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#4,726
#4,726
Pizza anyone?

Mama Mia's in Kingston. About a 30 minute drive from Knoxville. Beautiful riverfront there.

Mama Mia is 92 year old Lottie O'Brien.


Kingsport Times-News:
Still making pizza — at the age of 92

..."She bakes pizza on a bed of cornmeal in an irreplaceable, antique Blake brick oven brought down to Tennessee from New York.

Most everything at Mama Mia’s is made from scratch. Her pizza sauce is a house-made, uncooked combination of whole tomatoes, oregano, garlic, and crushed red peppers. She makes her own pizza dough, her own French bread for sandwiches, and her own fennel-seasoned Italian sausage.

“I don’t believe to buy all that stuff,” Lottie says. “I make it from scratch, my sausage. It’s made of pork and you put in all the ingredients the Italians do, the fennel seeds, the sage, bread crumbs, whatever I get ahold of.” She makes 50 pounds of sausage every two weeks.

The sauce for her spaghetti, lasagna, and meatball sandwiches cooks 10 hours in a stock pot set in a water pan. It’s the same length of time she takes to roast the beef for her submarine sandwiches."...

Mmmm Good
 
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Outofmyvolcanmind said:
“Honey, we can’t go out on Friday or Saturday nights anymore. They’re cutting corners and shaving drinks.”

“It’s either hang out with the alcoholic’s on Thursday in the empty restaurants or fire up the green egg.”
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Door number two every ****ing time.

Thursdays are actually the best days to go. You get almost the entirety of the A-team and happy hour exists. IT's also not completely packed.

Silly patrons. You are so ignorant to what you actually want. :)
 
#4,728
#4,728
Orangedogsrule said:
Pizza anyone?

Mama Mia's in Kingston. About a 30 minute drive from Knoxville. Beautiful riverfront there.

Mama Mia is 92 year old Lottie O'Brien.


Kingsport Times-News:
Still making pizza — at the age of 92

..."She bakes pizza on a bed of cornmeal in an irreplaceable, antique Blake brick oven brought down to Tennessee from New York.

Most everything at Mama Mia’s is made from scratch. Her pizza sauce is a house-made, uncooked combination of whole tomatoes, oregano, garlic, and crushed red peppers. She makes her own pizza dough, her own French bread for sandwiches, and her own fennel-seasoned Italian sausage.

“I don’t believe to buy all that stuff,” Lottie says. “I make it from scratch, my sausage. It’s made of pork and you put in all the ingredients the Italians do, the fennel seeds, the sage, bread crumbs, whatever I get ahold of.” She makes 50 pounds of sausage every two weeks.

The sauce for her spaghetti, lasagna, and meatball sandwiches cooks 10 hours in a stock pot set in a water pan. It’s the same length of time she takes to roast the beef for her submarine sandwiches."...

Mmmm Good
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Nice! Next time I'm in LC I'll make surw to make the quick trip to Kingston to check this out.
 
#4,729
#4,729
bigdaddy said:
I’m thinking Bourbon Bird for mother’s day. Shouldn’t be too crowded
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LULZ! Maybe erryone should go there. Those that want to cook for their Moms can and they can also prepare a buffett for those whose Moms want to go out.
 
#4,730
#4,730
What would you guys do for a milestone birthday dinner? Fine dining, mom's 70th. I'm thinking Lonesome Dove or Foothills Milling Co. I'm open to suggestions though.
 
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#4,731
Coug said:
What would you guys do for a milestone birthday dinner? Fine dining, mom's 70th. I'm thinking Lonesome Dove or Foothills Milling Co. I'm open to suggestions though.
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You’re dumb if you go anywhere. I will never understand why anybody would want to go out for their mom’s birthday.
 
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Coug said:
What would you guys do for a milestone birthday dinner? Fine dining, mom's 70th. I'm thinking Lonesome Dove or Foothills Milling Co. I'm open to suggestions though.
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Can’t go wrong with Lonesome. Their Elk Sliders and Lobster Hushpuppies are unreal.
 
#4,741
#4,741
Coug said:
What would you guys do for a milestone birthday dinner? Fine dining, mom's 70th. I'm thinking Lonesome Dove or Foothills Milling Co. I'm open to suggestions though.
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J.C. Holdway is another excellent choice. Those three are my favorite restaurants in the area.
 
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