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Memphis Tennessee Restaurants

February 21, 2022 Leave a Comment

BB King

Memphis Restaurants Restaurant Iris We started dinner with two missteps: The craw fish beignet with sauce ravigote which was so dry and tasteless that we returned it Our baked Alaskan halibut with edamame, shrimp dumpling, bacon, butter dashi and broiled daikon was also overcooked and returned. The reordered halibut dish, by contrast, was wonderful as […]

Filed Under: Activities, Destinations, Dining, Featured-City, Food & Wine, Memphis, North America, Restaurants, Tennessee, Travel, United States Tagged With: B.B. Kings Blues Club, Central BBQ, Flight REstaurant and Wine Bar, Pearl’s Oyster House, Restaurant Iris

Memphis Tennessee

February 21, 2022 Leave a Comment

Although they are both in Tennessee, Nashville Tennessee and Memphis Tennessee are very different. While Nashville seems to have few buildings that are more than ten years old, Memphis seems to have few, if any that are less than ten years. Nashville streets are jammed with traffic, but Memphis’ were generally empty. Yet Memphis does […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Featured-City, Memphis, North America, Tennessee, Travel, United States Tagged With: B.B. King, BB King, Beale Street, Blues, Bobby Blues Band, Carl Perkins, Corell Jackson, Cotton Museum, Elvis Presley, Graceland, Howlin Wolf, Ike Turner, Isaac Hayes, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Lorraine Motel, Martin Luther King, National Civil Rights Museum, Otis Redding, Rock n Soul Museum

Nashville Restaurants and Hotel

May 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

Martins BBQ in Nashville Tennessee

Nashville Restaurants Lest one think that our only Nashville nourishment came from alcohol, we did also managed to squeeze in a little time for food. Our meals, however, consisted of only one fine-dining restaurant. The rest focused on the city’s culinary specialties of barbeque and “hot chicken”. Marsh House The Marsh House was our one […]

Filed Under: Activities, Destinations, Dining, Featured-City, Food & Wine, Hotels, Hotels, Nashville, North America, Restaurants, Tennessee, Travel, United States Tagged With: Hattie B's, Jack’s BBQ, Marsh House, Martin’s Barbeque Joint, Sheraton Grand Nashville

Nashville Museums

May 25, 2019 Leave a Comment

Emmylou Harris

Nashville Tennessee is well known for its honky-tonk bars, partying and its music scene.  But it also has some interesting museums—many of which explore its musical history. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum This museum is a celebration of the country music culture. It is home to more than 200,000 audio recordings, 500,000 photos, […]

Filed Under: Activities, Destinations, Museums, Nashville, North America, Tennessee, Travel, United States Tagged With: Country Music Hall of Fame, Dorothea Lange, Frist Art Museum

Nashville Tennessee

May 25, 2019 Leave a Comment

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The Changing Face of Nashville Tennessee We last visited Nashville Tennessee many years ago. Although we are not fans of Country and Western music, we enjoyed the bustle of Broadway Street’s honky tonks, the fun, but somewhat kitchy show of the Grand Ole Opry, and the overarching culture of music that pervades the city. It […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Featured-City, Nashville, North America, Tennessee, Travel, United States Tagged With: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, country music. NashVegas, Dorthea Lange, Frist Museum, honky tonk, Legend's Corner, Printers Alley, Robert's Western World, The District, Tootsies