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Food Scene: KD’s Kitchen serves ‘more than just curries’ in Chattanooga

Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter/ An assortment of Indian cuisine served at KD's Kitchen sits on plates.
Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter/ An assortment of Indian cuisine served at KD's Kitchen sits on plates. Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter/ An assortment of Indian cuisine served at KD's Kitchen sits on plates.

My advice to anyone who will listen these days is twofold: Get offline. Go outside.

In a digital realm of algorithms and images assembled by machines, the onslaught of content can be depressing to say the least.

I’ve been feeling this same way about food recently, too — a lot of menus with a new burger or another pass at a pasta.

It took a meal at KD’s Kitchen to wake up a part of my palate.

My colleagues and I loaded into the car, rolled the windows down and set off for the restaurant off Lee Highway. KD’s Kitchen is next to Janta Farmers Market, an Indian grocery store stocked full of spices and produce.