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Favorite Local Guilty Pleasure: Ham n’ Goody cookies, Bruster’s ice cream, and Senor Taco’s salsa bar

Favorite Childhood Memory of Knoxville: My father owned the Homestead restaurant on Heiskell Avenue when I was very young.  Every morning around 5am, me, my father, and my brother would go get the days produce at the Fresh Market (when it was on Forest Avenue).  It is a great memory of spending time with my brother and father when it seemed like all of Knoxville was still asleep, but that little street was always filled with merchants and business owners and good friendly people preparing to feed Knoxville each day.

Favorite Local Restaurant: Pete’s Coffee Shop

Favorite Annual Knoxville Event: Boomsday

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