9/10/2023 0 Comments Time out deli magnolia menu![]() After working there for a year, he returned to pastry at The Barn, first as sous chef, then as the head pastry chef. He worked as sous chef at The Dogwood, which is the casual dinner restaurant at the farm. He worked a range of positions in the restaurant, from pastry to garde manger, to meats. He sees a connection in their current endeavor, in which they are teaching people to love Jewish food. He said he learned to work hard, be humble, and help those around him as he was helped. He learned the savory side of pastry making. He took the only position open, as a pastry cook, though he had “never gone to culinary school and I didn’t have any pastry knowledge.” Potchke Deli, 318 North Gay Street, Knoxville, March 2022 Potchke Deli, 318 North Gay Street, Knoxville, March 2022įrom the first day when he was asked to make a caramel sauce and he confessed he didn’t know how, he was guided through every step of the way in his pastry education by a very supportive staff. He worked there for seven months before it burned and immediately shifted to work at The Barn where he’d originally interviewed. He worked at Tomato Head during college, but began working at Dancing Bear Lodge in 2013, during his senior year. The two studied abroad, he in Bordeaux, France, and her in Switzerland. ![]() They met then, but it would be a decade before they dated. Emily is from Knoxville and was also attending UT at the time, studying linguistics. Laurence is originally from the Memphis area but moved to Knoxville in 2009 to attend the University of Tennessee where he majored in International Business and French. Serving foods in Kosher style that would be familiar to Laurence’s Ukrainian Jewish grandparents, the couple is set to make their mark in the increasingly diverse dining options available in the center city. ![]() Serving food you might find in a Jewish Deli, but with their own little twists, Emily Williams and Laurence Faber, with the backing of partners Brian and Jessica Strutz, are offering something unique to the downtown culinary scene. ![]() Located in the original Regas building at 318 North Gay Street (where Vienna Coffee was most recently), Potchke Deli bears little connection to its forebear, Regas Restaurant, in the location other than delicious food. Potchke Deli, 318 North Gay Street, Knoxville, March 2022 ![]()
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