One main grievance many cooks have about meals festivals is that they usually emphasize out-of-town culinary expertise over homegrown eating places — and might truly pull potential diners out of native eating places through the course of the pageant. Properly, the upcoming Music Metropolis Meals & Wine Competition — delivered to you by the occasions group at FW Publishing, the Scene‘s mum or dad firm — is aiming to proper that unsuitable by holding Nashville cooks on the entrance and middle of the proceedings.
One method to highlight homegrown heroes as a part of the fest will probably be a sequence of particular Intimate Dinners on Tuesday by Thursday nights, April 22 to 24, earlier than the social gathering strikes to Centennial Park for the weekend. The taking part cooks have put collectively particular pairing menus, and a few have invited visitors to hitch them within the kitchen as they put together once-in-a-lifetime meals for attendees.
Reservations for these occasions are separate from admission to the pageant within the park, however you’ll be able to (and positively ought to!) make your reservations at the MCFWF web site. Under is a rundown on the enjoyable they’ve deliberate for you.
Tuesday, April 22: The Return of Chateau MarMar at Margot Cafe & Bar
Chef Hadley Lengthy is reprising his gratifying pop-up inside Margot, a night of Chateau MarMar. The particular menu for the night will infuse parts of a down-home meat-and-three expertise with the magnificence of French delicacies, however don’t count on to take something too critically. Intellectual will meet lowbrow to create, I don’t know, mediumbrow? However you’ll be able to guess will probably be scrumptious and enjoyable, particularly as a result of they’ll offer particular cocktail and wine pairings with dinner. Seatings accessible all night.
Wednesday, April 23: Below the Sea at Maiz de la Vida
Maiz de la Vida will turn into a Mexican Marisqueria for one evening solely, providing the prospect to expertise coastal Mexican seafood impressed by famed culinary areas in Mexico reminiscent of Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa and Veracruz. “Get pleasure from a four-course menu that includes a wide range of prime seafood flown to Nashville from the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.” Seatings accessible all night.
Travis Tanner
Wednesday, April 23: A Lower Above: An Intimate Bourbon Steak Expertise
From the occasion description: “Bourbon Steak Nashville’s government chef Travis Tanner presents an unique eating expertise for the Music Metropolis Meals & Wine Competition, showcasing his culinary artistry.
“Set in Bourbon Steak’s Rye non-public eating room … this intimate occasion incorporates a meticulously curated five-course menu, accessible for one evening solely.”
Occasion begins at 6 p.m.
Vivek Surti
Thursday, April 24: An Night of Indian Barbecue at Tailor with Chef Vivek Surti
From the occasion description: “The menu will highlight a mix of Southern and Indian grilling and smoking strategies and flavors and can finish with a particular dessert course collaboration with Van Leeuwen Ice Cream’s pistachio taste sandwiched between two of Tailor’s signature nankhatai cookies. A portion of the night’s proceeds will profit API Center Tennessee.”
Seatings at 5:30 and eight p.m.
Thursday, April 24: A Culinary Collaboration Dinner That includes Cooks Mark Grimes and Sean Finley
Deacon’s New South’s chef Mark Grimes is teaming up with visitor chef and grasp of wood-game cooking Sean Finley for a six-course eating expertise. “This unique night showcases the refined Southern magnificence of Deacon’s, completely complemented by Chef Finley’s masterful method to large recreation delicacies, delivering a menu that’s each daring and exquisitely crafted.”
Cocktail reception at 6 p.m. adopted by dinner at 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 24: Supper Membership at NGBD x Barrique Brewing
Nelson’s Inexperienced Brier Distillery is carving out a particular version of their weekly Thursday Night time Supper Membership providing for Music Metropolis Meals & Wine together with particular visitors Barrique Brewing. They intention to “take you on an thrilling journey the place craft brewing meets craft distilling. Following a profitable collaboration on a barrel-aged barleywine and barleywine-aged bourbon, they’re becoming a member of forces as soon as once more. Be able to indulge your urge for food and quench your thirst!” The enjoyable begins at 6 p.m.
Every dinner will characteristic particular pairings supplied by Music Metropolis Meals & Wine Competition sponsors, and the cooks plan to go all-out to showcase the drinks together with the meals. For extra data and to carry your spot on the desk for any of those incredible dinners, go to the MCFWF web site and provides again a little bit like to a few of our native cooks who achieve this a lot to make the Nashville culinary neighborhood so particular!
