Atlanta’s Yeppa & Co. is slated to take the Caption by Hyatt’s ground-floor restaurant space in The Gulch; MDHA’s design review is scheduled for May 19.

Calypso Cafe will reopen dine-in at its Charlotte Avenue spot this Thursday, restoring a 70-seat dining room, patio and phased bar service under new owners.

The Rutledge closed in late April and its 15,626‑sf Four Seasons ground‑floor space is now listed for about $16.5M. Owners say staff were offered roles at their other restaurants.

Party Fowl will open at 1016 Woodland Street next Monday with a ribbon-cutting, giveaways, live music and its signature boozy slushies.

Village Whiskey, the Jose Garces whiskey-and-burger spot, is slated to take a street-level slot at The Quinley hotel in The Gulch. The move follows a permit filing and a hotel listing naming the concept.

A 23‑item survey of Kroger, Food City, Publix and Walmart found big price swings on chicken, rice and frozen items across Knoxville this week.

A Tennessee health inspection left Edessa Restaurant with a 74 after inspectors found raw beef stored over yogurt, missing hand‑washing supplies and damaged kitchen surfaces.

HoneyFire Barbeque Co.'s third Nashville‑area restaurant will open in Brentwood with seating for about 200, a large bourbon bar and new brisket-forward dishes.

A Nashville restaurant tied to Pihakis Restaurant Group closed this week as liens and lawsuits totaling roughly $12–13M force closures across the South.

Julia Jaksic is opening Bar Roza in The Arcade this May. The new cocktail bar promises a low-key, craft-focused drinking room and a small-plates menu.

KoPita has added a bakery counter on Gay Street while Curry & Queso opened a Lovell Road outpost serving Indian‑Mex burrito bowls. Both aim for fast, flavor-forward meals.

Mother’s Ruin is planning a rooftop-focused second Nashville location in 12 South with a roughly $1.1M build-out and an expected late‑year debut.

Potbelly Sandwich Works will open four East Tennessee locations — including downtown Knoxville — under local franchisees the Patel brothers. Addresses and opening dates were not included in the company's release.