KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A beloved Italian-American restaurant has closed its doors after eight years of serving the Knoxville community. Geoffrey Bernstein, the owner of Penne For Your Thoughts, said it’s not a decision he wanted to make, but one he had to.
For Bernstein, Penne For Your Thoughts was more than a restaurant — it was his baby.
“We came up with it from inception, the branding, the ideas, the names, the recipes — every part of it. All of our employees over the years, employees we had to part ways with just now,” Bernstein said…