As some of you that read my blog may know, I am on the Board for the Tennessee Chapter of Meeting Professionals International. Just last week we had our monthly meeting at Cabana in Nashville. It is located in Hillsboro Village across from its sister Sunset Grill.
Ever since I have moved to Nashville, I have absolutely loved Sunset Grill. I spent many late nights at Sunset Grill with my college friends enjoying the late night menu. I even tok my wife on a couple of dates there. It has great atmosphere and great food. They also have a creative dessert menu.
A couple of years ago Cabana opened. Cabana is owned by the same people who own Midtown Cafe and Sunset Grill. I visited the venu with my wife right after it opened. It has a great menu with southern fusion cuisine. Cabana is at its best when the huge glass doors can be opened to create an open air dining experience.
Cabana also has private booths that can be used that have curtains to create a private dining experience. There is also a flat screen TV in each booth.
When out monthly meeting was scheduled for Cabana, I wondered what it would be like. I did not have to wait long to find out. We had record attendence for a July meeting, and seating was limited. With that being said, we had the best service you could ask for and the environment created at Cabana was perfect for networking.
The food was outstanding. They started with an Heirloom Tomato and Fresh Mozzerella Salad with fresh basil, drizzeled olive oil and a balsamic reduction. The Heirloom Tomatos were grown in Tennessee and they were absolutely delicous.
The main course was a beef tenderloin with lobster and it was cooked perfectly and had a exquisit taste. This was followed by a blue berry cobbler served with cinnamon ice cream. I was quite satisfied at the end of the meal.
The food was great, so I recommend Cabana for a nice dinner. I also recommend Cabana if you are going to have a private event or meeting.
Walkscore.com recently ranked America's most walkable neighborhoods and cities. Where does your hometown land in the rankings? And how much do you actually find yourself walking instead of driving?
Well, I went to the site and entered my current address. On a score of 0-100, with 100 being the best, most walkable city, our address yielded a big fat ZERO, or "car dependent," which is completely understandable for these parts. Curious of our family's past homes, I entered all our old addresses. The verdict (in order of living)= 55 (which was declared "somewhat walkable," which also happens to be pretty accurate for that home), 25, 38, 18, and 0......yeah, we've lived a lot of places........
I have always thought it would be nice to live in a place where I could go for weeks without getting into my car, not really for environmental reasons, but because I just don't really like to drive. Being able to commute via mass transportation as well would be nice. Now that I have a kiddo though, that does not really sound too intriguing anymore. I am curious as to how people in NYC, or some other large city, make it through travel with a toddler in tow, especially when they do not even own a car, completely relying on subways or cabs. I mean, do you haul the car seat out into the street, wave down a cab, and then lock in the seat, situate the belts, etc. That would be exhausting! One summer, I pulled a long stint on my bike, visiting friends, going to the park, and making errand runs via those two wheels and my two legs. At that point, we lived at the 55 walkscore home, so it was not too bad, other than the poorly kept city sidewalks. Again, with Daniel, that would not be too feasible anymore. I could just see myself losing my balance and tumbling my poor baby over into the street. Yikes!
So, as for me and my zero "walk score," it looks like I will be relying on my car and nearly $4 a gallon gas for a long time---unless I am going to the neighbor's house to chat or borrow a cup of sugar :o).
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