Category Archives: Tennessee

Josephine, Nashville TN

Josephine Pretzel Bread, House Mustard, Butter Charred Snap Peas, Goat Cheese, Radish, Spring Herbs, Bread Crumbs, Honey Lavender Bibb Lettuce, Bacon, Croutons, Radishes, Herb Buttermilk Dressing Scrapple, Compressed Strawberries, Balsamic Vinegar Mustard Dumpling, Pork, Mushrooms, Spring Herbs, Peas Spring Pea … Continue reading

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Hattie B’s Hot Chicken, Nashville TN

Hattie B’s Medium White with Pimento Mac n’ Cheese Hot Dark with Red Skin Potato Salad Banana Pudding Peach Cobbler Taking a trip to Belle Meade Plantation between meals three and four it was just prior to the post-work rush … Continue reading

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Peg Leg Porker, Nashville TN

Peg Leg Porker Shoulder, Smoked Green Beans, Mac n’ Cheese Fried Peach Pie Picked for its clever name, strong reviews, and proximity to Arnold’s Country Kitchen it was just after one o’clock that a table at Peg Leg Porker was … Continue reading

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Arnold’s Country Kitchen, Nashville TN

Arnold’s Country Kitchen Fried Grouper, Chicken n’ Dumplings, White Beans, Candied Yams, Mac n’ Cheese, Corn Muffin, Pancake, Banana Pudding, Chess Pie, Pecan Pie Leaving a fair amount of breakfast from Pancake Pantry on the table before heading north to Gaylord Opryland Resort and Opry Mills mall … Continue reading

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The Pancake Pantry, Nashville TN

Pancake Pantry Cornmeal Pancakes with Honey Swedish Pancakes with Lingonberry Banana Bread Pancakes with Cinnamon Cream Sauce Half Order French Toast Coffee Arriving in Nashville the night before I almost couldn’t wait to finally visit a restaurant my breakfast-loving self … Continue reading

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Rolf and Daughters, Nashville TN

Rolf and Daughters Orange Shrub with Lime Sourdough with Seaweed Butter Spring Onion Fritto Misto, Lemon, Bottarga Crostini, Stracciatella, Watercress, Olio Nuovo Sweet Potato, ‘nduja, Green Onion, Yogurt, Lime Potato Gnocchi, Morel, Spring Garlic, Piave Sweet Potato Agnolotti, Mustard Greens, … Continue reading

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Muddy’s Bakeshop, Memphis TN

Muddy’s Bakeshop Buttermilk Pie Coconut Chess Pie Pecan Pie Chocolate Chip, Pecan, Bourbon Pie Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layer Cake Chocolate with Chocolate Buttercream Cupcake, Neapolitan Cupcake, Grasshopper Cupcake, Red Velvet Cupcake Selected as a last stop en route from Memphis to … Continue reading

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Germantown Commissary, Memphis TN

Germantown Commissary Ribs and Shoulder Platter with a Roll, Deviled Egg, Baked Beans, Coleslaw Lemon Ice Box Pie Caramel Cake Banana Pudding Chosen as the final Barbeque stop on the way out of Memphis, Germantown Commissary may not gather the … Continue reading

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Uncle Lou’s Famous Fried Chicken, Burgers, and Hot Wings, Memphis TN

Uncle Lou’s Famous Fried Chicken. Burgers, and Hot Wings 3 Piece – Old Fashioned Breast, Thigh and Leg with Sweet and Spicy Love Honey Butter Biscuits Potato Salad Cream Corn Nuggets Pecan and Coconut Fried Pies Spending the bulk of … Continue reading

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Porcellino’s Craft Butcher, Memphis TN

Porcellino’s Craft Butcher Pain au Chocolate, Corn Muffin with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing, Pecan Croissant Cold Brew from Relevant Roasters of Memphis Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit Cinnamon Roll Pimento Cheese Gougeres Dutch Baby Almond Butterscotch Coffee Cake Bread Pudding … Continue reading

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Hog & Hominy, Memphis TN

Hog & Hominy Biscuits and Gravy Deviled Eggs – Lardo, Pickled Mustard Seeds Hot Brown – Brioche, Turkey, Porcellino’s Bacon, Fonduta, Gravy, Egg Margherita – Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella, Basil Red Eye – Pork Belly, Egg, Fontina, Celery Leaf, Sugo Peanut … Continue reading

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The Second Line, Memphis TN

Second Line The Original Andouille + Crawfish + Pimento Cheese Fries The Johnny Snack – Hot Ham + Cheese with Beef Debris with Spinach Madeline Pecan Bread Pudding – Salty Caramel + Vanilla Ice Cream Opting against Restaurant Iris in … Continue reading

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Central BBQ, Memphis TN

Central BBQ Half Rack Ribs, Pulled Chicken, Sliced Brisket, Mac n’ Cheese, Pork Rinds, Rolls Pulled Pork Sandwich with Slaw Peanut Butter Pie Caramel Cake Banana Pudding Having spent the better part of the morning visiting Sun Records, Beale Street, … Continue reading

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Gibson’s Donuts, Memphis TN

Gibson’s Donuts Apple Fritter Red Velvet Glazed Old Fashioned Glazed Cruller Crumb Cake Blueberry Cake Caramel Glazed Yeast Largely underwhelmed by Brother Juniper’s it was onward to Gibson’s Donuts that the culinary tour of Memphis progressed and with a line … Continue reading

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Brother Juniper’s, Memphis TN

Brother Juniper’s Marshmallow Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit Two Biscuits with Sorghum and Apple Butter Blueberry Pancakes with Pure Maple Syrup French Toast Monte Cristo with Ham, Swiss, Strawberry Jam, and Cheese Grits Beginning day two … Continue reading

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Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Memphis TN

Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen Crostini – Olive Tapanade Scallops – Mushroom, Pears, Meyer Lemon, Green Garlic, Dashi AM Breakfast – 63 Degree Poached Egg, Pork Belly, Polenta, AM Pork Rinds Panzanella – Crab, Crème Fraiche, Asparagus, Brown Butter, Egg Yolk … Continue reading

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Charles Vergo’s Rendezvous, Memphis TN

Charles Vergo’s Rendezvous Charcoal Ribs and Shoulder Combo with Beans and Slaw Potato Salad Rolls Pleasing locals and tourists alike with Barbeque and kitsch since 1948, Charles Vergo’s Rendezvous was an obvious ‘must visit’ while exploring downtown Memphis and with … Continue reading

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Cozy Corner, Memphis TN

Cozy Corner Cornish Hen 2-Bone Ribs, Slaw, Beans, Bread Banana Pudding Recently relocated from the famous baby blue location across the street, it was with admitted disappointment that I approached the counter adjacent to Encore Café to order some barbecue, … Continue reading

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Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, Mason TN

Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken Four Piece + a Breast with Beans, Slaw, Bread Pecan Pie Chess Pie Banana Pudding Now available in a few US Cities, with more to come, the story of Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken began … Continue reading

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Loveless Café, Nashville TN

Loveless Café Coffee Unlimited Buttermilk Biscuits with Housemade Strawberry, Blackberry, Peach Jam Pecan Pancakes with Maple Bacon, Sorghum French Toast with Housemade Sausage and Sorghum Biscuit Sampler – Fried Chicken, Pulled Pork, Aged Ham, Pimento Cheese & Fried Green Tomato … Continue reading

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