Business as Unusual

     While in Nashville I had the opportunity to go on several (actually 4) walking food tours, each in a different section of the city.  In doing so I was able to see and taste the wonders of The Gulch, East Nashville, Midtown and Germantown.  And I can report that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the capital of Tennessee.  In the next few posts I will highlight some of the more unique stops along the way.

     Yes, there was a Hard Rock Cafe in town.  But it was refreshing to find that for the most part there were very few, if any, franchise places around.  What I found instead were a lot of hard working, creative folks who have found their niche serving up a style of food that represents the independent nature of the Volunteer State.

     One example is the owner of Peg Leg Porker, Carey Bringle, who lost a leg to osteogenic sarcoma.  He turned his misfortune into a successful business, as the name implies.  Look carefully at the pig on the neon sign out front.  The left hind leg is a prosthesis.  Carey's restaurant in The Gulch draws quite a crowd each night as he serves up one of the best pulled pork & slaw sandwiches in town, in addition to some mighty fine ribs and chicken.

     And who couldn't resist stopping in to the tiny Walker Creek Confections candy store with this sign out front?