S10:E2. 01/14/2023

Butter From the Block, Knoxville’s Small Batch compound Butter

A visit with Kayla Sonneby and Kelley Calloway, Founders of a new small food business, Butter From the Block, Knoxville’s Small Batch compound Butter made in the shared commercial kitchen and food incubator Real Good Kitchen, Knoxville, TN. Amy visits with these two young food entrepreneurs on the development and creation of their new business, the flavors they produce, and where their compound butter can be found. To pre-order butter from them, contact them from their instagram page link below.

Butter From the Block Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/butterfromtheblock/

Butter From the Block story featured in January, 2023 Issue of West Knoxville Lifestyle: https://citylifestyle.com/knoxville-tn/articles/food-and-beverage/butter-makes-everything-better

Seed and Plant Swap information January 21, 2023 : https://blounttn.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=18140&month=1&year=2023&day=21&calType=0

Kayla Sonneby and Kelley Calloway inside Real good Kitchen, Knoxville, 2022. Photo: Kayla Sonneby.

S9:E20. 05/28/2022

Femeika (Meik) Elliott, Founder of Meik Meals, and the Lotus Program, Knoxville

Today, we are setting the table with plant-based eating, especially for new Mothers. My first guest is Femeika (Meik) Elliott, founder, and owner of Meik Meals and the Lotus Program. This young, black, Knoxville-based entrepreneurial chef creates foods that give us that comfort of taste while using healthier ingredients. Meik encourages people to make lifestyle choices that nurture the body, mind, and soul. She specifically works with postpartum Mothers to help them feel their best through food, education, and meditation with her Lotus program. Meik also speaks to groups throughout the community about her work. This episode originally aired in February 2022, and since then, Meik Elliott has won the What's The Big Idea? 2022 Pitch Competition, through the Knoxville Entrepreneurial Center, and has presented at Pecha Kucha night, Knoxville. Also, Fred Saucepan’s potluck radio series features Cherokee poet and storyteller Marilou Awiakta.

Meik Meals https://meik-meals.com/

The Lotus Program: https://www.teknovation.biz/breaking-news-the-lotus-program-wins-last-nights-wtbi-pitch-competition/

Fred Sauceman https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

Knoxville Entrepreneurial Center: https://knoxec.com/

PechaKucha Knoxville: https://www.facebook.com/pknknoxville/