If my name were Joe, this would have been a badass intro photo.

I recently went to Nashville (and Franklin), Tennessee and here's what happened!

I tried Nashville's famous "hot chicken" at The Farmhouse, which was all right. Honestly, they had this insane made-to-order cornbread with whipped honey butter that was way more memorable.
I had brunch at the Loveless Cafe, where they make 5,000 biscuits a day.

We drove past Dolly Parton's House!

You know how I love my baked oysters, so we had dinner in Franklin at 55 South and had these gorgeous babies (below).

Went on a chocolate factory tour of Olive & Sinclair Chocolate Factory Tour, which I mentioned the other day.
And I can't forget one of the most epic dinners OF MY LIFE that I had at Red Pony.
Found some insanely-good Georgia peaches.

Some Georgia in Tennessee #nashville

A photo posted by Liz Heather (@lizheather) on Jun 7, 2015 at 3:52pm PDT

Ate some Tennessee-made Goo Goo Clusters.
Explored Lower Broadway.

Lest we forget, the awful Belle Meade Plantation day.
Ate more biscuits than I should have at Biscuit Love.
Saw the Grand Ole Opry.

All in all, it was a very Southern trip with definite highs and lows.

I recently visited Nashville (more on that in an upcoming post) and this restaurant was definitely the highlight of my trip.

I don't know how to write about this place. I really don't. Everything I say will be superlative and you won't believe me since people don't often believe in magic.

Can I say with certainty that this is the best food served in Tennessee? Of course not, I haven't been to 90% of the restaurants here. But I can say that this was one of the top three meals of my life, thus far. If you find yourself ANYwhere near Franklin, TN - it would be considered a sin not to eat here. I went here for the first time recently with a loved one and our entire dinner conversation was based on what we ate. Is that normal? No. Is that what had to happen? No question.

We found ourselves thinking thoughts like, "How dare SHORTS be worn and allowed in the presence of this kind of food?" and "If there's a witch in the kitchen right now stirring an enormous caldron full of potions, I would believe it" and "There has to be drugs in here. What is happening."

The menu changes seasonally and if you go this season, I beg you to get the sausage pizza as a main, the Nutella mousse panna cotta, the crème brulee, the beef tenderloin, the burrata bruchetta, THE BEEF DUMPLINGS.

It's abnormal that people don't cheer or give applause on their way out the door. It's almost insulting that they don't, to be honest.

Fuck your Goo Goo Clusters, Nashville. This is the only place you need to visit.

Nashville Highlights

Red Pony in Franklin, TN