The staff at TailGate Brewery believes in open source when it comes to the operations of the multi-location brewery, and they occasionally lift the curtain to reveal different aspects of the business through a series called TailGate University. On Thursday, May 8, they’ll be pointing a spotlight on their very successful pizza offerings with a class they’re calling “Build the Perfect Pie Pizza.”
Starting at 6:30 p.m. at TailGate’s headquarters in Bellevue at 7300 Charlotte Pike, the culinary staff at the brewery will lead attendees through the entire pizza-making process, from making and proofing the dough to assembling and cooking the pies. They’ll share how they come up with the inspirations for their popular Pizza of the Month offerings, and each student will get to design and build their own pie from scratch. Best of all, you’ll get to eat your homework!
Tuition for TailGate University is $38.41, and you can pay the bursar and matriculate at the brewery’s website.Â
Some of your favorite independent East Nashville restaurants will come together on Thursday, May 15, for Yum! East, the 13th annual edition of a major fundraiser for Fannie Battle Day Home for Children. From 5 until 9 p.m., food and drink will be on offer from stands set up around East Park at this rain-or-shine event, and there will be activities for kids to keep them occupied while Mom and Dad enjoy an adult beverage or two.
Fannie Battle offers affordable day care for Nashville families, including reserving 70 percent of its spaces for families in need of financial assistance. So your support of this entertaining and delicious event also helps give back to the community. Buy your tickets in advance at Eventbrite.
Edible Nashville magazine has announced its next series of Spring Farm Dinners for May 16 at 17 at Williamson Family Farm at 3250 Wilkinson Pike in Murfreesboro. Patrons will dine among the fields on plates prepared by Edible chef Skylar Bush and guest chef Arnold Myint from International Market. Dinner under the stars will run from 5 until 9 p.m. each evening, and guests can expect a five-course farm-to-table menu, local beer, whiskey, cocktails and wine along with live entertainment from The Gubernaughts.
Grab your spot at the table at Edible’s website.
Finally, if you attended the Sunday seminars at our Music City Food & Wine Festival, I hope you caught the cooking demonstration by chef Brian Morris of Hattie B’s. I told you he promised it would be an extremely entertaining presentation, and neither one of us was lying. The interactive demo involved lots of music, audience participation, free food and silliness. So basically, it was exactly the show-stopper that the festival deserved as a finale.
As part of his presentation, Chef Morris shared that he is planning a special fundraiser for Saturday, May 31, at Hattie B’s West Nashville location at 5209 Charlotte Ave. He’s throwing an old-fashioned backyard crawfish boil from noon until 4 p.m., featuring spicy Louisiana crawfish, hot chicken sausage and cold local beers, with proceeds supporting the chef’s annual bike ride to support the No Kid Hungry charity.
You’ll need to buy your ticket in advance so they know how many mudbugs to put in the pot, but that’s pretty easy to do online. I promise it’s gonna get spicy!
