Comment Archives: stories: Best of Nashville
Re: “Best of Nashville 2012”
When does voting for the 2013 Best Of start?
Re: “Best Kids' Birthday-Cake Designer”
Whenever Brooke does anything, she puts her heart and soul into it and miracles happen!!!
Re: “People & Places Readers' Poll”
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Re: “Best Hip-Hop Album”
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Re: “Arts, Music & Culture Readers' Poll”
I agree Carrie is one of the best country singers, she is really good and her music is awesome to dance country 2 step ;)
Re: “Home, Goods & Services Writers' Choice”
I need you guys to do a best of cleaning/maid service :)
Re: “Best of Nashville 2009”
To show how big of a scam Trapper Jack is, the only good review praising how good the service was..... Was posted by your wife Lori A ... lets be honest, but you left out her last name King. Honesty is the best policy.
Re: “Home, Goods & Services Writers' Choice”
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Re: “People & Places Readers' Poll”
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Re: “Food & Drink Writers' Choice”
A bacon-infused bourbon cocktail?
I can't think of a cheesier, less-refined, obvious approach.
Garbage.
Pure garbage.
I am a bartender and I am insulted by this.
Maybe next year you should have bartenders pick this category's winner because your food critics are out of their element.
This just ridiculous.
To tell someone who is learning about classic cocktails and punches and recommending subtle tweaks to suit their regulars' palates vis a vis bitters and amaros and the differences between vermouths and base spirits that they should take something that tastes like bacon and round it out with maple syrup and coffee pecan bitters is basically telling them you would cream yourself over a Girl Scout Cookie if you didn't already know it existed.
Seriously, it would be much more impressive to (for example) take something classic and toy with the ratios and particulars—using a base spirit with a subtly unique personality and round out the other elements skillfully, using a particular vermouth or spirit or amaro or juice—than taking something that is already over-engineered (bacon bourbon, whipped cream vodka,etc.) and seeking out the most obvious flavor notes that will fill up the rest of the coupe.
Maybe you could have a buffalo wing-infused whiskey with a blue cheese float.
Maybe you could throw a McChicken sandwich in a blender and shake it with some vodka, making sure to fine strain it and garnish it with a pickle.
I hope you address your lack of refinement for next year's list as a service to your city's bartenders.
Re: “Best Dogcatcher”
Yeah right. Try being his daughter. Heart of gold my ass
Re: “Food & Drink Readers' Poll”
I'm surprised McDonalds or Wal-Mart didn't make it on here after seeing Five Guys, Bruegger's and Cheesecake Factory did. Really Nashville? This is shameful at best.
Re: “Food & Drink Readers' Poll”
Whitt's BBQ is nasty. How the hell did they make the best? Jacks, BBQtie, Martins, hell the shed behind Mcdonalds over by the Parthanon is better.
Re: “Home, Goods & Services Readers' Poll”
Sorry, I posted the wrong phone number for Kriste Maintenance Service..
It's (615) 851-5000
Re: “Home, Goods & Services Readers' Poll”
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Re: “Food & Drink Readers' Poll”
What's with all the chain restaurants? They shouldn't even be in the running.
Re: “Arts, Music & Culture Readers' Poll”
Definitely agree with Carrie Underwood as one of the Best Country Artists, she is one talented singer. I've just started listening to Kristen Kelly and she reminds me of Carrie a lot, I have a feeling she is going to be the next big country star...anyone who hasn't heard of her check out the song Ex-Old Man!
Re: “People & Places Readers' Poll”
The Nashville Scene has come out with their "People and Places Reader's poll, Best of Nashville 2012" issue. Along with categories "BEST THING THAT'S CHANGED IN NASHVILLE IN THE LAST YEAR," which the Scene poll participants said was Nordstrom, (a place I have only been in once and a place I can't afford to shop) and BEST PET WALKER/SITTER' which the Scene poll participants said was Beth Joslin (whoever that is and if I had pet to walk I would walk it myself) is the categories "BEST METRO COUNCIL MEMBER" and "BEST METRO COUNCIL MEMBER YOU'D LIKE TO SEE GONE."
The results are not surprising really. I have in my mind a profile of the readers of the Scene and can predict their opinions. Well, not all of their readers of course. I read it myself, but I read a broad spectrum of stuff. I mostly read the Scene for the listings of art openings, and music performances and to see what good liberals are thinking.
My image of the average Scene reader is a higher than average income, white, pony-tailed, Birkenstock-wearing, latte-grande-sipping, avant-garde-art-loving, pretentious and condescending liberal. He has a dog but pays someone else to walk it. He is someone who sends his children to the best private schools but opposes charter schools and school vouchers. He is an avowed environmentalist and advocates cap and trade, yet has a big carbon foot-print due to owning a big house, a big dog and frequent trips by plane. He thinks society should do more for the downtrodden, but other than buying an occasional newspaper from the homeless guy, never gives anything to charity except when he contributes to WPLN and gets his free WPLN tote bag which he always carries with him to go grocery shopping at Whole Foods.
I have no idea how many people voted in the Scene's poll. They don't tell you. I didn't. I imagine few casual reader like me voted in it but mostly loyal readers who fit the profile I have imagined. Anyway, here are the results:
BEST METRO COUNCIL MEMBER
Megan Barry
Jason Holleman
Peter Westerholm
BEST METRO COUNCIL MEMBER YOU'D LIKE TO SEE GONE
Robert Duvall
Tony Tenpenny
Eric Crafton
If I would have voted in this poll some of the names could have stayed the same, just switch the categories.
You can see that the voters in the Scene poll have opinions but they are not very informed opinions. Eric has been out of the Council for some time now. Despite being gone already, the voters of the Scene poll list Eric as one they would like to see gone.
Upon learning of being the number one "Best Metro Council Member you'd like to see gone" by voters in the Scene poll, Robert Duvall posted the following on his facebook page.
I don’t read the Nashville Scene. So I didn’t know, until a fellow Councilmember called me today, that I have been named the “Best Councilmember You’d Like to See Gone.”
I had a bit of laugh at that for this reason. When you stand up for the people of your district and go against the wishes of the Belmont Boulevard crowd, you don’t win many points with Nashville’s elite politicians or media.
The wishes and well being of the people in my district come first. Always have. Always will. When the numbers don’t add up on huge new projects, no matter how shinny and exciting they may be, I will ask how we intend to pay for it without adding to the burden of the taxpayers. When my constituents ask me to oppose a property tax increase in a down economy, I will oppose it. When the opinion of my district is different than politicians and media, well, sorry guys. My district wins.
That is how I have conducted myself as a Councilman. It hasn’t won me friends among the cocktail crowd. But they don’t matter. What matters are good jobs and new opportunities for OUR part of Nashville. I have fought for that on the council and will fight for that in the State House.
I congratulate Robert Duvall on his distinction on being disliked by the Scene poll participants. Sometimes you can know a person by the enemies they make.
Re: “Home, Goods & Services Writers' Choice”
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