Nashville Restaurant Week

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The Flavor of Nashville

As our city grows, changes and becomes even more diverse when it comes to our culinary options we find more people who are delving into the deliciousness all over the city. Many of us still love the traditional Southern types of food like fried chicken, pork chops, greens, mashed potatoes, corbread, biscuits and things that you would find at a meat and three restaurant or at your grandmas house but also love the new options.

Over the last few years we have seen restaurants like Margot's, Zola, Mambu, Rumba and others open and become very popular as they bring exciting new flavors to Nashville. They bring spiciness, fusion, boldness and a sense of adventure to the culinary landscape but they also have become very comfortable places to visit and enjoy. I love having the culinary options of Italian, Mediterrean, French, Caribbean and more in the same neighborhoods as traditional Southern foods.

Read the entire article here, http://www.webbspunideas.com/news.html

Business of the Week - Batter'd & Fried

Please visit Batter'd & Fried in East Nashville and try their mouth watering seafood and spirits. If you like sushi, well they have that too. Stop by and visit them and tell them that Corey and Webbspun Ideas sent you. This is a place that I have visited many times and I've always enjoyed the service, food and atmosphere.

Check out their menu, location and hours of operation at their website. http://www.batteredandfried.com/

Nashville food news from the Nashville Post

A pair of local entrepreneurs has launched a new venture seeking to build restaurants’ customer loyalty by providing diners with rebates for eating at participating eateries.

Jeff Gould and Marc Fortune, who previously launched The Restaurant List Company, which was designed to inform hotel guests about local dining options, have now launched Royal Oaks Rewards.

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Yanni’s Grecian Garden, the small gourmet eatery that opened in Berry Hill last year, filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in U.S. Bankruptcy Court earlier this month. In the petition, the restaurant lists assets of $12,400 set against liabilities of more than $110,000.

Panagiotakis is part of the husband-and-wife team behind Eighth Avenue’s Athens Family Restaurant, which opened in 2004 and which has since become a much-loved 24-hour stop in Nashville’s Mediterranean dining scene. Since opening Athens, the Panagiotakises also opened The Breeze of the Greek Isles on Demonbreun Street and the short-lived Olympic Flame at the corner of Nolensville and Harding Place.

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Read the both stories in the Nashville Post. http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2009/8/17/the_food_biz_duo_banks_on_dining_rewards_venture

Chef Joe Shaw leaves The Standard

Thanks to Chezbez for the tip.

Richie's Hot & Spicy Castle - Catfish Sandwich

Restaurant Week is on in Nashville

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

Restaurant Week in Nashville June 29 - July 5

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Visit the Nashville Originals website to learn more about this special week.

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THE ACORN RESTAURANT: Three-course dinner for $30.09
Closed July 5
Special menu. Reservations requested.

ALLIUM: Salad, entrée, dessert from the regular menu for $20.09
Closed July 4
Reservations recommended

CABANA: Prime Grill'In Menu, $19.99

CHA CHAH: Three-course dinner, special menu, $20.09. Reservations requested.

CROSS CORNER BAR AND GRILL: Choice of special meals for two, including a bucket of beer, $20.09

FIDO: Two daily specials (most feature local and organic produce) and two specialty coffee drinks for $20.09. Closes 4 p.m. July 4.

FLYTE WORLD DINING & WINE : $30.09, three-course dinner

GERMANTOWN CAFE: Salad, entrée, dessert from the regular menu for $20.09
Closed July 4
Reservations recommended

JACKSON'S: Special menu
Appetizer, entrée, dessert
$20.09

JIMMY KELLY'S: Special menu, three-course
dinner for $20.09
Closed July 4, July 5

MAFIAOZA'S: Chef's choice "Piccola Morsi"
$30.09

MAMBU: Three-course dinner $20.09
House wines $20.09 a bottle

MIDTOWN CAFE: Prime Grill'In menu -- $19.99

MIRROR: Three-course dinner, special menu, $25.09

NOSHVILLE: Delicatessen Meat Sampler for two, $20.09
Green Hills, Midtown, Cool Springs locations

PM: Three-course dinner for $20.09. Special menu.

PROVENCE BREAD & CAFE: $20.09, lunch for two: Any sandwich on the menu, plus an artisan side salad per person
Hillsboro Village, Downtown, Green Hills

RUMBA: Three-course dinner
Special menu
$30.09

THE STANDARD: Three-course dinner for $30.09, special menu.
Reservations recommended - mention Nashville Originals. Closed July 4.

SUNSET GRILL: Prime Grill'In menu, $19.99

tayst RESTAURANT AND WINE BAR: $30.09, three-course tasting: signature salad, local pasture chicken fricasse, and creme brullee. Reservations required. Possible surprise offerings.

TIN ANGEL: $20.09
Appetizer, choice of one of three entrees, dessert
Accompanying wines at a special price. Reservations required.
Not serving Restauarant Week menu July 5.

WILD IRIS: Three-course dinner, $20.09 and $30.09. Special menus.

THE YELLOW PORCH: Three-course dinners. Special menus. $20.09 and $30.09

ZOLA: Three-course dinner for $30.09. Special menu.
Reservations recommended. Closed July 4

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Return to your favorite spots for the food you love, or try new-to-you restaurants. And all at incredible prices: $20.09 or $30.09 for a meal to remember. (Prices do not include beverages, tip or tax.)

Nashville's local restaurants and specials for you to enjoy

This list will continue to grow with more information, so please keep coming back to visit and find the new additions. Thanks for coming by and having a look around. ~Corey

Chappy’s:

Sunday Brunch

4-course champagne brunch

soup, salad, entrée and dessert

$24.95

Grouper (every night)

Salad, grouper, side

$29.95

Visit Chappy's.com to learn more

Ellendales:

Sunday Family Night
family style dinners 4-7pm
$15 Adults/ Kids eat free (1 child per adult)
$15 bottles of wine

Happy Hour 4-6pm Mon-Fri (bar only)
$4 Margaritas
$2 Domestic Beer
$3 House Wine
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Complimentary Appetizers:
Asiago Crusted Calamari
Global Cheese Course
Gypsy Sampler
Bruschetta

Visit their website to learn more.
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Zola:

Chef Deb is doing a four-course tasting menu at a reduced price.

This prix fixe menu will feature Pan con Tomate y Jamon, Paella Martini, Spanish Brisket and Seared Almond Cake with Smoked Vanilla Bean Ice Cream all for just $39.95.Also offering a Spanish wine pairing with this menu for just $15.00.

Same great quality you’ve come to expect from ZOLA over the last twelve years, just smaller portions and a wider variety!

Visit their website to learn more.

Nashville Restaurant Health Scores - March 26

High Scores:

CINCO DE MAYO RESTAURANT
4944 THOROUGHBRED
Date Inspected: 3/19/2009
Score: 93

DUNYA KEBAB
2521 - B NOLENSVILLE ROAD
Date Inspected: 3/18/2009
Score: 93

FIESTA MEXICANA
416 4TH AVENUE SOUTH
Date Inspected: 3/18/2009
Score: 94

HOUSE OF PIZZA
15 ARCADE ALLEY
Date Inspected: 3/18/2009
Score: 93

ISTANBUL RESTAURANT
2631 NOLENSVILLE ROAD
Date Inspected: 3/20/2009
Score: 92

JACK IN THE BOX
1084 MURFREESBORO ROAD
Date Inspected: 3/20/2009
Score: 93

K & F CAFE
324 S. GALLATIN ROAD
Date Inspected: 3/18/2009
Score: 93

LAS PALMAS
6688 NOLENSVILLE ROAD
Date Inspected: 3/18/2009
Score: 92

LITTLE CAESARS
400 N. GALLATIN ROAD
Date Inspected: 3/18/2009
Score: 92

MRS. WINNERS
3440 LEBANON ROAD
Date Inspected: 3/20/2009
Score: 94

OBIES ITALIAN GOURMET
2217 ELLISTON PLACE
Date Inspected: 3/18/2009
Score: 93

TANGS CHINESE RESTAURANT
5814 NOLENSVILLE ROAD
Date Inspected: 3/18/2009
Score: 93

Low Scores:

There are no low scores.

Updates:

There are no updates.

Nashville restaurants and the economy

Nashville Restaurant Health Scores - February 27

High Scores:

Fish, Wangs and Thangs
2510 Murfreesboro Road
Date Inspected: 2/20/2009
Score: 92

Grassmere Grille Kebab
3802 Nolensville Road
Date Inspected: 2/20/2009
Score: 92

Low Scores:

There are no low scores.

Updates:

There are no updates.

Nashville Restaurant Health Scores- February 18

High Scores:

E. Milanos Pizzeria
6601 Sugar Valley Drive
Date Inspected: 2/11/2009
Score: 93

Foxs Pizza Den
2828 Elm Hill Pike
Date Inspected: 2/10/2009
Score: 93

House of Hickory
1107 Dickerson Road
Date Inspected: 2/9/2009
Score: 95

Sonic Drive-In
1906 Charlotte Avenue
Date Inspected: 2/10/2009
Score: 94

Taco Bell
2101 Metro Center Blvd
Date Inspected: 2/13/2009
Score: 95

Wendys
3419 Lebanon Road
Date Inspected: 2/13/2009
Score: 94

Low Scores:

There are no low scores.

Updates:

There are no updates.

Radius10 has closed....no, no, NOOOO

The paragraph below was in the Nashville Scene blog "Bites." I sure hope that Jason stays in Nashville and continues to work his culinary magic. This restaurant was truly a magical place to spend an evening. Nice view of the city from the patio, incredible and fun food and the chef bar that overlooked the kitchen. God I will miss this place...

Chef Jason, I do have something that I am working on and would love to talk to you at some point again. Feel free to contact me anytime.
~Corey

Within the past hour, a recorded phone message at Radius10 was updated to announce the restaurant's closing. "It is with great regret and great memories that Radius10 has decided to leave The Gulch," the voice says. "Sadly, the level of business since the economic downturn is not sufficient to sustain our operation over the long haul."

The Alleycat Lounge will howl no more

Another of Nashville’s popular eateries has decided to close its doors. After nearly six years in operation, well-loved East Nashville restaurant Alleycat Lounge closed on Jan. 19.

Tangredi's is being sued by American Express

This is a sad story of betrayal and criminal activity from a local restaurant owner and his son. You would like to think that this can't be true but we can only sit back and see what unfolds.
~Corey

Read about it below:

A national credit card company said a Nashville restaurant owner racked up over a million dollars in charges after opening a credit card in one of their employee's names. The suit accuses the Tangredis of opening one of several fraudulent American Express charge card accounts in the name of employee Laura Lightfoot. The employee was "duped by the Tangredis into having her name and credit information used so that a credit card could be issued to perpetrate their fraud," according to the suit.

American Express has filed a complaint against Michael Tangredi and his 18-year-old son, saying the two obtained fraudulent American Express accounts. The suit accuses Tangredi of failing to pay more than a million dollars in those fraudulent credit card charges.

Read the rest of the story in the Tennessean newspaper.

Animal Affair 2008; Swingin at the Nashville Zoo

Saturday, October 4 marks the return of Nashville Zoo’s largest fundraiser, Animal Affair. Enjoy the beauty of the Zoo property at twilight as you stroll winding pathways to discover tasty samplings from area restaurants, caterers and breweries. Live music will fill the air and special animal ambassadors will welcome you to an evening of swinging gibbons, swing dancers and an all-around swinging good time.

Animal Affair 2008 celebrates the grand re-opening of our recently restored Jungle Gym. You’ll feel like a kid again as you check out the playground’s new features and explore the renovations that got this popular Zoo feature back "in the swing" of things.

Get all the details HERE.

Doggie Bag by Smokey: Noshville