TerraMae Appalachian Bistro’s menu is inspired by flavors from Maine to Tennessee and Georgia.TerraMae Appalachian Bistro will celebrate its first year in business Thursday evening with an event to benefit Siskin Children’s Institute. The evening will be a representation of the talents of chefs from the surrounding Appalachian region led by TerraMae executive chef Shelley Cooper.
The guest chefs are Bruce Lafone and John Campbell of Asheville, N.C.; and Kyle Woodruff and Emily Clary Woodruff of Williamsburg, Va. Rebecca Barron from right down the street at St. John’s Restaurant will also lend her expertise in the evening.
Each chef will have a table with food and drinks for guests to sample, and the food will be accompanied by musical performers who represent the personality of each chef’s region.
The dinner starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $115 each, $50 of which, along with proceeds from a silent auction, go to Siskin. For reservations, log onto terramaechattanooga.com or call 710-2925. TerraMae is located at 120 E. 10th St. inside StoneFort Inn.
Cold winter temperatures make many of us bring out our crock pots and slow cook all day, creating warm, cozy comfort foods we crave when the temperatures plunge. It’s those foods that say something to our souls.