Chef Susan Moses, left, and her mother Marquerite “Maggie” Moses, work in the kitchen at the family owned 212 Market Restaurant in downtown Chattanooga. The restaurant is one of many independently owned establishments in the Chattanooga area.PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTSRestaurants taking part in the 2013 Harvested Here Restaurant Week are:212 Market, Alleia, Back Inn Cafe, Blacksmith’s Bistro & Bar, Cafe on the Corner, Community Pie, Easy Bistro & Bar, Elemental, Enzo’s Market, Famous Nater’s World Famous, Flying Squirrel, Good Dog, Lupi’s, Milk & Honey, Public House, St. John’s Meeting Place, St. John’s, Sushi Nabe, Taco Mamacita, Terra Nostra Tapas & Wine, TerraMae Appalachian Bistro, The Blue Plate, Broad Street Grille, Tony’s Pasta Shop & Trattoria, Urban Stack and Whole Foods.ONLINETo find out more about participating restaurants and special menus for the week, go to GrowChattanooga.org or Facebook.com/GrowChattanooga.
A few years ago, finding locally sourced food products on the menu of a local restaurant was a bit of a seasonal novelty.
Today, especially in finer downtown restaurants, finding items such as regionally harvested trout, fresh-made cheese and locally grown produce is usually the norm.
It’s been that way at 212 Market for most of its 21 years in business on Market Street.
“We, for so many years, have done our regular menu, and then we do specials that feature what is available, and both have locally sourced items,” says chef/co-owner Susan Moses. “We just started our summer menu.”