The "restaurant reviewers" go international

Leigh Ivey, Charger Staff

The end has come to the restaurant search. After over seven months of gracing some of Cookeville’s finest eating establishments, we have at last reached the end of the road to excellent dining.

Did we find the absolute perfect restaurant? I guess you could say we found many, from the formality of Rafferty’s to the laid-back Farmhouse. Some were good, some were bad, but all were experiences for the once-novices of food critiquing.

Our last outing was to World Foods, the small cafe off of Broad Street near the depot. Small, intimate, and filled with shelves of olives, tomatoes, and other small wonders. World Foods has great atmosphere. It is known for food choices other than its pizza. However, I have to say that the pizza may have been the best I’ve ever had, and I’ve eaten plenty of pizza in my day. Meg liked the pizza’s crisp crust but was not a fan of the large tomoato chunks which she removed and placed on someone else’s plate. Natalie Shutov, Ben Pauli (who invited himself), David Epley millyand Krishna Rao (who was serving as our replacement for Yamini) all ordered gyros - a lamb sandwhich served in a pita with an unidentifiable white sauce. They all said it tasted good, but it’s hard to imagine eating something when you have no idea what it could be. Molly Risley ordered a roast beef sandwhich that she described as “meaty and juicy.” Nicole Pullen ordered a sharama, or at least that’s what she says it’s called.

Not only is World Foods known for its Italian entrees, it also make desserts that can only be found (at least in our town) in that little restaurant. From apple caramal crisp pie to tera-mi-su, the desserts may be better than the meal.
World Food receives our four stars - the last four stars the food critics will be giving out before they move onto the higher forms of reporting. But the times at the many restaurants in Cookeville shall not be forgotten. After all, you are what you eat.

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