Vallie Prince - Tea & Tiny Sandwiches at The Kraken’s Cup

Vallie Prince is as her friends describe her, “a woman who has traveled across many lands with a variety of characters, and as rumor has it, occasionally while dressed as a pirate. 

A Ohioan by birth and Knoxvillian at heart, Vallie is a mother, wife, and proud owner of 3-4 cats here in Knoxville. Vallie attended the University of Tennessee and then Arizona State University, where she earned her Bachelors degrees in Anthropology/Archaeology and Religious Studies. An also earned her Tea Room Owner Certificate from IAP Career College.

Since she took her first job in the mid-90s, Vallie has filled a variety of professional roles, including: various food service positions, store management for Game Stop for 13 years,  restaurant consultant and trainer, restaurant owner, field/lab tech for UT Archaeological Studies Group, freelance book editor, and more.

She also enjoys an array of hobbies, such as reading (her personal library contains over 7000 books), occasional modeling gigs, appearing on gaming and fandom podcasts ("Called Shot Podcast" and "The Good, the bad, and the Nerdy").

After years of preparation, and driven by a desire to spread her love of tea and tiny sandwiches, Vallie is currently in the process of opening her tea room and restaurant, The Kraken's Cup, in Fountain City Knoxville!

For updates and information, please email thekrakenscup@gmail.com, go to www.thekrakenscup.com, and follow The Kraken's Cup on Facebook and Instagram.