Retail: Bites, Nashville Scene

'Cake Mix Doctor' Mixes Finally on Supermarket Shelves

Nicki Wood — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:12:42 -0500

Meet the woman who improved cake — twice.

Anne Byrn's Cake Mix Doctor cookbooks made the Nashville native a trusted friend in the…

Porter Road Butcher to Open New Shop on Charlotte Avenue

Steve Cavendish — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:03:00 -0500

Porter Road Butcher is expanding to West Nashville with a new location on Charlotte Avenue. A second shop, to be dubbed Porter Road…

Hey Shuga! Sampling at Franklin's Whole Foods Market This Saturday

Lesley Lassiter — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:46:00 -0500

This Saturday, April 6, the folks from Hey Shuga! will be at the Whole Foods Market on McEwen in Franklin to offer samples…

The Secret of Trader Joe's is There Ain't No Secret

Lesley Lassiter — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:46:36 -0600

Earlier this week, a post from The Huffington Post about the big brands hiding behind the Trader Joe's private labels got a lot of…

Nothing Bundt Cakes Celebrates a Year in Nashville With New Location in Cool Springs Opening Soon

Lesley Lassiter — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:52:51 -0500

Nothing Bundt Cakes is celebrating its one-year anniversary by announcing a second location of the franchise opening this fall in Cool Springs at 535…

Savannah's Candy Kitchen Opens Today on Broadway

Brent Rolen — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:24:52 -0500

For those lamenting the loss of the hot dog/flip-flop cart on Lower Broadway, you may find some consolation in a freshly made praline when…

Give Your Dad What He Really Wants for Fathers' Day: MEAT

Chris Chamberlain — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:10:30 -0500

Fathers' Day is rapidly approaching, but it's not too late to order something special for your dad. (Unlike this weird Groupon offer that showed…

Patel Brothers Grocery Is Back and Looking Goooood!

Sean Maloney — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 05:48:13 -0500

Patel Brothers, the Indian grocery that's long been a staple of the Nolensville Pike food scene (4043 Nolensville Pike, 833-1555), has returned from its…

Real Women Make Quiche

Lesley Lassiter — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:23:08 -0500

Once in a while, I leave a restaurant inspired to try to re-create something delicious in my own kitchen. For example, a visit to [ Read more ]

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A Lunch To Remember: Blackbird Heritage Farm's Food Truck

Nicki Wood — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:41:17 -0500

It could as easily have been the pimento mac and cheese, but it happens that it was the lamb sausage and pickled onion sandwich that…

Bangkok Market, You Look Great!

Nicki Wood — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:43:08 -0500

Hey-o! I'm back from here-be-dragons, and as you'll see the next few days, I've been a working foodist.

Spent some time bonding with…

The Bloomy Rind's New Cheese Store Opens Dec. 13 — But for You, My Friend, Earlier

Nicki Wood — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:47:21 -0600

Blessed are the cheesemakers, said Monty Python. And now cheese lovers, too, with the impending opening of The Bloomy Rind's bricks-and-mortar shop.
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Busy Carpenters Move Porter Road Butcher Toward December Opening

Dana Kopp Franklin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:58:51 -0500

A lot of folks are eager for artisan meat shop Porter Road Butcher to open at 501 Gallatin Ave. in East Nashville — and…

Nothing Bundt Cakes Bringing Its Frosting-Topped Wares to White Bridge Road

Dana Kopp Franklin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:55:50 -0500

Nothing Bundt Cakes, a bakery chain out of Las Vegas specializing in the circular cake known as a bundt, plans to open its first…

A No-Packaging Grocery Store

Nicki Wood — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:11:39 -0500

Even if you make most of your food from scratch and take your own bags to the store, you can still be taken aback…

The Great Graeter's Invasion: Another Storied Ohio Ice Cream Comes Here

Dana Kopp Franklin — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:09:27 -0500

The subject has popped up here in comments on Bites, but it's worth noting in more detail: Graeter's, a 140-year-old ice cream brand out…

East Nashville Kroger To Add Gas Station

Dana Kopp Franklin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:45:35 -0500

UPDATED: Kroger says the new land will be used for a fuel center.

The Kroger at Gallatin Pike and Eastland doesn't get much love…

Painted Cupcake Moves to Green Hills

Nicki Wood — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:14:38 -0500

The Painted Cupcake shifted its locale from the Arcade to Green Hills last week, bringing joy and gladness to neighbors — for one thing,…

Inspired Flavors from an Inspiring Ice Pops Entrepreneur

Nicki Wood — Mon, 23 May 2011 11:04:20 -0500

There's a new frosty treat in town, a paleta with a purpose. Popsicle maker Peggy Bartosh became an expert in making palatable foods from fresh…

Fancy New Whole Foods Opens Tomorrow on McEwen in Franklin

Nicki Wood — Tue, 17 May 2011 12:26:17 -0500

Starting tomorrow, the McEwen exit off I-65 south of Cool Springs will no longer be primarily known as"the one with the big ramps and decorative…

Porter Road Butcher Opening This Summer

Nicki Wood — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:40:45 -0500

Momentum continues in food and dining on the city's east side. The latest object of envy is Porter Road Butcher, a homegrown effort making preparations…

Tax-free Shopping, Brunch Downtown, and a High-Profile Tenant in Farmers Market

Nicki Wood — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:55:00 -0500

Based on the amount of good news in the inbox, this week is going to be all sunshine, flowers and happiness.

Today, April 18,…

Dulce Dessert's Pear Cheesecake Brings Down the House

Nicki Wood — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:33:38 -0600

Before Juanita Lane was Dulce Desserts — and before I was a food writer — we were young singles learning to cook for ourselves and…

Fiddlecakes to Open Across from Cummins Station

Nicki Wood — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:50:47 -0600

Fiddlecakes owner Tasha Ross confirmed for Bites that a second location of the bakery and cafe will open across from Cummins Station in January.…

Bravo Gelato, You Are So Adventurous

Nicki Wood — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:41:46 -0500

Hey, I won a Twitter contest! And the prize was a pint of Bravo Gelato's experimental corn, chipotle and lime gelato.

I…