Yesterday we drove to Nashville from a small town called Kingsport, TN, where we had spent the night. There was nothing much to see or do in Kingsport but on our way to Nashville we did stumble upon the Bush's Baked Beans headquarters in Chestnut Hill, TN. Dave and I are not really big fans of baked beans but it seemed like it would be a funny place to stop. To be honest, the factory smelled terrible and otherwise there was a store full of baked beans for sale and a small restaurant which were not that exciting either. We did snap this photo of Elvis with the Bush's though. Elvis seemed to like the smell of the place. He's also been having to wear this vest that we bought him for the winter in New York City because its been a little cold here. For the other puppy parents out there, the dog vest (and a lot of other things we buy for Elvis) comes from this company called My Mascot. I really like their stuff and the fact that it's a New England based company.
Last night after we arrived in Nashville, we went to Jack's BBQ on Broadway per recommendations from a few friends. The food was pretty good overall. Personally, I thought the smoked turkey was the best thing we had. Dave had some ribs which were OK and the sides were nothing special. After dinner we went to Tootsies bar next door and heard some really great live music.
Since we are spending two nights in Nashville we had the chance to sleep in late today which was helped a little bit by our friend Jack Daniels. When we finally got our act together this morning we went for breakfast at the Pancake Pantry, which was also highly recommended by other Nashville visitors, and featured on that show Man vs. Food. As a side note, we have been using this site called TVFoodMaps.com to find places to eat and drink. The site collects restaurants from all of the shows and will even show you the places along your road trip route. Its been really helpful.
Anyway, back to the pancakes. At the the Pancake Pantry I ordered these sweet potato pancakes sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon and served with cinnamon cream syrup. They were amazing!
Then after the pancakes we took Elvis to the Centennial dog park near Vanderbilt University where he was able to run around for a bit and got totally worn out. He's definitely getting used to life on the road! More from Nashville soon.
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