Episode 3151

Name: Tennessee Crossroads, Season 31, Episode 51
Cast: Joe Elmore

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Tennessee Crossroads

June 21, 2018

Season 31 | Episode 51

On Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads, the crew samples the smoked goodness at Collins River BBQ & Cafe in McMinnville. Gretchen Bates visits a gourd lamp artist in Woodbury. Joe Elmore takes a nostalgic trip to Elliston Place Soda Shop for a milk shake and some memories. Ken Wilshire meets an artist in Athens who turns unusual materials into beautiful rocking chairs.

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Collins River BBQ & Cafe

McMinnville, TN

If you were to make a list of things loved by Tennesseans, barbecue would surely make the top ten, with the love of family at or near the top. Tennessee Crossroads found a restaurant in Warren County that combines the two. Just about everyday, the O'Neal brothers share their love of smoked goodness with the grateful inhabitants of McMinnville, TN. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.

Elliston Place Soda Shop

Nashville, TN

There aren't many soda shops on the National Register of Historic Places. Then again, there aren't many soda shops like Elliston Place in Nashville. In its 78 years of business it's been a gathering spot for politicians and entertainers and featured in films and TV shows. But, as you're about to discover, one thing it hasn't seen much of is change. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.

Jai Sheronda – Gourd Artist

Woodbury, TN

Tennessee Crossroads visited a distillery in Woodbury, TN that held several surprises. One of those surprises was the discovery of Jai Sheronda - Gourd Artist who shares the property and his love of a particular plant. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.

Jim McGie – Chairmaker

Athens, TN

In our travels across the state, we’ve found craftsmen making chairs in all shapes, sizes and designs but, they’re usually made for comfort and beauty out of fine woods and other materials. Tennessee Crossroads met Jim McGie in Athens, TN who finds some pretty unusual materials and turns them into beautiful rocking chairs.