Lost Restaurants of Knoxville (American Palate)

Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword, by Grady Regas -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I. Knoxville's Early Days: Taming a Frontier -- 1. Chisholm's Tavern: Knoxville's First Eating and Drinking Establishment -- 2. Archie Rhea's, American Chop Suey and the Legacy of Margaret Humes -- 3. 1 Market Square: Peter Kern's Ice Cream Saloon -- Part II. Saloons, Outlaws, Vice and Vegetables -- 4. Cal Johnson: From Slave to Savvy Saloon Owner -- 5. Patrick Sullivan's Saloon and Eating House 6. The Bowery, Big Biscuits and a Vegetarian Cafeteria -- Part III. Boomtown: The Effects of the Railroad -- 7. Knoxville Explodes: The Need for Lodging and Dining -- 8. Holiday Road: Fountain Head Hotel and Whittle Springs Resorts -- 9. Return to Gay Street: The Grand Hotel Farragut -- Part IV. The Greeks: Shaping a Culinary Landscape -- 10. The Eternal Gold Sun and Peroulas Quality Food -- 11. A Reign of Regas -- 12. Consin and Kotsianas -- Part V. Big Business, Tourism and the Heart of Knoxville -- 13. The Beloved S&W Cafeteria -- 14. Harold and Addie's Kosher-Style Food Center 15. Travelers, Lunch Counters, Sit-ins and Desegregation -- Part VI. Knoxville Looks Westward, in Location and Inspiration -- 16. The University of Tennessee's Strip -- 17. Bearden and Beyond -- 18. Dinner and a Show -- Part VII. New Dining Trends and a Touch of Class -- 19. Kristopher Kendrick's Continental Style -- 20. The Environment: The Ultimate Outdoor Patio -- 21. Waterfront Fare -- Part VIII. Make Us...International: The 1982 World's Fair -- 22. Energy Turns the World: The Sunsphere Restaurant -- 23. Fair Food, a Candy Factory and a Foundry -- 24. Dining at the L&N Station Part IX. Visionaries -- 25. Annie's: Beginning a New "Old City" -- 26. T. Ho's Vietnamese American Dream -- 27. Gone Too Soon: Kenny Siao, Mango and Cha Cha -- Part X. Turn the Page: Downtown Revival Pioneers -- 28. Mahasti, Scott and Lula's Role in Redevelopment -- 29. The Crescent Moon Café -- 30. La Costa: Greg White's Green Dream -- Bibliography -- About the Author Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword, by Grady Regas -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I. Knoxville's Early Days: Taming a Frontier -- 1. Chisholm's Tavern: Knoxville's First Eating and Drinking Establishment -- 2. Archie Rhea's, American Chop Suey and the Legacy of Margaret Humes -- 3. 1 Market Square: Peter Kern's Ice Cream Saloon -- Part II. Saloons, Outlaws, Vice and Vegetables -- 4. Cal Johnson: From Slave to Savvy Saloon Owner -- 5. Patrick Sullivan's Saloon and Eating House 6. The Bowery, Big Biscuits and a Vegetarian Cafeteria -- Part III. Boomtown: The Effects of the Railroad -- 7. Knoxville Explodes: The Need for Lodging and Dining -- 8. Holiday Road: Fountain Head Hotel and Whittle Springs Resorts -- 9. Return to Gay Street: The Grand Hotel Farragut -- Part IV. The Greeks: Shaping a Culinary Landscape -- 10. The Eternal Gold Sun and Peroulas Quality Food -- 11. A Reign of Regas -- 12. Consin and Kotsianas -- Part V. Big Business, Tourism and the Heart of Knoxville -- 13. The Beloved S&W Cafeteria -- 14. Harold and Addie's Kosher-Style Food Center 15. Travelers, Lunch Counters, Sit-ins and Desegregation -- Part VI. Knoxville Looks Westward, in Location and Inspiration -- 16. The University of Tennessee's Strip -- 17. Bearden and Beyond -- 18. Dinner and a Show -- Part VII. New Dining Trends and a Touch of Class -- 19. Kristopher Kendrick's Continental Style -- 20. The Environment: The Ultimate Outdoor Patio -- 21. Waterfront Fare -- Part VIII. Make Us...International: The 1982 World's Fair -- 22. Energy Turns the World: The Sunsphere Restaurant -- 23. Fair Food, a Candy Factory and a Foundry -- 24. Dining at the L&N Station Part IX. Visionaries -- 25. Annie's: Beginning a New "Old City" -- 26. T. Ho's Vietnamese American Dream -- 27. Gone Too Soon: Kenny Siao, Mango and Cha Cha -- Part X. Turn the Page: Downtown Revival Pioneers -- 28. Mahasti, Scott and Lula's Role in Redevelopment -- 29. The Crescent Moon Café -- 30. La Costa: Greg White's Green Dream -- Bibliography -- About the Author Discover the fascinating stories of Knoxville's eateries as author and historian Paula Johnson dives back in time through the stories of the city's great restaurants. Over the past 225 years, Knoxville dining has come full circle - from early taverns and saloons to upscale continental cuisine and back to the roots of local eating experiences. Greek immigrants Frank and George Regas founded the legendary Regas Restaurant, which operated for 90 years, spreading culinary influence throughout the entire city. Early country music stars frequented Harold's Deli while visiting the city to perform on Tennessee's first live radio shows. Guests from around the world sat 266 feet in the air at the Sunsphere Restaurant, a fine dining establishment run by the Hardee's Corporation during Knoxville's World's Fair. Over the past 225 years, Knoxville dining has come full circle—from early taverns and saloons to upscale continental cuisine and back to the roots of local eating experiences. Greek immigrants Frank and George Regas founded the legendary Regas Restaurant, which operated for 90 years, spreading culinary influence throughout the entire city. Early country music stars frequented Harold's Deli while visiting the city to perform on Tennessee's first live radio shows. Guests from around the world sat 266 feet in the air at the Sunsphere Restaurant, a fine dining establishment run by the Hardee's Corporation during Knoxville's World's Fair. Discover these and many more fascinating stories as author and historian Paula Johnson dives back in time through the stories of the city's great restaurants.