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If you're a fan of Whitney Matheson's popular pop culture cult website "Pop Candy," you should avail yourself of the chance to meet her for conversation and drinks 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, March 11, ...

Chris Chamberlain If you're a fan of Whitney Matheson's popular pop culture cult website "Pop Candy," you should avail yourself of the chance to meet her for conversation and drinks 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, March 11, ...

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From the incredibly generous contest department comes this dispatch from your friends at Jimmy Kelly's Steakhouse. On their website they are inviting fans to submit a humorous limerick, which will...

Chris Chamberlain From the incredibly generous contest department comes this dispatch from your friends at Jimmy Kelly's Steakhouse. On their website they are inviting fans to submit a humorous limerick, which will...

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As if we didn't have enough concerns in our day-to-day life, now comes news of two factors that could severely limit the availability of our favorite fermented grape juice products. The first co...

Chris Chamberlain As if we didn't have enough concerns in our day-to-day life, now comes news of two factors that could severely limit the availability of our favorite fermented grape juice products. The first co...

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For a while we've been hearing that East Nashville's Riverside Village is getting its own neighborhood pub. Now we know that construction is nearly done and the owners hope to open in April. A c...

Dana Kopp Franklin For a while we've been hearing that East Nashville's Riverside Village is getting its own neighborhood pub. Now we know that construction is nearly done and the owners hope to open in April. A c...

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If you're not familiar with the Southern Foodways Alliance, well ... you should be. Based in Oxford, Miss., the SFA is an association of more than 800 really cool people who are engaged in the mi...

Chris Chamberlain If you're not familiar with the Southern Foodways Alliance, well ... you should be. Based in Oxford, Miss., the SFA is an association of more than 800 really cool people who are engaged in the mi...

Continue reading "Potlikker Film Fest Comes to Nashville" > ]]> 0 tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2010:/bites//84.297488 2010-03-10 08:21:51 2010-03-10 11:17:05

We all have our favorite government agencies that we love (or love to hate). I love the PBGC and the USDA. Both totally punch above their weight and are worthwhile public expenditures. They do exa...

Nicki Wood We all have our favorite government agencies that we love (or love to hate). I love the PBGC and the USDA. Both totally punch above their weight and are worthwhile public expenditures. They do exa...

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It's obvious that vinyl records and phone booths top the list of once-important cultural items that will be cocktail conversation for the next generation. "Oh, my grandparents had a dial phone!" o...

Nicki Wood It's obvious that vinyl records and phone booths top the list of once-important cultural items that will be cocktail conversation for the next generation. "Oh, my grandparents had a dial phone!" o...

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After a midnight grease fire damaged much of the kitchen earlier this year, Bites readers have been clamoring to find out the fate of Nolensville Rd. favorite La Hacienda. Luckily, the wait is alm...

Chris Chamberlain After a midnight grease fire damaged much of the kitchen earlier this year, Bites readers have been clamoring to find out the fate of Nolensville Rd. favorite La Hacienda. Luckily, the wait is alm...

Continue reading " ¡Vamos a celebrar! La Hacienda to Reopen on Friday" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/bites/lahactop_opt-1.jpg tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2010:/bites//84.299786 2010-03-08 15:45:38 2010-03-08 15:57:34

This week's dining review features Flatrock Cafe, the Nolensville Road sandwich shop-cum-live music venue on the former site of a car lot. A labor of love for many neighbors, including owner Ron...

Carrington Fox This week's dining review features Flatrock Cafe, the Nolensville Road sandwich shop-cum-live music venue on the former site of a car lot. A labor of love for many neighbors, including owner Ron...

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Add to the (very short) list of places to get weekend dim sum: Lucky Bamboo. It's been open for about a month in the vast space between K&S and Miss Saigon on Charlotte Pike, but on Sunday the par...

Nicki Wood Add to the (very short) list of places to get weekend dim sum: Lucky Bamboo. It's been open for about a month in the vast space between K&S and Miss Saigon on Charlotte Pike, but on Sunday the par...

Continue reading "First Bite: Lucky Bamboo Restaurant is a Fortunate Find" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/bites/bambootop_opt.jpg tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2010:/bites//84.298401 2010-03-08 12:09:53 2010-03-05 17:38:29

Kismet happened to lead me to the Sunset Grill last week on the very day that they debuted their new menu. I was with a party of four people, so I forced everyone to try something different so we ...

Chris Chamberlain Kismet happened to lead me to the Sunset Grill last week on the very day that they debuted their new menu. I was with a party of four people, so I forced everyone to try something different so we ...

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Add to the Chipmunk Christmas anecdote and the mouse olfactory tubercle study this evidence of the strong connection between eating and sound. That the Five Guys Burgers shop in Green Hills plays...

Nicki Wood Add to the Chipmunk Christmas anecdote and the mouse olfactory tubercle study this evidence of the strong connection between eating and sound. That the Five Guys Burgers shop in Green Hills plays...

Continue reading "Groovin' at Five Guys: More Music/Food Research" > ]]> 0 tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2010:/bites//84.296962 2010-03-08 07:56:20 2010-03-08 20:37:31

The entertaining porkmeisters at the Ulika BBQ blog tipped me off to a real opportunity coming to the Middle Tennessee area later this spring. Ordinarily, we wouldn't burden your calendar with an...

Chris Chamberlain The entertaining porkmeisters at the Ulika BBQ blog tipped me off to a real opportunity coming to the Middle Tennessee area later this spring. Ordinarily, we wouldn't burden your calendar with an...

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They say when the going gets tough, the tough start couponing. There are certainly a lot of dining deals out there striving to attract your butts into their booths and your discretionary dollars i...

Chris Chamberlain They say when the going gets tough, the tough start couponing. There are certainly a lot of dining deals out there striving to attract your butts into their booths and your discretionary dollars i...

Continue reading "Dining on a Dime: Half Off at Sperry's for the Month of March" > ]]> 0 tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2010:/bites//84.298852 2010-03-05 10:05:55 2010-03-04 21:33:32

Hello, fellow Wanderers. This week's schedule is not recommended for amateurs. With St. Patty's coming up soon, it's probably time to get out your stunt livers. Highlighting the calendar is an up...

Chris Chamberlain Hello, fellow Wanderers. This week's schedule is not recommended for amateurs. With St. Patty's coming up soon, it's probably time to get out your stunt livers. Highlighting the calendar is an up...

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