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January 21, 2025
This fun-loving city on the Tennessee River is a favorite travel destination, not least because of its roster of great eateries. Whether you’re looking for creative takes on seafood or some of the tastiest baked goods around, you’ll find them in Chattanooga’s best restaurants.
September 8, 2024
Years ago, Erik Niel was duck-hunting in Louisiana with his brother. After a long morning in the blind, they stop at the gas station for a little pick-me-up. Brother pumps unleaded. Erik walks to the cooler. Grabs two High Life tall boys in a can...
July 1, 2024
The recipes we share come from chefs, mixologists, cookbook authors, and contributing writers across the South. We love them all, but here are a dozen seasonal recipes G&G editors have on repeat in our home kitchens all summer long.
October 27, 2023
Chattanooga may not have a Graceland for Elvis enthusiasts to flock to or a beloved style of barbecue like Memphis. And unlike Nashville, hot chicken wasn’t invented here nor are there many honky-tonk or pedal tavern shenanigans to indulge in.
May 25, 2023
Located about two hours north of Atlanta along the Tennessee River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Chattanooga is a choice destination for Atlantans seeking a quick weekend getaway, where outdoor activities and dining and drinking are top priorities.
April 3, 2023
At first glance the tipping system at Easy Bistro & Bar in Chattanooga, Tenn., appears tricky. Servers get a percentage based on a points system, which increases when they excel in their jobs and stick around for a while, and the back-of-the-house makes a portion of the tips, too...
February 2, 2023
Chattanooga chef Erik Niel's butcher shop, bar and restaurant Main Street Meats was always intended to be a whole animal butchery. It has a certified USDA processing kitchen where four butchers break down whole animals into primal cuts, turning what isn't displayed for retail sales into value-added products including whole-muscle charcuterie and uncured sausages.
January 17, 2022
The latest wave of Chattanooga’s renaissance has also given rise to plenty of intriguing restaurants, and I take it as a personal challenge to sample as many as possible, an adventure unto itself. ... I conquer a BLT with house-cured bacon at Main Street Meats, on sourdough baked right next door.
January 30, 2019
Equal parts butcher shop and casual eatery, the specialty here – the owners are Erik and Amanda Niel, the duo behind another local hot spot, Easy Bistro – is, as the name implies, all things meaty. The lip-smacking charcuterie makes for a terrific starter, but it’s the simple, yet sublime sandwiches that really are a knockout. The MSM Pastrami Reuben, for example, combines salty meat, sour cabbage and pickles, and subtly sweet Russian dressing for a deeply satisfying and addictive effect.
