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A Q&A with one local business owner, every Thursday morning. No PR, no fluff — just the founder's actual words.

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Chattanooga Whiskey

Founded 2012 · Downtown Chattanooga

How a startup fought to change a 100-year-old state law — and built an award-winning distillery. 2026 Craft Producer of the Year.

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Recent interviews

Real conversations with local owners. The people behind the storefronts and workshops. Also see our Chattanooga Drink Makers guide.

Brewery

Hutton & Smith Brewing Co.

Joel & Melanie Krautstrunk · MLK Blvd

Two geologists turned GABF medal-winning brewers. Gneiss beer, brewery cats, and a taproom built on science.

Coffee Roaster

Velo Coffee Roasters

Founded 2010 · Southside

Sixteen years of single-origin coffee, delivered by bike in the early days. Southside institution.

Who runs this?

I'm Dimitri. I moved here, started asking who was building what, and couldn't stop. Every Thursday I publish a long-form Q&A with a local business owner — the kind of conversation you'd have if you sat down with them for coffee. No AI-generated images, no PR copy, no paywall. More about why →

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