“Something amazing happens when you taste it!”

My four-year-old daughter summed it up well with that statement.

The Garlic Knots at Knead Dough Pizzeria in Hendersonville, Tenn., is one of the best things I’ve ever tasted.  Period.

It’s that stick-to-your-ribs kind of bread that is filling but gets better with every bite, so you keep going until they are gone, which for us is a few short minutes.  There is a thin, golden brown layer of crust, just on top.  The “knots” label is given on account of the twisted dough that forms random sections of deliciousness, like a good homemade cinnamon roll.  No two rolls are the same shape.

The inside is dense and always warm and soft, cooked to that perfect point just beyond doughy.

The bread itself is amazing.  But then...the rolls are swimming in a pool of melted butter, garlic, sprinkled cheese and Italian herbs.  I would eat a stranger’s sweaty sock if it were covered in this nectar. 

As if the taste isn’t enough, this appetizer lists for a modest $3.50.

Bravo, Knead Dough.  Bravo.