Kathie Scalf
Fall Favorites
Gather your flannels and prepare your harvests, fall is finally upon us! Saturday, September 23 at 2:50a is the official date and time...
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Kathie Scalf
- Sep 6
- 4 min
In with the Gin!
Within the portfolio of whiskey-heavy spirits I represent we also carry a couple of gins. And while I’m obviously a big fan of the brown...
Kathie Scalf
- Aug 22
- 5 min
Home Cooked Wine Pairings
Growing up in the south, particularly from our “neck of the woods,” you learn early on the importance of good eatin’. I’m sure I’m not...
Kathie Scalf
- Aug 8
- 4 min
Single Standards
It’s true what they say: with age comes wisdom. Regarding being wiser within relationships, I believe it to be a combination of age,...
Kathie Scalf
- Aug 1
- 4 min
A Brief Bourbon Breakdown
Here in the south, we take our brown water seriously. In Tennessee and Kentucky in particular, our histories are so intertwined with...
Kathie Scalf
- Jul 18
- 5 min
Delayed Gratification
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over my 37 years on this planet, it’s that nothing good comes quickly or easily. Whether it’s with...
Kathie Scalf
- Jul 4
- 4 min
Affordable Local Escape
I’m not sure if it’s symptomatic of having a career in sales or just getting old and sick of everything and everyone, but these days I...
Kathie Scalf
- Jun 20
- 4 min
Up or Out?
I recently had a big argument with my closest friend. When you’ve been in one another’s lives as long as we have, it would be...
Kathie Scalf
- Jun 13
- 5 min
Aging with Ease
I’ve mentioned in previous articles that I wouldn’t trade my 30s for my 20s for all the silk in China, but this year in particular I’m...
Kathie Scalf
- May 30
- 4 min
Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
I interrupt my usual reviews of all things food, beverage and fun to discuss a breaking and widespread plague that is affecting men in...
Kathie Scalf
- May 18
- 5 min
Timber!
Try as I might, I am not exempt from letting my preconceptions get the better of me, and in this case it’s cost me approximately 3 years...
Kathie Scalf
- May 2
- 5 min
An Afternoon on Elk Avenue
Sometimes it’s fun to play tourist in your own backyard, which is precisely what I did on a recent visit with Mom and Dad in...
Kathie Scalf
- Apr 25
- 4 min
Take a Hike!
It’s officially that rare couple of weeks when the weather is enjoyable versus insufferable and everyone is ready to stretch their legs...
Kathie Scalf
- Apr 18
- 5 min
A ‘Frankly’ Spectacular Meal
I eat a lot of good food across the great state of Tennessee, but it takes something particularly impressive to have me still talking...
Kathie Scalf
- Apr 11
- 4 min
Rainy Day Recourse
They say that April showers bring May flowers, and if that’s the case we’re going to be flush with bundles of bloomers this spring! It...
Kathie Scalf
- Mar 28
- 5 min
Trends to End in 2023
It’s true I’m no longer a girl in her 20s; heck it’s true I’m a woman dangerously close to ending her 30s. Which means I’m at that phase...
Kathie Scalf
- Mar 21
- 4 min
Can’t Beat the Classics
It goes without saying, I’m a gal who enjoys cocktail hour. At the end of a long day, there’s hardly any sound more musical than heavily...
Kathie Scalf
- Mar 7
- 3 min
Chow Down at Juan Siao
I must admit, I was a bit skeptical on the idea of Asian-Mexican fusion by way of Johnson City Tennessee. While hearing this kooky...
Kathie Scalf
- Feb 28
- 5 min
No Waste Meal Planning
I probably don’t need to tell you that it’s getting very expensive to live. From housing to vehicles, lumber and gas, virtually...
Kathie Scalf
- Feb 21
- 5 min
No Sorrows at Female-Founded Lola
On a recent Google rabbit hole exploration during a rather boring doctor’s appointment wait back home in Tri-Cities, I was surprised to...
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