If you were to pick a dish to make for friends and/or family that best reflected your roots, what would you make?

Don't be afraid to splurge - as cities begin lifting their COVID-19 restrictions, the fine dining experience is sure to make a comeback.

There are plenty of local spots to enjoy wine and picnic, but there's something extra-special about drinking wine and picnicking en masse — in separate groups at a distance these days — and the vineyard setting at Arrington Vineyards offers the perfect spot.

When restaurants closed in the early days of the pandemic, many of us were forced to fend for ourselves in the kitchen.

Champy's owner Seth Champion used to only schedule extra people to handle takeout when the weather was bad, which tends to divert diners from the restaurant to the carryout window, he says.

About this time every year, the gems of spring - Southern-grown Vidalia onions - appear on grocery shelves. And they are certainly a long-awaited treat for onion-lovers.

In 2010, Jim Masiella had a stroke and was looking for a new gig. He decided to get out of the brick-and-mortar restaurant business and bought a food truck in 2012 after seeing an ad online for a truck in Nebraska. Today, Masiella and Elaine Essary co-own California Smothered Burrito, which offers a variety of Southwest favorites.

Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer — and, of course, grilling season — is quickly approaching, so it's time to get your outdoor kitchen in order.

For the last part of 2020 and the early part of 2021, any Chattanooga-area event or festival involving live music had a line through it indicating it had been canceled.

In their own way, each of this month's finds invokes the spirit of spring: playfulness; freshness; nesting; transformation.

It's no exaggeration to say that the Chattanooga Food Bank, a lifeline to the city's hungry, would not function without volunteers.

Filled with friendly locals and overloaded with charm, small towns make the perfect getaway for those looking for a change of pace, a place to ditch city life for just a bit. And during the pandemic, they've become popular with travelers looking for a way to escape.

Just thinking about travel has been shown to make people happier.

The coronavirus made 2020 a tough year for tourism, forcing travelers to cancel planned vacations and attractions to close their doors to visitors.

African American music, like African American culture, or really any culture for that matter, is a broad and multi-faceted thing.

After a year at home, Americans are ready to get out and travel, and professionals are expecting a surge in demand starting this summer and stretching into the next few years.

Used to be, places like Paris, London and Rome were at the top of Americans' lists when it came to travel, according to Airbnb. But with travel restrictions a side effect of the pandemic and social distancing a key to combating the coronavirus, we've traded mega cities and jet-set vacations for family road trips to places like national parks.

On a rainy day in April 1862, a secret group of Union soldiers commandeered a locomotive and literally tore up the tracks on their way to Chattanooga, a Confederate stronghold where they were ultimately captured.

That light at the end of the tunnel might just be the nightly fireworks at Disney World.

While few spectators will be setting foot on the hallowed golfing grounds of Augusta National this year, you can still have a piece of the Masters experience at home by mixing up an Azalea, the tournament's official cocktail.

After all the sandcastles are built, the body surfing is over for the day, you've put your fishing rod to bed and washed the sunscreen and sand away, another adventure awaits: dinner.

While the pandemic has made everything feel touch-and-go for the past 13 months, some trends have emerged, and the travel industry is no different.

This month's finds are as varied as spring's blooms.