Chicken + Bucket + You Put the Chicken Into the Bucket = Win

Sunday’s “Dining Out” section of the TFP features a profile of Chicken-w-Wings, which is one of the most beautifully simple concepts for a restaurant I’ve ever heard.

“I wanted to start something Chattanooga doesn’t already have,” says Tim Bone, who is co-owner with his wife Melinda. He decided to start his own franchise, creating Chicken-w-Bones and opening the first of many locations in November. “I love chicken; I eat it everywhere, but no one lets you put your own chicken in the bucket. I decided to see what we could do if everybody could get all the chicken and fixings they can into a bucket.”

The restaurant’s only rule?

“The only rule is that the lid has to close on the bucket,” Bone says.

Genius. Pure genius.

Thank you, Tim and Melinda. You have inspired me.