When Connie’s first opened within the former dwelling of Cafe Coco, Margaret Littman shared that the nouveau dive bar featured “a curated sizzling canine menu.” Colour me intrigued. Properly, it seems that the cook dinner staff at Connie’s needs to problem a few of their associates to what they’re calling “The Doggon’ Canine-Off.” On Friday, Oct. 10, from 5 till 10 p.m., Connie’s will put their canine up in opposition to meat tubes from Saap Saap BBQ, Secret Bodega and Pizza Lolo to find out who has the highest canine.
Friends can purchase a ticket upfront from Eventbrite for $27.45 for the privilege of sampling all 4 canines and voting for his or her favourite. Connie’s intends this to be a quarterly factor, and the winner shall be featured because the bar’s first Canine for a Trigger for a month, with a portion of gross sales benefiting Pathways Kitchen — an area nonprofit that gives coaching and help for teenagers who’ve been impacted by the justice system.
M.L.Rose additionally has a charitable initiative working by way of the month of October, benefiting a trigger that’s private to the enterprise. Beverage director Julie Meirick is a breast most cancers survivor, and in her honor, each M.L.Rose location is that includes two particular cocktails with a portion of gross sales donated to the YMCA’s ABC (After Breast Most cancers) program, which affords hope and steering for survivors of breast most cancers.
Meirick is an enormous fan of the ABC program. “After I discovered concerning the ABC program, I knew it was for me,” she remembers. “The exercises alone have been much-needed. Coming again to handle at M.L.Rose, I could not bend down to choose up a straw. I used to be about 4 weeks out of radiation, about 9 weeks out of chemo, and Letrozole was ruining my joints. The exercises by way of the ABC program helped me rehab my physique in order that I might perform in a busy restaurant. But it surely was the time with the ladies in my group — the dialogue, camaraderie, tears and laughter — that actually healed me. I might not be the individual I’m with out every one of many courageous girls that have been a part of the ABC program.”
In honor of girls all over the place, after all the drinks are pink. Right here’s what’s on supply, in M.L.Rose’s phrases:
PINK POWER COSMO: Three Olives Vodka, strawberry puree, lime, cranberry juice
HOWDY PINK LEMONADEL Traditional lemonade taste with a splash of pink and 5mg THC. From Bayou Hemp, Houston, Texas
All it’s a must to do to assist is go to your favourite M.L.Rose outpost and order a cocktail!
When you’ve ever had the chance to find out about espresso from eighth & Roast’s director of store operations Ben Cureton, you undoubtedly got here away from the dialog as a wiser espresso drinker. Beginning on Sunday, Oct. 18, Cureton supply courses on the third Saturday of every month.
The primary class shall be a Espresso 101 at 10 a.m. at eighth & Roast’s roastery at 2637 Grandview Ave. For simply $10, you’ll find out about roasting and brewing, that includes two fashionable eighth & Roast varieties. College students may even uncover the dedication that the corporate has to their farm companions across the globe.
The second class will rotate month-to-month and is meant for caffeinistas who wish to get a bit of extra in-depth and nerdier about particular matters. On Oct. 18, the 1 p.m. class is Dwelling Espresso and Extraction, and college students will really get behind the bar for a bit of hands-on coaching. The category is $45, and you’ll register and pay tuition right here.
Lastly, tickets are on sale for some of the enjoyable culinary fundraisers of the yr: Massive Desk Eats Across the World. The annual fundraiser advantages Massive Desk, a company that gives much-needed help to Nashville’s hospitality trade.
This yr’s culinary journey will happen on Monday, Nov. 10, on the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs starting at 5:30 p.m. Annually, Massive Desk selects two international locations to function, and for 2025 they’re taking you on journeys to Eire and Jamaica! Attendees will obtain culinary passports and make their manner across the room sampling delicacies and finishing secret assignments and mission directions to interact as an “Agent of Hope” and uncover how easy acts of generosity can change the lives of these in disaster inside the hospitality trade.
The night may even function reside music, a raffle and fundraising public sale. Tickets are $100, or you’ll be able to reserve a desk for 10 for $1,000. Get yours right here in the present day!
