🍰 A Cheesecake Shop Celebrates Opening Night, Anthony & Theresa's Takes Thanksgiving Orders and Wheeler's Plans Soup and Bluegrass: Your Main Street Roundup

Or: Fire Pits at Fix’nz Station, a Whitwell Trunk-or-Treat and Two Pony Pumpkin Patch Saturdays Coming in November

By Thomas Seest, Dunlap.Today · Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Wednesday on Main Street is like the middle of a long church supper table: you can see the desserts from where you sit, and somebody’s already talking about Thanksgiving. This week’s business news is sweet, warm and easy to plan around. A new cheesecake maker celebrated opening night, a hometown kitchen is taking holiday orders, and the first two Saturdays of November are filling up fast. Nothing to worry about, just good things to know and a few dates to write down.

Here’s what’s in it: Broken Heart Cheesecakes celebrated its opening night in Dunlap with five signature flavors, Anthony & Theresa’s Homecookin’ is taking Thanksgiving catering orders, Wheeler’s Orchard & Vineyard plans a Maker’s Market and a “Spoons & Tunes” soup-and-bluegrass supper on Saturday, Nov. 14, Fix’nz Station has fire pits, s’mores and costume deals Friday and Saturday, the Marion County Cruisers host a trunk-or-treat in Whitwell on Halloween night and the Pony Pumpkin Patch returns to Tennessee Dude & Guest Ranch on Nov. 7 and Nov. 14. Plus Burns Farms’ 18th annual bull sale in Pikeville, an online Halloween sale and two small finds. The dates are gathered near the bottom so they don’t slip your mind.

⏱️ What this means for you in 30 seconds

• Something new for dessert: Broken Heart Cheesecakes in Dunlap takes single and catering orders. Call (865) 422-5659.
• Don’t want to cook the whole turkey dinner? Call Anthony & Theresa’s at (423) 949-4089 about Thanksgiving catering. Order early. The restaurant itself is closed Oct. 29–Nov. 11 and reopens Thursday, Nov. 12.
• Fri., Oct. 30, and Sat., Oct. 31, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.: Halloween fun at Fix’nz Station on Rankin Avenue. Wear a costume for 10% off.
• Sat., Nov. 7, and Sat., Nov. 14: Pony Pumpkin Patch in Dunlap. Sat., Nov. 14: Spoons & Tunes at Wheeler’s Orchard.
• Clocks fall back one hour early Sunday, Nov. 1. Turn them back before bed Saturday night.

🍰 Fighting the Blues One Slice at a Time: Broken Heart Cheesecakes Celebrates Opening Night in Dunlap

Broken Heart Cheesecakes celebrated its opening night in Dunlap, Dunlap.Today reported Oct. 27. The shop offers five signature cheesecakes:

• “Scream for Cheesecake”: salted caramel swirl with kettle corn
• “The Last Call”: vanilla bean over Dr Pepper chocolate cake
• “Sweet Revenge”: milk chocolate with Buncha Crunch
• “Ghostface”: Oreo crust with Sno-Caps
• “Broken Heart”

The business pairs its desserts with a mission of mental health awareness and community support. Its Dunlap.Directory listing says founder Joseph Gonzalez started it in 2023 around the motto “Fighting against depression one slice at a time,” and that it gives 10% of profits to HopeSpur for Mental Health. It takes individual and catering orders. Call (865) 422-5659 or email Brokenheartcheesecakes@gmail.com. The opening post didn’t list a street address or hours, so call before you drive over.

What it means for you: A new dessert maker in town is like a new jar on the pie safe shelf: you’ll want to know what’s inside before the holidays. If you’re in charge of dessert for a birthday or Thanksgiving, give them a call, and a little of what you spend goes toward helping neighbors who are hurting.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Broken Heart Cheesecakes opening night) · Dunlap.Directory: Broken Heart Cheesecakes

🦃 Let Someone Else Stir the Gravy: Anthony & Theresa’s Opens Thanksgiving Catering Orders

An update: Yesterday’s roundup told you Anthony & Theresa’s is taking a two-week break. Here’s the good news that came next.

Anthony & Theresa’s Homecookin’ at 6028 Tennessee-28 in Dunlap is now taking Thanksgiving catering orders, Dunlap.Today reported Oct. 28. Customers are asked to contact the restaurant about menu choices, portion sizes and delivery, and to order early. The post didn’t list prices or an order deadline. The restaurant is closed Thursday, Oct. 29, through Wednesday, Nov. 11, and reopens Thursday, Nov. 12. Their phone is (423) 949-4089.

What it means for you: Ordering Thanksgiving dinner from a local kitchen is like hiring a neighbor to help bring in the hay: the work gets done right, and you get to sit down sooner. Since the restaurant goes on break tomorrow, today or tomorrow morning is a smart time to call and ask how ordering works during the closure.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Thanksgiving catering orders) · Dunlap.Directory: Anthony & Theresa’s Homecookin’

🎵 Soup, Sourdough and Bluegrass by the Bonfire: “Spoons & Tunes” at Wheeler’s Orchard Is Nov. 14

Wheeler’s Orchard & Vineyard at 960 Wheeler Rd. in Dunlap, up on Fredonia Mountain, is planning a full day on Saturday, Nov. 14, Dunlap.Today reported Oct. 28:

• Maker’s Market: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
• Broom-making workshop: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Wreath-making station and an all-ages crafts table: all day
• “Spoons & Tunes” supper, 4:30–7:30 p.m. Central: four kinds of soup, sourdough toast and grilled cheese made by a neighbor, and hot apple cider. $10 a person; kids 10 and under eat free.
• Live bluegrass from Conner Vlietstra and Reed Stutz, with bonfires at sundown

Questions? Call (423) 949-4255 or visit wheelersorchard.com.

What it means for you: A bowl of soup by a bonfire with a banjo going is about as close to a front porch as November gets. Ten dollars covers supper, the little ones eat free, and you can pick up a handmade Christmas gift at the market while you’re there. Bring a warm coat: it’s a mountain, and it’s after dark.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Spoons & Tunes at Wheeler’s) · Dunlap.Directory: Wheeler’s Orchard & Vineyard

🎃 Fire Pits on Rankin, Hot Rods in Whitwell and a Code Worth Remembering: Halloween Weekend on Main Street

Fix’nz Station, home of Fix’nz 4 The Soul at 15423 Rankin Ave. in Dunlap, is hosting a Halloween weekend on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Dunlap.Today reported. Expect fire pits, s’mores kits, outdoor Halloween movies for kids and candy for trick-or-treaters. Come in costume for 10% off, and kids in costume get a free side. The same post points families to the downtown Dunlap trunk-or-treat on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. Call (423) 883-7600.

Over in Marion County, the Marion County Cruisers are hosting a trunk-or-treat in Whitwell on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. Central, on the main strip at their usual cruise-in spot, Dunlap.Today reported. Dempsey Towing is giving hayrides, and car owners are invited to bring a decorated hot rod and candy. Questions: (423) 718-4483.

And if you’d rather shop from the recliner, Volunteer Mama Co is running a Spooky Sale: 31% off site-wide through Halloween night with the code SPOOKY, online only, Dunlap.Today reported.

What it means for you: Halloween weekend is like a potluck: you don’t have to go to every table, just pick the one that suits your crew. Supper and s’mores on Rankin, a trunk-or-treat downtown, then hot rods and hayrides in Whitwell if the kids still have energy. Bring a flashlight for the walk back to the car.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Halloween weekend at Fix’nz Station) · Dunlap.Directory: Fix’nz 4 The Soul · Dunlap.Today: Whitwell trunk-or-treat · Dunlap.Directory: Marion County Cruisers · Dunlap.Today: Volunteer Mama Co Spooky Sale · Dunlap.Directory: Volunteer Mama Co

🐴 Pony Rides, Hayrides and S’mores: The Pony Pumpkin Patch Is Two Saturdays in November

An update: We listed the Pony Pumpkin Patch in an earlier dates list. Now the full details are out.

The 5th annual Pony Pumpkin Patch has moved to November at Tennessee Dude & Guest Ranch, 1050 Ray Hixson Rd. in Dunlap. It runs Saturday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central, according to Dunlap.Today, the Sequatchie County Chamber calendar and the ranch’s event page. Tickets are $15 a person, and kids 3 and under get in free. Proceeds help the Sequatchie Valley Program of Agriculture.

Here’s what’s planned:

• Pony rides for kids 12 and under
• A hands-on farm tour
• A Mustang photo for ages 13 and up
• Campfire s’mores and hayrides to the pumpkin patch
• Chuckwagon food for sale

The ranch asks folks to buy tickets ahead on its website, and it mentions a ticket-help option for families facing money hardship. Call (423) 903-RIDE.

What it means for you: A pony ride is the kind of memory a grandchild keeps longer than any toy. With two Saturdays to choose from, you can skip the busier day, and your ticket money helps grow the next generation of Valley farmers.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Pony Pumpkin Patch moves to November) · Ranch event page and tickets · Chamber calendar listing · Dunlap.Directory: Tennessee Dude & Guest Ranch

🐄 Good Genetics on the Auction Block: Burns Farms’ 18th Annual Bull & Female Sale Is Nov. 7

Burns Farms Registered Hereford and Angus Cattle at 1027 Alvin C. York Hwy. in Pikeville (Bledsoe County) will hold its 18th Annual Bull & Commercial Female Sale on Saturday, Nov. 7, at noon Central, Dunlap.Today reported, and the farm’s own sales page confirms the date. You can bid in person or online through Live Ag, and the sale catalog is online. Dunlap.Today notes that Lots 1–5 are sons of NJW 1A 173D RITA 157F. Questions: (615) 477-5668 or burnsfarms.com.

What it means for you: Buying a bull is like picking the foundation stone for a barn: what you choose this fall shows up in your calf crop for years. Read the catalog with a pencil and your herd records, and don’t bid on anything you haven’t studied ahead.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Burns Farms 18th annual sale) · Burns Farms sales page · Dunlap.Directory: Burns Farms

🛍️ Two Small Finds Worth a Sticky Note

• Sasquatch Farm Scenic RV Park & Campground at 2985 Browns Trace Rd. near South Pittsburg (Marion County) has added a new playground near the campsites, with slides, a climbing wall, a tunnel and swings, Dunlap.Today reported. Call (423) 919-9852. 👉 Dunlap.Today: Sasquatch Farm playground · Dunlap.Directory: Sasquatch Farm
• M+M Construction & Remodeling, which serves the Dunlap area, built a customer a Trex deck with a ramp and worked around two Japanese maples to save them, Dunlap.Today reported, sharing a customer’s thank-you. It’s a good reminder that a ramp can be built to look like it belongs. Call (931) 252-4028. 👉 Dunlap.Today: M+M deck with ramp

📅 Dates to Circle (Stick These on the Fridge)

• Thu., Oct. 29–Wed., Nov. 11: Anthony & Theresa’s Homecookin’ closed. Call about Thanksgiving catering before then.
• Fri., Oct. 30, and Sat., Oct. 31, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.: Halloween weekend at Fix’nz Station, 15423 Rankin Ave., Dunlap.
• Sat., Oct. 31, 5–7 p.m.: Downtown Dunlap trunk-or-treat.
• Sat., Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Central: Marion County Cruisers trunk-or-treat, Whitwell.
• Sat., Oct. 31 (Halloween night): Last day for Volunteer Mama Co’s 31% off with code SPOOKY.
• Sun., Nov. 1: Clocks fall back one hour.
• Sat., Nov. 7, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.: Pony Pumpkin Patch, Tennessee Dude & Guest Ranch, Dunlap.
• Sat., Nov. 7, noon Central: Burns Farms 18th Annual Bull & Commercial Female Sale, Pikeville. (Downtown Dunlap’s Small Town Christmas Shop Hop is the same day.)
• Thu., Nov. 12: Anthony & Theresa’s reopens.
• Sat., Nov. 14, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.: Pony Pumpkin Patch, second Saturday.
• Sat., Nov. 14, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.: Maker’s Market at Wheeler’s Orchard. Spoons & Tunes supper 4:30–7:30 p.m. ($10; kids 10 and under free).

✅ Your Main Street Checklist for This Week

• ✅ Call Anthony & Theresa’s at (423) 949-4089 about Thanksgiving catering before their break starts Thursday.
• ✅ In charge of dessert? Call Broken Heart Cheesecakes at (865) 422-5659 to ask about flavors, pickup and holiday orders.
• ✅ Lay out a costume for Friday or Saturday. It’s 10% off at Fix’nz Station, and kids get a free side.
• ✅ Write SPOOKY on a sticky note if you plan to shop Volunteer Mama Co online before Halloween night ends.
• ✅ Pick one Pony Pumpkin Patch Saturday (Nov. 7 or Nov. 14) and buy tickets ahead.
• ✅ Cattle folks: pull up the Burns Farms catalog this week, not the night before the Nov. 7 sale.
• ✅ Set your clocks back before bed Saturday night, and remember Sunday morning will feel early.
• ✅ Look up local shops on Dunlap.Directory, and send openings or hiring news to Dunlap.Today.

Practical rule: When a holiday is coming, order from a neighbor early. Calling a week ahead beats a sold-out sign every time.

— Dunlap.Today

📚 Plain-English Main Street Glossary

• Opening night: The first evening a new business welcomes customers, often with specials or a celebration.
• Catering order: Food made ahead in larger amounts for a family meal or event, picked up or delivered.
• Maker’s Market: A market where local crafters and artists sell things they made by hand.
• Trunk-or-treat: A Halloween event where kids collect candy from decorated car trunks in one parking lot instead of going door to door.
• Promo code: A word you type in at an online checkout to get a discount, like SPOOKY.
• Commercial female (cattle): A cow or heifer sold for raising calves in a working herd rather than for registered breeding.
• Online bidding: Buying at a live auction from your phone or computer while the sale is going on.
• Trex deck: A deck built from a brand of composite boards made to look like wood but resist rot.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Broken Heart Cheesecakes, and how do I order?

Dunlap.Today reported its opening night in Dunlap on Oct. 27 but didn’t list a street address or hours. Call (865) 422-5659 or email Brokenheartcheesecakes@gmail.com for individual or catering orders.

How do I order Thanksgiving catering from Anthony & Theresa’s?

Contact the restaurant at 6028 Tennessee-28 in Dunlap, (423) 949-4089, and ask about menu, portion sizes and delivery. Prices and a deadline weren’t listed, so order early. The restaurant is closed Oct. 29–Nov. 11 and reopens Nov. 12.

How much is Spoons & Tunes at Wheeler’s Orchard?

The soup supper on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Central is $10 a person, and kids 10 and under eat free. The Maker’s Market runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. that day at 960 Wheeler Rd. in Dunlap. Call (423) 949-4255.

What do I get at Fix’nz Station for wearing a costume?

10% off on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and kids in costume get a free side. Fix’nz Station is at 15423 Rankin Ave. in Dunlap; call (423) 883-7600.

When is the Pony Pumpkin Patch, and what does it cost?

Saturday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central at Tennessee Dude & Guest Ranch, 1050 Ray Hixson Rd. in Dunlap. Tickets are $15 a person; kids 3 and under are free. Buy ahead on the ranch website or call (423) 903-RIDE.

Can I bid on Burns Farms cattle without going to Pikeville?

Yes. The Nov. 7 sale at noon Central offers online bidding through Live Ag, as well as in-person bidding at 1027 Alvin C. York Hwy. Call (615) 477-5668 with questions.

🔗 Other Resources

• Dunlap.Directory: find local businesses
• Dunlap.Today: New businesses
• Dunlap.Directory: Broken Heart Cheesecakes
• Dunlap.Directory: Anthony & Theresa’s Homecookin’
• Dunlap.Directory: Wheeler’s Orchard & Vineyard
• Dunlap.Directory: Fix’nz 4 The Soul
• Dunlap.Directory: Marion County Cruisers
• Dunlap.Directory: Volunteer Mama Co
• Dunlap.Directory: Tennessee Dude & Guest Ranch
• Dunlap.Directory: Burns Farms
• Dunlap.Directory: Sasquatch Farm Scenic RV Park & Campground
• Sequatchie County Chamber calendar
• Dunlap.Today

🏡 A Sweet, Warm Week to Shop Close to Home

There’s nothing to fret over in this week’s Main Street news. A new dessert maker is getting started, a favorite kitchen is ready to help with the holiday table, and the first two Saturdays of November are full of ponies, soup, bluegrass and good cattle. That’s how a valley keeps its lights on: one slice, one supper and one Saturday at a time.

So pick one date from this list, put it on the fridge and tell a friend. Read Dunlap.Today for more of what’s new on Main Street, and send us a business we should know.