Thursday, May 31, 2012

Nashville - Bite One...

Some friends are heading to Nashville this weekend for a wedding and it got me thinking that I never had a chance to share about my most recent escapade to that wonderful town. I had the privilege to visit Nashville again back in February for some vacation time. I may just now finally be writing about it, but the experiences, sites, and tastes I enjoyed are still as vivid as yesterday.

While Art and I of course had a wonderful time taking part in the backstage tour of the newly refinished Grand Ol’ Opryhouse, visiting other historical sites and hanging out in that wonderful town, we experienced some fantastic meals.


I had done my research before the trip and had an idea of which spots I wanted to hit when. I like structure but I also leave a few options open for discoveries we may stumble upon and things of that nature. I’m happy to say every place we picked was stellar and I want to share the highlights, and I imagine I’ll be breaking up the trip into two posts to give each dining experience its due!

Our first night in town, we visited Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. Not to my surprise after reading a few reviews, it was truly an entire experience. The employees did not rush us as we tasted multiple flavors and they explained each one with great detail. I am a sucker for clever presentation and excellent service, and Jeni includes both in her parlors. I sampled Bangkok Peanut, Ugandan Vanilla, Darkest Chocolate, Brambleberry Crisp, Cherry Lambic Sorbet (yes, made with beer!), Ooey Gooey Buttercake, Lime Cardamom, and Goat Cheese with Cognac-soaked Figs. Phew, I think remembered them all.










 





Simply put, they were all so good and unique, but I ended up with scoops of Dark Chocolate and Buttercake. Art got a healthy does of the Buttercake - it was a great flavor for sure.

A month or so before the trip, I changed my Groupon settings to receive deal in the Nashville area just to see if anything fun would come up. Well, I purchased a Groupon for The Phunky Griddle after checking out its site and menu. I was fond of the organic and GF batters available along with the chance to sit at a table with a built in griddle and cook my own food! I know some people shudder and think it’s silly to PAY to cook your own food but I love to cook. The prep and clean up are the parts I don’t like and of course they are taken care of here.




















I had organic five-grain cakes with breakfast potatoes and Art went with the GF batter. We had some fun mix ins and toppings and we had a blast!

I think I’ll leave it there for now. I need to sort through some more pics and decide what to share for a second post about Nashville!

Cheers!

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