Are you the one all your friends ask to do the cooking when there’s a big neighborhood get-together? Has your spouse stopped cooking altogether because you’re so good in the kitchen? Or, maybe, are you a diva restaurateur who thinks that the world will stop spinning if it doesn’t get a taste of your latest [...]
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Izzie’s Ice Open Now on Riverside Drive
East Nashville has a new way to beat the summer heat. Izzie’s Ice is owned by Eastside sisters Alice Carpenter and Elizabeth Gammans and serves up all-natural Italian Ice made fresh daily.
A Weekend Treat: Vegan Lasagna with Polenta
As much as we love our local restaurants here at the East Nashville Blog, we also love to cook at home and will be bringing you more recipes from our own kitchens this spring and summer. Since we’re omnivores we know that some of you won’t be able to enjoy a large number of the [...]
The Silly Goose: Good Things Come in Small Packages
There aren’t any whopping entrees with whopping prices on the Silly Goose menu. Instead there are salads, sandwiches, wraps, and the main draw, couscous. There’s plenty of vegetarian-friendly fare available, with eggplant and portobello dominating many of those offerings. The dishes are made with fresh ingredients from local purveyors. But best of all, there’s not a single item on the menu that goes for more than ten dollars. At Silly Goose, you can eat fresh and healthy without breaking your wallet.
Dining Out For Life in East Nashville
Tuesday, April 27th is a big day for Nashville foodies, as the eighth annual Dining Out For Life event descends on our fair city. Local eateries participating in the event will donate a portion of your bill to Nashville CARES, Tennessee’s leading community-based AIDS service organization.
2010 Iron Fork Recap
There were several hundred Nashvillians in attendance and a few dozen local eateries and food shops handing out samples of their recipes and products. If you think you can’t fill your belly with samples, you should be sure to attend Iron Fork next year and give your theory some field-testing. We never expected to be so happily heavy with food from such tiny little portions, but when the flavors on offer are so tasty it’s hard not to get seconds and thirds.
King Solomon’s Gyros: Friendly, Fresh and Cheap
If you’re looking for a good meal in East Nashville but don’t have the time it takes to sit down, consider stopping by King Solomon’s Gyros at 716 Gallatin Road. For starters, you won’t find better service anywhere in East Nashville. While Rachel and I waited behind two other cars on our last visit, the [...]
Nashville’s Eastside Brunch Guide, Volume 1
Sunshine and 80-degree temperatures, coffee and biscuits on the porch, Bradford and cherry blossoms – yes, it’s springtime again in East Nashville, which means some of us have contracted spring fever and allergy season has returned for others. Whether you’re finally peering out from your seasonal affective disorder funk or beginning the long battle with the itchy sneezes, brunch is the best medicine.
