Nashville chef Maneet Chauhan is officially the best chef in the country. The 44-year-old, who was born and raised in India, was recently crowned the winner of Food Network‘s Tournament of Champions, winning cooking matches against 15 other chefs on her path to victory. After beating out all of the other competitors, including former champion Brooke Williamson in the…
Athens Family Restaurant, a staple in Nashville for 16 years, will serve its last meal at its 8th Avenue location on May 30. The beloved Greek restaurant, made famous after appearing on Food Network‘s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in 2010, has lost its lease, marking the end of an era for one of Music City’s favorite restaurants. According to…
If you missed the chance to purchase Dolly Parton‘s custom-made Strawberry Pretzel Pie ice cream at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, you’re in luck. The demand for the ice cream, which was made in limited quantities, caused the Jeni’s website to crash on the day the ice cream was made available, with some pints later listed for sale for as…
Another beloved Nashville music venue is going away — sort of. 12th & Porter, a once-prominent music venue in downtown Nashville, is changing into Nightscape, a technology-fueled venue that is not like anything Nashville has seen, until now. According to The Tennessean, Nightscape will use video projections, as well as lights, sounds and scents to provide a “transformative event…
Exit/In owner Chris Cobb is not backing down. After the property where Exit/In is located was sold to a hotel developer, Cobb launched a GoFundMe campaign, with a goal of raising $200,000 to offer AJ Capital, who purchased the property, in addition to the money he also secured with Grubb Properties Group, and is doing everything he can to…
It’s a good weekend to be in Nashville. Both the Wildhorse Saloon and Acme Feed & Seed are reopening for business. The Wildhorse Saloon, which temporarily closed in December, had to delay its reopening, due to damage sustained in the Christmas Day bombing, while Acme Feed & Seed has been closed for a year due to the pandemic. Thank…
Nashville is considered by many to be the birthplace of hot chicken. As the story goes, Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack founder, Thornton Prince III was quite the womanizer, and after being out reportedly with another woman, his girlfriend made him hot chicken as a way to get revenge on him. Unfortunately for her, but fortunately for Nashville, he loved…
Nashville faced another round of dangerous weather over the weekend, including high winds and torrential downpours, resulting in three 8th Avenue bars closing due to damage. The bars affected are The Sutler Saloon, Rambler Cocktail Bar, and Melrose Billiard Parlor. Four feet of standing water was found in the Rambler Cocktail Bar, and two feet of water in Melrose…
For many people, Easter is the holiday to officially welcome in Spring, which seems to go hand-in-hand with a decadent brunch. Nashville has plenty of places to celebrate the holiday, held this year on April 4, with both dine-in and take-out options available. See nine of our favorites below, and click on each restaurant’s name for details on their…
When Chef Maneet Chauhan and her husband, Vivek Deora, decided to open a restaurant in Nashville, she had no plans of actually living there. The Food Network star planned on commuting between Nashville and New York City, where she and her family resided, while they operated Chauhan Ale & Masala House, until an unexpected medical emergency forced her to…
