# @eatnextchatt on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C924L3uxBq-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30556436-eatnextchatt-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-07-25T19:30:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** What To Eat Next Chattanooga (@eatnextchatt) — https://gondola.cc/eatnextchatt

## Caption

Since I've been the food writer here at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, I've compiled a list of my top five chefs (which wasn't easy).

Cornelius Lathan makes my top five list of chefs in Chattanooga because I know that, like how the Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant worked on his mid-range jump shot, low post footwork and lock left defense, Lathan possesses the same intensely dedicated "Mamba mentality," but instead the kitchen is his court.

This week I got a chance to converse with Lathan, still basking in the glory of his first place victory at the Five Star Food Fight held at Sunday's market.

Read the full Q&A at the link in our bio.

Photo 1 / Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Cornelius Lathan of The Bistro food truck prepares his dish during Five Star Food Fight at the Chattanooga Market on Sunday.

Photo 2 / Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Cornelius Lathan of The Bistro food truck prepares his dish.

Photo 3 / Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Cornelius Lathan poses for a photo in front of his food truck, The Bistro, on Thursday, June 6, 2024.

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| What To Eat Next Chattanooga | @eatnextchatt | https://gondola.cc/eatnextchatt | Newspaper |
| Cameron McKeon | @cammckeon | https://gondola.cc/cammckeon | Digital Producer |

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