Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine

Nashville Restaurants and FoodWoodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine3415 West End Ave.Nashville615-463-3005It’s amazing to see a buffet where every item is carefully crafted and tasty. There are only a couple in Nashville that manage to take the buffet to a higher level. Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine is certainly one of them. The restaurant is tucked away on the bottom floor of an apartment

Whites Creek Farmers’ Market Update

Nashville Restaurants and FoodWhites Creek Farmers’ Market UpdateOkay, first the bad news. It seems many of the growers that sold at the Whites Creek Farmers’ Market last year are not coming back. The Whites Creek Saturday morning market was a true delight: just five or six stands, a nice mellow crowd and occasionally another couple of vendors. The produce was great, the sellers incredibly nice

Nashville Farmers’ Market

Nashville Restaurants and FoodNashville Farmers’ Market900 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.Nashville615-880-2001http://www.nashvillefarmersmarket.org/On a summer Saturday morning at the Nashville Farmers’ Market you can smell the sweet, earthy perfume of produce from the parking lot. Inside the shed shoppers will be packing the aisles looking for that perfectly ripe tomato or firm squash. The best part has

B and C Market BBQ

Nashville Restaurants and FoodB and C Market BBQ900 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.615-770-0032http://www.baconandcaviar.com/files/index.php?id=17B and C stands for Bacon and Caviar, which is the catering company that has now expanded to include this new restaurant at the Nashville Farmers’ Market. There was a pretty good line when we arrived on a recent Saturday. The menu is simple enough: pulled pork,

Chicago-Style Gyros at Farmers’ Market

Nashville Restaurants and FoodChicago-Style Gyros at Farmers’ Market900 Rosa Parks Blvd.Nashville615-255-8283Usually we don’t review chains but we had to give these guys a shout out for their falafel. It’s firm, moist and cooked on the spot. The tabbouleh is also a stand-out: spicy and very fresh. The hummus seemed watery and lacking the richness of good tahini. The Moroccan rice was okay.Veggie

Mad Donna’s

Nashville Restaurants and FoodMad Donna’s1313 Woodland St.East Nashville615-226-1617 http://www.myspace.com/maddonnasYou gotta love a place where people are having martinis and beer with a pug. And Hank the pug seemed to be digging the vibe on the patio at the recently opened Mad Donna’s restaurant in East Nashville. Just down from Hank and his crew was a pack of parents and kids out enjoying a

Bolton’s Spicy Chicken and Fish

Nashville Restaurants and FoodBolton’s Spicy Chicken and Fish624 Main StreetEast Nashville615-254-8015Bolton’s is the definition of a chicken and fish shack and a Nashville institution that I always enjoy, no matter how weird it gets. It’s basically a takeout joint with a hastily added little dining room, which is really just four patio tables with mismatched plastic table cloths. It kinda