🧺 Saturday Market Haul, Scratch Lunch on Jones and Wood-Fired Pizza Next Monday

Or: Patio Midweek, Jackets for the Market, Cake-Pop Sauces This Weekend and a Bank-Lot Pizza Night on the Calendar

By Thomas Seest, Dunlap.Today · Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Tuesday for Valley millennials: somebody already asked “what’s for dinner,” the forecast still thinks it’s summer, and Saturday’s shopping list just got longer. Monday’s edition covered wood-fired pizza in Pikeville, loaded taters, The Bun Box, fall cake pops and early Christmas on Rankin. Those are one-liners at the bottom. Here’s what’s new or next.

The big shopper/diner story is Saturday’s stack: the Dunlap Farmers Market returns Sat., Oct. 17, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at Harris Park with Young Entrepreneurs Day, while Days of Yesteryear runs free downtown with food booths both days. Cake Pops By Chelsey does a full restock plus homemade BBQ and white sauces that same weekend. The Southern Pantry is open for scratch lunch on Jones Drive (and Saturday breakfast). Crumbs and Kisses in Whitwell added blackberry crepes and fall desserts. And Pyro Pies is confirmed for Dunlap at Mountain Valley Bank, Mon., Oct. 19, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. CT.

⏱️ What this means for you in 30 seconds

• Weather for patio vs. market: NWS Dunlap shows highs 87–88 Tue.–Thu., Fri. 81 (gusts to 25 mph), then Sat. ~65 / Sat. night ~40. Eat outside early week; bring a jacket Saturday evening.
• Sat., Oct. 17: Farmers Market + Young Entrepreneurs Day, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., Harris Park (245 Cedar St.) · Days of Yesteryear food booths downtown (gates 8 a.m.) · Cake Pops restock + new sauces (Oct. 17–18 — check Facebook for the cart).
• Lunch this week: The Southern Pantry, 62 Jones Drive — Mon.–Fri. 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Sat. breakfast 8 a.m.–noon. Call (423) 709-6941 (confirm hours/specials).
• Mon., Oct. 19: Pyro Pies wood-fired pizza in Dunlap @ Mountain Valley Bank, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. CT — pre-order at pyropies.com.
• Whitwell treat run: Crumbs and Kisses fall menu (blackberry crepes, seasonal cheesecakes, apple pie) at 540 Old State Hwy 28 — delivery to Dunlap available; call ahead.

🌡️ Patio Now, Jacket for Market Night

The National Weather Service point forecast for Dunlap (checked Tuesday around noon CT): sunny, near 87 today, 88 Wednesday and 88 Thursday, clear nights around 60–63. Friday turns mostly sunny and breezy, high near 81, northwest wind 10–15 mph with gusts as high as 25 mph. Then the floor drops: Friday night ~44, Saturday high ~65, Saturday night ~40, Sunday ~70 / night ~44, Monday ~75.

What it means for you: Midweek is patio and ice-cream weather — Udder Yum’s fall flavors still count when it’s 87. Plan market morning for a crisp start after a ~44 Friday night, and pack a real jacket if you’re still downtown for Yesteryear food booths after dark. Patio seating early week; sweatshirt Saturday.

👉 Read more (NWS Dunlap forecast) · Dunlap.Today: heat, then frost

🧺 Saturday Shopper Stack: Market, Kid Vendors and Yesteryear Food Booths

After the Oct. 10 storm cancel, the Dunlap Farmers Market is back on its regular Saturday rhythm: Sat., Oct. 17, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Central at the Jeff Johnson Pavilion, Harris Park, 245 Cedar St. Produce, meats, eggs, bread, honey, crafts — the usual “fill the fridge and the gift list” stop. Same morning is Young Entrepreneurs Day: youth vendors selling their own handmade or homegrown products. (Kids who still want a booth apply at dunlapfarmersmarket.com and mark the kids-market box.)

Two blocks of downtown energy: Days of Yesteryear runs Sat.–Sun., Oct. 17–18 at Coops Creek Commons, 287 Pine St. — gates 8 a.m., activities 9 a.m.–4 p.m., free admission and parking, with heritage demos, crafts and food booths. It’s the easy “grab lunch without cooking” add-on to a market morning.

What it means for you: One Saturday loop: market cash in the morning (kid vendors sell out early), tractor-show lunch downtown, home before the temperature remembers it’s October. Bring a reusable bag, small bills for youth booths and a jacket if you’ll still be out after supper.

👉 Read more (Dunlap Farmers Market) · Young Entrepreneurs Day · Days of Yesteryear · Chamber events

🎃 Cake Pops Restock + Homemade Sauces, Oct. 17–18

Cake Pops By Chelsey, the Dunlap bakery cart, still has pumpkin spice and Butterfinger cake pops on the short midweek menu while the owner preps for the bigger weekend. Sat.–Sun., Oct. 17–18 brings a full restock of the whole menu and two new products — homemade BBQ sauce and white sauce (recipes the owner has made for wrestling events).

Exact cart location and hours still aren’t published. Check the Cake Pops By Chelsey Facebook page or call ahead before you make a special trip. Coffee may be on the cart depending on time — ask when you visit.

What it means for you: Easy class-party or homecoming-week teacher treat. If you’re grilling for the first cool weekend, a local white sauce beats the grocery-store bottle. Pair a Saturday market run with a cart stop if Facebook shows they’re out.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Cake Pops By Chelsey) · Dunlap.Directory listing

🍽️ The Southern Pantry: Scratch Lunch on Jones Drive

Fresh today on Dunlap.Today: The Southern Pantry is open at 62 Jones Drive, Dunlap with scratch-made Southern comfort — think chicken and dressing, meatloaf, casseroles and homemade desserts (banana pudding, specialty cakes). Takeout and dine-in, with seating inside and outside.

Posted hours on the Oct. 13 report: Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. for lunch and dinner service, and Saturday breakfast, 8 a.m.–noon. Phone listed there: (423) 709-6941. (An earlier specials post listed a different number, so confirm when you call.)

What it means for you: This is the midweek “I have 40 minutes and zero ideas” lunch — closer than a Chattanooga run, and patio-friendly while highs are still in the upper 80s. Saturday breakfast before the market is a natural pairing if those hours hold when you call.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: The Southern Pantry)

🔥 Pyro Pies Confirmed: Dunlap @ Mountain Valley Bank, Mon., Oct. 19

Live schedule on pyropies.com (checked Tuesday): MON 19 OCT — DUNLAP at Mountain Valley Bank, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. CENTRAL. The Coalmont truck still runs a real wood-fired brick oven and Neapolitan-style pies. Order online and pick a pickup time, or walk up; the truck reserves dough for online orders.

Mountain Valley Bank’s main office is listed at 17114 Rankin Ave.; the exact lot isn’t published, so check the schedule that morning. Clock note from the truck: the ordering page shows times in your phone’s time zone — both this stop and home are Central. Prices weren’t posted on the pages we checked; see the online menu. Truck phone: (931) 201-9555.

What it means for you: Put “nobody cooks Monday” on the calendar now. Pre-order at lunch, grab it after work or after library Scoops ‘n Stories if you’re already on Rankin that evening.

👉 Read more (Pyro Pies schedule & online ordering) · Mountain Valley Bank listing

🍰 Whitwell: Crumbs and Kisses Adds Blackberry Crepes

Crumbs and Kisses at 540 Old State Highway 28, Whitwell expanded its fall menu with blackberry crepes (customer-request driven), plus caramel cheesecake, pumpkin cheesecake, biscoff cheesecake and apple pie. The bakery also delivers into Dunlap and Sequatchie County — handy if you’re already not leaving the house after soccer practice.

A phone number and exact daily hours weren’t in the Oct. 13 post. Reach out on social or call ahead for today’s menu, prices and delivery window.

What it means for you: A dessert run you can stack with a Whitwell errand, or a delivery treat that skips the drive. Good “hosting Saturday company” option if market morning eats your baking time.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Crumbs and Kisses)

🧭 Nearby Treats (Optional Day-Trip / Pre-Order)

• Crossville — The Rustic Raccoon Halloween mini cookies: Individually wrapped 2-oz sourdough cookies for trick-or-treat or class parties — 25 for $30 · 50 for $55 · 100 for $100. Pre-orders open now; spots limited. Address listed: 1294 Potato Farm Road, Crossville; call (931) 921-8299. Cash, Venmo, Cash App. Crossville is a longer drive — pre-order beats a hope-and-drive. 👉 Dunlap.Today
• Pikeville — Miller’s Bread: Still the easy add-on if you’re already in Pikeville — Samoa latte and daily bakery/coffee specials. Call (423) 447-2253 or check Facebook before you go. 👉 Dunlap.Today
• Powells Crossroads — LaLa’s Bazaar: Custom long-sleeve shirt pre-order closes Wed., Oct. 14 ($32, S–3X) — last call if you meant to order. 👉 Dunlap.Today

What it means for you: Crossville cookies are a Halloween logistics play, not a Tuesday detour. Miller’s is a Pikeville bonus. LaLa’s is a today-or-tomorrow deadline.

📌 Still On (Quick Reminders)

• Fix’nz 4 The Soul loaded taters — call/text (423) 883-7600; delivery windows posted as 11 a.m.–1 p.m. and 4–6 p.m. (confirm when you order).
• The Bun Box (formerly Flour Petals) — Sunday cinnamon-roll drops launch Sun., Nov. 1; classic $4 / 4-pack $14 per Dunlap.Today posts; pre-order by message.
• Udder Yum fall flavors (limited time) at 16696 Rankin Ave. — call (423) 949-4232; hours listed Mon.–Sat. 11–9, Sun. 1–9.
• Local Depot early Christmas stock on Rankin · Christmas Shop Hop Sat., Nov. 7, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. downtown.
• Family Farmhouse Kitchen at Rolling Oak (324 Whiskey Ln.) — Fri.–Mon. rotating menu; check rollingoakdistillery.com or call ahead.
• Firefly on Rankin coffee + boutique — call (423) 653-8863 (hours shift seasonally).
• Anthony & Theresa’s Homecookin’ — Sunday Southern lunch 11 a.m.–3 p.m., 6028 SR 28; (423) 949-4089.
• Shop owners with 2–25 employees: TVFCU Idea Leap workshops Wed./Thu. this week (applications close Oct. 26) — light tip only; details in today’s GenX business brief.
• No Chamber ribbon cuttings listed this week on sequatchie.com/events.

📅 Week-Ahead Eats & Shops Fridge List (Tue., Oct. 13 – Tue., Oct. 20)

• Tue.–Thu.: Highs 87–88 (NWS). Patio lunch at Southern Pantry · ice cream at Udder Yum · Fix’nz taters for weeknights.
• Wed., Oct. 14: LaLa’s Bazaar shirt pre-order closes.
• Fri., Oct. 16: High ~81, breezy; night ~44 — jacket weather starts. Homecoming downtown traffic in the morning.
• Sat., Oct. 17: Farmers Market + YE Day, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. · Days of Yesteryear food booths (gates 8 a.m.) · Cake Pops restock + BBQ/white sauces (Oct. 17–18). High ~65 / night ~40.
• Sun., Oct. 18: Yesteryear day two · Anthony & Theresa’s Sunday lunch 11 a.m.–3 p.m. · Southern Pantry Saturday breakfast does not cover Sunday — call ahead elsewhere.
• Mon., Oct. 19: Pyro Pies in Dunlap @ Mountain Valley Bank, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. CT — pre-order at pyropies.com.
• Looking ahead: The Bun Box launches Sun., Nov. 1 · Christmas Shop Hop Sat., Nov. 7 · Great Pumpkin Festival Sat., Oct. 24 (3–5 p.m., Dunlap UMC) if you need a caramel-apple plan.

✅ Your Millennial Eats & Shops Checklist

• ✅ Put Sat., Oct. 17 market + Yesteryear on the fridge; pack cash and a jacket.
• ✅ Check Cake Pops By Chelsey’s Facebook before the Oct. 17–18 restock/sauce debut.
• ✅ Try Southern Pantry for a Jones Drive lunch — call (423) 709-6941 to confirm today’s specials and hours.
• ✅ Pre-order Pyro Pies for Mon., Oct. 19 in Dunlap (pyropies.com).
• ✅ Whitwell dessert: Crumbs and Kisses blackberry crepes / fall cheesecakes — ask about delivery.
• ✅ Still need Halloween class treats? Rustic Raccoon mini-cookie pre-orders (Crossville) — call (931) 921-8299.
• ✅ Save (423) 883-7600 as “Taters”; set a late-October reminder for The Bun Box’s Nov. 1 launch.

Practical rule: if a post doesn’t list today’s hours or price, call or text first. Small kitchens sell out, and that’s a good sign.

— Dunlap.Today

📚 Plain-English Glossary

• Young Entrepreneurs Day: a market morning where youth vendors sell their own handmade or homegrown goods alongside regular vendors.
• Food booth / festival lunch: temporary vendors at an event (like Days of Yesteryear) — cash-friendly, hours match the event gates.
• Scratch-made: cooked from ingredients on site, not reheated from a central commissary.
• Pop-up stop: a food truck parks at a host business (a bank lot) for set hours, then moves on.
• Pre-order / pickup time: order online, pick a slot, skip the line. Trucks often hold dough for these orders first.
• Flavor drop / restock: a limited menu refresh on set days — when it’s gone, it’s gone.
• Central vs. Eastern: Dunlap is Central. Ordering apps may show your phone’s zone near the line.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Is the farmers market really back this Saturday?

Yes — the market’s own site lists Saturdays 9 a.m.–1 p.m. CT at Harris Park through October, and Dunlap.Today’s Young Entrepreneurs Day post is for Sat., Oct. 17. The Oct. 10 session was the storm cancel; this Saturday is the next regular date.

Where exactly will Pyro Pies park in Dunlap on Oct. 19?

The live schedule says “DUNLAP at Mountain Valley Bank,” 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Central. The bank’s main office is listed at 17114 Rankin Ave. Check pyropies.com that morning for the exact spot.

What are The Southern Pantry’s hours and phone?

The Oct. 13 Dunlap.Today report lists Mon.–Fri. 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Saturday breakfast 8 a.m.–noon, and (423) 709-6941 at 62 Jones Drive. An older specials post listed a different phone — call to confirm before you drive.

Where is Cake Pops By Chelsey’s cart this weekend?

Still not published in the posts we checked. Facebook is the best same-day source.

Does Crumbs and Kisses deliver to Dunlap?

The Oct. 13 post says the bakery offers delivery to Dunlap, Sequatchie County and surrounding communities. Confirm today’s minimum, fees and window when you order.

Is Crossville worth the drive for Halloween cookies?

Only if you want a homemade mini-cookie option and can pre-order — The Rustic Raccoon is on Potato Farm Road in Crossville, about an hour-plus depending on your starting point. Pre-order by phone so you aren’t gambling on stock.

🔗 Other Resources

• Dunlap.Today
• Dunlap.Directory — local business listings
• Sequatchie County/Dunlap Chamber events
• Dunlap Farmers Market
• Days of Yesteryear
• Pyro Pies Wood Fired Pizza
• NWS Dunlap forecast

🏡 Eat Local, Without the Spreadsheet

You don’t have to hit every booth. Pick one Saturday haul, one lunch you won’t cook and one Monday pizza night. That’s a good local week.

We’ll keep tracking openings, specials and restocks as they’re posted. Read Dunlap.Today, and send us the new menus, shop openings and local business news we should know.