Subject: Iron Chef

• The Thrilla in Vanilla: Las Paletas Throws Down With Bobby Flay Tomorrow Night

  August 12, 2008

• Day Without a Gay: Your Newest Best Excuse to Play Hookey

                            Being sick never felt so fabulous!Calling in sick is a risky proposition. Especially when you're faking it. You have to strike the right balance between infirmed and comatose. Cough too forcefully and your boss is liable to insist you see a doctor. Overreach on a diagnosis and eyes will be raised when you show up, well-rested, in the office the ne

  December 4, 2008

• Secret Ingredients to My Success

  August 14, 2008

• Throwdown With Bobby Flay Outdoor Screening

  August 7, 2008

• Making a (B)racket

  Why we really love the NCAA tournament

  March 27, 2008

• Souper Bowl XIII

  Local restaurants cook up a pot of their best soup for annual fundraiser

  February 9, 2006

• A La Carte

  Dishes, restaurants, take-out

  April 11, 2002

• Love/Hate Mail

  In Marsha’s defense

  June 28, 2001

• Iron Chef Comes To Nashville

  Local chefs duke it out in famed Japanese TV competition

  May 17, 2001

• 'Pressure Cooker' Boils at Belcourt's Food in Film Week

  If you missed the engaging doc Pressure Cooker during its hit appearance at this year's Nashville Film Festival, you'll get another chance when the Belcourt screens it tomorrow and Wednesday as part of its Food on Film Week. So far, response to the movies has been unusually strong, starting with the sold-out panel discussion Carrington moderated last Friday at the theater, and this film was included by programmer Toby Leonard as a kind of palate cleanser. PRESSURE COOKER From Spellbound to Wo

  June 29, 2009

• Ockerman's Famous Scallops: Former Councilman Wins Food Network Contest

  ​ Former Metro councilman Jeff Ockerman hit the big time when his recipe for scallop ceviche won the Chairman's Challenge recipe contest hosted by Food Network magazine. According to Food Network editors, "We were swimming in seafood recipes after we announced that the secret ingredient for our February/March 2009 contest was citrus. We got 20 entries for orange salmon alone! But only one dish had judges talking Iron Chef: Jeff Ockerman's scallop ceviche." Director of Health Planning fo

  July 29, 2009

• Mayo's & Mahalia Jackson's Reopening

  From roving NFocus editor Ellen Nelson: After being shuttered for more than a year, the iconic Mayo's & Mahalia Jackson's Fried Pies & Chicken is back in business as of today. New owner Erika White has been hard at work, painting the single-wide trailer a sunny yellow and scrubbing the stainless steel ovens, stoves, sinks and fryers 'til they're glistening and ready to churn out more world-renowned fried chicken and pies. The tiny, easy-to-miss dive has long been a favorite of foodies and wri

  August 10, 2009

• Go East, Young Man-Chattanooga Market Five-Star Food Fight

  http://www.chattanoogamarket.comWe need a cool trophy like this!​If you're a fan of competitive cooking, (and who isn't lately now that Top Chef Masters is down to three bad-asses) this might be a good weekend to venture over the mountain to Chattanooga. Every Sunday from May until December the Chattanooga Market is the region's largest authentic outdoor market. The producer-only market represents approximately 3,500 acres of regional farms and dozens of local food manufacturers. You'll f

  August 13, 2009

• Kings of Leon Remixed, Plus Live DVD, New Album and Iron Chef

  Sweaters!What Nashville band is having their songs remixed by Justin Timberlake, Pharrell, Mark Ronson, Kenna, Linkin Park (!) and Lykke Li? I guess this isn't a blind item, so you already know. Still. Lykke Li? "It's amazing to hear your song played by these people who are so creative," says he of the tins and skins, Nathan Followill. Must be. The brothers F are also releasing a live DVD this fall, which was filmed--where else?--in England, land of superior musical taste. Unlike a certain oth

  August 27, 2009

• Tayst Takes On Green Catering

  ​Chef Jeremy Barlow, whose restaurant tayst has been wowing diners since 2003, is now ready to bring food to your house. Barlow, a Culinary Institute of America grad whose achievements include earning tayst a certification as Nashville's first green restaurant, is launching a new venture, Local Kitchen Catering. He says he'll offer catering for cocktail gatherings, dinner parties (plated or buffet) and business lunches. He also promises an intriguing option he calls an "Iron Chef" party.

  November 3, 2009