It looks like many of the restaurant information prior to now couple of weeks has been unhealthy information (closures, closures and extra closures). So I figured it may be time to share a number of much less weighty matters to kick off the week.
Initially, Worldwide Market chef/proprietor Arnold Myint has been on a heckuva run these days. His e book Household Thai: Bringing the Taste of Thailand Residence was included on plenty of year-end best-of lists. I imply lots, lots. To wit:
- L.A. Occasions: 33 Favourite Cookbooks of 2025
- The Kitchn: Greatest Cookbooks of 2025
- Amazon: 20 Greatest Cookbooks of 2025
- Epicurious: 14 Stand-Out Cookbooks for Fall
- Critical Eats: 26 Greatest Cookbooks for 2025
- Bon Appetit: 14 Stand-Out Cookbooks for 2025
- Southern Residing: Greatest Southern Cookbooks for Fall
- Eater: 15 New Cookbooks We Are Excited About
- Washington Submit: 14 Favourite Cookbooks of 2025
- The New York Occasions: The 14 Greatest Cookbooks of 2025
- Chowhound: 21 Greatest Cookbooks of 2025
I’m undecided how lengthy the sale will final, however as of this previous weekend, Amazon was operating a 50 % off sale on the title when you someway haven’t picked it up but.
Since being named a James Beard nominee for Greatest Chef: Southeast in 2024, Myint has change into much more of a fixture on culinary competitors reveals, together with two completely different sequence from Alex Guarnaschelli. I don’t need to spoil something, however you probably have a pair hours to kill when you’re ready for the following tranche of episodes of The Traitors to drop, I recommend watching these two episodes again to again: Alex vs. America, Season 5, Episode 3 — “Alex vs. Thailand”; Wildcard Kitchen, Season 3, Episode 1 — “Alex vs. America’s Champs.”
The primary sequence is streaming on many providers, and you’ll watch the second episode in its entirety on YouTube.
January is all the time gradual in Nashville eating places, and if you’re prepared to depart your cave and dine out, you could find some superb offers at native favorites — they need to hold their staffs busy and cashflow coming in. I noticed a pair specials from my associates at Nicky’s Coal Fired that had been so good I needed to attain out to verify I wasn’t studying them flawed.
Tony and Caroline Galzin assured me that I wasn’t loopy (at the very least not on this explicit occasion). They’re certainly providing their delectable coal-fire-oven-cooked pizzas on Tuesdays for under $10, for eating in or finishing up.
“Absolutely that should solely be for a cheese pizza or some personal-sized 8-inch pie,” I queried. They assured me that it was easy — any of their full-size pizzas that usually promote for $16 to $25 can be found for a Hamilton each Tuesday in January.
If that isn’t sufficient, Nicky’s can be reprising their profitable prix fixe menu possibility from final yr’s Nashville Restaurant Week, this time within the type of a Thursday Date Night time deal. For simply $30, two diners can select from two salads or Nicky’s craveable coal-fired, marinated olives, all served with housemade focaccia. Then choose two from a listing of 4 pizzas and 4 pastas and share a single dessert from choices of tiramisu, cannoli or a chocolate almond torte.
You already know what you’ll be able to’t purchase for lower than $30? Two Baconator Combos and a big Frosty to separate for dessert at Wendy’s. That wouldn’t be a correct date evening anyway, so see you Thursday at Nicky’s!
