Dining at Black-owned restaurants means supporting businesses that often double as community anchors in Knoxville.

Knoxville experienced a surge in fast-food restaurant openings in 2025, including several highly anticipated chains. Whataburger made its Knoxville debut, opening three new locations throughout the ...

From fast-casual hot chicken to Japanese fine dining and a sexy cocktail bar, lots of new concepts are in the works.

We're not even a month into the new year, and 2026 has already brought Knoxville some tough bar and restaurant closings.

Whether you're craving sizzling fajitas, a stuffed burrito, a sampling of salsas or just looking to cool down with a refreshing margarita, Knoxville has no shortage of Mexican dining options. From ...

Jackie’s Dream is growing. The soul food restaurant that started in East Knoxville and moved to North Knoxville for a larger storefront in 2018 will soon be moving back to East Knoxville. Marjorie ...

It's been nearly two weeks since Tennessee families lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits starting Nov. 1 due to the continuing government shutdown. More than 172,000 people in East ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Nine Knoxville nonprofits are receiving a total of $200,000 in emergency funding for food distribution and assistance services. Earlier this month, the Knoxville City Council ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — With USDA funding cuts to local food banks, pastor Chris Battle and his organization, BattleField Farm, is looking to fill the gap. The farm coordinates with local groups to ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After federal funding cuts from the USDA to food banks in East Tennessee, one Knoxville pastor is seeing a daily demand for fresh produce. Chris Battle, an East Knoxville church ...