"The most hopeful thing," chef Mallory Tubbs said in the sunlit dining room of her restaurant, "is the resilience of local communities and the reliance on each other." Lunch is a restaurant in Sewanee, Tennessee. And it is so much more. Read Lyric's full story at the link in our bio. Photo 1 / Staff Photo by Lyric Lewin / On Jan. 17, 2025, Mallory Tubbs sits in the dining room of her restaurant, Lunch, in Sewanee, Tenn. Photo 2 / Staff Photo by Lyric Lewin / The delicious kimchi pancake sits on the counter Jan. 17, 2025, at Lunch in Sewanee, Tenn. Photo 3 / Staff Photo by Lyric Lewin / The lunch plate special Jan. 17, 2025, at Lunch was a ramen dish with a coconut milk based broth. Photo 4 / Staff Photo by Lyric Lewin / Dried flowers hang in an arrangement Jan. 17, 2025, at Lunch.