Kahlil get's very candid with Brandon in this interview. Kahlil loves Nashville, but feels let down by our local Government. He is scared, he does not know what is going to happen to his restaurant. He is also changed by the pandemic, he discusses what about him has changed. He loves his people. So the next time you make a decision where to go out to eat, we ask you support a local business, these are the people that make up the fabric of our city, they are the first ones to help in any crisis, and it's your turn to help them. 

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This episode is brought to you by Prime south meats and Gifford's Bacon.

Also brought to you by Springer Mountain Farms. 

Delia and Brandon interview 6 Nashville Chefs and restaurant owners about their experience over the past couple months.

Hal Holdenbache from Lockeland Table

Kahlil Arnold from Arnolds Country Kitchen

Julia Sullivan From Henrietta Red

Steven Smithing from The Green Hills Grille

Julia Jaksic from Cafe Roze

Naima Walker-Fierce from Germantown Pub

Naima went from silent investor to Operator of the Germantown Pub a couple years ago. All of that helped set her up to run her location through a tornado, and a pandemic. We discuss all of that, and how she remains positive through it all. 

Nina Joins NRR to talk about her story, what makes her food better than authentic, and what her take on the pandemic is. We talk about MY siblings, and Fathers day. She is one of a kind, and I hope you can make it out to her restaurant to meet her in person. 

This is the second installment of our weekly whip around the Nashville Restaurant scene. In this episode, we discuss Father's day. What it means to us, where you can take dear old Dad for Brunch, and the places that will supply the food so he can cook over a grill with brown water. We also discuss openings (re-openings) closings, best happy hours for each day of the week, and we spotlight our local legend Bricktops. 

Delia digs into yelpers who are leaving one star reviews for a variety on nonsensical reasons in her segment "What's the Delia". 

This is a storytellers delight.  Layla tells the story of why she moved to Nashville, and how she became the owner of a Honkey Tonk. She also tells the story of how Garth Brooks ended up playing there, and what its been like  being the only woman owned Honkey Tonk,  getting through the pandemic, and protests. She is an amazing woman, and I hope you all go have a beer with her ASAP. 

Joe Shaw is Old School, and I love him for it. We catch up over coffee at my house, which is really just a conversation that I recorded. He tells his story, where it all began, what brought him to Nashville, and what ever happened at the Watermark. 

There are some great stories in this episode, I am sorry for the audio, I think I have it fixed going forward. 

-Brandon

Recorded 6-1-20

This is the first installment of the NRR Roundup presented by Springer Mountain Farms Chicken. your hosts, Brandon Styll and Delia Jo Ramsey, Editor of Eater Nashville will bring you weekly updates on the Nashville restaurant scene. 

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Howie Kahn is a James Beard award winning writer who started a podcast called Takeaway only, as a response to the hospitality industry in crisis. His perspective is deep, meaningful, and introspective, and it is also global. He discusses what it was like to win the James Beard award, we discuss the 2 year anniversary of the passing of his friend, Anthony Bourdain. We also discuss the  hospitality industry, and why he felt the need to start his podcast.

I was honored to speak to this man, I hope you enjoy listening to this episode with your heart, and not just your ears.

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