Thursday, October 8, 2009
Events Feed Bag for October 8
Posted by Nicki Wood on Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 8:54 AM
* Oktoberfest and Germantown Street Fest in Germantown October 10. Dueling festivals showcasing beer and sausage (Oktoberfest) or a run and the neighborhood (Street Fest). Between the two, there will be plenty to eat, see and do. To me, the best part of Oktoberfest is the bake sales here and there. One year I bought pickles from the church ladies on Monroe. Fantastic.
* Bypass the beer and go for the biscuits at Loveless Cafe's Fifth annual Biscuits & Bluegrass Saturday, October 10. Biscuit-eating contest, children's activities, a guitar pickin' and more. If you go, report back to Bites.
* Fall Fest at Belle Meade Mansion, Saturday October 10. There's a wine garden, the music is nice, and there are tons of kids activities. $10 admission, children under 12 free.
* Southern Festival of Books, all weekend long. Kudos to organizers for bringing in some great local eats to showcase: such as Fleur de Lis, Dog of Nashville, Bolton's, NYPD pizza and Provence. Great music offerings, too, from local heroes Jon Jackson, WIll Kimbrough and Tommy Womack on the Cafe Stage.
* If you're into cooking voyeurism, the Southern Festival has a cooking stage, too. A couple of years back I had a slot, and now I watch with special interest as the cooks prep food on a stove that isn't quite hot enough to stir-fry or bring caramel to the right temperature. No sink, either. Talk about a chef challenge.
* Don't forget the Good Food for Good People dinner at Fido on Friday night at 7:30. $50, seven courses. Pumpkin gnocchi with sage brown butter and pepita encrusted shrimp, is what I'm talking about. Call Fido for a spot.
* Acorn is offering a New Deal prix fixe menu each week -- one entree choice this week is pork chop with October beans. Dessert this week is chocolate soup with peanut biscotti. Doesn't that sound great?
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