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    Food » restaurants » Tupelo Honey Cafe in Knoxville, TN

    Tupelo Honey Cafe in Knoxville, TN

    Posted: 06/07/2013 | Last updated: 12/02/2021 by Erin K. Browne 1 Comment
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    tupelo honey cafe patio and signOver Memorial Day weekend ,we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and head downtown to Market Square for a delicious lunch at Tupelo Honey Cafe!  Tupelo came to Knoxville last year, taking over the 1 Market Square space, replacing the original Market Square Kitchen.

    inside of tupelo honey cafe in knoxvilleThe seating area is cozy with a country chic decor.

    tupelo honey cafe bar in knoxvilleUp front there is a bar area with a few high top tables and television screens.

    inside of tupelo honey cafeI love the use of re-purposed doors and windows as room dividers!

    tupelo honey for saleNear the front there is a display of items for sale.  I highly recommend grabbing some of Tupelo's delicious tupelo honey.  Drizzle it on biscuits, cornbread, or heck, just about anything.  It's dee-licious.

    tupelo honey jam and jelly for saleIn addition to honey, you can also pick up some baking mixes, fresh jams, dry rubs, bbq sauce, etc.  If you want to try your hand at some of Tupleo's recipes at home, don't forget to also pick up a copy of Tupelo's own cookbook!

    tupelo honey hats and t-shirts for saleNear the hostess stand you can pick up more fun Tupelo merchandise like hats and t-shirts.

    picture of eggs betty and oatmeal from tupelo honey cafeWe've been to Tupelo twice before, both times for breakfast.  The photos above are courtesy of my Instagram feed (follow me!) On the left is my favorite breakfast - Eggs Betty, a biscuit topped with poached eggs, fried city ham, lemon hollandaise sauce, and a side of goat cheese grits!  On the right is a big ole bowl of the most delicious oatmeal ever, topped with dried cranberries, peaches, golden raisins, apples, blueberries, chopped pecans, toasted coconut, and brown sugar.

    This time we visited during lunchtime, but the breakfast menu is available all day for those that know that breakfast food is a good choice ANY time of day.

    menu from tupelo honey cafeThe menu is fun and colorful.  You can view all of the menus for the Knoxville location right here!

    sliced biscuit from tupelo honey cafeYou start out by having one of Tupelo's signature biscuits plopped down right in front of you.  They're big and fluffy and delicious with perfect tender insides.  Want to know how I like to eat them?  First, slice them in half, like so.

    blueberry spread on a tupelo honey biscuitOn one half, slather on some of the delicious fresh blueberry spread that will be brought to your table along with the biscuits.  On the other half, you'll want to drizzle a generous amount of Tupelo Honey.  The best of both worlds!!

    sassy garlic grilled chicken with peach bourbon sauce from tupelo honey cafeMy entree was the Sassy Garlic-Crusted chargrilled chicken.  Whatever they rub onto this chicken is exploding with spicy garlicky goodness.  That sauce on the side is peach molasses bourbon sauce, and it'll knock your socks off.  The slight sweetness of the sauce is the perfect contrast to the spicy chicken!  The greens are swiss chard with chopped asparagus.

    goat cheese grits from tupelo honey cafeMy other side was a serving of goat cheese grits.  I LOVE these things!  There's just enough goat cheese to add a smooth texture and a little extra kick to the flavor, but not so much that it's overpowering.  You don't even need to add any butter, just a little sprinkle of salt (like any proper Southerner) and you're good to go!

    not your mama's meatloaf from tupelo honey cafeMatt was feeling like some classic Southern food and ordered Not Your Mama's Meatloaf, made with hormone-free grassfed beef mixed with a little bacon and topped with a delicious rosemary shallot gravy.  Topped with a few stalks of fresh asparagus!

    brown butter brussels sprouts from tupelo honey cafeMatt's other side was Brown Butter Brussels Sprouts, and boy were they rich!  The brown butter gave the sprouts a full-bodied nutty flavor.

    If you have a Tupelo Honey Cafe nearby and haven't checked it out, I highly recommend giving it a try!  You can find locations in Asheville, Knoxville, Greenville, Johnson City, and coming this fall - downtown Chattanooga!

    This is not a sponsored post - we are in no way affiliated with Tupelo Honey Cafe - we just love 'em!

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    Erin K. Browne is an author of a cookbook (The Unofficial Dollywood Cookbook, Simon & Schuster/Adams Media) and Dollywood guide (The Ultimate Guide to Dollywood, Simon & Schuster/Adams Media) She has over two decades experience with recipe development. Erin is a mom of two human babies and a sweet kitty named Biscuit Fingers ("Ketto"). She loves comfy clothes, sarcastic t-shirts, and reading thrillers. Make her day and toss her a like on Facebook or follow her on Instagram. Post may contain affiliate links including those via the Amazon Associates program

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