A visit with Author John Tullock, Author of "Appalachian Cooking, New & Traditional Recipes"

by Amy Campbell

S13:E16. 4.18.2026

A visit with Author John Tullock, Author of "Appalachian Cooking, New & Traditional Recipes"


We are setting the table this day with the preservation of Appalachian food ways. My first guest is guest is John Tulloch of Knoxville who grew up on a farm and helped his Grandmother in the kitchen in  Greeneville, TN. John is Author of “Appalachian Cooking, New and Traditional Recipes”.  John will also share his way of making Succotash which is in the book.


  • We also get to hear from D & Jim Brown. They own and run Honey Rock Herb Farm in Louisville, TN and D shares with us how she makes cornbread with Sage.
  • Fred Sauceman shares a Pot Luck Radio segment about the beloved Hob Nob Drive in - which opened in 1952 outside of Gate City, Virginia.
  • Plus, news about the Knoxville Bontanical Garden and Aorboritum Spring Plant Sale, April 18, and the Dogwood Arts Festival, April 24-26, 2026.

Links to featured guests

"Appalachian Cooking, New & Traditional Recipes" by John Tullock: http://johntullock.blogspot.com/

Author John Tullock and his book "Appalachian Cooking, New & Traditional Recipes" pictured in Amy’s kitchen where we recorded our interview in 2018. Photo: Amy Campbell. Connect with John at: - John Tullock’s Blog: http://johntullock.blogspot.com/

Here’s a photo from Fred Sauceman of The Hob-Nob Drive-In sign, near Gate City, Virginia, it opened in 1952 and The Hob-Nob sign dates to around 1957. This goes along with Fred’s “Pot Luck Radio” segment included in this episode of The Tennessee Farm Table (we brag on our neighbors as well). Connect with Fred at: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman