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Nashville's Newest Treasure | Butterlamp Bread And Beverage

Nashville has a vibrant and diverse dining scene that has gained significant attention in recent years. It seems like a new restaurant or bar is opening weekly, making it hard for this girl to keep up. As I've been combing through restaurant listicles and articles about some of my favorite long-time establishments shuttering, there was one place I've been keeping an eye on: Butterlamp Bread and Beverage. I was bursting with anticipation when I saw a wine bar and bread house opening in East Nashville. After all, those are two of my favorite food groups- Do you really need anything more?

NashvilleCatherine CourtneyAugust 16, 2024East Nashville, Wine Bar, Butterlamp Bread and Beverage, ButterlampComment

Nashville | First Look at Kisser

Recently, I was out to lunch with one of my dear friends who loves food almost as much as I do, when she raised quite the polarizing question: “ What’s been your best meal at a new Nashville restaurant?”

Why You Need To Make Reservations At Audrey... If You Can Get Them

The culinary landscape in Nashville, Tennessee is continually evolving. Even though some may argue that it’s dominated by Southern cuisine and meat and threes are a Music City mainstay, I’ll be the first to tell you that there’s something for everyone. It seems like every week, there’s a new restaurant launching, or a resident chef is expanding their footprint within the city.

NashvilleCatherine CourtneyNovember 15, 2021Sean Brock, Flagship Restaurant, East Nashville Comments

No Matter How You Slice It...

No matter how you slice it, pizza and beer make a great combination.

NashvilleCatherine CourtneyMarch 11, 2021Craft Beer, Pizza, East Nashville Comments

Bokbox Has Nashvillians Clucking

If you were to ask me a few years ago about my favorite brunch in Nashville, without hesitation I would have said Public House at the illustrious Urban Cowboy (last seen here). I spent numerous Sundays posted up at the bar (before they decided to take away the bar stools) eating the most glorious tomato sandwiches crafted by chef Tom Bayless. Thinking about the amount of money that I spent on tomato sandwiches and Rosé Palomas is almost cringe-worthy but it was the only way to defeat the Sunday Scaries.

Lyra - Adding A Little Twinkle To East Nashville

When the Holland House shuttered in July 2017, East Nashville residents were saddened to see one of their favorite local watering holes close. But thanks to the husband and wife duo, Hrant and Elizabeth Arakelian, this former East Nashville haunt has been revived. Lyra serves Middle Eastern cuisine that's far from your basic baba ganoush.

NashvilleCatherine CourtneyJuly 22, 2018Lyra East Nashville, Middle Eastern Cuisine, Lyra, Dinner, Happy HourComment

Five Points Stole A Pizza My Heart

Tacos, queso, nachos, wine, and pizza. If you follow my Instagram, you know these are my un-official food groups. I think my fellow foodies and I are making quite the case for the USDA to reexamine the food pyramid.

Over the weekend I had a chance to revisit a Nashville classic, Five Points Pizza which is located in East Nashville's Five Points District.

Brunch So Hard: Public House Bar and Kitchen

While working my way through the various brunches in Nashville (is that list ever long), I stumbled upon Public House Bar and Kitchen. This was not my first time at the Urban Cowboy outpost. I have spent many a night sipping bourbon cocktails at their bar or curled up by their fire pit, but it was my first food encounter.

NashvilleCatherine CourtneySeptember 14, 2017Urban Cowboy Public HouseNashville, East NashvilleComment

Cocktailing In East Nashville

Weekends. Do you exist anymore? I am beginning to wonder. If I remember correctly, a weekend was defined by the time I closed out of PowerPoint and shut my computer down on Friday afternoon until it was booted back up on Monday morning. This time was typically used for leisurely activities: checking out movies, shopping, and cocktailing with my friends.

NashvilleCatherine CourtneyAugust 26, 2017Attaboy, Noble's Kitchen & Beer Hall, Cocktails, Craft Beer, East NashvilleComment

Weekend Wrap Up: Music City Spirits and Cocktail Festival

It's been another crazy weekend in the Music City. Not only did we have the usual cast of characters: bachelor/bachelorette parties, concert-goers, and tourists, but this weekend we welcomed thousands of visitors from around the country participating in the Rock and Roll Marathon. I, on the other hand, kept it local and had the chance to see what the Music City Spirits and Cocktail Festival was all about.

Get Your Tickets! Music City Spirits & Cocktail Festival

Calling all cocktail connoisseurs and imbibing enthusiasts! PourTaste's Jon and Lindsay Yeager are hosting the fourth annual Music City Spirits & Cocktail Festival. This year's festival will be held April 27-30th at Pavilion East, in East Nashville.