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The Concierge Recommends...the book

When you check into a hotel and you are imagining all the places to go, things to see and restaurants to eat at and you ask for recommendations just believing that they will tell you the best place for what you have a taste for at the moment. Someone points you towards a leather covered book to see menus and read descriptions of each restaurant. and you think "oh look these are the places that they think we should go for dinner."

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Upcoming from Webbspun Ideas in Nashville

~Contacted the Nashville Chamber and the Tn. Film and Entertainment folks to gather info about movies made in Nashville. Locations as part of the Nashville Experience guide coming soon

~Still working, writing, planning and talking to folks about the The Nashville Experience with Corey Webb. That will be here soon...~

~Also talking with local radio stations about bringing The Nashville Experience with Corey Webb to the airwaves. One is a MAJOR station!

~If you are part of the Creative Minds Summits, I'm working to have some speakers in the future. Leaders who will provide some motivation and a map to your vocation and calling.

In the process

Hey everybody, thanks for coming by Webbspun Ideas. I've been working on scripts, the business plan, locations, equipment logistics and more lately for "The Nashville Experience with Corey Webb." It has been a daunting task but at the same time it is so much fun and a thrill to see this dream coming to fruition.

I've also been working on my goals for 2010 and there are some that are pretty big but also some that are pretty standard, just like we all have.

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Personal Nashville Trip Planning

I've created personal trip plans for folks who wanted to visit Nashville but didn't know where to go or who to talk to. I am a local city guide and concierge who will be more then happy to help you plan your trip to Nashville. I can help you see things that travel agents and many travel guides/books don't tell you about.

C'mon to Nashville and have a great time. I'll help you enjoy it and get the Nashville Experience. Contact me to see how I can help you.

Southern Food in Nashville - Meat and three

Nashville and food is a tricky situation. We are known for fried chicken and most things fried but we are also known for meat and three's. We don't have a certain thing that we are known for when it comes to food but we are slowly building an amazing network and family of restaurants, candy shops, chocolatiers and locally grown foods.

What is a meat and three? It is where you go and pick some meat from a selection of anywhere from 3 to 6 choices and then 2 or 3 choices of vegetables on the side. For the vegetarians there is always the option of getting a plate of 3 or 4 vegetables. Each dish comes with either biscuits or cornbread and the desserts are most always delicious and homemade.

The desserts are often something along the lines of banana pudding, apple or peach cobbler, pie or cake. Always some variety with some places having more choices then others. When it comes to the pies you usually have some pecan, apple, chess, sweet potato, chocolate, coconut and sometimes even more options. Cakes are usually a yellow cake with chocolate icing, coconut and some others.

When it comes to drinks most folks go with sweet iced tea but you usually also have the options of lemonade, coffee, sodas and not much more then that.

Business hours are usually lunch time which usually means 11am-2 or 3pm. Some places are open for dinner but it is always best to check before assuming because most of the meat and threes are family owned and they want to get home to be with their family as much as possible.

This will get you started and if you have any questions or thoughts, email or call me. My cell phone number is 615-400-0966 and my email address is corey@webbspunideas.com

I look forward to seeing you all out there and trying our local foods and restaurants. Enjoy the taste of Nashville, ya'll!

The Nashville Experience Guidbook ordering info

Wanna order a Nashville Experience Guidebook? No problem! Just mail a check or money order to

Corey Webb, po box 112, Cross Plains Tn 37049.

With tax it is $27.38 + $3.00 for shipping. Thanks for the interest you guys!

I hope to be able to take credit cards soon for those of you had inquired about ordering with them.

The Nashville Experience by Corey Webb is on UStream.com

We are now online at UStream.com and happy to be there. I'm able to do live chat with you all and to have more capabilities there so I hope you all check it out. I will be doing my next live chat this coming Wednesday. Check it out via the link and I'll have a drawing for a $10 gift card to The Cocoa Tree. If you enjoy Nashville, travel, food, history you don't wanna miss this.

Here is the link...
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nashville-experience

Good Life Aficionado and Webbspun Ideas are now on Twitter

Add us at http://twitter.com/goodlifewebb to keep up with where we are going and what we are doing.

Nashville Aficionado; episode 5 is coming

The new episode will be released this Friday, January 9. Be sure to check it out and see more interesting things about Nashville.

See you in the videos...
Corey

Nashville Experience Newsletter 1st edition; Coming soon for only $5.95

Things included in the newsletter:

Webbspun Wine with sommelier Mark Johnson
Get some ideas on which wines to pair with your holiday meals and enjoy the wine of the week.

Coupon for Muddea's Famous Chicken & Waffles- 20% off any order of $10.00 or more.
Recipe- 1 Southern recipe

Nashville Pictures- Photos from around Nashville that can be used as wallpaper for your computer.

Nashville Architecture- Local landmark in pictures and words.

Music- Local writer/singer will be highlighted

Holiday Travel Tips from a local concierge

and more

Visit Webbspun Ideas to sign up or email me at corey@webbspunideas.com for more information.

$20.00 gift certificate for Ellendales will be drawn for from the names of people who purchase the first newsletter.

A Concierge to the Rescue

In a Time of Need, a Concierge Steps Up
By JOE SHARKEY

It was only four hours later, after checking in at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi, that I realized my cellphone had not accompanied me on the two-hour journey.

I figured I could kiss that baby goodbye, but a companion suggested a long shot.

“Try the hotel concierge,” he said.

Now, my idea of what a concierge does is book a restaurant or score a couple of hard-to-get box seats. But when I called Albert John, the concierge at the Taj Mahal, he got on the case immediately, working with Piyush Dhawan, the duty manager.

“This may take some time, but I will keep you informed,” he said.

I worked in my room all day, and Mr. John was on the phone regularly. And yes, they had found the phone in Mumbai.

“Can you describe it other than the model?” he asked.

“Well, it has a screen saver of a parrot on the outside and another one on the inside.”
“Two parrots,” he said.

Mr. John and Mr. Dhawan negotiated the bureaucratic hurdles. An affidavit was required along with a photocopy of my passport. Evidently, the parrots helped persuade officials that I was indeed the owner.

Mr. John called my room to inform me the cellphone was being flown to New Delhi, and should be delivered before I checked out. (I had a late checkout for the red-eye back to Newark).

An hour later, Rahul Manchanda, the hotel’s airport officer, was at my door with the wayward cellphone, having picked it up at the airport an hour away.

There are two points to this story. One is that the Taj organization, founded 100 years ago, is among those luxury chains expanding internationally, including in the United States, where it will compete with established brands like Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton, both based in North America, and the Peninsula Hotels, based in Hong Kong. At the luxury level, personal service is one of the market differentiators.

The second point has to do with the Registered Traveler program. That program is moving ahead slower than anticipated as the Transportation Security Administration drags its feet on approving technology that would, for example, allow members to keep their shoes on.


Read the complete article in the New York Times-Business section.

Hotel Babylon; the book

I just started reading this and so far I'm loving it. If you have ever worked in a hotel and especially a large, upscale hotel this book will ring true for you in so many ways. Give it a read and tell me what you think.

I plan to see some of the tv show soon as well. Anyone have burned copies of the show? I'd love to see them if you do.

Cool Thing for Hotels to Offer

Kid Play...Bellhop or Cook for a Day at Rihga Hotel in Tokyo

If you visited Tokyo this summer, stayed at the Rihga Royal Hotel and brought the kids along, they could have been in for a special treat.

The hotel offered a different kind of internship. Reserved to kids age 3 to 12 who could try their hand at "five different types of work: housekeeping, doorman, front desk, floor service and kitchen, with 72 different tasks to tackle" according to Springwise where I found out about this program. It might also be a good way for kids to learn about etiquette and help them respect people who serve them when they travel.

This Kid Play was offered in July and August only.

This was found on Serge the Concierge. Visit for more interesting things.