Subject: Germantown

• Haus Blend

  June 18, 2008

• Drink Haus to Open Sunday Aug. 10

  August 6, 2008

• Haus Party

  September 2, 2008

• Germantown Cafe: Thanks for the Business, Get Ready for Allium

  September 22, 2008

• Feeling Thankful for Small Good Things

  October 25, 2008

• ByDesign - Fall/Winter '96

  October 3, 1996

• Allium Almost Open, Help Wanted

  Allium, the long-awaited second restaurant by Germantown Cafe team Jay Luther and Chris Lowry, is on the verge of opening in East Nashville's 5th & Main development. "Actually, aside from waiting on our beer and liquor permits, we are ready," Lowry says. "We just need to hire people. Lots of them. Spread the word!" Applicants may inquire at Germantown Cafe (1200 Fifth Ave. N.) or at Allium (501 Main St.).

  December 2, 2008

• Sad Riddance to Good Neighbors

  Even beer and brats couldn't keep Oktoberfest together

  August 28, 2008

• Cuckoo for Cocoa Tree

  Scene intern Angela Suico contributed this post. Dried raspberries, orange zest, grated coconut and chili flakes adorn the dainty confections in the cases of chocolatier Bethany Thouin's Cocoa Tree, a tiny Germantown shop that is just as pretty as its inventory of chocolate truffles, cakes and pies. Appointed in a stylish combo of blue and brown tones, with a couch and a cozy shag carpet, Cocoa Tree reflects the fusion of business and residential life that makes Germantown such an inviting an

  January 29, 2009

• Food People: Meet Cupcake Collection's François Family

  Among the food businesses popping up between the bricks in the sidewalk in Germantown, Mignon and A.E. François' Cupcake Collection just might be the sweetest. Hardly a person enters the century-old house that Mignon doesn't ask their name, and more than a few leave with a hug. Fifty pounds of sugar go into the 1,000 cupcakes that leave the family bakery every day, but it's the warmth of the Françoises--five of whom are working the store at any given minute--that draws people back to this de

  March 3, 2009

• Allium breathes life into East Nashville's 5th & Main development

  February 5, 2009

• Germantown Uber Alles

  September 18, 2008

• Beer, Bloggers and Barack

  September 11, 2008

• Institutionalized

  March 27, 2008

• Suspect Behavior

  February 8, 2007

• Simple, Straightforward, Delightful

  Germantown Cafe is the ideal neighborhood restaurant, with wonderful bistro fare in an enchanting setting

  May 27, 2004

• Annual Manual 2007

  Beware and warning

  January 4, 2007

• Dining Notes

  The hours

  September 2, 2004

• Full Fathom

  October 5, 2006

• Fair Weather Conservatives

  Limited government is great-until it doesn’t suit their lifestyle

  January 29, 2004

• Dining Notes

  March 23, 2006

• Puff Free Zones

  Nashville could join the country’s smoke-free movement if not for an arcane state law beholden to the ever-weakening tobacco industry

  December 15, 2005

• People & Places — Writers' Choices

  October 27, 2005

• Best of Nashville — Jeffertown—or is it Germanson?

  Jefferson Street links diverse communities

  October 27, 2005

• Our Critics Picks

  Armor for Sleep * Oct. 7th

  October 6, 2005

• Lofty Thinking

  Open spaces invite creative design

  October 6, 2005

• The Germantown Boom

  North Nashville's coolest neighborhood just keeps getting better

  December 23, 2004

• Dining Out for Life

  Eat Well for a Good Cause

  April 23, 2009

• More Than Rhetoric

  A neighborhood tradition is being reinvented in Germantown

  August 29, 2002

• A Face In The Crowd

  May 16, 2002

• The Smell of Success

  North Nashville and Metro tackle sewer treatment odor

  March 29, 2001

• Hill Town

  October 17, 1996

• Family-Stylish

  February 8, 1996

• Eat Well for a Good Cause: Dining Out for Life April 28

  Make your money go farther on Dining Out for Life Day, when generous restaurants across town put a portion of your food bill toward Nashville Cares' programs for people living with Aids. More than 60 restaurants are participating in the seventh annual event, which raised $75,000 last year. Contributions range from 20 percent at Zola, Yellow Porch and Caffe Nonna to 100 percent at Red, Allium and Germantown Café. I'll be hosting lunch at Marché Artisan Foods, which will contribute 30 percent

  April 22, 2009

• Hey, Friend! See You at Mad Platter's Happy Hour

  Craig and Marcia Jervis at The Mad Platter in Germantown want you to be their Facebook friend. They also want to invite you to Thursday Night Wine Tastings in June, with three half- glasses paired with three small plates, for $20. Patio Happy Hour continues in June, with half-price appetizers and wines by the glass, along with $5 mojitos, and mimosas, from 5:30 to 7p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

  June 8, 2009

• Restaurant Week Returns Strong, June 29-July 5

  Back by popular demand, the second--and now semi-annual--Restaurant Week kicks off earlier this year, with prix-fixe dinners and two-fer meals priced festively at $20.09 or $30.09. The week-long bargain makes it easy to explore the 30 locally owned and independent restaurants that comprise the Nashville Originals, including the newest members--ChaChah and The Standard--and dining landmarks Jimmy Kelly's, Midtown Café, Tin Angel and Zola. For $20.09, Allium and Germantown Cafe will include sal

  June 22, 2009

• Nashville Originals Restaurant Week

  June 25, 2009

• Hoods for Foods: Nashville's Top 5 Neighborhoods for Dining Out

  In the Scene's 20th Anniversary Issue currently on the stands, Carrington Fox lays out the culinary equivalent of a Rand McNally atlas to show the changes in the city's dining landscape over the past two decades. We're talking neighborhood by neighborhood from East Nashville to Cool Springs--a guide that encompasses more than 80 restaurants (and I'm betting there's someone here who's tried them all). It's so exhaustive, in fact, that it encourages a little parlor game I like to call "Hoods for

  June 30, 2009

• Stanley: 'I Am the Victim'

  Reporters are knocking on Paul Staney's door in Germantown, but he's not answering. Instead, he releases this statement: "Unfortunately, I am the victim and a witness to crime in an ongoing investigation. At this time, I have been advised by authorities and the District Attorney's office not to comment. There is already misinformation being inferred regarding this matter which I look forward to clearing up at the appropriate time."

  July 21, 2009

• Another Guten Tag at Germantown Cafe

  ​ With all the new arrivals in Germantown in the last couple of years--DrinkHaus, Zackie's, City House, Cupcake Collection, Cocoa Tree and Lazzaroli Pasta among them--it's easy to overlook Germantown Cafe. Chris Lowry and Jay Luther's 5-year-old restaurant was much doted on until all the babies started showing up in the neighborhood. But just because the new arrivals are getting all the media love doesn't mean that Germantown Cafe isn't maturing beautifully. In fact, a recent lunch visit

  August 6, 2009

• Long Players, Stones Sideman Bobby Keys Get 'Sticky Fingers' at Germantown Street Festival

  Want to hear that sleazy honkin' sax riff on "Brown Sugar" played by the guy who first laid it down? You'll get your chance Oct. 10 at the Germantown Street Festival, when Stones saxman Bobby Keys joins The Long Players to recreate the Sticky Fingers LP in its entirety. (And you were hoping they'd do U2's October. 'Tis the season.) Confirmed guest vocalists include Jonell Mosser and Danny Flowers. The LPs cap what sounds like a pretty cool music lineup for the neighborhood festival's main sta

  September 9, 2009

• Fall Guide: Events

  September 17, 2009

• Feed Bag for October 8

  ​ * 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. Bis

  October 8, 2009

• Germantown Street Festival/Oktoberfest

  October 8, 2009

• Tennessee City Parks: Enter At Your Own Risk

  Having fun is risky business in our city parks now.​And so it begins. Thanks to the National Rifle Association and its lapdogs in the legislature, even tossing a frisbee in a city park is a little dicey now in Tennessee. In Germantown, some dude playing golf disc made the mistake of arguing with a guy who turned out to be one of our state's fine, law-abiding citizen gunmen. The next thing the frisbee-tosser knew, the gunman was taking his weapon out of his car and strapping it on. The p

  October 8, 2009

• Throw Your Bones Here: Our Weekly Open Thread Awaits Your Comments

  Do you mourn the announcement that Gourmet magazine will stop publishing? Or was it time for that mid-century gourmand to retire? Did you get to Zavos to help with the revival of one of East Nashville's favorite eatin' places? McCormick's Flavor Forecast predicted this would be the year of beet-and-tarragon dishes, which would have been okay with Carrington. And true enough, there sure were a lot of beets around this year. But pumpkin seed and garam masala? Cayenne and cherry? I plan to buy

  October 9, 2009

• Celebrate a Victorian Christmas at Monell's

  ​For the fifteenth year in a row, Monell's in Germantown will be celebrating the holidays by offering a special evening of great food and festivities in a Victorian style. From Dec 1-23, you can enjoy a convivial atmosphere of Family Style dining served on their finest holiday china and linens while being entertained by carolers decked out in Victorian finery. The doors open every night at 6:30 for appetizers with dinner served at 7:00. Reservations are required for the meal which will co

  December 1, 2009

• Savannah Tea Company Christmas Tea

  December 17, 2009

• Hearty Meals

  February 11, 2010

• Coffee Stop an Eye-Opener

  In a coffee emergency last week a quick stop was necessary to halt rapid decaffeination. Picture shot by an overcaffeinated photographer.​The first choice is home-brewed coffee, pressed in a French press. Or, in a leisurely situation, Fido or Crema. In a pinch, Starbucks will have to do, but a glass of water is a must for washing away the burned taste of the coffee. Bread & Company if a meal is involved, Drink Haus when in Germantown. The wonderful Perch when in Brentwood (or in need of

  March 18, 2010