423) 622-4139 theepicureanrestaurant.com Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que 2122 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 954-3227 famousdaves.com
Fiamma Pizza Company 405 N. Market St. (423) 713-7742 Figgy’s Sandwich Shop 805 Chestnut St. (423) 266-8675 Firebirds Wood Fired Grill 2107 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 308-1090 firebirdsrestaurants.com Firehouse Subs 3849 Dayton Blvd. Ste. 101 423) 877-2345 6025 E. Brainerd Rd. Ste. 110 (423) 893-3473 1820 Gunbarrel Rd. Ste. 700 (423) 475-5491 5546 Hwy. 153 (423) 803-5999 firehousesubs.com Fireside Grille 3018 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-9898 First Watch 1825 Gunbarrel Rd. #100 (423) 362-5951 300 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 763-1800 firstwatch.com Five Guys Burgers & Fries 124 Stuart Rd. (423) 476-4878 401 Broad St. (423) 531-8267 2020 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 664-3500 5110 Hixson Pike (423) 870-7772 fiveguys.com Flatiron Deli 706 Walnut St. (423) 266-2620 flatiron-deli.com Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. (423) 602-5980 flyingsquirrelbar.com Food Works 205 Manufacturers Rd. (423) 752-7487 foodworksrestaurant.com Forbidden City 2273 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 305-1087 forbiddencitytn.com Formosa Restaurant 5425 Hwy. 153
(423) 875-6953 formosarestaurant.com Fortune House Restaurant 1238 Taft Hwy. (423) 517-8999 Fresh Pot Cafe 5425 Hwy. 153 (423) 805-3773 Frothy Monkey 1400 Market St. (423) 680-6343 frothymonkey.com Fuji Japanese Steak & Sushi 2207 Overnite Dr. (423) 892-2899 5437 Hwy. 153 (423) 531-3183 fujisteakchattanooga.com Hibachi Express 7401 E. Brainerd Rd. #100 (423) 508-8033 hibachiexpresschattanooga.com Glen Gene Deli 5748 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-9997 glengene.com Good Dog 34 Frazier Ave. (423) 475-6175 eatatgooddog.com Greek Plate Gyro’s 14 W. Kent St. (423) 541-1800 Greg’s Sandwich Works 6337 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 551-8634 gregssandwichworks.com Griffin Footlong Hot Dogs 847 E. Main St. (423) 265-5280 Hair of the Dog Pub 334 Market St. (423) 265-4615 hairofthedogpub.net Heaven & Ale 304 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 602-8286 heavenandalebrewing.com Heavenly Wings 5231 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-9949 chattanoogawings.com Hennen’s Restaurant 193 Chestnut St. (423) 634-5160 hennens.net Herman’s Soul Food 3821 Brainerd Rd.
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(423) 624-5715 hermanssoulfood.com Hickory Pit BBQ 5611 Ringgold Rd. (423) 894-1217 hickorypitbarbecue.com Homefolks Restaurant 8981 Dayton Pike (423) 332-5724 Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy. (423) 468-4192 thehonestpint.com Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant 8652 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 899-4878 Hooters 5912 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-8668 hooters.com Ice Cream Show 105 Walnut St. (423) 702-5173 theicecreamshow.com Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 5621 Brainerd Rd. (423) 892-0404 5035 Hixson Pike (423) 875-047 5425 Hwy. 153 (423) 875-0404 yourichiban.com IL Primo 1100 Hixson Pike (423) 602-5555 primochattanooga.com Imperial Garden Restaurant 2288 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 499-9333 India Mahal Restaurant 5970 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 510-9651 Innside Restaurant 800 Chestnut St. (423) 266-7687 Jason’s Deli 2115 Gunbarrel Rd., #14 (423) 296-1096 jasonsdeli.com Jimmy John’s 973 Market St. (423) 305-6900 5111 Hixson Pike (423) 602-7827 330 Frazier Ave. (423) 682-7778 7407 Igou Gap Rd. (423) 803-1000
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jimmyjohns.com J Alexander’s Restaurant 2215 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 855-5559 jalexanders.com J. Gumbo’s 5123 Hixson Pike (423) 760-3995 jgumbos.com Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 682-8198 Jack’s 3530 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-6888 eatatjacks.com Jefferson’s 618 Georgia Ave. (423) 710-1560 jeffersonsrestaurant.com Jenkins Country Style Buffet 4134 Ringgold Rd. (423) 629-5449 jenkinsbuffet.com Jersey Mike’s 5510 Hwy. 153 (423) 321-8145 2260 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 286-5133 5975 Elementary Way (423) 521-5292 jerseymikes.com Jet’s Pizza 3600 Hixson Pike (423) 757-1616 jetspizza.com Kabob-ster 1408 Gunbarrel Rd., #111 (423) 475-5370 kabob-ster.com Kacey Home Cooking 6921 Lee Hwy. (423) 490-0896 kaceyhomecooking.com Kanpai of Tokyo 2200 Hamilton Pl. Blvd. (423) 855-8204 kanpaioftokyo.com Karl’s Family Restaurant 5100 Hixson Pike (423) 875-5506 Kenny’s Southside Sandwiches 1251 Market St. (423) 498-5888 kennyssandwiches.com Kumo Hibachi & Sushi
6025 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 468-3385 kumochattanooga.com La Altena 8644 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 893-9047 314 W. Main St. (423) 266-7595 615 Commercial Ln. (423) 877-1477 Lakeshore Grille 5600 Lake Resort Terrace (423) 710-2057 lakeshoregrille.com Las Margaritas 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 756-3332 4604 Skyview Dr. (423) 892-3065 Lenny’s Grill & Subs 1913 Gunbarrel Rd. #101 (423) 899-5539 5659 Brainerd Rd. (901) 753-4002 lennys.com Lillie Mae’s Place 4712 Dayton Blvd. (423) 875-8999 Little Tokyo Express 4516 Hixson Pike (423) 874-0500 Local 191 191 Chestnut St. (423) 648-6767 local191.com Logan’s Roadhouse 3592 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-2948 504A Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 875-4443 logansroadhouse.com Lois’s Lounge & Restaurant 3013 Dodson Ave. (423) 698-4982 Longhorn Steakhouse 5771 Brainerd Rd. (423) 490-0573 5583 Hwy. 153 (423) 870-2722 longhornsteakhouse.com Los 3 Amigos 3536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 521-7676 Los Potros 5611 Ringgold Rd. (423) 296-2229 lospotrosrestaurant.com Lucky’s Bar & Grill 2536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 825-5145
Lupi’s Pizza Pies 406A Broad St. (423) 266-5874 2382 N. Ocoee St. (423) 476-9464 5504 Hixson Pike (423) 847-3700 1414 Jenkins Rd. (423) 855-4104 9453 Bradmore Ln. (423) 602-7499 lupi.com Mad Philly 5959 Shallowford Rd. (423) 531-9449 Maggie G’s 400 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 757-7722 Main Street Meats 217 E. Main St. (423) 602-9568 mainstreetmeatschatt.com Maple Street Biscuit Company 407 Broad St. (423) 362-5380 2114 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 713-9368 maplestreetbiscuits.com Marsha’s Backstreet Café 5032 Brainerd Rd. (423) 485-7911 Mary’s Lounge 2125 McCallie Ave. (423) 493-0246 Mayan Kitchen 507 Broad St. (423) 682-7835 mayankitchen.com Mayo’s Restaurant & Lounge 3820 Brainerd Rd. (423) 624-0034 McAlister’s Deli 2288 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 510-8299 541 Signal Mountain Rd. (423) 265-2003 mcalistersdeli.com Mean Mug 114 W. Main St. (423) 825-4206 205 Manufacturer’s Rd. (423) 498-1157 meanmugcoffee.com Mellow Mushroom 205 Broad St. (423) 266-5564 2318 Lifestyle Way (423) 468-3737 mellowmushroom.com
Memo’s 430 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 267-7283 Merv’s Burgers 8968 Dayton Pike (423) 451-3033 33 Legion St. (706) 952-2202 Merv’s Restaurant 713 Mountain Creek Rd. (423) 877-0221 Mexiville 809 Market St. (423) 805-7444 mexivilletn.com Mexi-Wing VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 296-1073 mexi-wingchattanooga.com Mike’s Hole in the Wall 525 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 475-5259 mikesholeinthewall.com Milk and Honey 135 N. Market St. (423) 521-3123 milkandhoneychattanooga.com Mimi’s Deli 5023 Hixson Pike (423) 877-8700 Mindy B’s Deli 828 Georgia Ave. (423) 521-7932 mindybsdeli.com Mission BBQ 1926 Gunbarrel Rd. #108 (423) 933-3098 mission-bbq.com Moe’s Southwest Grill 1820 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 553-6930 5510 Hwy. 153 (423) 875-8757 moeschattanooga.com Mojo Burrito 3950 Tennessee Ave. (423) 822-6656 1800 Dayton Blvd. (423) 870-6656 9447 Bradmore Ln. (423) 531-6656 mojoburrito.com Molcajete Mexican Restaurant 6231 Perimeter Dr. #127 (423) 760-8200 molcajeterestauranttn.com Moss Place II 711 Tunnel Blvd. (423) 493-9006 mossplace2.com
Mountain City Club 729 Chestnut St. (423) 756-5584 mountaincityclub.org Mr. T’s Pizza & Ice Cream 3924 Tennessee Ave. (423) 821-5084 mrtspizza.com Ms. Debbie’s Nightlife Lounge 4762 Hwy. 58 (423) 485-0966 Mrs. B’s Reggae Cafe 3103 Broad St. (423) 702-5808 mrsbsreggaecafe.com Naked River Brewing Co. 1791 Reggie White Blvd. (423) 541-1131 nakedriverbrewing.com New China Buffet & Grill 3536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-6988 531 Signal Mountain Rd. (423) 756-8788 newchinabuffechattanooga.com New China Restaurant 3710 Ringgold Rd. (423) 495-1818 1900 Broad St. (423) 267-5941 New York Pizza Dept. 5731 Hwy. 153 (423) 531-8830 indoughwecrust.com Nick’s Deli & Marketplace 5149 Hixson Pike (423) 877-5818 Niedlov’s Breadworks 215 E. Main St. (423) 756-0303 niedlovs.com Nikki’s Drive Inn 899 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 265-9015 Noodles & Pho 5450 Hwy. 153 (423) 531-3462 Nooga-Q Smokehouse & Grille 301 Signal Mtn. Rd. (423) 752-1935 nooga-q.com Nourishpoint 1308 Hanover St. (423) 498-2900 nourishpoint.com O’Charley’s 5031 Hixson Pike (423) 877-8966 2340 Shallowford Village Dr.
(423) 892-3343 ocharleys.com Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom 250 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 877-3450 2006 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 352-9095 oldchicago.com Old Saigon 2601 Dayton Blvd. (423) 876-0322 Olive Garden 2200 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 899-7707 5525 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-7704 olivegarden.com Outback Steakhouse 501 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 870-0980 2120 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 899-2600 outback.com Panera Bread 417 Market St. (423) 266-2253 620 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 877-0223 1810 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 899-2253 panerabread.com Parkway Pourhouse 801 Riverfront Pkwy. (423) 498-5300 parkwaypourhouse.com Penn Station East Coast Subs 5241 Hwy. 153 (423) 485-3536 penn-station.com P.F. Chang’s 2110 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 242-0045 pfchangs.com Pickle Barrel 1012 Market St. (423) 266-1103 picklebarreltn.com Pizza Brothers 501 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 269-7900 Pizzeria Cortile 4400 Dayton Blvd. (423) 682-8278 pizzeriacortile.com Poblano’s Mexican Cuisine 551 River St. (423) 490-7911 poblanoschattanooga.com
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Portobello’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzaria 4976 Hwy. 58 (423) 499-6001 portobelloschattanooga.com Portofino Italian Restaurant 6407 Ringgold Rd. (423) 499-9696 portofinoschatt.com Provino’s Italian Restaurant 5084 S. Terrace (423) 899-2559 provinos.com Public House 1110 Market St. (423) 266-3366 publichousechattanooga.com Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant 1041 W. Aquarium Way #110 (423) 708-8505 puckettsgro.com Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe 4001 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 822-6477 purpledaisycafe.com Rafael’s Italian Restaurant 3877 Hixson Pike (423) 508-8561 9607 Dayton Pike (423) 332-4559 orderrafaelsitalian.com Rain Thai Bistro 6933 Lee Hwy. (423) 386-5586 rainthaibistro.com Red Lobster 2131 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 870-2371 2200 Bams Dr. (423) 490-3488 redlobster.com Red Robin 2100 Hamilton Pl. Blvd. (423) 296-2520 redrobin.com Rib and Loin 5946 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-6465 5435 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-7675 ribandloin.com Rice Box 3600 Hixson Pike, #104 (423) 305-0855 riceboxchattanooga.com
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Ricko’s Pizzeria and Italian Cuisine 10330 Dayton Pike (423) 682-8050 River Street Deli 151 River St. (423) 756-3354 riverstreet-deli.com Riverside Catfish House 18039 Hwy. 41 (423) 821-9214 Rob’s Restaurant & Lounge 5308 Dayton Blvd. (423) 875-6164 Rodizio Grill 439 Broad St. (423) 777-4999 2100 Hamilton Pl. Blvd. (423) 498-3999 rodiziogrill.com Ruby Tuesday 5595 Hwy. 153 (423) 875-2480 rubytuesday.com Rumors 3884 Hixson Pike (423) 870-3003 Ruth’s Chris Steak House 2321 Lifestyle Way (423) 602-5900 ruthschris.net Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina 2115 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 894-7144 252 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 661-8600 9032 Old Lee Hwy. (423) 910-5167 salsaritas.com Sawasdee Thai Restaurant 4008 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 822-9001 Scottie’s Diner 8855 Dayton Pike (423) 498-1659 Scottie’s on the River 495 Riverfront Pkwy. (423) 269-7487 scottiesontheriver.net Sekisui 1120 Houston St. (423) 267-4600 sekisuiusa.com Seoul: Korean and Vietnamese Cuisine 6231 Perimeter Dr.
(423) 855-9113 Shane's Rib Shack 9448 Bradnmore Ln., #108 (423) 591-7427 shanesribshack.com Shogun Japanese Steak & Sushi 1806 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 296-6500 shogunchattanooga.com Shuford’s BBQ 11320 Dayton Pike (423) 451-7102 Shuford’s Smokehouse 924 Signal Mountain Rd. (423) 267-0080 shufordsbbq.com Sidetrack Restaurant 3514 Hixson Pike (423) 414-2690 sidetrackhere.com Silhouette's Bikini Sports Bar & Grill 1401 E. 23rd St. (423) 622-6734 Sing It or Wing It 410 Market St. (423) 757-9464 singitorwingitchattanooga.com Sitar Indian Cuisine 200 Market St. (423) 894-9696 sitarchattanooga.com Sky Zoo 5709 Lee Hwy. (423) 521-2966 chattazooga.com Slick’s Burgers 309 E. Main St. (423) 760-4878 Sluggo’s North Vegetarian Cafe 505 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 752-5224 Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill 2225 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 893-7850 smokeybones.com Sofa King Juicy Burger 1743 Dayton Blvd. (423) 490-7632 sofakingjuicyburger.com Solarium Cafe 122 E. 10th St. (423) 710-2925 solariumcafe.com Southern Burger Co.
9453 Bradmore Ln. #101 (423) 825-4919 southernburgerco.com Southern Star 1300 Broad St. (423) 267-8899 southernstarrestaurant.com Southern Traditions Restaurant 3224 Dayton Blvd. (423) 877-9295 Southside Pizza 612 E. Main St. (423) 498-2193 Southside Saloon and Bistro 1301 Chestnut St. (423) 757-4730 southsidesaloonandbistro.com Southside Social 1818 Chestnut St. (423) 708-3280 thesouthsidesocial.com State of Confusion 301 E. Main St. (423) 760-3473 soconfusion.com Steamboat Super Sandwiches 5950 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-6355 812 Broad St. (423) 756-8388 Sticky Fingers 2031 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 899-7427 420 Broad St. (423) 265-7427 stickyfingers.com St. Elmo Deli & Grill 3931 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 825-5555 elmodeli.com St. John’s Meeting Place 1274 Market St. (423) 266-4571 stjohnsrestaurant.com St. John’s Restaurant 1278 Market St. (423) 266-4400 stjohnsrestaurant.com Stir 1444 Market St. (423) 531-7847 stirchattanooga.com Sugar’s Ribs 2450 15th Ave. (423) 826-1199 sugarsribs.com Sushi Nabe
110 River St. (423) 634-0171 sushinabe.com Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine 5845 Brainerd Rd. (423) 485-8836 sweetbasilthaicuisine.com Tacos El Cunao 5813 Lee Hwy. Ste. 4 (423) 244-0281 Taco Mamacita 109 N. Market St. (423) 648-6262 tacomamacita.com Taco Roc 6960 Lee Hwy. (423) 653-1001 Taco Mac 423 Market St. (423) 267-8226 tmacrestaurants.com Taconooga 207 A Frazier Ave. (423) 757-5550 8174 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 475-6192 taconooga.com Taco Town 4812 Hixson Pike (423) 870-0909 TakoYaki 172 Old Mouse Creek Rd. (423) 728-3010 gotakoyaki.com Taqueria Jalisco 1634 Rossville Ave. (423) 509-3430 850 Market St. (423) 362-8056 Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe 432 Market St. (423) 779-3100 2020 Gunbarrel Rd., #120 (423) 443-4479 tazikiscafe.com Terminal Brewhouse 1464 Market St. (423) 752-8090 terminalbrewhouse.com Terra Nostra Tapas & Wine Bar 105 Frazier Ave. (423) 634-0238 terranostratapas.com Texas Roadhouse 7035 Amin Dr. (423) 899-8293 5632 Hwy. 153 (423) 680-6388
texasroadhouse.com Thai Smile 219 Market St. (423) 266-2333 thaismile-restaurant.com The Bitter Alibi 825 Houston St. (423) 362-5070 thebitteralibi.com The Curry Pot 6940 Lee Hwy. (423) 648-5069 currypotcuisine.com The Daily Ration 1220 Dartmouth St. (423) 355-5372 thedailyrationchattanooga.com The Foundry 1201 Broad St. (423) 424-3775 chattanooganhotel.com The Hot Chocolatier 1437 Market St. (423) 266-3066 thehotchocolatier.com The Long Horn Restaurant 129 N. Market St. (423) 265-2354 The Social 1110 Market St. (423) 266-3366 publichousechattanooga.com The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055 thepalmsathamilton.com Tony’s Pasta Shop & Trattoria 212 High St. (423) 265-5033 bluffviewartdistrict.com Totto Sushi Bar & Grill 330 Frazier Ave. #124 (423) 508-8898 tottonooga.com Toscano Italian Grill 6219 Lee Hwy. (423) 805-3888 toscanositaliangrilltn.com Touchdown Wings 4921 Brainerd Rd. (423) 508-8682 touchdownwings.com Trailhead Juice 3211 Broad St. (423) 803-6211 trailheadjuice.com Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike (423) 266-1996
tremonttavern.com Tupelo Honey 1110 Market St. (423) 779-0400 tupelohoneycafe.com Two Ten Jack 1110 Market St. (423) 551-8799 twotenjack.com Typhoon Of Tokyo 3953 Dayton Blvd. (423) 875-6142 Uncle Maddio's Pizza 1924 Gunbarrel Rd., #110 (423) 847-4992 unclemaddios.com Universal Joint 532 Lookout St. (423) 468-3725 ujchattanooga.com Urban Stack Burger Lounge 12 W. 13th St. (423) 475-5350 urbanstack.com Vibrant Meals 601 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 301-5622 myvibrantmeals.com Vine St. Market 1313 Hanover St. (423) 266-8463 vinestreetmarket.com Wally’s Restaurant 1600 McCallie Ave. (423) 698-4643 6521 Ringgold Rd. (423) 899-6151 wallysrest.com Walt’s Karaoke Café 6238 Bonny Oaks Dr. (423) 485-9080 waltskaraoke.com Whitebird 102 Walnut St. (423) 713-5900 whitebirdchattanooga.com Willie’s Deli 7701 Lee Hwy. (423) 336-8008 Wimpie’s 9826 Dayton Pike (423) 332-6201 Yellow Deli 737 McCallie Ave. (423) 468-177 yellowdeli.com Zarzour’s Cafe 1627 Rossville Ave. (423) 266-0424
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THE ART OF BUSINESS
Jeanette Jordan, Myofascial Release Therapy Brook Brown
Pulse Assistant Editor
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It’s a relaxing treatment, like a massage. But instead of a routine from shoulders to legs to feet, and so on like a massage, I follow what the patient’s body is asking for rather than a set rhythm.”
The Scoop Jeanette Jordan, Myofascial Release Therapy 6237 Vance Rd. Suite 8 Call or Text at: (931) 212-4584 Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
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ONG DAYS OF WORK SITTING in the same position, lifting heavy objects, working our bodies to the limit, we’re all guilty of it. Sometimes it’s easy to push off pain, ignore a pinch, tell yourself you’ll deal with it later, but our bodies, while quite durable, need some TLC to keep it fresh and healthy. Just like eating right, exercising, and the like, allowing a professional to care for our bodies beyond just a massage designed for relaxation is sometimes a necessary step to ensuring the longevity your body deserves. Enter Jeanette Jordan, a myofascial release therapist and LMT dedicated to helping her patients overcome aches and pains through myofascial release therapy. If you’re wondering what that is, imagine a scale of chiropractic medicine to massage therapy and you’ll find myofascial release somewhere in between. “It’s a relaxing treatment, like a massage,” says Jeanette. “But instead of a routine from shoulders to legs to feet, and so on like a massage, I follow what the patient’s body is asking for rather than a set rhythm.” Jeanette uses the John F. Barnes Myofascial Release method and has been training extensively with skilled physical therapists to hone her skills and best educate herself. Where a standard massage, whether it’s for relaxation or therapeutic purposes, focuses on relieving tension in your muscles, myofascial release therapy focuses on the fascia of your body. Like a 3D web of tissue surrounding our organs and bones, fascia is one of the most important tissues in our bodies, and yet one of the most overlooked. It is the body system that connects all other body systems. Tension arises in the fascia due to trauma or repetitive motion from daily life chores or work, and Jeanette’s work
helps release that tension in a different form of massage therapy. It starts with a postural assessment in which Jeanette will find your restrictions (mine were my right hip and right shoulder sitting a bit higher than my left from days of sitting with my legs crossed at my desk) followed by her releasing the tension in your fascia. With my right hip sitting a bit higher, I laid on my back on soft sheets on a bed much like one at a typical massage but instead of the head to toe, lotion and oil massage, Jeanette put pressure just above my hip and below it on my thigh for several, long minutes with medium pressure. I melted into the table with the sound of calm music in the background as the tension in my hip dissolved. “Most massage therapists have set routines and they’re nearly the same for everyone they see,” says Jeanette. “I’ve never done two identical sessions, even for the same client.” It’s all about finding what ails you and working on it bit by bit. Myofascial release sessions, while incredibly relaxing, are meant to help you feel better every day, not just for the thirty minutes or hour that you’re on the table.
Our muscles tense up and the pressure is relieved in a massage, but Jeanette’s work with the fascia extends to more than just one spot. Fascial tissue is all one unit with no beginning or end, meaning you could have a pain worked on in your shoulder that could bring about a response in your lower back. Fascia is a vital organ and needs to be taken care of now and as we age for longevity in our bodies. Myofascial release therapy is a wonderful tool for people of all walks of life, be they athletes, yoga instructors, construction workers, or office workers like myself. We’re all creating restrictions in our bodies in everything we’re doing and release therapy like this is one of the most beneficial steps we can take towards caring for this vital organ. Jeanette’s passion is helping people, treating the issues leading to pain, and her dedication is evident in the time she spends with her clients and her need to continue her education as she’s always striving to become better equipped, and more educated for her clients. Search for her on Facebook with “Jeanette Jordan Myofascial Release Therapy” for more information.
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THE MUSIC SCENE
The Real Roots Music
Crossing the Cumberlands comes to the Tivoli
Monday Blues? Enter Stray Fossa Mondays don’t usually scream “get out and listen to the music”, but JJ’s Bohemia is giving us a damn good reason to kick back and let loose the hair at the start of the week. This Monday night, JJ’s will feature three artists at our favorite rough and rowdy venue, along with one relatively new name to our music scene. Introducing Stray Fossa, an indie rock band from Charlottesville, VA with roots back in our own Cumberland Plateau. Their songs ring off in mellow and dreamy riffs that by no means lull listeners to sleep. Having jammed together since high school, Nick Evens (guitar and vocals), Zack Blount (bass), and Will Evans (drums) have talent that stretches far beyond the musical stage. But if you want give them a listen head to soundcloud.com/strayfossa. Tunes like “Miss the Darker” feature a dank ‘80s pop bass riff a with trance-inducing guitar. These guys sound like an unspoiled, young Tame Impala. Indigo Kidd and The Handsome Grandsons will also take the stage to combine it all in an afternoon of good vibes and even better music. The shows kick off at 9 p.m. and will have a small cover at the door. For more information about upcoming events head to JJ’s website at jjsbohemia.com. — Allan Duggar
By Marc T. Michael Pulse Music Editor
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Crossing the Cumberlands is a once-in-alifetime event, one of the most important of its kind ever assembled anywhere.”
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YPERBOLE HAS ITS PLACE. BY DEFINITION IT IS AN exaggeration made to express emphasis, not to be taken literally. The overuse (or misuse) of hyperbole, particularly in this day and age, has had the unfortunate side effect of undercutting the gravitas of big statements that are meant to be taken literally.
Understand then, that it is without a scintilla of hyperbole that I tell you the upcoming Crossing the Cumberlands concert at the Tivoli Theatre is a once-in-a-lifetime event, one of the most important of its kind ever assembled anywhere. Scheduled for this Saturday, Crossing the Cumberlands will present one of the most inclusive and exhaustive assemblages of acoustic folk talent to ever grace a single
stage. The event, which is being held to benefit the historic Cumberland Trail, is so significant that no less a personage than Elizabeth Peterson, director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, will be in attendance. The itinerary includes performances by Leroy Troy, the Nancy Westmoreland Group, Ed Brown, Joseph Decosimo, Sierra Hull, Chuck Mead, Tony Trischka, Alan
O’Bryant, and many more. It is an exploration of the music of, about and inspired by the Cumberlands from the 1800s to the present day. Featuring a tribute to the late Fletcher Bright, iconic local musician and the “fearless leader” of the revered Dismembered Tennesseans, the program will also include blues, gospel, frontier fiddling and ballads, rock music, bluegrass and skiffle, the uniquely American music genre that launched the careers of generations of legendary musicians. The great Lonnie Donegan, the Scottish musician almost single-handedly responsible for the skiffle revival in the UK (the pre-Beatles incarnation, The Quarrymen, was a skiffle group) had his first number one hit with, “The Cumberland Gap.” Therein lies the key to the Crossing the Cumberlands show, namely that the wide variety of genres represented all to some degree or other trace at least part of their genesis to this specific region of the United States, a fact long underappreciated outside the realms of the folk musician and ethnomusicographers. A particular highlight of the event will be a rare performance by the Hicks family, a lineage well-known for keeping alive Appalachian folk music from one generation to the next stretching back over two centuries. Featured on
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The wide variety of genres represented all to some degree or other trace at least part of their genesis to this specific region of the United States.” Nashville Public Radio for their role in preserving American folk music that would otherwise have been lost to the ages, the Hicks family will be performing a “family song” that first appeared in a handwritten manuscript dating back to 1823, a song that had long been regarded simply as, “one of the songs daddy used to sing.” Unchanged from its original form, the tune tells the firsthand account of crossing the Cumberland to settle middle Tennessee, most notably a rather significant little outpost called Nashborough. That the song is still remembered solely through the oral/musical tradition of one family (the manuscript was re-discovered long after that fact by the “upstart ranger” and highly regarded music preservationist Bob Fulcher) strikes to the very heart of folk music. It is a slice of real history, as significant as any letter or broadsheet, carefully curated by one family for seven generations and as such, its value cannot be overstated.
Bookending the range of musical history is Sierra Hull, who emerged as a child prodigy in the ‘90s and went on to attend the Berklee College of Music on a Presidential scholarship. Befriended and mentored by Alison Kraus at the age of eleven, Hull’s awards, honors and distinctions are too numerous to list but include album appearances with Krauss, Bela Fleck and a command performance at the Whitehouse with Krauss and Dan Tyminski in 2011. Hull occupies a unique position in which she simultaneously preserves the heritage and tradition of the music of the region while advancing and evolving the genre for newer, younger audiences. I have often bemoaned the overuse of the term “roots music,” musing that too often what would have been a college/alt band in the ‘90s is now, through the magical introduction of a mandolin or banjo, a “roots” band. Far from that watered-down descriptor, Crossing the Cumberland is the
most definitive example of true American roots music ever assembled in one place. There have been concerts in support of the Cumberland Trail in the past, and there will undoubtedly be concerts in the future, but there will simply never be another like this one. I dearly wish that I could delve in to the history and accomplishments of all the featured performers, there is no single “star” of the show, but regrettably there simply isn’t the space to do so. My especial thanks to Bob Fulcher, who was very generous with his time and who, despite my own lifelong passion for American folk music, was able to introduce me in no time at all to treasures I never knew existed. To quote Bob: “Just as the Cumberlands has its hidden places, the waterfalls, sandstone cliffs, caves and coves, so too has the music its own hidden places, just as beautiful, waiting to be discovered.” Tickets are available now through the Tivoli box office, and in addition to the concert, two one-hour workshops are being held for ticket holders on Saturday for an additional $10— Hicks Family Ballads and History at 1 p.m. and Cumberland Fiddle Styles at 2 p.m. All proceeds go to support the upkeep and maintenance of the historic Cumberland Trail.
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Morning Teleportation
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Noah Zacharin
Rock out this Thursday night with MT, along with Desert Noise and Okinawa and get an early start to the wekeend. 9 p.m JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com
The people of their hometown kept confusing them for one another... so they formed a band. Makes sense to us. 9 p.m. HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com
A stunning guitarist with no stylistic boundaries, a wonderful songwriter, and one heck of a performer. 7 p.m. Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd. christunity.org
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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR THURSDAY11.15 Jimmy Dormire 6:30 p.m. Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Dovetail 7 p.m. Pilgrim Church 400 Glenwood Dr. pilgrim-church.com Southwind 7 p.m. The Feed Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com Toby Hewitt 7 p.m. Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Open Mic Night 7 p.m. Moccasin Bend Brewing Co. 3210 Broad St. bendbrewingbeer.com Beethoven & Mozart 7:30 p.m. Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. tivolichattanooga.com Jesse James & Tim Neal 7:30 p.m. Mexi-Wing VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 296-1073 Keepin’ It Local 8 p.m. The Social 1110 Market St. publichousechattanooga.com Morning Teleportation, Desert Noise, Okinawa 9 p.m JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Funk You ft. Over Easy 9 p.m. Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirds.rocks
FRIDAY11.16 Jason Lyles 6 p.m. Slick’s Burgers 309 E. Main St.
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slicksburgers.com Organist Aaron Tan 6:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 305 W. 7th St. stpaulchatt.org Flattop Boxers 6:30 p.m. Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Preston Ruffing 6:30 p.m. Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com The Foothills EP Release Party 7 p.m. Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirds.rocks The Beach Boys “Reasons for the Seasons” Christmas Tour 7:30 p.m. Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. tivolichattanooga.com Ben Van Winkle and the Figment of Your Imagination 7:30 p.m. Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. chattpalace.com The Band Perry 8 p.m. Walker Theatre 399 McCallie Ave. tivolichattanooga.com Eric Nelson 8 p.m. Barley Taphouse 235 E. MLK Blvd. chattanoogabarley.com
Courtney Holder 8:30 p.m. Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com of Montreal with the Reptaliens 9 p.m. Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirds.rocks Radio Tiger 9 p.m. The Feed Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com mmhmm 9 p.m. HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com Machines Are People Too, Dirty Blonde 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Outlaw 45 10 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com
SATURDAY11.17 Corey Evitts 6 p.m. The Tap House 3800 St. Elmo taphousechatt.com Nick Edward Williams 6:30 p.m.
Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Amber Fults 6:30 p.m. Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Noah Zacharin 7 p.m. Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd. christunity.org Crossing the Cumberlands 7 p.m. Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. tivolichattanooga.com Forever Bluegrass 7 p.m. Westbound Bar 24 Station St. westboundbar.com Bach Choir “The Spirit Soars” 7:30 p.m. Christ Church Episcopal 663 Douglas St. chattanoogabachchoir.org Mac DeMarco 8 p.m. Walker Theater 399 McCallie Ave. tivolichattanooga.com Current Connect 8 p.m. The Signal 1810 Chestnut St. thesignaltn.com JR Ward 8:30 p.m. Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com
Crust Pizza 3211 Broad St. crustpizza.com Open Mic with Xll Olympians 8 p.m. Barley Taproom 235 E. MLK Blvd. chattanoogabarley.com Open Mic with Mike McDade 8 p.m. Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com PJ Morton w/ Grace Weber 9 p.m. Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirds.rocks
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Muscadine Bloodline wtih Koe Wetzel 9 p.m. Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirds.rocks Wanyama 9 p.m. HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com Lee Bains and the Gloryfires, Hunger Anthem, Kerchief 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Outlaw 45 10 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com
SUNDAY11.18 The Briars 11 a.m. Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Carl Pemberton 11 a.m. Westin Chattanooga 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Sweet Georgia Sound 12:30 p.m. First Tennessee Pavilion 1826 Carter St. publicmarkets.us Nick & Luke 1:30 p.m.
Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Joseph Akins 3 p.m. Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd. christunity.org Bluegrass Jam 4 p.m. Fiddlers Anonymous 2248 Dayton Blvd. (423) 994-7497 Bach Choir—The Spirit Soars 4 p.m. St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church 630 Mississippi Ave. chattanoogabachchoir.org Open Mic with Jeff Daniels 6 p.m. Long Haul Saloon 2536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 822-9775 Mathis & Martin 7 p.m. Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com
MONDAY11.19 Open Air with Jessica Nunn 6 p.m. The Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Matt Downer 6:30 p.m. Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Monday Nite Big Band
7 p.m. The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Very Open Mic with Shawnessey Cargile 8 p.m. The Well 1800 Rossville Blvd. #8 wellonthesouthside.com Indigo Kidd, Stray Fossa, Handsome Grandson 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com
TUESDAY11.20 Live Jam Session w/ Freddy Mc & Friends Noon Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Danimal 6 p.m. Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Ryan Oyer 6:30 p.m. Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Bill McCallie and In Cahoots 6:30 p.m. Southern Belle 201 Riverfront Pkwy. chattanoogariverboat.com Open Mic Jam Session 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY11.21 Noontunes: Over Easy Noon Miller Park 928 Market St. millerparkplaza.com The Other Guys 6 p.m. SpringHill Suites 495 Riverfront Pkwy. springhillsuites.com Eric Kirkendoll 6:30 p.m. Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Jesse James Jungkurth 7 p.m. Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Jazz In The Lounge 7 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Priscilla & Little Rickee 8 p.m. Las Margaritas 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 756-3332 Prime Cut Trio 9 p.m. The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • NOVEMBER 15, 2018 • THE PULSE • 33
ERNIE PAIK'S RECORD REVIEWS
Citizen Electrical Archive Spinoffs (Gertrude Tapes)
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o say that the world is a complicated place is a huge understatement, and this writer is reminded, time and again, that many people simply can’t get beyond binary options. You’re with us or you’re against us; this is the best thing ever or the worst thing ever. Listening to the new album Archive Spinoffs from Citizen Electrical—the Omaha, Neb. duo of sound manipulator L. Eugene Methe and cellist Megan Siebe—makes this writer think about the concepts of comfort and discomfort and where the line is drawn, in aesthetic concerns. It’s not exactly the gulf—or the overlap—between pain and pleasure, but something more subtle and less dramatic. Think about the “chorus” effect from a vocal choir; when there are 20 people singing the same note, the slight pitch variations between singers help to make a rich sound. However, if the singers start to diverge too far from the pitch, then at some point, the note sounds off. On the first track of Archive Spinoffs, recordings of classical cello pieces are
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woven into each other; on their own, the cello melodies are pleasing, but when multiplied, they go from gently brushing up against each other to rubbing inconsiderately against each other. About halfway through the piece, Methe’s electronics add to the confusion and sonic mire. Methe and Siebe had previously collaborated in a similar fashion on the 2017 cassette Revisited, Revisited, Revisited, which offered variations of the theme of the British TV show Brideshead Revisited. Archive Spinoffs goes further, however, on three tracks that use recordings of a sextet; the closing “6:42” compulsively staggers with its back-and-forth exchange between gentle snare rolls and cymbal taps and recurring reed notes, as bass tones mysteriously saunter. The ending—featuring spoken German words and pipe organ sounds—makes it even more puzzling and fascinating. The album’s centerpiece is the long track “12:22” with woozy synthetic tones doing their tipsy swan dives with a wobbly grace, among wistful cello notes and whooshing, spacey atmospherics. Audiences typically want to be reassured and led along as if tethered by a leash; think of laugh tracks used for sitcoms or obtrusive Hollywood film soundtracks that are emotional babysitters. In opposition to this, Archive Spinoffs is an entrancing release that isn’t easily pinned down, blurring the comfort zone surrounding melody that bleeds into
discordance; there are no guidelines on how to feel about it, making it a complicated ambient album that can also ruffle feathers.
David Dominique Mask (Orenda)
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t’s obvious that if you apply intense pressure to something, at some point, something’s got to give. (Just ask anyone who has bear hugged an inflatable dinosaur toy full of guacamole.) The new album Mask from composer and flugabone (a valve trombone) player David Dominique was born from a time of demanding transitions, including three cross-country moves and the passing of three family members. This is reflected as turbulence and also grief on Mask, but don’t think that the album is a complete downer; on the contrary—its dominant feeling is that of excitement, mixed with complex emotions, articulated with a tight and adept eightpiece jazz ensemble. With a turn-on-a-dime dexterity, the players roll with Dominique’s abrupt starts and stops on the spirited opener “The Wee of Us,” which swings heartily but also stutters intentionally and offers numerous tempo
changes; its end winds down amusingly a bit like a turntable losing power. One of the standout elements on Mask comes on “Grief,” which uses wordless vocals singing in unison with the primary instrumental melody; as the volume and intensity rise, some of the vocalists use an unforgettable and distinctive shout as a mournful and cathartic release. “To Dave Treut” uses a rock chug/skronk on guitar as a kick-in-the-caboose, among animated jazz runs on reeds; it keeps listeners on their toes by injecting out-of-place elements, like drum machine beats, electronic flourishes and eerie string harmonics. There’s a sense of intrigue on several tracks on Mask, including “Separation Strategies,” which could serve as some theme song for a shadowy comic book figure; “Invisibles” brings to mind an urban noir crime scene with a nervous tension and unusual call-and-response exchanges between alto saxes and bass-register interjections, culminating in a raucous vamp with squealing electric guitar licks. Apparently Dominique took inspiration from Austrian composers Beat Furrer and Bernhard Lang on Mask, although the album’s heart is in the jazz realm, with a Charles Mingus influence coming to mind. When under pressure, things can come out in unexpected ways—a nervous joke, an odd observation—and on Mask, the exhilarating turmoil and push-and-pull of fits and starts lead to delicious eruptions.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The U.S. is the world’s top exporter of food. In second place is the Netherlands, which has 0.4 percent as much land as the U.S. How do Dutch farmers accomplish this miraculous feat? In part because of their massive greenhouses, which occupy vast areas of non-urbanized space. Another key factor is their unprecedented productivity, which dovetails with a commitment to maximum sustainability. For instance, they produce 20 tons of potatoes per acre, compared with the global average of nine. And they do it using less water and pesticides. In my long-term outlook for you Scorpios, I see you as having a metaphorical similarity to Dutch farmers. During the next 12 months, you have the potential to make huge impacts with your focused and efficient efforts. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The world is like a dropped pie most of the time,” writes author Elizabeth Gilbert. “Don’t kill yourself trying to put it back together. Just grab a fork and eat some of it off the floor. Then carry on.” From what I can tell about the state of your life, Sagittarius, the metaphorical pie has indeed fallen onto the metaphorical floor. But it hasn’t been there so long that it has spoiled. And the floor is fairly clean, so the pie won’t make you sick if you eat it. My advice is to sit down on the floor and eat as much as you want. Then carry on. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Novelist Anita Desai writes, “Isn’t it strange how life won’t flow, like a river, but moves in jumps, as if it were held back by locks that are opened now and then to let it jump forward in a kind of flood?” I bring this to your attention, Capricorn, because I suspect that the locks she refers to will soon open for you. Events may not exactly flow like a flood, but I’m guessing they will at least surge and billow and gush. That could turn out to be nerve-racking and strenuous, or else fun and interesting. Which way it goes will depend on your receptivity to transformation. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Miracles come to those who risk defeat in seeking them,” writes author Mark Helprin. “They come to those who have exhausted themselves completely in a struggle to accomplish the impossible.” Those descriptions could fit you well in the coming weeks, but with one caveat. You’ll have no need to take on the melodramatic, almost desperate mood Helprin seems to imply is essential. Just the opposite, in fact. Yes, risk defeat and be willing to exhaust yourself in the struggle to accomplish the impossible; but do so in a spirit of exuberance, motivated by the urge to play. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Never
invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear,” warned author G. K. Chesterton. “It annoys them very much.” My teachers have offered me related advice. Don’t ask the gods to intervene, they say, until you have done all you can through your own efforts. Furthermore, don’t ask the gods for help unless you are prepared to accept their help if it’s different from what you thought it should be. I bring these considerations to your attention, Pisces, because you currently meet all these requirements. So I say go right ahead and seek the gods’ input and assistance. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Interior designer Dorothy Draper said she wished there were a single word that meant “exciting, frightfully important, irreplaceable, deeply satisfying, basic, and thrilling, all at once.” I wonder if such a word exists in the Chamicuro language spoken by a few Peruvians or the Sarsi tongue spoken by the Tsuu T’ina tribe in Alberta, Canada. In any case, I’m pleased to report that for the next few weeks, many of you Aries people will embody and express that rich blend of qualities. I have coined a new word to capture it: tremblissimo. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): According to my astrological intuition, you’re entering a phase when you will derive special benefit from these five observations by poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. 1. “There are truths that you can only say after having won the right to say them.” 2. “True realism consists in revealing the surprising things that habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.” 3. “What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.” 4. “You should always talk well about yourself! The word spreads around, and in the end, no one remembers where it started.” 5. “We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.” GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Adolescence used to be defined as a phase that lasted from ages 13 to 19. But scientists writing in the journal The Lancet say that in modern culture, the current span is from ages 10 to 24. Puberty comes earlier now, in part because of shifts in eating habits and exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals. At the same time, people hold onto their youth longer because they wait a while before diving into events associated with the initiation into adulthood, like getting married, finishing education, and having children. Even if you’re well past 24, Gemini, I suggest you revisit and reignite your juvenile stage in the coming weeks. You need to reconnect with your wild innocence. You’ll benefit from immersing yourself in memories of coming of age. Be 17 or 18 again, but this time armed
with all you have learned since. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian baseball pitcher Satchel Paige had a colorful career characterized by creative showmanship. On some occasions, he commanded his infielders to sit down and loll on the grass behind him, whereupon he struck out three batters in a row—ensuring no balls were hit to the spots vacated by his teammates. Paige’s success came in part because of his wide variety of tricky pitches, described by author Buck O’Neil as “the bat-dodger, the two-hump blooper, the four-day creeper, the dipsy-do, the Little Tom, the Long Tom, the bee ball, the wobbly ball, the hurry-up ball and the nothin’ ball.” I bring this to your attention, Cancerian, because now is an excellent time for you to amp up your charisma and use all your tricky pitches. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head,” writes fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss. “Always. All the time. We build ourselves out of that story.” So what’s your story, Leo? The imminent future will be an excellent time to get clear about the dramatic narrative you weave. Be especially alert for demoralizing elements in your tale that may not in fact be true, and that therefore you should purge. I think you’ll be able to draw on extra willpower and creative flair if you make an effort to reframe the story you tell yourself so that it’s more accurate and uplifting. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In describing a man she fell in love with, author Elizabeth Gilbert wrote that he was both “catnip and kryptonite to me.” If you’ve spent time around cats, you understand that catnip can be irresistible to them. As for kryptonite: it’s the one substance that weakens the fictional superhero Superman. Is there anything in your life that resembles Gilbert’s paramour? A place or situation or activity or person that’s both catnip and kryptonite? I suspect you now have more ability than usual to neutralize its obsessive and debilitating effects on you. That could empower you to make a good decision about the relationship you’ll have with it in the future. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I had to learn very early not to limit myself due to others’ limited imaginations,” testifies Libran astronaut Mae Jemison. She adds, “I have learned these days never to limit anyone else due to my own limited imagination.” Are those projects on your radar, Libra? I hope so. You now have extra power to resist being shrunk or hobbled by others’ images of you. You also have extra power to help your friends and loved ones grow and thrive as you expand your images of them.
“Free Reign”—another freestyle for everyone. ACROSS 1 Competition with bonus questions 9 “Let’s do this!” 14 Buster’s stance, maybe 16 MacGowan of the Pogues 17 “Animal” band whose name was inspired by In-N-Out Burger signage 18 Staves (off) 19 Word after fake or spray 20 “Grey’s Anatomy” actress Ferrer 21 Mid-sized string ensemble 22 “... so long ___ both shall live” 24 ___ Plaines, Illinois 25 Canadian novelist (and partner of Margaret Atwood) Gibson 26 Closes up 28 Jared of “My So-Called Life” 30 Bluster 31 SFO posting 33 Verbose
35 Comment in a Johnny Paycheck song title 39 Scans over 40 Copier mishap 42 First (and last) king of Albania 43 Like 6 and 10 44 Yoke mates 46 Stuttgart sausage 50 Bring by the truckload 52 Former Cambodian premier Lon ___ 54 Disney tune subtitled “A Pirate’s Life for Me” 55 Cafeteria stack 56 Hill who joined the “SNL” Five-Timers Club in 2018 58 No-good heap of junk, euphemistically 59 “Sizwe Banzi is Dead” playwright Fugard 60 Handel pieces 62 Disney princess from New Orleans 63 1990s Nintendo cartridge attachment used for cheat codes
64 “Melrose Place” actor Rob 65 Pennsylvania Dutch symbols on barns DOWN 1 Airline based in a suburb called Mascot 2 Anxiety 3 2017 biopic that won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar 4 West Coast red, briefly 5 Ram 6 “No turn ___” 7 “Night” author Elie 8 Frank who won a Pulitzer for “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” 9 Words between a letter and a word starting with that letter 10 Jim Carrey movie directed by Ben Stiller 11 Afro-Cuban religious practice 12 Immediately available, like video 13 Golden Years resources 15 “The Puzzle
Palace” org. 23 Age Bilbo Baggins turns at the beginning of “The Lord of the Rings” 25 Morticia’s husband 27 Ending for ham or young 29 Pine product 32 Spicy spread 34 It may be mopped 35 Watch from the bleachers 36 Some Danish cheeses 37 Collapsible wear for some music fans 38 Word on two Monopoly spaces 41 Hanukkah centerpiece 45 Generic 47 Rodeo skill 48 Certain winner 49 Cornhole plays 51 Mallorca y Menorca, e.g. 53 Glove material 56 Workout on the streets 57 Pen occupants 61 Washington-based sporting goods store
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FILM & TELEVISION
The Cinematic War That Keeps On Giving Overlord marries World War II and...zombies?
In Praise Of Studio Ghibli For fans of Japanese animation—known simply as anime—there has long been one studio that has produced some of the most popular, entertaining, and enduring film works throughout their history: Studio Ghibli. In a special three-day engagement starting this Sunday at East Ridge 18 and Hamilton Place 8, Studio Ghibli Fest continues with special screenings of the classic Castle in the Sky (in both dubbed and subtitled versions). Castle in the Sky is a timeless story of courage and friendship, with stunning animation from acclaimed Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki. This high-flying adventure begins when Pazu, an engineer’s apprentice, spies a young girl, Sheeta, floating down from the sky, held aloft by a glowing pendant. Both Sheeta and Pazu are searching for the legendary floating castle, Laputa, and they vow to travel there together to unravel the mystery of the luminous crystal. But their quest won’t be easy, as soon they are being pursued by greedy air pirates, the military, and secret government agents, who all seek the power Sheeta alone can control. The English-dubbed cast includes the vocal talents of Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman, Mark Hamill, Mandy Patinkin, and more. — Michael Thomas
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There are likely as many Hollywood World War II movies as there are superhero movies—and just like superhero movies, there’s no end in sight.”
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ORLD WAR II IS A VERITABLE MINE FIELD when it comes to movie premises. In the simplest terms, the time period comes prepackaged with conventional heroes and villains, a save the world plot, and every action movie cliché possible. There’s drama, patriotism, tragedy, and violence at every turn. Later U.S. wars have some of these ideas, but many of them are far more dubious on the ethics front. There’s never been a more noble cause than stopping the Nazi war machine. As such, there are likely as many Hollywood World War II movies as there are superhero movies—and just like superhero movies, there’s no end in sight. Not that there’s anything wrong with that necessarily. It’s just that filmmakers have
mined so much out of the time period that it often glosses over the evil of war. But then, some of my favorite movies involve wars, particularly those in the stars, so maybe I should stop my hand wringing and just enjoy the action. This is exactly what the latest World War II inspired film Overlord hopes for. It’s not especially accurate and doesn’t have much interest in presenting a fair view of history. Rather, it wants to play around in the setting, so that it can create a rela-
tively original action/horror film for audiences that enjoy that sort of thing. I say relatively original because the entire time I watched the film I was reminded of one of my seminal video game experiences. Overlord, I think, owes a lot to the Wolfenstein video game series. Started in 1981, the series follows adventurers as they seek to escape the famed Castle Wolfenstein, a German castle overrun by Nazis with a variety of nefarious purposes. It was 1992’s Wolfenstein 3D that popularized the first person shoot genre, and the first video game I remember to introduce me to the horrors of Nazi experimentation. As the series progresses, the enemies get weirder—from robotic mecha-Hitler to zombie resurrection. Of course, the supernatural is nothing new in films featuring Nazi’s—Indiana Jones famous kept the Ark of the Covenant out of the hands of the Third Reich. Overlord follows in these footsteps, but to its credit waits quite a bit of time before diving headfirst into the crazy. It begins by plunging the audience headfirst into tense battles before the Normandy invasion. Our heroes are tasked with
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Overlord isn’t a film for history buffs. It’s a genre film that only uses the setting as a jumping off point to tell a crazy, fun story.” parachuting behind enemy lines to bring down a radio tower that is blocking allied transmissions— transmissions necessary to provide air support for the coming battle. Only a small group manages to reach the French town occupied by German forces and what they find is far more than a radio tower—there is evil under the church, with world-ending implications. Overlord is tense and creative, uncompromising in its gore and violence. Many of the effects appeared to be practical, and those that weren’t didn’t distract from the story. Performances by the cast were effective and entertaining. They sold the movie, taking it seriously when it would have been easy to play it as goofy. Additionally, the casting appears to have been somewhat colorblind, showing that audiences don’t really care what actors play what roles, so long as the lines and scenes are executed effectively. The film was directed by Julius
Avery, a relative newcomer with one feature under his belt and a handful of short films. It seems that producer J.J. Abrams saw something in the director and the project, and was willing to push the film into theaters. Avery is slated to directed the re-boot of Flash Gordan, which is currently announced but not yet in production. Given Avery’s success here, particularly on the visual side of things, I’m more excited about that film than I might have been. Again, Overlord isn’t a film for history buffs. It’s a genre film that only uses the setting as a jumping off point to tell a crazy, fun story. The first part of the film is more grounded than the last, but overall this film has more in common with Ilsa the She Wolf than Saving Private Ryan. Anyone that is a fan of genre film will likely enjoy Overlord. It’s a good way to kill an afternoon.
✴ NEW IN THEATERS ✴
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald The second installment of the "Fantastic Beasts" series featuring the adventures of magizoologist Newt Scamander. Director: David Yates Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston
Instant Family A couple find themselves in over their heads when they adopt three children. Director: Sean Anders Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner, Gustavo Quiroz
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COLUMN · GAME ON!
She’s A Killer Queen! 10-player arcade hit is sweet gaming nectar for the soul
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Brandon Watson Pulse columnist
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Let’s talk about a fantastic arcade treasure called “Killer Queen”, a lovely multiplayer game that’s built a cozy nest right in our beloved arcade The Coin-Op.”
When not vaporizing zombies or leading space marines as a mousepad Mattis, Brandon Watson is making gourmet pancakes and promoting local artists.
RCADES HAVE BEEN MAKING a thrilling comeback. Now they are fantastic bar/game room hybrids that call back generations of gamers from around the world. For those uninitiated in gamer history or episodes of Stranger Things, arcades were, at one time, these earsplitting meccas of childhood adventure and starry-eyed obsession way before gaming consoles dominated our lives. One main attraction was a co-op cabinet; the shining pinnacle of multiplayer gaming technology. According to my 8-year-old brain, having the means to team up on one cabinet with my brother or stranger was a glorious achievement of humanity. It ranked second to the moon landing and lightsabers. I fondly remember those nights racing around floors soaked in beer and neon lights with coins burning holes in my pockets and pizza stank clinging to my innocent soul. But let’s clear the air and lean in towards the present at a game that looks dated, stings like a hardcore triple-A, and has swarmed the hearts of arcade lovers across the nation. Let’s talk about a fantastic arcade treasure called “Killer Queen”, a lovely multiplayer game that’s built a cozy nest right in our beloved arcade The Coin-Op. “Killer Queen” is a dual cabinet 5 vs. 5 platforming strategy game from the minds at Bumblebear games. The sleek and sexy arcade cabinet is 100 percent designed with the gamer in mind, and is complete with appealing artwork and friggin’ cup holders! The cabinets are divided into two colored teams the Blue and the Gold. Players will assume a role as either 1 of 4 drones or the vicious queen. Like chess the queen is arguably the most powerful in terms of mobility and attacking power, but in “Killer Queen” she has finite lives (respawns): three to be exact.
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Her main role is to capture drone upgrade gates, assassinate the rival queen, or defend her drones against attack. The drones serve as the main squad of workers. Drones cannot attack but they can and must collect berries from collection points on the map and run them either to a neutral or team occupied gate for an upgrade or to the hive to progress their team to victory. Drones have infinite lives and can morph into warriors to harass other drones or even murder the queen. Drones can also hijack the God snail which is a very slow weapon of mass destruction in the Killer Queen universe. Victory for either team can be achieved in an economic victory by stashing berries in the hive, military victory by killing the queen three times, or by running the weapon of mass snail to your team’s side of the screen. Seriously, the snail is bad news. The design shares similarities with arcade games such as Joust or Mario Bros. from back in the day but offers a complex level of strategy that one often finds with a modern tactical shooter game. “Killer Queen” has a frightfully fun platforming strategy game mechanic which requires teamwork, communication, and cohesion in order to be successful. It’s a game that produces outbursts of cheers, streams of curses, and cultivates ritualistic tribal bonds similar to your grandparents’ cigar-loving bowling team. Since its debut in 2013 at an indie arcade exhibition, the game has taken flight across the nation ending up
in pretty swanky digs from Seattle to New York City and producing hives of leagues and tournaments in each area every year. Chattanooga will be another top battle ground with The Coin-Op hosting of TenGig’s Hive Turkey Tourney this Saturday. This bad mamma-jamma will run from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. and boasts a $2,500 cash prize to the ultimate winning team as well as prizes from local businesses. Watching a “Killer Queen” match is a competitive spectacle to behold; I will admit this is a game I enjoy watching. This event will be sweet as honey as eager teams and lone strangers toe up to the sticks for some 8-bit bee-on-bee violence. It’s a gaming event for the history books this weekend, so drop by this Saturday to see what all the buzz is about. Tickets are $11.94 and available at eventbrite.com And if you are on the more antisocial or agoraphobic of the gamer species do not fret because “Killer Queen”will be soon ported to Nintendo Switch and Microsoft in 2019. “Killer Queen” is a game that teaches fundamental team building while unifying around a strategic goal for domination. Perfect for family and friends looking to bond or feud over simulated studies in fantasy Apiology.
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