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PICASSO & EINSTEIN • UN-TEAL THERE'S A CURE • AMBER FULTS

VOL. 16, ISSUE 35 • AUGUST 29, 2019

Real Sweets Sourced Locally Prime your sweet tooth for these delectable treats

By Jessie Gantt-Temple

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Real Sweets, Sourced Locally I have not had fast food since January as I have been on this journey of digestible discovery, trying to figure out what is good for my body versus what is conveniently at my fast-paced fingertips.

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HEART AND SWEET SOUL

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Mike and Karen had a long history together. A fairytale romance with an unconventional fancy for each other’s company led to a beautiful marriage and a successful tech company.

Words are funny things, aren’t they? Symbolic representations of concepts and ideas, they allow us to communicate with one another in ways more nuanced than grunting and pointing.

LET’S PLAY “WHAT IF?”

If two of the greatest minds of the 20th century, one skilled in artistry and the other in physics, sat down to have a conversation, what do you think they would discuss?

CULTURE VS COMMERCE

In 2009, Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert were nominated for an Academy Award for their short documentary The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant, about the Moraine Assembly plant.

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12 ARTS CALENDAR

19 MUSIC REVIEWS

9 DAY TRIPPIN'

15 JONESIN' CROSSWORD

21 NEW IN THEATERS

16 MUSIC CALENDAR

22 SUSHI & BISCUITS

11 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

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CITY LIFE · BETWEEN THE BRIDGES

Cons ider This w ith Dr. Rick

Un-Teal There's A Cure Help make an ovarian cancer cure a reality

M “Love is a reciprocal torture.”

— Marcel Proust In relationships, it’s easy to become careless. To stop appreciating your sig other and all the ways they help make life meaningful for you. To become lazy with affection. To ignore signs. To lessen communication.

Perhaps you’ve forgotten why you were drawn to each other in the first place. Maybe you’ve let the fires burn out. Where did the sweetness go? Where did the passion go? It takes two to tango, so what part of this picture can you take responsibility for?

Author Nicholas Sparks put it this way: “Love, I’ve come to understand, is more than three words mumbled before bedtime.

Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day.”

Consider This: Words, behavior, consideration, intention, a smile across the room… they all matter. If you want things to change, you can start by being the change you desire.

IKE AND KAREN HAD A LONG HISTORY TOGETHER. A FAIRYTALE ROMANCE with an unconventional fancy for each other’s company led to a beautiful marriage, a successful co-owned tech company, and, as Mike called it, a 43-year love affair. High school sweethearts from the get-go, the two were inseparable. The warm smile that engulfs his face any time he mentions her is awe-inspiring.

By Alex Curry Pulse City Editor

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Our purpose is to provide hope through research. If you don’t have hope to help fight this, you’re fighting a losing battle.”

— Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D.

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Unfortunately, in the real world, fairytales don’t always follow the Happily Ever After motif we so desire. In 2011, Karen Collins was diagnosed with Stage 3C ovarian cancer. It was earth shattering for the paramours, but as with their other decisions in life, they made an ambitious choice together. They would fight. The couple spent long lengths of time in Rochester, Minnesota at the Mayo Clinic where Karen underwent experimental treatments and procedures. In 2012, they founded the Karen Collins UnTeal There Is A Cure Foundation.

So far, Un-Teal has raised more than half a million dollars for ovarian cancer research. Most of the proceeds go to the Mayo Clinic and a percentage goes to Chattanooga

locals who have been diagnosed.

“We provide them with a nice basket of blankets, a thermos and such to make them feel welcomed and to give them some hope that people are working to stop this thing,” says Mr. Collins.

“Ovarian cancer is very hard to detect. Most of the symptoms are similar to a woman’s monthly menstrual cycle. There are other charities that are working towards finding better ways to detect the cancer. We wanted to be here for the women that already have it. Our purpose is to provide hope through research.

If you don’t have hope to help fight this, you’re fighting a losing battle.”

“Alex, how can I help?” I’m glad that you asked. I’ll be donating my humble fee for writing this article to

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help fight this disease. But it won’t be nearly enough. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Do you have any women in your life? I bet you do. So maybe on September 14th, you can come out for Un-Teal’s Casino Night fundraiser at Stratton Hall. The event will include dinner, a bourbon tasting and cigar bar, games, and Karen’s favorite pastime, dancing.

Un-Teal’s biggest fundraiser of the year will take place on September 27th. The 8th Annual Tee Off “UnTeal” There is a Cure Golf Tournament will begin at 8:00. Could there be a better use of your time? Work on your swing, have some fun, meet new friends, and help an amazing cause.

Visit www.untealthereisacure.org to sign up for either of these events or to send a donation to the charity.

All proceeds from both events will go directly to overcoming this horri-

ble ailment that affects 1 in 75 women. This year alone, 22,000 women will be diagnosed and 15,000 will lose their lives. It is a silent killer with no known cure—yet. Together we can work to remove this unwelcome cancer from our world.

Mike Collins speaks with a cool, calming sense of integrity that I have seen in few individuals. After a long and horrific battle, Karen, unfortunately, lost her life to ovarian cancer in 2016. Our discussion about his choice to continue fighting humbled me. His words about his grief revealed his deep understanding of his life’s work.

“The grief is like going to the gym.

The first day, there’s a 100-pound barbell and at first, you can’t do a lot with it. Over time you learn how to deal with the weight, how to move it around, and how to use it. But the weight never changes.”

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Real Sweets, Sourced Locally Prime your sweet tooth for these delectable treats

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HAVE NOT HAD FAST FOOD SINCE JANUARY AS I HAVE BEEN ON this journey of digestible discovery, trying to figure out what is good for my body versus what is conveniently at my fast-paced fingertips.

By Jessie Gantt-Temple Pulse contributor

Being a woman who used to put 3,000 miles on my car a month, I often received my meals through my car window. And, after reading Michael Pollan’s “Food Rules”, I really comprehended that the bagged lunches I was getting in adulthood were not as fulfilling as the ones I got as a child.

In Pollan’s short rule book, which is perfect in length for my short attention span, he provides 64 one-sentenced rules that revolutionized the way that I eat now. Rule #20—“It’s not food if it arrived through the window of your car.” So does that mean it’s okay if I walk into Cook Out to pick up my side of corn dog?

With his guidelines, I made a vow for no more fast food. I did break my vow in April for a cherry limeade but that’s not really food. However, I still received it through the window of my car which made me contemplate it, with every sip, on the way home.

How could I make my own cherry limeade?

What did people do before the convenience of fast food? More of society is asking similar questions because the price of scientifically created, massively produced “food” has decreased, while our waistlines and blood pressures increase.

Which leads me to Pollan’s rule #39: “Eat all the junk food you want, as long as you cook it yourself.” You mean I can have all the cake and cookies I want?! Oh, but as long as I cook it. That’s where you lost me. Coming from a girl who has burned hard boiled eggs on mul6 • THE PULSE • AUGUST 29, 2019 • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM

tiple occasions, you may have well asked me to perform brain surgery. That whole process of mixing your dry goods separately from the wet, that’s too much science for me.

I had found ways to support my diet while supporting local farmers with meat, veggies, fruit, bread, cheese, kombucha, coffee, and tea. It was now time to support my sweet tooth in a similar manner.

LITTLE LEDA Popping Zebra Cakes like Tic Tacs is no great feat and eating Little Debbie is supporting local but can we take it up a notch? Enter Leda Phillips, owner of Noogarons. Standing at a strong five feet tall (so she says), she is preceded by her brightly colored homemade macarons and even brighter smile.

Leda has always been around baking, as her mom owned a little coffee shop bakery that was—awesomely—inside the dentist office her mom owned, too. You read that right. In my opinion, the smartest dentist in the world.

“Folks would just come in to pick up little treats.” Leda’s mom offered sweets before and after a teeth cleaning in the same building.

The family passion for baking is also shared

by Leda’s sister, who owns a bakery in the Philippines. While visiting her sister last year, Leda made her first batch of macarons and, since that visit, she makes macarons whenever she feels homesick. “I guess there is just a sense of nostalgia and wistfulness to baking that keeps me connected to my family.”

Noogarons officially launched in 2018 after Leda made lemon ones for her own wed-

ding cake and a friend attending the wedding told Leda she would pay for some. As I had never had one, I was confused on the “macaroon” versus the “macaron”. The chocolate coconut sweet cookies are macaroons. Egg-white, sugarycrispy sandwiched sweets are macarons.

Now you know the difference, get some! I have been treating myself to a half dozen once a month since I found Noogarons. Since they are so delicate and time consuming to make, it makes me savor them instead of mindlessly inhaling. “It’s almost like a mental vacation,” Leda continues, describing how making them is equally as enjoyable as eating them.

“Weighing every ingredient and achieving the perfect ‘macronage’ is a standard in every batch, so I never get bored. Any mistakes can ruin a whole batch so that keeps me humble and focused. It’s a good way for me to

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I had found ways to support my diet while supporting local farmers with meat, veggies, fruit, bread, cheese, kombucha, coffee, and tea. It was now time to support my sweet tooth in a similar manner. decompress and truly focus on something outside of the day to day.”

Leda is a nurse anesthetist (CRNA) and finds the baking helps her decompress while providing a creative outlet. “It encourages me to work with the season, cater to the occasion, and seek out great products from local businesses.” Her recent bourbon macaron is made from Chattanooga Whiskey’s 1816 Reserve and she offers an apple pie one that uses Wheeler’s Orchard apples.

In regards to her most beloved creations, I asked for her top three.

“Coffee macarons are my weakness,

as I am an avid coffee drinker. Please don’t tell lemon, pistachio, or mango (her other favorites). I don’t think they could handle it.”

However, when it comes to her topselling flavors, Key Lime Pie (which is my favorite) is a fan favorite but with new flavors coming out weekly, the ranks are constantly revolving.

As Noogarons website is still in the works and there is not a storefront, Leda takes orders through Instagram and Facebook. I had to ask how she resisted eating all her work. “I have at least one macaron per batch for quality control purposes. Yes, that’s right,

quality control.”

RAISING THE BAR Quality control is one of the main reasons Brendan Patrick started Belle Chocolates in 2019. “Part of what I value as a chef is the ingredients and I could never find quality chocolate to please my palate.”

He explained how even premium brands like Ghirardelli and Godiva use emulsifiers, like soy lecithin, to give it a snap. Brendan uses no emulsifiers and only organic, single origin, fair trade cacao and organic sugar.

Brendan began experimenting with bean-to-bar chocolate after a trip to California in 2017. As former executive sous chef at Main Street Meats and chef de partie at Easy Bistro, he was given opportunities to incorporate his new hobby onto menus but he yearned for the chocolate to be the main course. “Food has been my love language and I had the right tech-

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nique, right product and then it was just a matter of time and chocolate requires a lot of time.”

So after a holiday break in 2018, he started Belle Chocolates January 2019. Deciding to risk everything and start a business wasn’t the hard part.

For Brendan, naming it was the most difficult part of entrepreneurship. “I don’t consider myself the most creative and was talking to Belle when I was trying to come up with a name.”

Belle is his five-year-old muted calico kitty. “It’s kind of southern, kind of fancy but not snooty.”

As there are no other employees, it is only Brendan who, under Belle’s supervision of course, has processed almost 600 pounds of cocoa beans this year and there are more months to come. Chattanooga’s first bean-tobar chocolate headquarters is in Plus Coffee at 3800 St. Elmo Avenue.

The full Belle Chocolates line is available, including their number one seller, the Sea Salt Chocolate Bar, and Brendan’s favorite, the Peanut Butter Bon Bon. You can find Belle bars at Four Bridges Outfitters, Niedlov’s, Velo, 8 • THE PULSE • AUGUST 29, 2019 • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM

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Both Noogarons and Belle Chocolates cater their bite-size sweets to fill large orders for elaborate events.”

Bleu Fox Cheese Shop, both Local Juicery & Kitchen locations, Goodman Coffee, Southern Squeeze, Riverside Wine and Spirits, Bread & Butter, and all three Locals Only locations.

Divine Goods can make custom gift baskets using bars or bonbons.

Alongside the Belle bars, Niedlov’s and Bleu Fox also carry the bon bon sampler containing the caramel cream, 80 percent dark ganache, peanut butter, and espresso ganache.

Boneshaker Coffee bon bons are only available at Velo and Chattanooga Whiskey flavored bon bons are only available at Riverside Wine and Spirits. As a vendor at the Wednesday

Main Street Farmers Market, Brendan works directly with farmers sourcing the freshest ingredients like blueberries and strawberries to create seasonal sensations.

Though I am graced with a stomach that can handle most anything, it is still good to know that Belle’s treats are vegan, soy free, dairy free, and only contain, like, three ingredients max. They also make a cocoa nib brittle that is delicious straight out the bag or can enhance your yogurt or ice cream.

You can follow Belle Chocolate’s social media to see what new flavors may arise but to request a treat for yourself or a large gathering, email Bellechocolates@gmail.com Life is like a box of locally made sweet desserts—it’s better if its shared.

Both Noogarons and Belle Chocolates cater their bite-size sweets to fill large orders for elaborate events.

Enjoy towers of macarons to wow wedding guests or tables of bon bons to tantalize party goers. And there is no shame in hosting a party of one.

As Oscar Wilde said, “Everything in moderation, including moderation.”

COLUMN · DAY TRIPPIN'

Tubing The Ocoee River Putting a leash on the dog days of summer

I Jason Tinney

Pulse columnist

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Snapping on life vests, our five-person fleet with yellow tubes eases into the river.

The cold water shocks, in a good way, an exhilarating tonic and welcome combatant against the heat.”

Jason Tinney is an author, actor, and musician. He can be seen locally blowing harmonica with singer/songwriter Eric Shelton. Jason, unfortunately, has not yet learned how to use sunscreen.

T'S A SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JUST after 1 p.m. Another dog-day afternoon where temps have soared into the upper 90s. Sugarloaf Mountain Park, at the foot of Ocoee Dam No. 1, is tucked in the verdant, sprawling foothills of the Cherokee National Forest in Benton, TN, twenty minutes east of Cleveland.

My neighbor, Sarah, had offered a last-minute invitation to get out of Chattanooga and join her friends Becca, Leroy, and Ralph for an impromptu adventure on the Lower Ocoee. Snapping on life vests, our five-person fleet with yellow tubes eases into the river. The cold water shocks, in a good way, an exhilarating tonic and welcome combatant against the heat.

As the gentle current spins our tubes, two young girls bob past in a flamingo and unicorn. “Oh my,” Becca says. “I have unicorn envy.”

Becca Wilson began navigating the Ocoee in 2005. For seven seasons she worked as a rafting guide at Outdoor Adventure Rafting (OAR), a 28-acre outpost offering tubing and whitewater trips, ropes course, paintball, and camping.

“My very first experience tubing, I took a group of Boy Scouts down during a thunderstorm and we got lost,” Becca says. “It really helps if you’re getting out anywhere other than OAR to go and inspect the take-out and tie a fluorescent marker to a tree. The woods look a lot different from the river. I learned that the hard way.”

OAR, three-and-a-half miles from Dam No. 1, is the only company with riverside access to the Lower Ocoee and the only outfit that requires guides to be CPR, Swiftwater Rescue, and Wilderness First Responder certified. “It’s basically summer camp for big kids. You work hard and play hard. You’re excited to go to your job everyday—even though it’s a little strenuous,” Becca says. “You get into the best shape of your life,” she

adds. “Now I just come here for fun.”

As we glide downstream, vibrant and varied songs of birds echo down from the willows, birch, and sycamores shouldering the shore. The only sound, other than our winged choir, is the laughter of fellow tubers and folks fishing from small docks. Dragonflies skim the soft ripples. The shallow waters reveal schools of blue gills darting along submerged logs.

About two miles in, the Ocoee— Cherokee for Passiflora incarnata, or wild apricot—is deep enough to abandon our tubes and go for a swim. Leroy spies a rope swing and scrambles up a 15-foot rock formation. His acrobatic cannonball garners applause not only from those on the water but those sitting on porches perched upon the banks. A bearded man rocking in his chair offers: “She’s running lazy today, ain’t she.”

The Lower Ocoee makes up 12 of 93 miles of river which starts in Georgia (56 miles are known as the Toccoa before becoming the Ocoee in Tennessee).

While the Lower Ocoee enjoys its laidback reputation, the Middle and Upper have become prized for the power of their rapids. In 1996, the Ocoee hosted the Olympic kayak and canoe events.

Boasting class III and IV rapids with names like Broken Nose, Double Suck, and Tablesaw, the Middle Ocoee is the most rafted single section of river in the United States.

The flow of the Ocoee is controlled by three TVA dams. For tubing, at least two generators must be in operation. The TVA provides a water release schedule, an important tool when trip planning.

“We’ve been fortunate to have such an accessible—and also dam controlled— river,” says Rob Paden, owner of OAR. “You don’t have to worry about whether it’s been raining or if we’ve had a dry season. It’s always the same. People can count on the river.”

Of the activities OAR offers, tubing is Rob’s favorite. “I love that float because it’s so serene. It’s calm. It’s quiet. There’s nothing to worry about on that river,” he says. “For me, it clears my head.” He adds, “Cell phones don’t work here.

That’s a blessing. You disconnect from WiFi and media and all of that stuff. You talk to one another instead of texting one another.”

For $14 per person, OAR can accommodate parties of four to 200 at time which includes tube, life vest, and transportation. However, $5 will get you access to OAR’s parking and take-out.

“You don’t need a lot,” Becca says.

“A tube, closed toe water shoes, a water bottle. A life jacket (required by law), and lots of sunscreen! And of course a sense of adventure.”

After an hour and a half, our Ocoee journey comes to an end as we reach the OAR take-out. Our crew, now christened “the tubing buddies”, is slightly sunburned but revitalized. While summer may be fading, there’s still time for one more adventure.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Let’s Play “What If?” A theatrical fantasy meeting of historical greats

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F TWO OF THE GREATEST MINDS OF THE 20TH CENTURY, ONE SKILLED IN ARTISTRY AND the other in physics, sat down to have a conversation, what do you think they would discuss?

Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein were both brilliant in their own fields, but could they find common ground to have an intelligent and enlightening discussion?

By Addie Whitlow Pulse contributor

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The basic idea with this particular show is that it’s kind of a love story to the 20th century; that’s the best way I can put it.”

If the idea of a conversation between these two pioneers of modernity intrigues you, then you definitely don’t want to miss The Ringgold Playhouse’s production of “Picasso at the Lapin Agile”, opening Thursday night at the historic Ringgold Depot.

“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” was written by Steve Martin in 1993 and was Martin’s first full-length play. The show is set in October 1904, one year before Einstein published his special theory of relativity and three years before Picasso painted “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon”.

The two men meet at the Lapin Agile, a well-known bar in the heart of Paris, and it’s there they have their conversation while interacting with other notable characters. There’s also another important figure in the future of the 20th century who arrives near the end.

TRP’s production is directed by Anthony Mrotek, who is making his directorial debut, and features a cast of 10.

The cast started rehearsals in mid-July,

giving them about a six-week rehearsal schedule.

“The basic idea with this particular show is that it’s kind of a love story to the 20th century; that’s the best way I can put it. It revolves around Picasso and Einstein. As far as we know, they didn’t actually meet at a bar in Paris,” explained Mrotek. “But it’s just an absurd idea of these two brilliant men, and brilliant in different fields, meeting in a bar and what it would be like in that night to have these two people there.”

An interesting aspect of the show is that the Lapin Agile, which, loosely translated, means “intelligent rabbit”, did actually exist. While the conversation between Einstein and Picasso may have been fictional, many of the elements surrounding it were not.

“I tend to think of the Lapin Agile as not really a dive but not really highend either; it’s right there in the middle.

People know it; you go to a hotel, they’ll send you there for some good drinks,”

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Red by John Logan

Robert Winslow presents true stories of the big ideas, hard questions, and hopes for the future that shaped our city.

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The Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. chattpalace.com

A theatrical production of a pivotal moment in the life of the brilliant, but famously angry painter Mark Rothko.

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Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org

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Come out for a Saturday night of roller derby fun with the hottest wheels in town.

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Chatt. Convention Center 1150 Carter St. chattanoogarollergirls.com

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "Shogun" is a bestselling novel about an Englishman who transforms himself into a samurai warrior in seventeenth-century Japan. Written by James Clavell, it’s over 1,100 pages long. Clavell testified that the idea for the story sprang up in him when he read one line in his daughter’s school book: “In 1600 an Englishman went to Japan and became a samurai.” I suspect it’s highly likely you will soon encounter a seed like that, Virgo: a bare inspiration that will eventually bloom into a Big Thing.

Mrotek said. “The idea with this bar, or at least the original bar, is that painters really did hang out there.

It was a real bar, and some of these characters are real people. Freddy, he was the guy who owned the bar, and he did exist.”

Because the entirety of the show is this one October night in 1904, the set doesn’t change much; essentially, there’s the bar, three tables, and the characters themselves. In classic Steve Martin fashion, the dialogue is one of the most important aspects of the show, and each character has a specific role they play in the story.

“There’s two women who also show up at the bar that night, and I always tend to think of them as the smartest two people in the room. Einstein and Picasso are smart at what they know, but Suzanne and Germaine are smarter than everybody else in life,” Mrotek explained.

“And there’s love stories involved with this; between the females and other males in the bar. They all play different roles in life. It’s just the interpersonal connection between all these different folks in the bar and what happens over the period of one night.”

As far as inspiration for the show goes, Mrotek said they’re incorporating both art and mathematics into the costumes and set; different costumes will be influenced by different works

of art, and there will be different instances of the rule of threes making an appearance on stage.

Additionally, Mrotek has always been a fan of Steve Martin; he said that when he was younger, he found a book that had four of Martin’s plays in it, and “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” was one of them. He’s probably read the play at least a hundred times over the years, which is why he can actually visualize and hear Steve Martin during rehearsals.

“So it’s really stuck with me, and some of his other works have really stuck with me, and I love a lot of his movies. So that’s why I say I can see him and see his delivery on a lot of things, and that’s why I’ve kind of had to tell the actors, ‘Don’t do it this way’. Because it’s so easy to imitate him on some of these lines, and he’s brilliant; his understanding of these characters is far deeper than I will ever come across.”

“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” opens Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Ringgold Depot and will have a seven-performance run through September 7. Tickets are $8–$10 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.com or at the door. If you’ve ever wanted a chance to experience an enlightening conversation like no other, then you definitely don’t want to miss TRP’s production of “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” to close out the 2019 season.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran athlete Mickey Mantle is in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. He had a spectacular 18-year career, winning the Most Valuable Player Award three times, playing in 12 World Series, and being selected to the All-Star team 16 times. So it’s astounding that he played with a torn ligament in his knee for 17 years, according to his biographer Jane Leavy. She quoted an orthopedic surgeon who said that Mantle compensated for his injury with “neuromuscular genius.” I’m thinking that in the next few weeks you’re in a position to accomplish an equivalent of Mantle’s heroic adjustment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Most people who belong to the Church of Satan neither believe in nor worship Satan. (They’re atheists, and don’t believe in the supernatural.)

I think a comparable principle is true for many rightwing fundamentalist Christians. Their actions and words are replete with bigotry, hard-heartedness, materialism, and selfishness: so contrary to what the real Jesus Christ taught that they in effect don’t believe in or worship Jesus Christ. I mention this, Scorpio, in hope of inspiring you to take inventory of whether your stated ideals are reflected in the practical details of how you live your life. That’s always an interesting and important task, of course, but it’s especially so for you right now. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to purge any hypocrisy from your system and get your actual behavior in close alignment with your deepest values.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s the right time for you to create a fresh mission statement and promotional campaign. For inspiration, read mine: “My column ‘Free Will Astrology’ offers you a wide selection of realities to choose from. With 4,212 years of dedication to customer service (over the course of my last 13 incarnations), I’m a reliable ally supporting your efforts to escape your oppressive conditioning and other people’s hells. My horoscopes come with an ironclad guarantee: If the advice you read is wrong, you’re under no obligation to believe it. And remember: a panel of 531 experts has determined that ‘Free Will As-

trology’ is an effective therapy for your chronic wounds and primordial pain. It is also dramatic proof that there is no good reason to be afraid of life.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Here are good questions for you to meditate on during the next four weeks. 1. How can you attract resources that will expand your mind and your world? 2. Are you bold enough to reach out to wise sources and provocative influences that could connect you with useful tricks and practical treasures? 3. What interesting lessons can you stir up as you explore the mercurial edges, skirt the changeable boundaries, journey to catalytic frontiers, and make pilgrimages to holy hubbubs? 4. How best can you encourage lyrical emotion over polished sentimentality?

Joyous idealism over astringent zealotry? Exuberant integrity over formulaic kindness?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “It is the beginning of wisdom when you recognize that the best you can do is choose which rules you want to live by,” wrote author Wallace Stegner, “and it’s persistent and aggravated imbecility to pretend you can live without any.”That will be an excellent meditation for you during the coming weeks. I trust you are long past the time of fantasizing you can live without any rules. Your challenge now is to adjust some of the rules you have been living by, or even dare to align yourself with some new rules—and then completely commit yourself to being loyal to them and enjoying them.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Given the astrological omens that will symbolize your personal story in the coming weeks and months, I think Piscean author Nikos Kazantzakis articulated the perfect prescription for you. I invite you to interpret his thoughts to fit your circumstances. “We’re going to start with small, easy things,” he wrote. “Then, little by little we shall try our hand at the big things. And after that, after we finish the big things, we shall undertake the impossible.” Here’s an additional prod from Kazantzakis: “Reach what you cannot.”

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here are examples of activities I recommend you try in the coming days.

1. Build a campfire on the beach with friends and regale each other with stories of your most interesting successes. 2. Buy eccentric treasures at a flea market and ever thereafter refer to them as your holy icons. 3. Climb a hill and sit on the grass as you sing your favorite songs and watch the moon slowly rise over the eastern horizon. 4.

Take naps when you’re “not supposed to.” 5. Sneak into an orchard at night and eat fruit plucked just moments before 6. Tell a beloved

person a fairy tale in which he or she is the hero.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The hardiest creature on the planet may be the bacterium known as Deinococcus radiodurans. It can endure exposure to radiation, intense cold, dehydration, acid, and vacuum. I propose we make it your power creature for the coming weeks.

Why? Not because I expect you’ll have to deal with a lot of extreme conditions, but rather because I think you’ll be exceptionally robust, both physically and psychologically. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to succeed at demanding challenges that require you to be in top form, now is a good time to do it. P.S. Deinococcus radiodurans is colloquially referred to as Conan the Bacterium, borrowing from the spirit of the fictional character Conan the Barbarian, who is renowned for his strength and agility.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the yearly cycle of many Geminis, retreating into a state akin to hibernation makes sense during the end of August and the first three weeks of September. But since many of you are high-energy sophisticates, you often override your body’s signals. And then nature pushes back by compelling you to slow down. The result may be a rhythm that feels like constantly taking three steps forward and two steps backward. May I suggest a different approach this year? Would you consider surrendering, even slightly, to the invitation to relax and recharge?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you decide to travel to a particular place via hot air balloon, you must be prepared for the possibility that your route will be indirect. At different altitudes, the wind may be blowing in different directions: toward the east at a hundred feet high, but toward the southwest at two hundred feet. The trick for the pilot is to jockey up and down until finding a layer that’s headed toward the desired destination. I see your life right now as having a metaphorical resemblance to this riddle. You have not yet discovered the layer that will take you where you want to go. But I bet you will soon.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Considering how bright you have been burning since the Flame Angels designated you as the Hottest Cool Person of the Month, I hesitate to urge you to simmer down. But I must. Before there’s a meltdown in your vicinity, please lower your thermostat.

Not a lot. Just a little. If you do that, everyone will continue to see your gleaming charisma in the best possible light. But don’t you dare extinguish your blaze. Don’t apologize for your brilliant shimmer. The rest of us need your magical radiance.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR THURSDAY8.29 Grief and Loss Art Expression 9 a.m.

Hart Gallery 110 E. Main St. (423) 521-4707 hartgallerytn.com Naughty Knights Chess Meetup 5 p.m.

Hutton & Smith Brewing Co. 431 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 760-3600 huttonandsmithbrewing.com Alley Hour 5:30 p.m.

Cooper’s Alley 10 E. 7th St. Create Your Own Hanging Terrarium 6 p.m.

The Chattery at Chattanooga WorkSpace 302 W. 6th St. (423) 822-5750 chattanoogaworkspace.com Broad View Art Reception 6 p.m.

North River Civic Center 1009 Executive Dr. (423) 870-8924 chattanooga.gov Chocolate Milk Screening 6 p.m.

The Edney Innovation Center 1100 Market St. (423) 643-6770 theedney.com Dialogues Chattanooga 6:30 p.m.

The Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Tony Tone 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" 7:30 p.m.

The Ringgold Playhouse 155 Depot St. (706) 935-3061 cityofringgoldga.gov Alcoholics Not Anonymous Comedy Open Mic 8 p.m.

Barley Taproom

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235 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 682-8200 chattanoogabarley.com Country Line Dancing Class 8 p.m.

Westbound Bar 24 Station St. (423) 498-3069 westboundbar.com

FRIDAY8.30 Mixed Media Workshops with Jacquie Leavitt 3:30 p.m.

Reflections Gallery 1635 Rossville Ave. (423) 892-3072 reflectionsgallerytn.com Lahana Palencia 7 p.m.

Frequency Arts 516 Tremont St. facebook.com/frequencyarts Tony Tone 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Red by John Logan 7:30 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" 7:30 p.m.

The Ringgold Playhouse 155 Depot St. (706) 935-3061 cityofringgoldga.gov Improv “Movie” Night 8 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Video Game Night 8 p.m.

Stone Cup Cafe 208 Frazier Ave. (423) 521-3977 stonecupcafe.com Ruby Falls Lantern Tours 8:30 p.m.

Ruby Falls 1720 S. Scenic Hwy. (423) 821-2544 rubyfalls.com Good, Old-Fashioned Improv

Show 10 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Purrahna Rivers 11 p.m.

The Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com

SATURDAY8.31 Chattanooga River Market 10 a.m.

Tennessee Aquarium Plaza 1 Broad St. publicmarkets.us West Village Green Farmers Market 10 a.m.

Westin Chattanooga 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Beginner Beading 10 a.m.

The Chattery at Chattanooga WorkSpace 302 W. 6th St. (423) 822-5750 chattanoogaworkspace.com Watch & Clock Collectors MidSouth Regional Show 10 a.m.

Chattanooga Convention Center 1150 Carter St. (423) 756-0001 9th Street Black Heritage Festival 11 a.m.

Olivet Baptist Church 740 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-8709 obcministries.org Red by John Logan 2:30, 7:30 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org Bobby Stone Film Series: Raiders of the Lost Ark 3, 7 p.m.

Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. (423) 757-5580 tivolichattanooga.com Chattanooga Roller Girls

Doubleheader 5 p.m.

Chattanooga Convention Center 1150 Carter St. chattanoogarollergirls.com ARTbeat Saturday Nights 5 p.m.

Local Coffee of East Ridge 5330 Ringgold Rd. (423) 498-6060 Tony Tone 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" 7:30 p.m.

The Ringgold Playhouse 155 Depot St. (706) 935-3061 cityofringgoldga.gov Your Stories 8 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Cut-Throat Comedy: The Final Countdown 8:30 p.m.

The Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Whose Line Chattanooga 10 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com

SUNDAY9.1 Watch & Clock Collectors MidSouth Regional Show 10 a.m.

Chattanooga Convention Center 1150 Carter St. (423) 756-0001 Collegedale Market 11 a.m.

Collegedale Commons 4950 Swinyar Dr. collegedalemarket.com Trisha Yearwood Book Launch 11 a.m.

Barnes and Noble 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd.

WEDNESDAY9.4

Raiders of the Lost Ark (423) 893-0186 barnesandnoble.com Chattanooga Market 12:30 p.m.

The Chattanooga Market 1829 Carter St. chattanoogamarket.com Lawrence of Arabia 1, 6 p.m.

AMC Chattanooga 18 (423) 855-9652 5080 South Terrace fathomevents.com Bobby Stone Film Series: Hud 2, 6 p.m.

Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. (423) 757-5580 tivolichattanooga.com Red by John Logan 2:30 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org D.J. Lewis & Friends 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com

MONDAY9.2 Summer Belly Dance Session 5:45 p.m.

Movement Arts Collective 3813 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 401-8115 movementartscollective.com Joggers & Lagers 6 p.m.

Chattanooga Brewing Co. 1804 Chestnut St.

(423) 702-9958 chattabrew.com Assembling Your Artist Book 7 p.m.

Frequency Arts 516 Tremont St. facebook.com/frequencyarts First Monday Improv Comedy 7:30 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org River City Dance Club 7:45 p.m.

Peace Strength Yoga 3800 St. Elmo Ave. (813) 731-9581 rivercitydanceclub.com Comedy Open Mic Night 9 p.m.

The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy.

(423) 468-4192 thehonestpint.com

TUESDAY9.3 Handbuilding 2 with Carrie Anne Parks 1 p.m.

Scenic City Clay Arts 301 E. 11th St. (423) 883-1758 eniccityclayarts.org Chess K-night 5 p.m.

Mad Priest Coffee Roasters 1900 Broad St. (423) 393-3834 madpriestcoffee.com Tuesday Night Chess Club 6 p.m.

Downtown Library

1001 Broad St. (423) 643-7700 chattilibrary.com An Evening With Casey Cep 6 p.m.

Star Line Books 1467 Market St. (423) 777-5629 starlinebooks.com Paths to Pints 6:30 p.m.

The Tap House 3800 St. Elmo Ave. taphousechatt.com Unbreaking America Screening 6:30 p.m.

Jefferson’s 618 Georgia Ave. (423) 710-1560 jeffersonsrestaurant.com Composing Abstract Paintings 7 p.m.

Frequency Arts 516 Tremont St. facebook.com/frequencyarts Intro to Improv 7 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Open Mic Comedy 7 p.m.

Common General 3800 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 521-0065 Poetry, Pups & Pints 7:30 p.m.

Stone Cup Café 208 Frazier Ave. (423) 521-3977 stonecupcafe.com

September Basecamp 9 a.m.

Waterhouse Pavilion 850 Market St. (423) 648-2195 colab.co Lawrence of Arabia 1, 6 p.m.

AMC Chattanooga 18 (423) 855-9652 5080 South Terrace fathomevents.com Main Street Market 4 p.m.

522 W. Main St. mainstfarmersmarket.com Matthew Lister: Places for People 5:30 p.m.

The Camp House 149 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 702-8081 thecamphouse.com Artsperiences!

6 p.m.

Mad Knight Brewing Company 4015 Tennessee Ave. (423) 825-6504 madknightbrewing.com Drawing Gesture and Movement 7 p.m.

Frequency Arts 516 Tremont St. facebook.com/frequencyarts Improv Open House 7 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Naughty Knights Chess Meetup 7:30 p.m.

The Bitter Alibi 825 Houston St. (423) 362-5070 thebitteralibi.com Open Mic Night 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • AUGUST 29, 2019 • THE PULSE • 13

THE MUSIC SCENE

Amber Fults: Heart And Sweet Soul Well-written balladry and a voice to blissfully savor

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ORDS ARE FUNNY THINGS, AREN’T THEY? SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATIONS of concepts and ideas, they allow us to communicate with one another in ways more nuanced than grunting and pointing. They are, to a huge degree, the secret of our species’ success.

By Marc T. Michael Pulse Music Editor

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Amber need not worry about the odds. Her voice is an instrument and her ability to wield that instrument is second to none.”

The ability to share ideas, to refine and perfect them, store them, preserve them for future generations to build upon—language, more than anything else I know, is at the heart of what it means to be human.

But words are funny things, because over time they can take on new meanings, often having little to do with their original point or purpose, occasionally coming to mean the opposite of what they meant.

Sometimes the two definitions exist simultaneously.

Take “peruse”. Does it mean to read carefully and thoughtfully, or does it mean to skim over, to lightly glance at? Well, it means both, rendering it, to my way of thinking, a useless word now, best forgotten.

Quick, what does “diva” mean?

Rather, what does it mean to you?

In common usage it has come to refer to an insufferable egomaniac, a person of unnatural self-importance, but that’s not what it actually meant (or still means, in the right circles).

Definitively, a diva is an exceptionally talented, successful, admired female singer or actress.

So when I say that Amber Fults is a genuine diva, know that it is in the original sense, not the vernacular.

In fact, to be so talented, Amber is remarkably and refreshingly humble and down to Earth. It’s only one of her many endearing qualities.

To hear what I mean, one need look no further than her new EP, Fire Burning. My only complaint about the collection of five songs is that there are only five songs. Soulful and

sweet, the arc of the compilation isn’t readily definable, at least not precisely so. Pop music? Sure, but what does that mean? In this context it means there is a universal appeal to the performances that all but guarantees widespread appeal and popularity. It isn’t confined to a single niche, which is a bold move.

There is a tradeoff, you see. To play a niche is to improve your odds of appealing to that audience at the expense of broader audiences so you’d better hope your audience is big enough to support you. On the other hand, trying to appeal to a general audience makes you a fish in a much bigger pond. You potentially have a much large base, but capturing and holding their attention is going take a lot more work and talent and the odds are much slimmer.

Amber need not worry about the odds. Her voice is an instrument and her ability to wield that instrument is second to none. If she sang in a foreign language, if she sang gibberish, hell, if she just made SOUNDS, she has the rare ability to convey all the pure emotion that ten thousand words from another person would struggle to express. Joy, longing, sor-

THU8.29

FRI8.30

SAT8.31

Kofi Mowuko

Jonathan Laird

The master of African percussion brings his high-spirited sound to the stage for a night of dancing and fun.

9 p.m.

Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com

A hooky slice of happiness by combining head-bopping grooves, silky vocals and picturesque lyricism.

7 p.m.

The Tap House 3800 St. Elmo Ave. taphousechatt.com

House Fight, Hopes On Hold, No This is Patrick, The Breaknecks

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You want it loud?

We've got it loud!

8 p.m.

Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd. ziggysbarandgrill.net

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row, hope, passion, it’s all there as clear as if it were written in 20-foothigh flaming letters. That the songs themselves are well-written is just icing on the cake for this phenomenal songstress.

While the EP may be genre-neutral, each tune does have a certain flavor. “I Would Rather” has all the makings of a smash country hit, though it would be a crossover hit.

“Burn” has sultry, sexy, blues overtones, but if you don’t care for blues, no worries, you’re going to love this tune anyway. The eponymous “Fire Burning” could be, well, almost anything. With a little twang, it’s country, raw up the instruments and it’s blues. It could easily garner airplay on any alt station worth its salt. Ironically, my personal favorite, “Ghost of You”, is the song I have the least to say about, not because there’s nothing to say but because it resonates with me to point of leaving me a bit

in awe. It simultaneously drips with pain AND comfort. Remarkable.

It’s pointless, in fact, to get hung up on genre. The fact is this music is Amber Fults, period, and if you relax and take it all in you will hear a fluidity of style for which I have no comparison. It isn’t a “demo” in which the singer tackles five distinctly different tunes to prove her ability. No, this is Amber being Amber, and in doing so she captures the heart and soul of a hundred years or more of Western music.

I was a fan of Amber the first time I heard her, but it’s been a few years and I am overjoyed to hear how such a natural talent has matured and blossomed in to a…well…a diva, in every good, positive, original sense of the word.

This lady is going places.

The EP is Fire Burning, available on Spotify now. Give it a listen; you’ll be glad you did

“Choice Menu”—another option out there.

ACROSS 1 Initials on a toothpaste tube 4 Where the TV show “Letterkenny” comes from 10 Watch readout, briefly 13 Accelerate 14 “Juno and the Paycock” playwright Sean 15 Clinton and Bush, e.g.

17 Waiting room welcome 20 School credit 21 ___ track 22 Gp. that publishes a scholarly style manual 23 Fortifies the castle, perhaps 26 Taiga feature 28 Put in service 29 Cup edge 30 Margin size, maybe 32 Juno’s Greek counterpart 34 Cup edge 36 “Lunar Asparagus” sculptor Max

37 Results of excessive stress 40 Japanese game sorta like chess 42 Key under Z and X 43 Stone who starred in 54-Down 47 Proposition to be proved 49 Portuguese colony in India 51 Archer’s necessity 52 Nomadic group 53 2004 movie with a screenplay

by Tina Fey 56 Sch. whose initials actually refer to “Green Mountains” 57 “Brave New World” happiness drug 59 Substance with a pH value under 7 60 Beyond Burgers, for instance, or what the theme answers contain?

65 Sap source 66 “Casino ___” 67 Reverential feeling 68 Luxury ___ (Monopoly space) 69 Firecracker flashes

70 Alkali used in soapmaking DOWN 1 Unesco Building muralist 2 Dom who voiced Pizza the Hutt in “Spaceballs” 3 Iron Man or Thor 4 Marquee partner 5 Get 100% on 6 “I’m gonna pass” 7 Adjective on taco truck menus 8 Danny who plays Frank Reynolds 9 Voice votes 10 “___ Miserables” 11 Twain, really 12 Scouse, Texas Southern, or Australian, for English 16 Squirrel (away) 18 Start of the first Kinsey Millhone title 19 Away from a bow 23 Word that punctuates Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” 24 “Stranger Things” actress ___ Bobby Brown

25 Leave out 27 Washing machine cycle 31 “Principia Mathematica” author 33 In ___ (feeling bad) 35 Blackberry, back in the day 38 Exit, to P.T. Barnum 39 Korbut the gymnast 40 “Get bent” 41 Sister, in Seville 44 Word before status or bliss 45 In need of cleaning, for some bathrooms 46 Early times, casually 47 Check for ripeness, as a cantaloupe 48 1997 Hanson chart-topper 50 Playing marbles 54 2010 comedy inspired by “The Scarlet Letter” 55 Post-op area 58 Mine alternative?

61 Animator Avery 62 Road or roof stuff 63 Genre 64 Catch the drift

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR THURSDAY8.29 Valerie June 6 p.m.

Bessie Smith Cultural Center 200 E. MLK Blvd. bessiesmithcc.org The Stephen Busie Band 6 p.m.

1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. 1885grill.com James Crumble Trio 6 p.m.

St. John’s Meeting Place 1278 Market St. stjohnsrestaurant.com David Anthony & Paul Stone 6 p.m.

The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Danimal & Friends 6 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Open Mic Thursday 6 p.m.

Stone Cup Cafe 208 Frazier Ave. stonecupcafe.com John Carroll 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Courtney Daly & The Daly Grind 6:30 p.m.

Mexi-Wing VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 296-1073 Toby Hewitt 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Open Mic Night 7 p.m.

Gate 11 Distillery 1400 Market St. gate11distillery.com Sway/Fordham 7:30 p.m.

Cambridge Square 9453 Bradmore Ln. cambridgesquaretn.com Steve Busie 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar

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801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Double Cross 7:30 p.m.

The Feed Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com Raspberry Pie 7:30 p.m.

The Spot of Chattanooga 1800 E. Main St. facebook.com/1800EMain Jesse Jungkurth & Friends 7:30 p.m.

Mexi-Wing VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 296-1073 Open Mic Night with Jonathan Wimpee 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Terry Parker on TNT 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Kofi Mowuko 9 p.m.

Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com Brother and The Hayes with Nightingail 9 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com The Communicators: That 90’s Show 9 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirdsguitars.co Jerry Grant and The Corruptors 9:30 p.m.

The Brew & Cue 5017 Rossville Blvd.

(423) 867-9402 Silent Party 10 p.m.

The Moxy 1220 King St. moxy-hotels.marriott.com Aunt Betty 10 p.m.

Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com

FRIDAY8.30 Summer Music Weekends 8:30 a.m.

Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Binji Varsossa 6 p.m.

Cancun Mexican Restaurant 1809 Broad St. (423) 266-1461 Ryan Oyer 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Davina and The Vagabonds 7 p.m.

Miller Plaza 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com Tim Lewis 7 p.m.

El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com Toby Hewitt 7 p.m.

Oddstory Brewing Company 336 E. MLK Blvd. oddstorybrewing.co Jonathan Laird 7 p.m.

The Tap House 3800 St. Elmo Ave. taphousechatt.com Stephen Burris & LMM 7:30 p.m.

Cambridge Square 9453 Bradmore Ln. cambridgesquaretn.com Amber Fults 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Deep Fried Allstars 8:30 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com Convertibull 9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com Hebbe, Vibe Emissions, Mistah 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com

SATURDAY8.31 Summer Music Weekends 8:30 a.m.

Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Danimal 10:30 a.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Butch Ross 12:30 p.m.

Tennessee Aquarium Plaza 1 Broad St. publicmarkets.us Binji Varsossa 6 p.m.

Cancun Mexican Restaurant 1809 Broad St. (423) 266-1461 David Ingle & Friends 6 p.m.

The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Preston Ruffing 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Blue Yonder Trio, Banjo Nickaru, Western Scooches 7 p.m.

Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd. christunity.org Tim Lewis 7 p.m.

El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com The Red Rogues 7 p.m.

Gate 11 Distillery 1400 Market St. gate11distillery.com Mark Andrew 7 p.m.

Edley’s Bar-B-Que 205 Manufacturers Rd. edleysbbq.com Eric Gales Band 7 p.m.

Songbirds North 35 Station St.

Davina and The Vagabonds songbirdsguitars.co Deep Fried Allstars 7:30 p.m.

Cambridge Square 9453 Bradmore Ln. cambridgesquaretn.com Tre Powell 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Electric Avenue with Joey Winslett Band 7:45 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirdsguitars.co House Fight, Hopes On Hold, No This is Patrick, The Breaknecks 8 p.m.

Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd. ziggysbarandgrill.net Channing Wilson 8:30 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com Chris Key 9 p.m.

Sky Zoo 5709 Lee Hwy. (423) 521-2966 Convertibull 9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com

David Berman Tribute 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Steel Blossoms 9:30 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Aunt Betty 10 p.m.

Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com The Lix 10:45 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirdsguitars.co

SUNDAY9.1 Summer Music Weekends 8:30 a.m.

Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Chattanooga All Stars Labor Day ABC Party 9 a.m.

The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy. thehonestpint.com Bird & The Bear 11 a.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St.

flyingsquirrelbar.com Mark Andrew 11 a.m.

The Edwin Hotel 102 Walnut St. theedwinhotel.com Carl Pemberton 11 a.m.

Westin Chattanooga 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Jeff and Hayden Noon 1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. 1885grill.com Monday Night Social 12:30 a.m.

The Chattanooga Market 1829 Carter St. chattanoogamarket.com Sabrina Murdaugh 12:30 p.m.

Tennessee Aquarium Plaza 1 Broad St. publicmarkets.us Danimal and Friends 12:30 p.m.

The Feed Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com The Mailboxes 1:30 p.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com The Other Brothers 2 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co.

1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Dr. B & The Ease 2:30 p.m.

The Chattanooga Market 1829 Carter St. chattanoogamarket.com Bluegrass Jam 4 p.m.

Fiddlers Anonymous 2248 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 994-7497 Weedeater 5 p.m.

Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd. ziggysbarandgrill.net Open Mic with Jeff Daniels 6 p.m.

Long Haul Saloon 2536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 822-9775 Neon Moon with The White Liars 7:45 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirdsguitars.co

MONDAY9.2 Open Air with Jessica Nunn 6 p.m.

The Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Monday Nite Big Band 7 p.m.

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Blues Night Open Jam 7 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirdsguitars.co Open Mic Night 7 p.m.

Fiddler’s Anonymous 2248 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 994-7497 Very Open Mic with Shawnessey Cargile 8 p.m.

The Well 1800 Rossville Blvd. #8 wellonthesouthside.com Grivo, Lacing, Prayer Circle 8:30 p.m.

Sluggo’s Vegetarian Cafe 505 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 752-5224

TUESDAY9.3 Hazor 6:30 p.m.

Mexi Wings IX 6925 Shallowford Rd. mexiwingix.business.site Danimal 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Space Jam Open Mic with Xll Olympians 7 p.m.

Barley Taproom 235 E. MLK Blvd. chattanoogabarley.com Open Mic Night 7 p.m.

The Bicycle Bar 45 E. Main St. facebook.com/TheBicycleBar Pickin’ N Pints 7:30 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Live Jam Session with Freddy Mc & Friends 8 p.m.

Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Open Mic with Mike McDade 8 p.m.

Tremont Tavern

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1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com

WEDNESDAY9.4 Papa Sway 7 p.m.

River Drifters 1925 Suck Creek Rd. riverdrifterschatt.com Neoromantics 7 p.m.

The Spot of Chattanooga 1800 E. Main St. facebook.com/1800EMain Mother Legacy 7 p.m.

Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com Jesse James Jungkurth 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Alan Wyatt Quartet 7 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Open Mic & Jam Night 7 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Marbin 7:30 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Randall Adams 8 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Priscilla & Little Rickee 8 p.m.

Las Margaritas 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 756-3332 Rosedale Remedy 9 p.m.

The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com

Map these locations on chattanoogapulse. com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com

ERNIE PAIKS’S RECORD REVIEWS

New Music From Eyvind Kind, Purple Pilgrims

Eyvind Kang Chirality (I dischi di angelica)

Purple Pilgrims Perfumed Earth (Flying Nun)

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it could be like a doppelganger or an evil twin. But this is all quibbling, in the view of the aforementioned song’s understanding of mortality, which is the bigger picture.

Kang has an esteemed reputation as a composer and mystifying string player (on viola and violin), collaborating with the likes of Bill Frisell, Laurie Anderson, Animal Collective and Sunn O))), to name a few.

For this writer, however, his introduction was his mindbending violin playing on the 34-minute Sun City Girls track “Ghost Ghat Trespass / Sussmeier” from the sprawling, brilliant, and insane epic 330,003 Crossdressers from Beyond the Rig Veda.

Coincidentally, Kang covers two tracks (“CCC” and “Maybe I’ll Kiss and Die a Fool”)

hat’s the difference of wrong or right when everything’s disappearing? I’ve never laughed or never cried/ When it comes time for me to die, I die/What’s the difference?”

These are questions asked on the track “What’s the Difference” from the new album Chirality from violist and composer Eyvind Kang, performed with the light orchestral whimsy of a mid-century musical and sung by former Sun City Girls member Alan Bishop (a.k.a.

Alvarius B.).

The word “chirality” refers to asymmetry in math and science, where a mirror image of an object is not the same as the object—like the difference between your right and left hands.

And on a more artistic level,

from that album on Chirality, conducting a mini-orchestra recorded in Italy; while the Sun City Girls originals are the evil twins, the Kang versions aren’t exactly the virtuous twins but maybe the not-evil twins, with arrangements that are more refined.

On “CCC”, Alan Bishop reprises his role on lead vocals, leading the listener on a vivid journey in India, “drifting late night in a Calcutta codeine coma” and “stumbling through the Kali temple,” with timpani and chimes that evoke a strong Ennio Morricone vibe, and Kang’s wandering, dancing viola solo is like a release from delirium.

There’s also a strain of contemporary classical music on Chirality, like on “Counter Chirality” with its repeated patterns of staccato notes, among accordion passages and gliding and plucked notes on a contrabass.

“Divertimento” even borrows from composer James Tenney’s “For Twelve String (rising)” with its seemingly eternal glissandos, where notes smoothly slide upwards continuously, like the aural equivalent of stripes on a rotating barber’s pole.

Enigmatic and impeccably

arranged and recorded, with a wistful air, perhaps the biggest surprise on Chirality is just how downright lush and listenable much of it is.

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here are plenty of blisspop bands out there that can make a fairly agreeable, reverb-drenched, swirling wonderland, but the quality that made Purple Pilgrims— formed by the New Zealand sisters Clementine and Valentine Nixon—stand out was its approach to vocals.

While a blank, faceless, blasé singing style is often de rigueur in this realm, Purple Pilgrims’ vocals evoke a gentle ‘60s folk nostalgia while being unafraid to project a personality—think Judy Collins mixed with the delicate vibrato of Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser.

On “Ancestors Watching”, alto and soprano vocal parts alternate as the song strolls along, taking its time, happy to linger and savor its own moments, and in “Sensing Me”, the highest notes are reserved for its fleeting expressive peaks in its chorus, with a shivery delicious effect for the listener, while pop-song lyrical clichés are used unabashedly as emotional shorthand.

Along that line, “Two Worlds Apart” cites the “Thousand times I broke your heart,” finishing the couplet with “And now we live two worlds apart,” which could have come straight from a teenager’s notebook.

The sumptuous cover of “I’m Not Sayin’”, originally written and recorded by Gordon Lightfoot and beautifully covered by Nico in 1965, gingerly folds a carefree ‘60s attitude into a ‘80s new wave sound bath; it’s a gorgeous enough version to make the listener perhaps overlook that the song is sung from the point of view of someone being a jerk and a player.

Perfumed Earth is a relatively short album that sometimes floats along to get by, although a few different sonic approaches are used just when they’re needed to break things up.

“Ruinous Splendour” is the album’s strangest track, featuring guest guitarist Roy Montgomery; while structured, it manages to sound amorphous, with its shape-shifting sounds.

“Delphiniums in Harmony / Two Worlds Away” employs cello parts and modulating synth notes, and “Tragic Gloss” serves as a grand ending, with the elements twirling together in a controlled maelstrom.

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FILM & TELEVISION

Contrasting Styles, Shared Concerns Chinese, American workers navigate difficult future

The Unbreaking Of America There are many ways film can bring people together. And one of the most effective ways has been through documentaries.

Think of how documentary filmmaker Michael Moore brought attention to issues such as school shootings, how Morgan Spurlock shone a light on poor eating habits, and how former Vice President Al Gore raised awareness about global climate change.

Now the local chapter of Represent.Us is trying to bring together conservatives, progressives, and everyone in between to pass powerful anti-corruption laws that stop political bribery, end secret money, and fix our broken elections.

To that end, they will be hosting a screening of the short documentary film Unbreaking America next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Jefferson’s restaurant on Georgia Ave. across from the courthouse.

Unbreaking America shows why nearly every issue we face as a nation is caught in the grip of corruption—and what we can do to stop it.

The group plans to screen the film and break down into smaller groups to work on ways people here in Chattanooga can work together to address these timely issues.

If you want to learn about more about Represent.Us, follow them on Facebook or show up next Tuesday. — Michael Thomas

By John DeVore Pulse Film Editor

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The film becomes another warning shot across the bow, showing a potential future not just for American workers, but for workers worldwide.”

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N 2009, STEVEN BOGNAR AND JULIA REICHERT WERE nominated for an Academy Award for their short documentary The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant. The plant in question was the Moraine Assembly plant in Moraine, Ohio, which is a suburb of Dayton.

The directors spoke to hundreds of factory workers who were set to lose their jobs. These workers provided direct, human insight into an unfortunately common occurrence in the United States as more and more manufacturing jobs are lost, never to return.

That is, until they do.

In what seems like a miracle to the workers displaced by the closing of the factory, Moraine is given a second chance in under the auspices of Chinese automotive glass manufacturer Fuyao, a company that holds some 70 percent of the market in the niche industry. Bognar and Reichert’s new

film, American Factory, follows up on their original project and documents what is meant to be a marriage of two cultures under one goal—creating a quality product for consumers around the globe.

It appears to be poised to tell an uplifting story about the resurrection of a town and its people, all through cross-cultural acceptance and diversity. This isn’t where the story ends up, though. Instead, the film becomes another warning shot across the bow, showing a potential future not just for American workers, but for workers worldwide.

The film begins with the parting

shots of The Last Truck segueing into a job fair/meeting of sorts for the new Fuyao factory opening. An older American man outlines the company, their successes, and the opportunity available for the workers of Moraine and Dayton. One man asks about union representation—he’s told that it’s unwanted.

This in and of itself isn’t suspect, of course. UAW has twice been defeated at Volkswagen here in Chattanooga (American Factory gives some good insight on why that might be as the film progresses) and union power has been in decline for decades in the U.S. The Fuyao company is meant to operate under American leadership, with a few key Chinese workers to assist in getting the plant up and running.

We are treated to several training sessions with these workers, where they are told that they can be themselves in America. They can even insult the President! But as the film moves on, we see that there is a great divide in operations between American management and Chinese expectations.

One glaring example is when Cao Tak Wong, CEO of Fuyao (known more commonly as “The Chairman”) is visiting the offices of his new factory and demands that a fire alarm be moved to a more inconspicuous location and doesn’t seem to understand that American building codes

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These approaches toward work are cultural, one created by a country that values individualism and one that values collectivism.” prevent that.

But there are more differences between the Chinese and the American workers than one could imagine. It comes down to the very idea of work. At one point the documentary, several managers visit China to see how things are done there. They experience a work culture that seems almost cult-like, with praise songs for Fuyao, elaborate performances for Fuyao guests, and even a wedding ceremony for Fuyao workers.

Behind this, the filmmakers interview Chinese workers, who work mandatory overtime, get one to two days off a month, and see their children once a year. The Chinese view American weekends and paid overtime as extravagances, as signs of laziness and ineptitude. The American managers wonder at the efficiency they see and gawk at workers sorting through piles of glass without proper safety equipment.

Back home, American workers are clashing with their Chinese supervisors over safety—one Chinese manager explains that Ameri-

cans are afraid of heat when they complain about regularly working in an environment over 200 degrees. The American managers try to bring some of what they learned in China back to the Moraine plant, but it doesn’t stick.

The workers are making less than half of what they made under GM, where they were represented by the union. The rumbles of unionizing begin in earnest and Fuyao hands out pink slips in response.

The documentary makes an effort not the demonize either side. These approaches toward work are cultural, one created by a country that values individualism and one that values collectivism. It’s left to the audience to assign blame.

The end of the film, however, highlights the real problem for both sets of workers. Automation is coming and many of the jobs, both Chinese and American, will vanish. American Factory might have begun in a hopeful place, but it ends anywhere but. It is a sobering look at what’s coming.

✴ NEW IN THEATERS ✴

Don't Let Go After a man's family dies in what appears to be a murder, he gets a phone call from one of the dead, his niece. He's not sure if she's a ghost or if he's going mad, but as it turns out, he's not.

Director: Jacob Estes Stars: Byron Mann, Storm Reid, Mykelti Williamson, David Oyelowo

Saaho A power battle is taking place in the higher echelons through unrelated and unconnected episodes occurring in different parts of the globe intertwined in an unforeseen manner to a revelation of mind games.

Director: Sujeeth Stars: Prabhas, Shraddha Kapoor, Mandira Bedi

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FOOD & DRINK · SUSHI & BISCUITS

Menemen For Breakfast Tomorrow A tour of Turkish cuisine culminates in simple egg dish

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This egg dish is one of the most loved, simplest to cook, and most delicious things you can eat in Turkey. Eaten alone with crusty bread or as part of a Turkish breakfast, menemen will satisfy you to your very core.”

Mike McJunkin is a native Chattanoogan who has traveled abroad extensively, trained chefs, and owned and operated restaurants. Join him on Facebook at facebook.com/SushiAndBiscuits

HEN THINKING ABOUT THE world’s great cuisines—the ones that have historically influenced food and eating around the globe—there are three that come to mind.

French and Chinese are fairly obvious, but the third is a cuisine that isn’t “hot” right now; in fact, it’s not even on most people’s food radar in spite of being developed through an empire that covered three continents, ruling the world’s spice trade for 600 years. That cuisine is Turkish food.

Last month, I was able to visit Istanbul with the intention of sampling all the foods. I fought cascading waves of meat sweats, steep cobblestone streets, and the flaming Turkish sun to power-eat my way around the city, focusing all of my food-nerd energies on consuming everything from acılı ezme to zeytin piyazi.

I made my way through all the classic, must-try dishes like lahmacun, a crispy flatbread topped with seasoned minced meat, onion, parsley, and lemon juice; döner kebap, slowly cooked meat on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced and put into bread with vegetables, spices, and • 4 large eggs (the fresher the better) • 2–3 medium tomatoes, finely chopped • 1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped • 2 green sivri biber (or 2 small, sweet banana peppers) deseeded and finely chopped • A handful of freshly chopped parsley leaves • 2 tsp hot chili flakes • 1 tsp sweet paprika • 1 tsp ground cumin • 1 tsp kekik (fresh oregano)

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garlic yogurt; and balık ekmek, one of the best fish sandwiches you’ll ever eat.

Of course, I had to search out the lesser known and more unique foods within the Turkish culinary tradition, such as the shockingly delicious tavukgöğsü or “chicken pudding”, a milk pudding made with shredded chicken breast, cinnamon, and vanilla; or one of the best things I ate in Istanbul—kokoreç.

Kokoreç is made by wrapping suckling lamb intestines around seasoned lamb sweetbreads, hearts, lungs, liver and kidneys, then roasting it, mincing it, and mixing the chopped bits with oregano, sweet peppers, and onion served on a fresh, soft bun. It was a crunchy, chewy, meaty, crazy good sandwich.

But in spite of the Ottoman feast-like variety and quantity of foods I consumed, in spite of the completely new-tome food pairings from hundreds of years of Ottoman palace cooks, and in spite of having the flavors of the world’s spice trade at my fingertips, the dish I enjoyed the most during my entire stay was menemen, or Turkish scrambled eggs.

This was not some elaborate Ottoman palace chef creation involving platypus • ½ tsp dağ kekiği (fresh thyme) • Salt and pepper to taste • Olive oil (light or regular, not extra virgin) 1. Add 2 Tbsp olive oil to a frying pan and heat gently.

2. Add onion and sauté until it begins to turn translucent.

3. Add green pepper and continue to sauté until soft.

4. Stir in chopped tomato, spices, herbs, salt, and pepper.

5. Simmer over low heat until the to-

eggs, ambergris, and the stomach of a virgin emu. This egg dish is one of the most loved, simplest to cook, and most delicious things you can eat in Turkey.

Eaten alone with crusty bread or as part of a Turkish breakfast (kahvalti), menemen will satisfy you to your very core.

Menemen is made with eggs, tomatoes, peppers, garlic, onion, and a touch of chili pepper.

Although it seems like an egg dish, it’s not just about the eggs; it’s about the harmony of all the ingredients so there isn’t one dominant taste—it should just taste like menemen.

There is a vigorous debate in Turkey about whether menemen should have onions. I am firmly pro-onion, but some folks leave them out. If you’re a cheese lover, some recipes (including mine) also add some crumbled feta cheese, because who doesn’t like cheese?

A few slices of toasted, crusty bread are virtually required as an accompaniment to a pan of umami-packed, spicysweet, Turkish menemen. It’s simple to make, and one of the greatest things to come out of Turkey (sorry, chicken pudding). mato is cooked down into a chunky tomato sauce for 5 to 10 minutes.

6. Crack eggs into the cooked tomato mixture and scramble until the eggs are cooked and incorporated into the tomato mixture.

7. Remove from heat and garnish with parsley.

8. Serve alone with toasted, crusty bread or as part of a full Turkish breakfast.

Note: For a richer flavor, add 2–3 Tbsp of crumbled feta cheese at the same time as the eggs.

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