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Restaurant Scene: Bento-Ya brings Japanese home cooking to Chattanooga’s North Shore
If the North Shore gets more Japanese restaurants, I'm going to start referring to it as "Tokyoville."
Andre James
Andre James is a food writer, originally from Southport, North Carolina. Twenty years in the food and beverage industry and an intense passion for food have led to his unique voice.
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