Editor’s Note: As a response to Metro’s stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of COVID-19, we’ve changed the focus of our Critics’ Picks section. Rather than pointing you in the direction of events happening this week in Nashville, here are some activities you can partake in while you’re at home practicing social distancing.
With all this time at home on our hands, everyone’s gotten really creative about stuff we had just lying around. Take the triangle-shaped parking lot at Lebanon Pike and Old Lebanon Road in Donelson, for example. Phat Bites, the quirky deli/coffeehouse/bar that shares that parking lot with neighboring businesses, has transformed it into Phat Bites Drive-In, a socially distanced night on the town. Each Friday and Saturday night, as many as 40 cars can line up for a double feature of retro scary flicks, handpicked weekly by one of Phat Bites’ regular customers. Past picks have included Night of the Living Dead and Teenagers From Outer Space. Speakers are loud (this is a joint that, in normal days, has live music), and there’s closed captioning so you don’t miss anything. There’s no cost to watch — just order dinner (and drinks) from Phat Bites, and it’ll be delivered to your car while you watch the big screen. Options include the Happy Phamily Combo Box, which is loaded with two cheeseburgers (sub black-bean burgers if that’s your jam), three hotdogs, a pound of loaded potato salad, coleslaw and gourmet popcorn for $30. The first movie starts at 8 p.m. each Friday and Saturday night. MARGARET LITTMAN
