Subject: Nuts and Edible Seeds

• Drink Haus to Open Sunday Aug. 10

  August 6, 2008

• Wherefore Art Thou Romesco?

  August 8, 2008

• Chefs' Creations

  September 26, 2008

• The Story of Naturally More

  October 16, 2008

• Fright Flight

  October 19, 2008

• The Pilllsbury Peanut Butter Cookie Faceoff

  Perhaps you missed this major news event when it happened in the spring, but now that tempers have cooled, the story can be told. Better sit down for this.A cookie made with premade refrigerated cookie dough won the $1,000,000 Pillsbury Bakeoff grand prize in April, and the dough balls are still hitting the fan. For Double Delight Peanut Butter Cookies a peanut butter mixture of p.b., peanuts and sugar is formed into balls. Refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough is shaped around the peanut butt

  December 19, 2008

• 'Baisse Hit: Miel Reinterprets a Classic

  Last weekend, we made a rare elective trip to a restaurant for purely social purposes. No notepad. No hidden camera. I made the reservation under my own name, then rather wantonly, my husband and I--gasp--ordered the same dish! The meal in question was the bouillabaisse at Miel, Seema and Jimmy Phillips' industrially chic little French restaurant in the penumbra of Sylvan Park. Unlike the classic rustic medley of fish and shellfish, Chef Phillip's version delivered a 3-oz. portion of grouper,

  January 23, 2009

• Girl Scout Cookie Quiz

  In order of popularity, guess which Girl Scout Cookies sell the most. The answers are after the jump. But before we go there, let me ask: What kind of Girl Scout Cookie person are you? I'm Samoas all the way. I can see breaking from the gluttonous ring of coconut, caramel and chocolate every now and then to cleanse my palate or freshen my breath with a Thin Mint. Or possibly using a Tagalong or Do-Si-Do as a nutritional supplement in lieu of peanut butter and jelly. But for the love of Jul

  January 30, 2009

• Nuts to You: Area Gourmands Prepare for Pignoli Season

  Good news! It's early April, which means that area gourmet retailers should be getting their limited supply of pignoli retinosa, more commonly known as miniature pine nuts. So tiny they can scarcely be seen by the human eye--the picture at left shows one magnified 10x with a cantilevered Incandenza kitchen microscope--the little nuggets have a subtle taste that is notoriously difficult to describe. "Nutty" seems to be the most common adjective, with "piney" sometimes appended as an afterthoug

  April 1, 2009

• Tea at the Hermitage Hotel could become a favorite thing, with some fine-tuning

  December 25, 2008

• Wrap Artists

  November 6, 2008

• Around the World in 18 Plates

  October 9, 2008

• Gardens of Eatin'

  March 20, 2008

• Next Big Nashville After-Party at City Hall

  September 11, 2008

• Season to Taste

  September 11, 2008

• Institutionalized

  March 27, 2008

• A Very, Very, Very Fine House

  February 21, 2008

• 1808 Grille helps raise the stature of the much-maligned hotel restaurant

  April 16, 2009

• I Dream of Genie's

  The Fat Mo's family brings a taste of Persia to Franklin Road

  April 26, 2007

• Dining

  Let There Be Nightlife: The Gulch

  January 4, 2007

• Natural Selection

  Homemade concoctions evolve into specialty brand

  December 21, 2006

• One Helluva Potluck

  If Nashville’s luminaries sat down together for the holidays, just imagine the conversation…and the food

  November 16, 2006

• Famiglia Business

  Savarino clan sets up shop in Hillsboro Village

  November 16, 2006

• A Walk in the Woods

  Nature offers a nutritious bounty, if you know where to look

  September 15, 2005

• Dining Notes

  October 9, 2003

• Food Notes

  Nashville restaurants offer food of love

  February 13, 2003

• Pot Luck Supper

  A fantasy fall feast

  September 7, 2000

• Editorial

  December 2, 1999

• Grazing in New York

  Too much never enough in the big city

  November 4, 1999

• Bird of Paradise

  Peacock offers Nashville diners a vast array of authentic Indian dishes

  September 9, 1999

• Winner Eats All

  July 8, 1999

• Lunar Eclipse

  May 22, 1997

• Garden of Allah

  March 13, 1997

• Good Thyming

  August 29, 1996

• The World Is Ours

  December 14, 1995

• In the Family Way

  November 16, 1995

• Hidden in Plain Sight: The Peanut Shop

  Downtown Nashville's Arcade is a strange and wondrous place. Over the past few years, the covered plaza has turned into a bustling hub for both lunching workers and art lovers (the monthly Art at the Arcade events showcase the second-floor galleries). But two stalwarts remain among the best reasons to visit: Manny's House of Pizza (best East Coast-style 'za in town) and The Peanut Shop. Yesterday, after an impromptu lunch with some Scene folks at Koto at Fourth and Union, we ducked into the bes

  April 21, 2009

• Urban Farming, Chapter 4: Selecting Crops

  As part of the ongoing effort to transform my less-than-a-quarter-acre urban property into a farm-let, I've been shopping for crops. On my most recent visit to Gardens of Babylon at the Farmers' Market, Peter Anderson, a.k.a. the Personal Farmer, introduced me to some starts that were ready to hit the ground running. Among the unusual varieties of delicate lettuces and herbs, many of which come from a nearby Amish farm, Peter tried to entice me with a pumpkin vine that "grows ugly pumpkins but

  April 29, 2009

• Pssst: Rumours 12South Spreading to Lunch

  Rumours 12South, the flagship restaurant of Whitney Ferre and Christy Shuff, is expanding to lunch. Starting today, daytime chef Kindy Girdley will present a roster of light, healthy and predominantly organic and local foods from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Rumours is located at 2304 12th Ave. S. (phone: 823-7235). The menu is posted after the jump.

  May 5, 2009

• Chocolate Peanut Butter Drama at Chaffin's Iron Fork Booth

  Spread the word -- chocolate, peanut butter and caramel taste great together. If we talked last night at Iron Fork, I doubtless gushed about this four-flavored leviathan of delectability, a juggernaut of deliciousness, the zenith of sugar creations. It came from Chaffin's Barn, of all places, which I confess isn't on my regular dining rounds. Coming to Iron Fork definitely put Chaffin's on the radar, highlighting the culinary skill of executive chef Kim Ingram. Her shamelessly rich miniature

  May 7, 2009

• Whole Foods Stocks Munchies at Bonnaroo

  When Bonnaroo kicks off June 11 to 14, Whole Foods will be there with a general store open from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Planet Roo will stock an inventory of frozen fruit bars, fresh fruit and veggies, wheatgrass shots, organic string cheese, gluten-free granola, yogurt, gelato, vitamins and more. A price list is available after the jump. But if you need a packet of Twinkies to wash down your parking lot punch, you might want to bring your own, because Planet Roo looks to be a helluva lot he

  June 8, 2009

• Chess-Thumping Pie Fight

  Say you're cooking Chinese food and you sprinkle some sesame seeds on the chow fun. Seems normal, but if you mentioned it to a Chinese person, they'd say that chow fun is Hainanese (or something), and that sesame seeds are only included in food in some remote city near the Gobi (or something), so it's inauthentic. From the outside, it seems normal, from the inside, it's unimaginable. That's how Arnold's Chess Pie with Meringue astounds me every time. What nutbucket thought of putting a meringu

  June 16, 2009

• Whole Foods Grill in Green Hills Launches New Menu

  The Grill at Green Hills inside Whole Foods launches a new seasonal menu today, rich in tomatoes and cucumbers. Located near the back of the store by the fish department, the Grill draws heavily on the fresh seafood available just across the aisle, with small plates, salads and entrees incorporating plenty of crabmeat, scallops and catfish. As always, Abita root beer is on tap, and this time there's a kids' menu, with PB&J and grilled cheese, and dessert--a cheesecake of the day. A full menu is

  June 17, 2009

• Aha! Ahi for Dapper Dad at F. Scott's

  A particularly enticing Speakeasy Special this week at F. Scott's: Whisper "Dapper" (in honor of your dapper dad?) to your bartender through June 20 and receive a grilled flatbread appetizer topped with spicy Ahi tuna purée, Kalamata olives, Marcona almonds, feta cheese, balsamic vinegar and fresh herbs for $4.25. If you try this week's Speakeasy Special, please report back on Bites

  June 17, 2009

• Pied Piper Creamery Makes Food & Wine's List of Faves

  East Nashville 'scream joint Pied Piper Creamery has made it to the big time, landing on Food & Wine's list of Best New Ice Cream Shops, in the August issue. Meanwhile, ice cream maven Jenny Piper has also caught the eye of a company that sells ice cream ingredients and asked her to develop a recipe showcasing their black walnuts. Through July 31, you can get 50 cents off Pied Piper's new Apple Pie ice cream, featuring caramelized black walnuts, if you download the coupon here. Through the

  July 14, 2009

• Super T at the Frist

  July 30, 2009

• How to Watch All Three NFL Games on Thanksgiving

  ​Admittedly, the first two games on Turkey Day "feature" the Detroit Lions and the Oakland Raiders being offered as sacrificial lambs but you still might want to watch them and reminisce about last year's triumphant Titans performance on Thanksgiving. Or maybe you'd rather spend time with friends and family that day rather than trying to time the simultaneous preparation of two proteins and six vegetables. Or maybe you're just lazy like me. Regardless of your motivation (or lack thereof),

  October 27, 2009

• Murphree siblings celebrate five years at their creative Murfreesboro eatery

  November 26, 2009

• Bite Into Some Tasty Brittle

  ​In last weekend's open thread, Nicki Wood asked where readers were buying local holiday gift items. Astute commenter BW recommended shopping with the Brittle Brothers. I can echo that sentiment. Jay Lowenthal and his business partner John Spalding employ Great-Grandma Spalding's recipe for peanut and cashew brittle, which dates back to the 1840s. And Grammy knew what she was doing, as they produce a fabulous brittle that is loaded with nuts but still manages to be chewable without riskin

  December 15, 2009

• 31 Almonds and Counting ...

  That Puccetti Salad at Mafiaoza's is something else. For salad lovers, it's a winsome mixture of baby field greens, fried goat cheese cakes, dried cranberries, real sliced roast chicken in a lemony homemade dressing, topped with Marcona almonds.... ​Lots and lots of toasty, crunchy Marcona almonds! So many, we lined them up on the plate's edge and counted 31 of them. Later, two more were located under a leaf. Maybe it was just my lucky day. Maybe the garde manger was shaking the almond

  January 7, 2010