Chipotle Mexican Grill is planning a third Chattanooga location with a restaurant to open on Chattanooga's North Shore.

Thanksgiving in normal times means getting together with family and friends to celebrate the many blessings of the past year.

Brussels sprouts are among the most traditional ingredients on the Thanksgiving table, and, when roasted, this unfairly maligned brassica shines brilliantly among the various sides.

You don't need a psychic to tell you that Thanksgiving will be a smaller gathering this year. So do you still want to bother baking pies?

For someone who didn't grow up celebrating Thanksgiving, I've got a lot of strong opinions about turkey.

For a pandemic Thanksgiving, you need this apple pie, the dessert equivalent of work-from-home sweatpants. It's the height of comfort, and while it may not be sleek — there's no lattice or sparkly sugared top — it looks good in an "I want that" way.

If the pandemic means you're cooking the holiday dinner for the first time this year, no need to panic. Plan ahead, keep it simple and delegate when necessary.

In this strange and disquieting year, Thanksgiving planning begins with the question of whether to have any sort of gathering at all. Which wines to drink with the meal will be the least of your worries.

The whole point of Thanksgiving is to go big: a huge turkey surrounded by a bevy of sides and what's never too many pies, all devoured by relatives who may or may not be under the influence of free-flowing wine. That's the way the holiday usually goes.

As a country, we unite over squash. Seriously, we do. It's called pumpkin. From pie to quick breads, pancakes and more — we lap up the subtle, sweet flavor. Even its seeds have fans.

The local franchise owner of Dunkin' opened its first drive-thru-only store in the Chattanooga region Tuesday.

This week's restaurant report card.

John Palacio grew up in a big family - eight kids, plus mom and dad - so a lot of food went into making meals in the Palacio household - and the men did most of the cooking.

Anyone who has made a Mississippi pot roast in the slow cooker knows how simple and delicious it is. With just 4 ingredients - five if you include the pepperoncini peppers, which I seldom do - it's a simple fix for dinner if you start it early enough in the day.

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The taste of McDonald's ice cream may be consistent, but - as anyone who regularly orders soft serve at McDonald's knows - its availability is anything but.

A decade after its opening, Jefferson's has closed on the Fountain Square in downtown Chattanooga as the latest restaurant victim of the coronavirus.

Jack's Family Restaurants is opening a new eatery at a high-profile Chattanooga intersection as the Alabama-based fast food chain continues an aggressive build-up in the market.

Uncle Larry's Restaurant, known for "Fish so good it will smack you," is opening a drive-thru store at 5203 Brainerd Road next to Station 13 Firehall in a space that was once home to Central Park, Guthrie's and Time-2-Eat eateries.

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department inspects restaurants twice a year and grades the businesses on a 100-point scale.

At the risk of stating the obvious, this Thanksgiving will be different from any we've ever experienced.

I find it very strange to be writing about cranberry chutney as an appetizer or a snack to enjoy while watching the Masters Tournament.

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