El Paisa Does Rock!

Nashville Restaurants and FoodEl PaisaGallatin Pike N at One Mile ParkwayI took Citizen Taco's advice (The Austin resident recently did a Nashville taco truck tour and called this number one...scroll down a couple of stories to see) and hit El Paisa today for lunch. They are certainly a cut above the rest. Tacos are deceptively simple. A great taco has to have everything just right. At El Paisa

Say Cheese Nashville

We love cheese. Cheesemakers were part of the landscape when we lived in Wisconsin. A four-year-old cheddar was our standard sandwich cheese. While Wisconsin is primarily known for mass market producers there has been an artisanal revival in recent years. Southern states are also starting to make some inroads thanks to a few pioneers. Kenny Mattingly is one of those brave souls. His Kentucky

Citizen Taco Hits Nashville

What happens when a Texas taco lover samples the taco truck fare in Nashville? Serious Eats has the scoop this week, and kudos to John Lamb at the very cool Hispanic Nashville Notebook blog for pointing it out.Citizen Taco is from Austin and the manifesto on the website brings a tear to our eyes:As Citizen Taco, I aim to be nothing less than the ultimate enabler for every person who seeks the

The Corsair Taproom is Open

Nashville Restaurants and FoodThe Great Nashville Taproom SwapCorsair Distillery Taproom1200 Clinton St.Yazoo Taproom910 Division StreetNashvilleYou walk into the grand brick factory building and into a cloistered set of chambers. There in the back you find beer, really good beer, and in a cozy room that reminds you of a hole in the wall pub in Europe. Sounds like the Yazoo Brewery taproom. And

Groupons Examined

It you are not already a Groupon buyer you may have noticed the ads on this blog and in many other locations on the web. Groupon has been sweeping the Nashville food and restaurant fan community. But are they harmful to restaurants or a good marketing idea? Since they are such a big advertiser (we don't control the ads, Google places them) we wanted to make sure people knew exactly how it works