Top 3 for Winter 2012

Nashville Restaurants and Food
Top 3 for Winter 2012

It’s actually been a pretty good season for new restaurants in Nashville. We had a number of good possibilities for the Top 3 Restaurants we reviewed this winter. Here are our choices:

1. Fleet Street

A festive St. Patty’s day lunch yesterday put this one over the top in our choice for number one. The Hatton Cross Hot Hen- Cornish game hen

Downtown Nashville Dining

Nashville Restaurants and Food
Downtown Nashville Dining
We know there are folks visiting Nashville this weekend for the NCAA playoff games. Welcome and we hope you enjoy your stay. We hope you have an opportunity to visit a couple of the cool Nashville neighborhoods like Five Points, Hillsboro Village and 12 South. Chances are though you'll be downtown. We have a short list of downtown Nashville

Butterbean Bakery and Bistro

Nashville Restaurants and Food
Butterbean Bakery and Bistro
112 College Street
Gallatin
615-461-7442
www.butterbeanbistro.com

Launching a vegetarian restaurant in Tennessee requires equal doses of bravery and good planning. Unveiling a vegetarian, gluten-free restaurant in Gallatin takes that challenge up several notches. Meredith Jones, the owner and chef of the new Butterbean Bakery and Bistro

Flourgirls

Nashville Restaurants and Food
Flourgirls
201 S. Main Street
Goodlettsville
615-851-7437
www.flourgirlsonmainstreet.com

Pastry folks are known as being sticklers for detail. It’s perhaps one reason that bakeries often do well when they cross over to a wider restaurant menu. Trish Golter has spent much of her life in cooking and pastry creation. She worked at Mad Platter for 11 years. Her latest