Eating Our Way Through Nashville

Our first full day in Nashville, was all about the food - and history! But we both agree we probably gained 10 pounds on this day, and we only had two meals!

Our first stop was a restaurant we had heard about called Biscuit Love. Y'all (yup, I said it), I can't rave about this place enough. It was a short cab ride from downtown and we would honestly make a day trip back just to eat here. The restaurant is set up so that you order, then they set you, and then bring you your food. Because of that, we had to wait in line for a bit of time, but we were able to ask the staff what they recommended. Their top choice? Something not even on the menu. They recommended combining two meals to make what is called the Nasty Princess - it's Nashville hot chicken with biscuits and gravy. I'm drooling just typing about it.....it's so good we took no pictures to prove it - ha!

The Parthenon

Athena Parthenos

After breakfast, we took a cab to Centennial Park, which is near Vanderbilt University. The Parthenon is the centerpiece of this park and was created for the Tennessee Centennial Celebration. Obviously, the Parthenon is not the infamous one in Greece, but it is a full-scale replica. The interior is now used as an art museum with several pieces, and the main hall has a reproduction of the Athena Parthenos, which can also be found in Athens. It was nice to get out of downtown and see just a neat piece of history. Unfortunately, we hit some rain while we were there, so our trip was short-lived before heading back to our hotel to clean up.

Our next stop was Printer's Alley. This was a section of bars we had heard was another great piece of history to check out, and as luck would have it, it was just two blocks from our hotel. Printer's Alley was named for just what you would think....it used to be home to large publishing companies. And back when it became a bar district, liquor consumption was illegal in Nashville, but many bars served it anyway. What I love about this little spot is that the entrance to the bars really is in the alley, not the main streets....almost gives you the speakeasy feel of getting special permission to enter.

The Corey Mac Band

We decided to go to a place called Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar and despite not having a reservation (starting around 7pm, you need on), we were able to get a seat right up front, because we were early enough. That didn't matter, though. A band called the Corey Mac Band was playing and they were incredible! The music was just what you would expect, loud, lively and incredible. After a couple of hours here, we unfortunately had to leave. In part, the folks that had a reservation would be coming soon, but also, we had a dinner reservation to get to.

Off to Puckett's we went. This came highly recommended from several people before heading to Nashville and we were fortunate again that (this location) was also just two blocks from our hotel. By this point, we were finally ready to eat again after the amazing breakfast we had, and it's a good thing because these meals aren't small! The piggy mac - pulled pork with mac and cheese! Go here and order it! Just good food, and again, because we're in Nashville, live music with another great band. After the show, we had to walk back to the hotel and call it a night...we were too full to do anything else!