New Home for Cuban Food in Madison

Nashville Restaurants and FoodHavana GrillHavana Grill has been serving up Cuban food in Madison for about 7 months now. They just recently moved around the corner into a new location at 505 Gallatin Pike South. It's a much bigger room, and while they are still putting on the finishing touches it looks colorful and festive.Some menu notables: Tamales Cubanos, papa rellena, chicharrones, plantains

Generous Helpings Event - May 20

Sampling indie restaurant food for a good cause sounds like a pleasant evening to us. This message comes from the folks at Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee:The annual Generous Helpings event will be held on May 20th. It's presented by Kroger benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank and Middle Tennessee's Table - formerly Nashville’s Table. For the second year, the event will be held at the

Rae’s Gourmet

Nashville Restaurants and FoodRae’s Gourmet501 Union StreetNashville615-313-7237www.raesgourmet.comEach day workers take to the streets of Nashville in search of sustenance. They pour into restaurants like an invading army: hungry and hurried. The lunch rush is an art form. The top notch lunch joints know how to get the food out lightning fast and still make everyone feel at home. Few folks

McNamara’s Irish Pub

Nashville Restaurants and FoodMcNamara’s Irish Pub2740 Old Lebanon RoadNashville615-885-7267www.mcnamarasirishpub.comAh, some favorite Irish bar moments: A toasty feeling on a blustery day; noticing upside down Paddy’s Whiskey ready for a quick pour; watching a pint of Guinness take a little rest as it cascades on the way to a creamy head. McNamara’s does a nice job of creating these moments. The

New Hendersonville Barbecue Joint

Nashville Restaurants and FoodNew Barbecue in HendersonvilleThe kitschy Americana thing is all over the place these days. At most places it seems touristy and fake. For whatever reason that's not the vibe I get at Tom's Blue Moon Bar-B-Que in Hendersonville. Sure, you've got antique tin chewing tobacco ads and sacks of potatoes sitting in a carefully arranged pile. Combine that with a huge room,

Top 3 for Winter

Nashville Restaurants and FoodTop 3 for WinterAnd a nasty winter it has been, and not just weather wise. We continue to lose some good restaurants. Happily we picked up three new ones, and judging from early business they are doing pretty well. Here are our Top 3 new restaurants for winter 2009-2010:1. Silly Goose: This sunny East Nashville eatery is fun and inventive. Chef Roderick Bailey

Kien Giang

Nashville Restaurants and FoodKien Giang5825 Charlotte PikeNashville615-353-1250Kien Giang was one of the first Vietnamese restaurants we visited in Nashville, and we really enjoyed it. Once the blog got going we were so intent on hitting new spots we didn’t get back, until just recently. All of this is a shame, because Kien Giang serves wide range of Vietnamese specialties, and the legions of