Nashville..."The Food Capital of the South"

"Hello yall!" We are trying to adapt as best we can. Aunt Nora says the quicker we can start talking like locals the quicker we will fit in. It's not too bad to adjust...notice the "Hello"...it doesn't have to be totally southern like "Howdy", but you are required to add "yall" to most everything you say.

If you notice I added some links to our favorite restaurants to the right. It seems like most of our days so far have been exploring and trying to find out where our next meal is going to be. Sounds like a rough life so far huh? All the restaurants are something new and exciting that we feel we must try in order to properly advise our guests (that's yall) when they come to visit.

Last night we had Genghis Grill. It was a Mongolian style feast. You get a bowl and fill it with choices of meat and vegetables, add spices and sauce, then choose your rice or noodles. Very tasty...and I could almost take credit for making it.

Today we decided to make a quick breakfast at "home" before venturing out to explore. Steph and I went to another favorite place we had at home...Dick's Sporting Goods. I had to get my Tennessee fishing license for my upcoming trip to Watts Bar Lake (TN). I leave tomorrow morning and return on Sunday. Like I said in my first blog...feels like vacation so far. Don't worry though Steph does report to work on Thursday.

Back to food. Lunch was in downtown Franklin (I compare it to a smaller Lebanon, Ohio). Someone recommended a place called "Puckett's". It looks like an old style grocery store and serves home-style meals. Very good. Steph felt right at home when she stumbled across a Ben and Jerry's. Vanilla Health Crunch.

Dinner was an adventure. We stopped at 3-4 places before finally settling on a place called Otter's Chicken Tenders. Can you guess what they serve there? Not bad for a simple fast food dinner. I would put it last on the list so far, but again so far nothing here tastes bad.

Charlie has really enjoyed the food as well. I guess Beneful in Nashville tastes the same as Beneful in Cincinnati. He has done extremely well for being in a condo and not having a place to run freely. Steph has been running him in the morning and we have been walking with him in the evening. So far no accidents and nothing has been chewed up. He is great! I'm sure he misses Kipper and can't wait for her to come visit.

Well I must sign off for the evening. I leave you in the very capable hands of my lovely wife Stephanie. She will be keeping you up to date on Nashville this week. Maybe she can talk about something more exciting than food. I'll fill you in on all of the big fish that got away when I return!