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Southern Comfort BBQ
7121 Asheville Highway
Knoxville, TN   329-0059
One whiff of the smoker and you're inside! Rustic Barn Restaurant
2828 Ellejoy Rd.
Walland, TN   379-4276
An old tobacco barn converted into a country cookin' restaurant. Nice drive out to the country. Valu Gourmet
Old Knoxville Hwy and Lincoln Rd.
Maryville, TN   724-8006
www.valugourmet.com
Possibly the biggest biscuits in town...plus hickory smoked BBQ. drive-up window only. Carver's Orchard
3460 Cosby Hiighway
Cosby, TN   423-487-2419
100 kinds of apples and more...plus that view! The Country Garden
24444 Hwy 321 South
Lenoir City, TN   www.ginascountrygarden.com
Landscaping, concrete statues and a high tech outhouse. It's All About The Fudge
6901 Asheville Highway
Knoxville, TN   474-1263
The name says it all. Steve Kaufman Acoustic Camps
Maryville College
Maryville, TN   www.flatpik.com
"Hogman"
Jerry Isham
580 Eagle Point
Rockwood, TN  37854 865-354-1060
Hogman's an entertainer. He's got a number of cd's that he'd be proud to sell you. Tunes include "Boogie Woogie Piggie Wiggie" and other love songs.

Ask Schwall

Ken Schwall has made an art out of asking tough provoking questions to the citizens of East Tennessee.

Here is your chance to Ask Schwall a question and read responses to other WBIR viewer's questions.

Are you glad the Yankees won the World Series? Bob, Knoxville

Not especially. Growing up in Detroit, home of the Tigers, I was taught from a young age to dislike the Yankees. Back then, it was usually the Tigers and the Yankees battling it out for the pennant down the home stretch. The Yankees always won. The Tigers always choked. Some things never change. Plus I usually go see the Phillies in Spring Training down in Clearwater so I know them a little better. It was a good series.

You had a story on where you asked people for the cliches they hated most. What's yours? Sandra, Knoxville

I have several, as you might imagine. First there's the word "green", a word that's come to symbolize environmentalism. It's totally (another overused word) overused. And it's become a marketing tool for corporations that want to appear environmentally responsible. How many commercials have you seen using the phrase "we're going green!!!!!!!!!!!!" I just googled that phrase and got 826,000 reponses. And while I'm in a complaining mood, what's the deal with people who are being interviewed but end up interviewing themselves? "Do I think the economy is improving? Yes. Do I think it's where it ought to be? No. Are we doing everything we can? "Yes." etc. Does that person get on my nerves? Heck yes!!!

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