The Nashville Experience visits Edley's BBQ

Nashville Restaurant Health Scores - January 1

High Scores:

Kobe Asian Cuisine
1609 Murfressboro Road
Date Inspected: 12/23/2009
Score: 89

Yamamoto Japanese Restaurant
2695 Murfreesboro Road
Date Inspected: 12/23/2009
Score: 88

Low Scores:

There are no low scores.

Updates:

There are no updates.

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/

Nashville restaurants health scores - July 23

High Scores:

Foxs Pizza Den
2828 Elm Hill Pike
Date Inspected: 7/16/2009
Score: 99

Low Scores:

417 Union Kitchen
417 Union Street
Date Inspected: 7/16/2009
Score: 51
Major Violations:
* EMPLOYEE PUSHED TRASH DOWN INTO TRASH CAN WITH BARE HANDS AND THEN HANDLED FOOD AND UTENSILS WITHOUT WASHING HIS/HER HANDS.
* FRIED CHICKEN IN WARMER OUT OF TEMPERATURE (132.6) SHOULD BE 140 OR ABOVE
* MASHED POTATOES IN WARMER OUT OF TEMPERATURE (132.2)
* NO CHLORINE IN THE DISH MACHINE
* MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR BY PINTO BEAN BIN

Updates:

There are no updates.

We're getting Batter'd & Fried today

Wanna join us? We'll be doing a short video, much like the one we did for "The Dog." Email me if you are interested.

Hangin' at The Dog in Nashville

Visit their website to learn more about The Dog and their food.

http://www.thedogofnashville.com/

Nashville restaurants health scores - July 9

High Scores:

Arbys
919 S. Gallatin Road
Date Inspected: 7/2/2009
Score: 91

Bellacinos Pizza & Grinder
4662 Lebanon Road
Date Inspected: 7/2/2009
Score: 95

Low Scores:

There are no low scores.

Updates:

There are no updates.

Richie's Hot & Spicy Castle - Catfish Sandwich

Nashville restaurants health scores - July 3

High Scores:

KFC
336 Harding Place
Date Inspected: 6/26/2009
Score: 87

Low Scores:

China King
1055 Murfreesboro Road
Date Inspected: 6/26/2009
Score: 56
Major Violations:
* SUSHI CRAB MEAT ON DISPLAY IS OUT OF TEMPERATURE
* PIZZA ON DISPLAY IS OUT OF TEMPERATURE
* LIVE ROACH OBSERVED AT SUSHI PREP STATION
* FLY ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN KITCHEN

Updates:

There are no updates.

Restaurant Week is on in Nashville

Check them out! http://www.nashvilleoriginals.com/restaurantweek.php

Nashville Restaurant Health Scores - June 5

High Scores:

Boscos
1805 21ST AVENUE SOUTH
Date Inspected: 6/2/2009
Score: 93

Calypso Cafe
301 Gallatin Road
Date Inspected: 6/3/2009
Score: 96

Giovannis Restaurant
909 20th Ave South
Date Inspected: 6/2/2009
Score: 93

Marche Artisan Foods
1000 Main Street
Date Inspected: 6/4/2009
Score: 90

Low Scores:

EDDIES CEE BEE
109 LAFAYETTE STREET
Date Inspected: 6/3/2009
Score: 45
Major Violations:
* ROACHES CRAWLING ON WALL UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK
* SWEET POTATOES ON PREP-TABLE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
* FRIED CHICKEN ON STEAM-TABLE IS OUT OF TEMPERATURE
* MOLDED LETTUCE IN WALK-IN COOLER
* ROACHES CRAWLING EVERYWHERE ON FLOOR IN MENS RESTROOM
* ROACHES CRAWLING EVERYWHERE ON FLOOR IN WOMENS RESTROOM
* RAW CHICKEN IN DISPLAY COOLER IS OUT OF TEMPERATURE
* RAW HENS STORED IN REACH-IN DISPLAY COOLER ON BAG OF COOKED CHICKEN

LUCKY STAR
502 MAIN STREET
Date Inspected: 6/3/2009
Score: 59
Major Violations:
* EMPLOYEE CAME IN FROM THE STORE NEXT DOOR TO COOK FOOD - ONLY PUT GLOVES ON HANDS, AND DID NOT WASH THEM.
* PIZZA ON WARMER IS OUT OF TEMPERATURE
* CHEMICALS STORED IN CABINET UNDER HANDSINK WITH UTENSILS

Updates:

There are no updates.

My interview with Chef Debra and Ernie Paquette from Restaurant Zola

part one

part two

part three

A brief look around the Loveless Cafe

Delicious experience and had the pleasure of talking about good, local food with "the Biscuit Lady" Carol Fay. They will be open for Thanksgiving but stop out there anytime for a great experience.

Pfunky Griddle

Location: 2800 Bransford Ave., Nashville, TN

Smokin' Turkey BLT $8.00
Smoked Turkey and crispy Bacon served with Chipotle Aioli, crisp lettuce and tomatoes.

Loaded Baked Potato Soup Bowl $4.50

Best Breakfast Buffet in Nashville; 2 Rivers Grille, Nashville Airport Marriott

Now the secret is out! We have eaten there over the years many, many times and always enjoyed the breakfast buffet and the service. The 2 Rivers Grille is not serving your typical "hotel" food. Take the family or some friends out there for breakfast and sit back, relax and enjoy.

~Corey

Visit the Nashville Airport Marriott for info about rooms and their breakfast their website.

For most eaters, the words "breakfast buffet" conjure up soupy eggs, withered bacon and grease-swimming potatoes languishing in steam-table hell—perfect fare for a dinner-theater production of Glengarry Glen Ross in Snakebite, Ala. At this plush hotel restaurant high on a hill off Elm Hill Pike, however, you'll find omelet and Belgian waffle stations, smoked salmon with capers, and fat sausage links along with the requisite biscuits, bacon and grits. The cost: a reasonable $14.95. Think of this semi-swanky smorgasbord (a Mother's Day must in my household) as an upgrade—Shoney's without the whiff of bus-depot purgatory. —JIM RIDLEY

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.

Joe Shaw making the rounds at the Jazz Cafe

Meet, greet and enjoy some 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.

Julian Van Winkle introduces himself and his bourbon