A Breif History of Tony York

Tony was born in the foothills of Appalachia Kentucky but grew up on a farm in Sonora - the youngest of ten children. Graduated high school right here in Glendale & then attended E.C.C. in Elizabethtown as an English major. He started his career in the food service industry as a waiter in college - since then he has resided and worked in Gatlinburg, TN, New Orleans, South Florida, Bar Harbor Maine, & San Diego, California. Restaurant backgrounds varied - Ocean front with large volume, quaint fine dining, culinary instruction, & Chinese - yes Chinese. During the Fall of 2002 Tony called Marcie Hatfield at the Depot Restaurant to ask for a Thanksgiving recipe, she replied "That's at work honey I'll get it for you tomorrow, but while we're on the phone, do you want to buy the restaurant?" His reply was no - I just want the recipe. But by March of 2003- with Marcie's persuasive help- Tony was back in Glendale preparing to reopen the Depot which Marcie had closed the previous December.

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