Y’all sure do like to eat and drink for a good cause, at least that’s what a handful of local restaurants and bars are depending on as they plan all sorts of events and programs to pair dining and drinking with philanthropy. If you’ve got a hankering to help out some folks in need while enjoying a fine meal or beverage, have we got some options for you!
At City Winery, they are looking to lift up the citizens of the Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Dorian by raising money for SOL Relief, an organization that flies supplies between the mainland and the islands, taking advantage of their aircrafts’ capabilities to use shorter landing strips to reach more affected residents faster. Until Oct. 16, the folks at City Winery are donating a dollar of every glass of their wines to SOL Relief, so sip on a fine 615 sauvignon blanc and flip a buck to some folks who can really make a donation go a long way.
Closer to home, the Tennessee Immigrant And Refugee Rights Coalition has planned a dinner this Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Café at Thistle Farms to help support their efforts on behalf of the local immigrant community. (And by the way, “local Immigrant” is not an oxymoron!) The evening will begin at 6 with a reception followed by a dinner prepared by the talented team of chefs from the Café at Thistle Farms; Hattie Jane's Creamery culinary director, Lokelani Alabanza; founder of Que Delicias Catering, Elvira Vasquez; and nationally renowned chef and award-winning cookbook author Louisa Shafia.
Thought-provoking entertainment will be provided by critically acclaimed vocalist, songwriter, and food blogger Ruby Amanfu, and poet and cookbook author Caroline Randall Williams. Your $100 ticket to the Feeding Our Movement dinner includes drinks, gratuity and the five-course meal, so pick yours up at the event website.
Four-legged friends deserve some attention as well, so in honor of National Dog Week, the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel is presenting their biggest Paws on the Patio event yet on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 3 to 6 p.m., in which they’ll donate the proceeds to the Nashville Humane Association.
The $28 tickets are available at the Nashville Humane Society website and include four tickets plus some small bites from the Loews’ Mason Bar. Guests can cash in their tickets for beverages or to participate in one of the many on-site events including:
· A Doggy Dig where pups can dive in for prizes
· An Obstacle Course
· Caricature Artist
· Kissing Booth and more
· Free homemade dog treats made with Yazoo spent grain.
If attendees want to participate in more than two activities, additional tickets will be available for purchase on-site or on the website in $5 increments. There will also be a silent auction to raise additional funds, with great prizes like a weekend stay at Loews New Orleans Hotel and tickets to a New Orleans Saints game. There will also be a football watching station so you won’t have to miss a minute of the games.
Red Pebbles Hospitality, the team behind The 404 Kitchen, Adele’s, Woolworth on 5th, Bajo Sexto and Emmy Squared has chosen the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center as the beneficiary of their beneficence in honor of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Last year, the restaurant group donated $10,000 during the month, and Red Pebbles is anticipating even more success in the second year of the annual fundraiser. In their announcement of this year’s program, they note that “1 in 8 women in the United States will be affected by breast cancer, and multiple staff members and partner Howard Greenstone watched their mothers and other family members battle breast cancer. This fundraiser is personal and important to the Red Pebbles’ team. Each restaurant will offer an exclusive menu of seasonal dishes in which a portion of the proceeds will be included in the donation.”
Check out the special menus so that you can be sure your dining dollar is going to a good cause, and order a bottle or a glass of Westmont Wines Rosé to go with your meal, since they’ll be donating a portion of those proceeds as well.
ADELE'S
To Begin
Thai Tofu — $14
pickled daikon, cilantro, curry cauliflower
Main
Salmon — $28
lentils, walnut pesto
Dessert
Chia pudding — $6
blueberry compote, puffed rice
BAJO SEXTO
Animal Nachos — $14
Chihuahua cheese, refried beans, jalapenos, sour cream, pico de gallo, salsa verde
With chicken, pork and ground beef
Prickly Pear Margarita — $9
Blanco Tequila, prickly pear puree, fresh lime juice
EMMY SQUARED
Salad — $11
Smashed spicy cucumbers, Calabrian chili, rice wine vinegar, crispy Thai garlic
Pizza — $18
Spinach, ricotta, garlic confit, lemon zest - $18
PEMROSE
To Begin
Beausoleil Oysters (4 on the half shell) – MKT
Pomegranate mignonette, topika caviar, chives
Main
Salmon — $26
broccolini, roasted golden beets, avocado, ginger vinaigrette
Dessert
Chai Spiced Cheesecake - $8
fall fruits and spices, candied walnuts
THE 404 KITCHEN
To Begin
Roasted Beet Salad — 12
barrel-aged feta, pistachio, dill orange zest, orange agrumato
Main
Fresh Catch — 28
Anson Mills farro verde, sunflower seeds, broccoli stem, carrot rutabaga, parsley
Dessert
Olive Oil Cake – $10
Bing cherry sorbet, fennel seed, Marcona almond
WOOLWORTH ON 5TH
Sundae — $6.50
Double scoop ice cream, choice of toppings
Jumbo Banana Split — $8.25
1 banana, 3 scoops ice cream, hot fudge, caramel, pineapple, whipped cream
Serves 2-3
Super Jumbo Banana Split — $22.99
2 bananas, 15 scoops ice cream, hot fudge, caramel, strawberry, pineapple, walnuts, whipped cream
Serves 4-6
Meanwhile, at the boutique Noelle hotel downtown, they have also selected breast cancer as their cause of the month and are tickled pink about the prospect. Throughout October, their staff will all wear pink pins to help raise awareness and offering part of the proceeds from all sorts of fun pink projects throughout the hotel to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Here are the specific deets:
Trade Room & Rare Bird
$1 from every Rosé, Sparkling Rosé, or Frosé sale will be donated to breast cancer research
Makeready Libations & Liberation
$1 from every “Bubbles” Fruited Ale sale will be donated to breast cancer research
Drug Store Coffee
$1 from every rhubarb poptart sale will be donated to breast cancer research
Keep Shop
100% of the proceeds from all custom scented-candle sales (specially packaged in pink) will be donated to breast cancer research
So let’s get out there and do some good!
