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Free Gelato!

Eat.Drink.Smile. 30 Jul 2010, 2:06 pm CEST

July was officially National Ice Cream Month, so as it draws to a close, Bravo Gelato has decided to cap it off by giving us all FREE gelato! (btw, gelato is much better than regular old ice cream anyway, as explained well by my friend Erin).

Over the past few months I, along with many others, have become quite enamored with this little operation. There have been times when I've had up to 6 pints off delightful flavors in my freezer at once. Granted, that probably didn't last more than a day since I devour them quickly, but still, you get the point. It makes me happy.

If you haven't visited the shop yet, then tomorrow is a great chance to finally do so. Many of their best flavors (in my opinion) will be in the case: Peanut Butter Honey, Yazoo Heffe Banana, Jack n Honey, and Maple with Benton's Bacon, to name just a few. Last night I witnessed with my own eyes the hand-off of some peach fried pies from Atlanta's Varsity restaurant and rumor has it they will make their debut in a new flavor tomorrow as well. Mmmm, I can't wait!

What: Free Gelato!

When: Tomorrow, Saturday, July 31st

12 - 3 pm

Where: Bravo Gelato

4117 Hillsboro Road
(Village Green Shopping Center
inside Christie Cookie)

Photo Credit: Bravo Gelato by dmmaus

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Twitter / fandw 29 Jul 2010, 7:01 pm CEST

Incredibly sad day in the food world as we mourn the loss of F&W founder Michael Batterberry.

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Wayne Gretzky+Ken Griffey, Jr. have something else in common besides being sports legends. They have their own wines http://ow.ly/2hW0a

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Twitter / fandw 28 Jul 2010, 3:42 pm CEST

Bourbon-Nectarine Ice Cream Sundaes and other cooling frozen desserts. http://tinyurl.com/2cowujr

It's Almost Time~ Fido Wine 101!

Eat.Drink.Smile. 28 Jul 2010, 12:39 pm CEST

Okay Nashville people. If you stick with me, I will ask very few things of you in the next 2-3 years. But one of them I'm asking today.

It's almost time again for Wine 101 Class at Fido, and I want you to take it! It was almost a year ago when I attended this series myself, and as you can read here, it was life changing. (okay, that might be a bit dramatic, but c'mon, it's good. Better than good, it's great)

Each week is a new topic, one building on the other:
Week One – Evolution of Wine

Week Two – The Vineyard

Week Three – The Winery

Week Four - Blending

All of this knowledge and wine, plus incredible food is seriously the best bargain in town!

What: Wine 101
An Introduction to Wine, Winemaking, and The History of Wine

When: Wednesday Nights in August @ 7pm

Where: Fido

RSVP: events@fidocafe.com

$20 per class

Fido
1812 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212-3706
(615) 777-3436

Photo credit: Last sip of wine by paulaloe

Sautéed Zucchini

101 Cookbooks 28 Jul 2010, 8:27 am CEST

I saw a table at the market the other night groaning under the weight of a mountain of summer squash. Squash that looked like it wanted to avalanche its way into my basket. I took pity, grabbed a bunch and made my way home. I ended up using a couple that night in a favorite nothing-to-it zucchini recipe. So, I thought I'd share the recipe with you, along with a few non-recipe related links. First, the zucchini. It's a single-skillet kind of thing. Coins of zucchini are browned in a pan, but the thing that makes it special is the toasted golden slivers of garlic combined with lots of fresh dill, plus a sprinkling of almonds for crunch. Prep takes five minutes, if that, and you can treat this as a side dish, or use it as a component of something else...

Sauteed Zucchini Recipe

For example, I often cook up a pan of the zucchini like this, then use it to top off a frittata. You might toss it with a short pasta, a bit of slivered basil, and a bit of feta - also delicious. Over farro, not bad. Baked as a hand-pie in a simple pastry with a smudge of goat cheese? Even better. Anyhow, it's really adaptable. And for those of you who don't use much dill in your cooking...let me just say, dill is under-rated and under-utilized. The more I cook with it, the more I love it - fingers crossed you like this spin as much as I do.

And before I sign off, a few links - because I'm long overdue for a proper "favorites" list:

- I've been using this for a few months, and love it. - Best ever Redfin listing: La Miniatura. - Thinking my nephew might like this when he sleeps over. - More summer camping inspiration. - If I needed a clothing rack, this would be the one for me. - Perfect stripes. (via Bliss) - Loving this idea: banana bread made with chocolate coated walnuts. - Better than the paper kind. (via innumerable goods) - Hoping Little Flower School someday makes a visit to SF. - Summer pizza edition of this joy + ride - Quinoa Falafel @ Sprouted Kitchen. - And lastly - hoping for an English version of this.