tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2009:/bites//84 2009-07-03T17:24:12Z The Nashville Scene Food Blog Movable Type Enterprise 4.21-en tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2009:/bites//84.217116 2009-07-03 14:51:28 2009-07-03 12:24:12

No, we're not talking about "The Kramer." It's time again for the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest held every year on the corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues in Coney Island, NY. Televised live...

Chris Chamberlain No, we're not talking about "The Kramer." It's time again for the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest held every year on the corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues in C...

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Satay, Taste of Russia, Taco Lopez #6--these were just a few of the favorites people shared in last week's Bites open thread, where you set the agenda for the discussion. What's on your mind this week? Any great Fourth of...

Jim Ridley Satay, Taste of Russia, Taco Lopez #6--these were just a few of the favorites people shared in last week's Bites open thread, where you set the agenda for the discussion. What's on your mind this week...

Continue reading "Empty Plate: Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, Watermelon and Our Weekly Open Thread" > ]]> tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2009:/bites//84.217053 2009-07-03 06:26:14 2009-07-02 17:02:47

It's the Day Before Independence Day, and the Bites team is out pursuing happiness, preparing to ingest as much hot chicken, black bean salad and cobbler as we can find across the picnics and potlucks of this great nation. In...

Carrington Fox It's the Day Before Independence Day, and the Bites team is out pursuing happiness, preparing to ingest as much hot chicken, black bean salad and cobbler as we can find across the picnics and potlucks...

Continue reading "Twice Bitten: The Weekly Rehash" > ]]> tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2009:/bites//84.216997 2009-07-02 14:04:41 2009-07-02 12:11:33

With Independence Day approaching, I figured it was finally time after 233 years to offer the olive branch of peace to our compatriots from across the pond. (I'm still not there yet with regard to yankees.) What better way to...

Chris Chamberlain With Independence Day approaching, I figured it was finally time after 233 years to offer the olive branch of peace to our compatriots from across the pond. (I'm still not there yet with regard to yan...

Continue reading "Burying the Hatchet" > ]]> tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2009:/bites//84.216975 2009-07-02 11:55:59 2009-07-02 17:14:56

UPDATE: Per the request of the Tennessee Attorney General, Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman has rescheduled the "Guns in Bars" hearing from Tuesday, July 7 to Monday, July 13 at 1:30 p.m. Author John Egerton, an esteemed observer and chronicler of Southern...

Carrington Fox UPDATE: Per the request of the Tennessee Attorney General, Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman has rescheduled the "Guns in Bars" hearing from Tuesday, July 7 to Monday, July 13 at 1:30 p.m. Author John Ege...

Continue reading "Egerton Joins Rayburn in Taking Up Arms Against Guns in Bars; Hearing Re-scheduled for July 13" > ]]> tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2009:/bites//84.216362 2009-07-02 10:09:43 2009-07-02 06:51:49

On the occasion of the Nashville Scene twentieth anniversary party, our big swingin' marketing department (or someone equally ossum) landed us a cocktail custom-crafted for the occasion, The Cover Story. It was the first party I've attended with its...

Nicki Wood On the occasion of the Nashville Scene twentieth anniversary party, our big swingin' marketing department (or someone equally ossum) landed us a cocktail custom-crafted for the occasion, The Cover ...

Continue reading "What's Pink and Orange and Goes Down Easy with the Black and White and Read All Overs? " > ]]> tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2009:/bites//84.216119 2009-07-02 06:53:49 2009-07-01 18:16:52

With the summer solstice and the Southern heat came a couple of cool new entries to the dining scene. Sweet CeCe's frozen yogurt in the Belle Meade Publix shopping center struck a nerve with the hot-and-sweaty kiddie camp crowd,...

Carrington Fox With the summer solstice and the Southern heat came a couple of cool new entries to the dining scene. Sweet CeCe's frozen yogurt in the Belle Meade Publix shopping center struck a nerve with the hot...

Continue reading "On and Off the Menu: The June Update" > ]]> tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2009:/bites//84.215402 2009-07-02 06:48:48 2009-06-30 12:31:42

While La Hacienda on Nolensville Road remains the Fox family go-to restaurant for weekend lunch and dinner, Cinco de Mayo at the corner of Charlotte and White Bridge Road recently made a strong bid for our affections. Most notable...

Carrington Fox While La Hacienda on Nolensville Road remains the Fox family go-to restaurant for weekend lunch and dinner, Cinco de Mayo at the corner of Charlotte and White Bridge Road recently made a strong bid ...

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Everyone here who blames their loathsome pubescent weight gain on too many high school nights spent chillaxing at Fox's Donut Den in Green Hills, set down your cruller and raise your flabby arm. (Me, me, me! Though it wasn't...

Carrington Fox Everyone here who blames their loathsome pubescent weight gain on too many high school nights spent chillaxing at Fox's Donut Den in Green Hills, set down your cruller and raise your flabby arm. (M...

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According to a story at Nashvillepost.com and a drive-by confirmation, Rosario's, the nuevo-mex restaurant at 1200 Villa Place on Edgehill, has closed its doors. Sources say paperwork filed recently to comply with a Chapter 11 debt reorganization in January, revealed...

Nicki Wood According to a story at Nashvillepost.com and a drive-by confirmation, Rosario's, the nuevo-mex restaurant at 1200 Villa Place on Edgehill, has closed its doors. Sources say paperwork filed recently ...

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This was the scene outside The Belcourt in Hillsboro Village last Friday night. A capacity crowd gathered to see the new documentary Food, Inc. and discuss the movie with a heavyweight panel of food producers, farmers and experts (moderated...

Jim Ridley This was the scene outside The Belcourt in Hillsboro Village last Friday night. A capacity crowd gathered to see the new documentary Food, Inc. and discuss the movie with a heavyweight panel of food...

Continue reading "Transform This: 'Food, Inc.' Doing Blockbuster Business at Belcourt" > ]]> tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2009:/bites//84.216557 2009-07-01 13:29:52 2009-07-01 12:29:38

We're halfway through Nashville Originals Restaurant Week 2009, or as I like to call it, "Get your ass to your personal trainer next Week." Have you been taking advantage of the incredible opportunities offered by our local independent restaurateurs to...

Chris Chamberlain We're halfway through Nashville Originals Restaurant Week 2009, or as I like to call it, "Get your ass to your personal trainer next Week." Have you been taking advantage of the incredible opportuniti...

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High fives all around to Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint in Nolensville, which made the list of the Top 10 New Barbecue Restaurants Around the U.S. in the "BBQ Issue" of Bon Appetit magazine. From the article: 10. Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint Nolensville,...

Jim Ridley High fives all around to Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint in Nolensville, which made the list of the Top 10 New Barbecue Restaurants Around the U.S. in the "BBQ Issue" of Bon Appetit magazine. From the articl...

Continue reading "Martin's Makes List of America's Best New Barbecue Joints" > ]]> tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2009:/bites//84.216287 2009-07-01 10:50:41 2009-07-01 10:48:39

If you're still reeling from seeing Food, Inc. at The Belcourt, and you're trying to figure out what you can do to help fight the giant, earth-killing, soul-sucking monolith that is the industrial food complex, then Jennifer Casale and Kindy...

Jack Silverman If you're still reeling from seeing Food, Inc. at The Belcourt, and you're trying to figure out what you can do to help fight the giant, earth-killing, soul-sucking monolith that is the industrial foo...

Continue reading "Green Wagon Seeks Investors for East Side Store/Cafe" > ]]> tag:blogs.nashvillescene.com,2009:/bites//84.215967 2009-07-01 08:50:20 2009-06-30 22:42:57

Restaurant professionals will chuckle at how much I enjoy cooking on this big galoot of a stove when I have the chance. It has not one, not two, but three burning hearts, one for the griddle, one for the...

Nicki Wood Restaurant professionals will chuckle at how much I enjoy cooking on this big galoot of a stove when I have the chance. It has not one, not two, but three burning hearts, one for the griddle, one f...

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