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Brooks Clark has written for Cityview since 2000, when he traced the roots of Robert Mitchum's 1958 hit The Ballad of Thunder Road. He has reviewed restaurants for us since 2012, the same year his wife, Karen, started writing our elegant-home tours. Brooks was a writer-reporter at Sports Illustrated, an editor at Whittle Communications, an executive speechwriter at TVA, and writer for Office of Communications & Marketing at the University of Tennessee, where he received his MFA in nonfiction writing in 2016. Brooks teaches at UT's School of Journalism & Media.

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Céad Míle Fáilte

N. Brooks Clark
Finn’s Restaurant & Tavern makes diners feel at home—even with the ghost With his light green eyes, close-cropped red hair and tall, trim frame, owner Jon Ferrie of Finn’s Restaurant & Tavern could fit easily into a Colin…
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Good Vibes & Libations

N. Brooks Clark
Maryville’s Diamondjack Wine Bar evokes the spirit of speakeasies past    Tucked into a two-bedroom Craftsman house on the edge of downtown Maryville, Diamondjack Wine Bar combines the intimacy of its interior design, the bonhomie of…
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Taking stock

N. Brooks Clark
Seasons Innovative Bar & Grille chef pays attention to the details A formative moment in Deron Little’s development as a chef came on Page One of the 923-page Escoffier Cookbook. Under the heading “Basic Principles of Cookery,” M.…
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Steaks & Style

N. Brooks Clark
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar offers a premium dining experience The Prime Tomahawk specialty cut makes a bold statement when it appears at your table. Where other steakhouses may offer prime rib cuts with the bone in, this…
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Neighborhood Spirit

N. Brooks Clark
Cazzy’s Corner Grill brings a lively take on classic American cuisine to Northshore Town Center Before the pandemic shutdown, Cazzy’s didn’t do much take-out. Rather, it made its name on relaxed business lunches, as an after-work…
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Knox Mason

N. Brooks Clark
Knox Mason in the downtown Embassy Suites maintains its culinary roots. Downtown Knoxville’s latest addition to the hotel scene gets your attention when the glass doors of the new Embassy Suites lobby on Gay Street whisk open to reveal…
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Abre Tus Oídos

N. Brooks Clark
Soccer Taco Northshore Town Center wants patrons to “open their ears” to new dishes. You know you’ve walked into a restaurant that’s serious about soccer when you see Megan Buzzeo, charismatic former goalkeeper for Farragut High and UT…
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Land, Sea, and Vine

N. Brooks Clark
Seasonal, local cuisine in Bearden’s Homberg area It can be a challenge keeping up with the many restaurants in the Homberg area, but the corner of Kingston Pike and Mohican is now the home of Harvest, right across from its cousin Nama…
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