Sometimes I have an idea for a column based on community feedback, and other times I follow a specific food-craving for a story. This column is based on the latter. I have been fixated on finding an arepa in Chattanooga. In Atlanta, I had a favorite spot for arepas, and I was determined to find one here. Someone had mentioned the restaurant off Market Street, Little Venezuela, so off I went in a fugue state in search of arepas. Read Lyric's full story at the link in our bio. Photo 1 / Staff Photo by Lyric Lewin / Passion fruit juice sits bejeweled by other delights Jan. 7, 2025, at Little Venezuela. Photo 2 / Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Arepa cabimera, sopa de res and pastelitos are seen at Little Venezuela on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Photo 3 / Staff photo by Olivia Ross / From left, Marlon, Amarilys and Marlon Lugo Jr. pose for a photo at Little Venezuela on Thursday, April 11, 2024.