by Crystal Davis | Mar 8, 2012 | News Slider
With some musician friends in town for the week, I knew I’d be in charge of entertaining. Entertaining means late nights for me. I don’t do late nights well with my class schedule, but sometimes you’ve got to step out of the box and have some fun. We all went to this great little hidden restaurant called City House in Germantown. There were about 15 of us all gathered around this long table situated in the middle of the main dining floor. We jumped at the chance to order one big dinner that we would all share. After 30 seconds of contemplation we ordered 10 pizzas consisting of zucchini, hot sauce, pork and cheese. We also got five bowls of fried octopus and calamari. I know, gross! Actually, though, it was really good. The owner cooked in the kitchen, which was open for everyone on the main dining floor to see. After we ate, we sat there for about 10 minutes holding our stomachs and talking about how amazing the food was. My friend was boasting about how amazing City House was because he picked it. We nodded in sarcastic agreement. We were too stuffed to argue. After dinner, we got a few taxis into town to find a spot to hang out away from the country bars and restaurants downtown. I’m not much of a “hang out in a crowd and get pushed around” type of girl. Nor do I like having to scream at my friend to have a conversation. Therefore, we decided to go to Patterson House on Division St. in Nashville. It’s a really cool...
by Hunter Patterson | Feb 27, 2012 | News Slider
Lipscomb Dining is adding a little European taste to the Bison flavor by inviting an international chef to take over Lipscomb University’s food services for two days. With the help of Lipscomb Chefs Anthony Bates and Darry Huntsman, Chef Tomo Irsic of Slovenia, Europe, will prepare authentic European meals at the Lipscomb University’s Bison Café located in the Bennett campus from Monday, Mar. 5 to Tuesday, Mar. 6. There will also be a special VIP meet-and-greet with Chef Irsic on Mar. 5 from 11am- 1pm in the Allen Arena Hall of Fame room. Chef Irsic, Executive Chef with Sodexo Dining in Slovenia, will visit the university for two days to prepare several of his signature dishes for the Lipscomb students, faculty and staff. Chef Irsic is thrilled to present his recipes in the U.S. and share some Slovenian cuisine with our southern culture. Some of the planned meals include: roast duck, caesarean prazenec, prekmurian stew, trout fillet with rosemary, octopus salad, vegetarian spinach noodles and 20 other entree and dessert foods. Chef Irsic is traveling to Nashville as part of Sodexo’s Global Chef program. Lipscomb was chosen as one of only 30 universities throughout the United States to host an international chef. This prestigious program is designed to honor clients and showcase Sodexo’s finest chefs. The global chefs come from North America, South America, Europe and Asia and the program allows Sodexo to share talents, tips and tastes from different cultures around the world. About The International Guest Chef Chef TOMO IRŠIČ comes from Pohorje Styria in northeast Slovenia. Cooking authentic, traditional food from his native country is his...
by Tim Ghianni | Oct 5, 2011 | News Slider
Here in Music City it’s said that guitars can be heard around every corner of every street. Well, now food is found on those same streets and around virtually every corner, thanks to the food truck movement. These rolling kitchens offer a different side of dining to the people of Nashville who want to vary from the fine dining of, say, the Gulch and the fast food of every street corner. Of course, barring major catastrophe, your typical restaurant never moves from the building it sits in. But food trucks travel all over the city of Nashville every day, offering their delectable dishes to everyone in all parts of the city. The trucks usually do not have a set schedule as to where they are going to be at any given point; however, to spread the word about locations and specials, they have turned to social media for help. Twitter is a tool food trucks use to tell people where they will be serving their steaming plates of grub. If there’s one location where you can be sure to find a majority of the food trucks all at once, it is at the Farmers’ Market in Sevier Park on 12th Avenue South every Tuesday evening. During that same day, most trucks also set up at Second Harvest Food Bank, 331 Great Circle Road in MetroCenter, near where the Titans practice. Many trucks offer international cuisine. If Latino food is your fave, for example, there’s The Latin Wagon, Yavo’s O.M.G. and Bangin’ Tacos. In the mood for something greasy? What college student can resist that. Why not try some hamburgers from Hoss’ Loaded Burgers...
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
We sent our Editor In Chief out to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds this weekend to see what they were serving up. While the food wasn’t too far out of the ordinary, we still managed to save some lives. Check it out. Please upgrade your...
by Hunter Patterson | Jul 12, 2011 | News Slider
Trying to find delicious organic fruit without breaking the bank at stores? Look no further than Nashville’s Farmer’s Market. Whether you go on Tuesday’s to Sevier Park on 12th South, the Vanderbilt market on Thursdays or the market on Rosa Parks that is open daily, it is guaranteed that you will find what you are looking for whether it’s fresh honey, fresh peaches or even organic pasta from Alfresco. Yes, that is correct. They do in fact sale organic pasta at the farmer’s market. The company, Alfresco, can be found at every farmer’s market location. Their specialty is the fresh and local pasta that requires no preparation other than storing it in a freezer. It’s simple to cook, too. You just throw it in some hot water, wait about eight minutes and you have yourself some freshly cooked pasta. Alfresco also sells their signature sauces to compliment their pastas. It’s all quite affordable, too. A bag of ravioli which serves two people is only six dollars. For fruit and vegetable side of things, look no further than Delvin Farms. In business since 1972, the family operated organic farm offers market-goers a variety of fresh fruits and veggies. With displays of cucumbers, jalapeno peppers, bell peppers, squash, zucchini, blackberries, strawberries, watermelons, tomatoes, potatoes and everything else you can think of, Delvin Farms is the place to go if you’re in the mood for a fresh home-cooked meal. The Delvin family is not only selling organic fruit, but their farm is also certified organic. Delvin Farms marketing director Amy Delvin says that means taking the extra step to insure your crop....
