Chef Joe Shaw leaves The Standard

Thanks to Chezbez for the tip.

Good Life Aficionado - The Standard at the Smith House

Visit their website to see the menu and learn more about this wonderful restaurant. http://www.thestandardnashville.com/

2nd Annual Masquerade Ball at The Standard Restaurant this Saturday

Saturday, November 1

167 Rosa L. Parks Blvd

254-1277

6:30 pm

$100

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The Friends of Church Street Park presents the 2nd Annual Masquerade Ball at The Standard Restaurant. A black tie benefit for Church Street Park, with $35 of each ticket sold going toward programming and preserving the park. Enjoy hors doeuvres, a three-course dinner by Chef Joe Shaw, dancing, cocktails and a silent auction.

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Call 254-1277 for purchase tickets.

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Visit The Friends of Church Street Park website for more information.

Josh Smith, Chef Joe Shaw and everyone at The Standard are winning awards and in multiple magazine articles

Congrats to Josh, Joe and their entire team at The Standard. You guys truly deserve this award and I'm sure there are many more to come.
~Corey

Visit the website to see what they had to say about Nashville and The Standard. Great article about our fair city.



Enter Joe Shaw, alumnus of Watermark, who brought his passion for Southern cuisine to the gracious former residence.

Read the rest of story by Carrington Fox at the Nashville Scene website.

Corey talks about recently visited restaurants

Visit the websites for each of the restaurants mentioned...

http://www.ellendales.com/

http://www.bonefishgrill.com/

http://www.thestandardnashville.com/

Joe Shaw making the rounds at the Jazz Cafe

Meet, greet and enjoy some food

Joe Shaw talks about food

Jazz Cafe at The Standard

Thursday, Oct 16
167 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.
Nashville, Tn
254-1277

7:00-9:00 pm
$20

Two glasses of wine paired with two plates of food. This Thursday night Annie Sellick will perform. Wine and food to be served are Oriel 2004 Falkenstein Gruner Veltliner paired with a smoked seafood crepe and Canyon Road 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon paired with a Veal skirt steak and stone ground grits.

The Jazz Cafe continues every Thursday and features different performers each week.

They paid the preacher with a case of Jack Daniels to marry them

Don't miss the Masquerade Ball on November 1

The Masquerade ball is going to be on November 1st. There will be appetizers in the ballroom, dinner in the front of the house and will include a 3 course dinner and wine and beer. The ball will be across the street in uptown 162. There will also be live music to enjoyed.


The Standard at the Smith House
167 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.
Nashville, Tn 37203
615-254-1277

Julian Van Winkle tells us about the Van Winkle bourbon book

Julian Van Winkle introduces himself and his bourbon

Chef Joe Shaw talks about the food at the Bourbon and Bacon dinner

Meet, greet and socialize at the Bourbon and Bacon dinner

A wonderful meal and event at The Standard at the Smith House

Mike tells us what the Bourbon and Bacon dinner was like

Colin and Mike talk about The Standard's Bourbon and Bacon event

Jazz Cafe at the Standard- September 25

The Standard Restaurant having ended its popular summer long food and wine pairing is pleased to announce the start of a new Thursday night event they are calling The Jazz Café. The Café, to begin on September 25th at 7:00 will feature a live Jazz trio headlining Annie Sellick. The $20 ticket price includes a 2 hour concert and 2 wine and food pairings unique to each week’s event.

For more information or to make reservations please call The Standard at 615-254-1277.

Bourbon and Bacon Dinner - October 1st

The Standard Restaurant in Downtown Nashville is truly excited to bring two of the Southeast’s finest and most recognized artesian specialty food andbeverage producers to town for a great culinary treat. Julian Van Winkle of the award winning Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon line of Louisville, Kentucky willbe at The Standard on October 1st to host a dinner prepared by Chef Joe Shawfeaturing his bourbon’s and the bacon and ham products of Allen Benton of Madison, TN.

There will be a meet and greet hosted by Julian Van Winkle in The Standard Ballroom from 6:30- 7:30. A choice of bourbon toddies will be made available to guests including: Mint Julips, Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon poured Neat and On the Rocks. Chef Joe Shaw will provide a variety of Southern hors d’ oeuvres featuring Allen Benton’s Tennessee country bacon to include: Benton’s country ham and local melons,open faced BLT’s and bacon wrapped bacon.Following the meet and greet in the Ballroom a four course dinner preparedby Chef Joe Shaw will be served in the front of the house.

The menu follows.

First Course
Alan Benton’s braised slab bacon on creamy country grits with house pickled okra served with Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year Bourbon

Second Course
Foie Gras wrapped with Benton’s country bacon, bourbon pudding, fig puree, and arugula served with Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year Bourbon

Third Course
Bacon larded buffalo eye of rib with sweet potato Swiss chard and bourbon and berry jam served with Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year Bourbon

Fourth Course
Ginger snap with Pappy Van Winkle bourbon and Allen Benton’s bacon ice creams and Benton’s bacon and pecan brittle

Chef Joe Shaw offers his philosophy on food