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Tennessee’s First SMILE New and Minimally-invasive Surgery for Myopia (Nearsightedness) is First Major Advance in LASIK Technology in 25 Years, Reducing Dependence on Glasses and Contacts short pulses is used to make small incision in the cornea to create a disc-shaped piece of tissue. This tissue is then removed by the surgeon though the opening which causes the corneal shape to change, permanently changing the prescription.

SMILE has a proven track record of success. It has been used internationally since 2011 and more than 750,000 procedures have been performed worldwide. Dr. Wang noted that currently, the procedure has not been approved to treat large amounts of astigmatism and cannot treat farsightedness and that LASIK is still a better option for a majority of the patients seeking laser vision correction.

The first major advance in LASIK technology in 25 years, the SMILE procedure, was performed in Nashville recently at Wang Vision 3D Cataract & LASIK Center by its director, internationally renowned ophthalmologist Dr. Ming Wang, Harvard & MIYT (MD, magna cum laude); PhD (laser physics).

“We are extremely very excited to be the first again to introduce the next generation laser correction procedure to the state, helping out patients with this new and minimally invasive procedure,” said Dr. Wang.

Myopia is a common eye condition in which close objects can be seen clearly but distant objects are blurry without correction.

LASIK and PRK have been the main stay treatments for myopia for over two decades.

But SMILE, which stands for SMall Incision Lenticule Extraction, has unique advantages over LASIK. The SMILE surgery is minimally invasive as the surgeon needs only to create a small, precise opening to correct vision. No flap is needed. The laser incision is smaller than 5 millimeters for SMILE, compared to approximately 20 millimeters for LASIK. This

helps the cornea to retain more of its natural strength and reduces the risk of rare flap complications. Dry eye after SMILE is also reduced compared with LASIK, as nerves responsible for tear production during the cornea remain more intact in SMILE. One of the state’s first SMILE patients was Margaret Coleman, 34, a manager of the world-famous Bluebird Café, in Nashville, which was prominently featured in the ABC TV drama “Nashville”, among others. Ms. Coleman has had poor eyesight all of her life, legal blind in both eyes without correction.

Ms. Coleman’s 3D Laser SMILE procedure went beautifully and she is thrilled to have her crystal clear new vision and newly gained independence on glasses or contacts and being one of the first patients in the state to receive SMILE!

Dr. Ming Wang, a Harvard & MIT graduate (MD, magna cum laude), is the CEO of Aier-USA, Director of Wang Vision 3D Cataract & LASIK Center and one of the few laser eye surgeons in the world today who holds a doctorate degree in laser physics. He has performed over 55,000 procedures, including on over 4,000 doctors.

Dr. Wang published 8 textbooks and a paper in the world-renowned journal Nature, holds several US patents and performed the world’s first laser-assisted artificial cornea implantation. He established a 501c(3) non-profit charity, Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration, which to date has helped patients from more than 40 states in the U.S. and 55 countries, with all sight restoration surgeries performed free-of-charge. Dr. Wang is the Kiwanis Nashvillian of the Year.

“I am so happy!!!”, exclaimed Margaret at her postop visit.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the VisuMax Femtosecond Laser for SMILE procedure for -1 to -8 D myopia with up to 0.5D astigmatism. During a SMILE procedure, a femtosecond laser with precise

Dr. Ming Wang can be reached at: Wang Vision 3D Cataract & LASIK Center 1801 West End Ave, Suite 1150 Nashville, TN, 37203 615-321-8881 drwang@wangvisioninstitute.com www.wangcataractLASIK.com

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Contents April 2018 | Vol. xxv, No. 4

parties 27

Party Animals

28

A Unanimous Verdict

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Animal House

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Strike a Pose

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Easy Come, Easy Go

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A Soup-erb Afternoon

Nashville Humane Association thanks the Top Tails Donor Society

Park Center honors Bill Young at How About Dinner and a Movie

Partying with a porcupine, rabbit and two-toed sloth at Claws, Paws and Jaws

The Nashville Predators do a little turn on the catwalk

The Big Easy comes to Nashville for Pairings

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Sing a Song

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And the Oscar Goes To ...

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Living on the Edge

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Leading Purpose-Filled Lives

Writers take the stage for Music Health Alliance

Film lovers convene at the Belcourt Theatre for A Red Carpet Evening

A tribute to Johnny Cash at the Ballet Ball

Honoring community leaders at Winter Lights

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Icing on the Cake Exploring the sweetest spots on Nashvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dining scene

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Best Behavior

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Discerning Reader

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Celebrating 25 years of Soup Sunday

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In Our Words Plenty of sweet surprises in store

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Behind the Scenes Kristen Winston

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The Tennessee Waltz cake at City House. Photographed by Daniel Meigs. For more of Nashvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best pastries and desserts and the chefs behind them, check out our Icing on the Cake feature on page 57.

Broadway Brunch Kick-Off, Outside the Box, Casino Royale Gala and more

Latest Nashville weddings

Lovell-McCullough vows

Christie Cookie

Upcoming visual and performing arts

The Frist Gala co-chairs on Rome: City and Empire

Expert etiquette advice from John Bridges

In search of something a little spicier

Calendar of April events

Behind cover at Masked Balls of the past

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There’s no shortage of people and places to write about when it comes to Nashville’s dining scene. There’s always a new restaurant to check out, a food trend to try or a chef to get to know, which makes it really difficult to decide the direction for our annual epicurean issue.

This year, we decided to skip dinner in favor of dessert and chat with the pastry chefs sweetening up Nashville’s culinary scene. From cookies to croissants, bundt cakes to baguettes, we explored the beautiful, buttery, beckoning world of baked goods and the six women behind the city’s most tantalizing treats. Turn to page 57 to learn their stories and to get a sneak peek of what they can do in the kitchen.

(And speaking of women who do remarkable things in the kitchen,

check out our Behind the Scenes profile on caterer Kristen Winston on page 12.)

We also packed coverage of nearly 20 parties into this issue. If you’re an animal lover, check out the Nashville Humane Association’s Top Tails event (page 27) or the Nashville Zoo’s Claws, Paws and Jaws party (page 30). All of you oenophiles can catch up on the Nashville Wine Auction’s three-day food and wine weekend at Pairings (page 34). And if you’re a Preds fan, don’t miss our coverage of the inaugural Preds & Threads fashion show (page 32).

And it wouldn’t be the April issue without the Ballet Ball, which honored the legacy of Johnny Cash with performances from seven country artists and dancers from the Nashville Ballet. Don’t miss it on page 47.

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Nancy is a reader of books, rider of bikes and lover of all things local. She lives in East Nashville with her husband, Kyle, and beagle, Gus. Email her at nfloyd@nfocusmagazine.com.

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Kristen Winston If you have attended a fundraising event, wedding, retail opening or birthday party in the past 20 years, chances are overwhelming that you’ve enjoyed food prepared by Kristen Winston. The little girl who made mini buffets for her Barbies grew up to become Nashville’s in-demand caterer as well-known for her bite-sized appetizers as she is for creating scrumptious meals. Since branching out on her own as Kristen Winston Catering in 2002, she has delighted everyone from intimate groups at dinner to 2,000 guests at Nordstrom’s grand-opening gala. Today, she works with a full-time staff of 10, an army of impeccably trained servers and her husband, John, who used his welding skills to craft a mini taco maker for those delectable treats. Over a platter of her signature BLTs, we sat down with Kristen to learn more about this indefatigable mother of two.

by Holly Hoffman photograph by Daniel Meigs

What was your first catering job? Unofficially, it was an engagement party for a friend. I planned and prepared the menu.

Some of those items are still on our menu today! That was the night a guest asked if I had ever thought about catering, which was an aha moment for me.

The Basics

Name: Kristen Winston Profession/Title: President, Kristen Winston Catering Hometown: Nashville Zip code: 37205 Years in Nashville: 37 Most people served at an event: 2,000

What is the most rewarding thing about being a caterer?

Successfully executing an event — seeing our team work together like a well-oiled machine to give our guests an exceptional experience.

I love making our clients happy.

What are your most requested items? Mini BLTs and mini grilled cheese What is your favorite food to make for yourself? Mexican Is there anything you wish you never had to make again? Baked Alaska. Way too stressful!

What’s your favorite restaurant?

May I choose a few? Etch, Rolf and Daughters, Barcelona — I could go on and on. I like different restaurants for different occasions, but most important to me is consistently good food and service, and these all deliver!

What’s your favorite coffee shop? My new fave is Frothy Monkey in The Nations. Beautiful open space, great coffee.

What’s the best place for cocktails? Union Common. They have a fabulous bar, delicious small plates and great service — another one of my favorite restaurants!

What’s the best place for brunch? I am sad to say I never brunch on the weekends! I am usually working on Saturdays and catching up on Sundays.

What’s the best shop to buy a gift? Epergne, Color, Magpies (for kids) What’s your favorite locally made product? Grab the Gold bars. They get me through some long days.

For a quiet getaway, where do you like to go? Monteagle What’s your favorite local event?

Symphony holiday concerts What is one thing you hope never changes about Nashville?

The particularly warm, sweet and welcoming nature of Nashvillians.

I remember my cousin, who was born and raised in Connecticut, coming to visit and always being charmed by Southerners’ polite “pleases” and “thank-you’s.”

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Soundwaves & Sweethearts 2.16.18

The Junior board of the Nashville Dolphins hosted the second annual Soundwaves & Sweethearts. More than 275 people trekked to Skyville Live, the Melrose performance venue, for an evening with the always crowd-pleasing Boy Named Banjo. Between sets, guests relished Deep Eddy cocktails and hot dogs from Ronnie’s Tasty Dogs. The successful night of music raised valuable funds to provide aquatics programming — from blowing bubbles to swim team — free of charge to more than 200 children and adults with special needs.

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more than 400 guests showed up to Nashville Cares’ Avant Garde in pirate costumes, fairy wings and glitter to match the Neverland theme. A Lost Boys Lounge provided bites and top-shelf cocktails for VIPs, Guilty Pleasures delighted the crowd with live entertainment and artist Kelsey Schoff created a live painting of Neverland that had revelers oohing and aahing. Avant Garde, which raises funds to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic, is so eagerly anticipated that guests were overheard already discussing next year’s fundraiser. by lauren langsTon sTewarT photographs by eric englanD continued on page 18

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It’s all about the ladies at this year’s Broadway Brunch, the lively spring fundraiser for Nashville Rep. At the recent Kick-Off Party at Salt & Vine, the theater company revealed that the event would be inspired by five musicals that celebrate strong females: Annie Get Your Gun, The Color Purple, Legally Blonde, Dreamgirls and Wicked. Rep stars Megan Murphy Chambers and Jennifer Whitcomb-Oliva performed a medley of hits from the musicals, whetting everyone’s appetite for the world-class entertainment to come at the main event in May.

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the girl scouts of Middle Tennessee returned to Franklin for Outside the Box, a delicious event where local chefs use Girl Scout cookies as ingredients in inventive desserts. The favorite of the night was the lemon white chocolate blueberry pie (made by Ryan Duke of Cork & Cow), which used Savannah Smiles in the crust. Deborah Faulkner, Franklin’s chief of police, was honored for her accomplishments that “embody a strong sense of self and confidence to challenge the norm.” She quipped that she, too, earns badges and has a troop of her own. by laureN laNgstoN stewart photographs by daniEl MEigs continued on page 20

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Jim Kelley hosted Pencil Foundation’s Patrons Party for the ever-so-popular A Little Night of Music in his historic home. The crowd mixed and mingled, chatting away about the much-anticipated upcoming event that would feature Grammy Award-winning songwriters Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne. Pencil’s signature annual fundraiser connects the music industry with Nashville’s Metro schools, raising funds in support of public education and making a difference one child at a time. by lauren langston stewart photographs by tommy lawson

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Parents, friends and supporters of Benton Hall Academy headed to the Nashville Farmers’ Market for the sixth annual Food for Thought. While some partygoers chose to take their chances at the wine pull, others began by sampling dishes from popular eateries including City House, Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. Troy Smiley, who has participated every year, convinced Tom Wiseman to hang up his judge’s robes and get behind the grill with him to prepare a special dish.

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Swan Ball Late Party Kick-Off 3.7.18

The Swan ball is drawing near, and the events are ramping up! Cheekwood’s young supporters came together to officially kick off the Late Party, chaired this year by Amy Greathouse and Lyndsey Rollins. Lyndsey and her husband, Clark, opened the doors of their lovely home for a casual cocktail party for the Late Party Committee and table hosts. Swan Ball co-chairs Beth Alexander and Patti Smallwood joined in on the festivities — not that this very capable group needs any supervision.

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Casino Royale Gala 3.9.18

More than 500 guests came together for the Casino Royale Gala to benefit Best Buddies. In addition to many people rolling the dice, the evening included an irresistible live auction with exclusive Predators packages — such as lunch with Pekka Rinne or Roman Josi and a road trip with the whole team — which were auctioned off by none other than the official voice of the Preds himself, Paul McCann. By far the most adorable part of the night was when the elementary school participants modeled in a fashion show, and more than $340,000 was raised for an all-around evening of success for Best Buddies! by laureN laNgSToN STewarT photographs by Eric England

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o matter what type of event the Nashville Humane Association throws, rest assured it will be entertaining. The cocktail party held in honor of the Top Tails Donor Society is a fine example. The evening brings together this group of benefactors as a thank you for their generous and continuing support of the organization’s programs and services and the impact the NHA makes in the lives of homeless animals, which included placing more than 4,000 animals in new homes last year.

Cindee and Michael Gold hosted the February tradition in their Northumberland home. The night was a prelude to a busy weekend of festivities for the couple. The following night, they hosted a Private Vintner Dinner for Nashville Wine Auction’s Pairings and then welcomed a throng of cousins and other family members to celebrate the 90th birthday of Michael’s father.

In addition to talking about furry friends, guests had the pleasure of chatting with some new faces at NHA. Laura Chavarria was named executive director in late November. Becca Morris, director of development and community outreach, and Megan Anderson, chief medical officer, began their positions in January.

They also met the hosts’ goldendoodle, who came bounding into the dining room unexpectedly.

Irresistible cheese straws and Tabasco nuts at the bar were more than enough to pique interest in the delicious bites to come. The crowd savored a never-ending supply of hearty hors d’œuvres including artichoke Parmesan puffs and beef tenderloin crostini with artichoke, spinach and roasted peppers. One group lingered in the kitchen to watch the staff from Kristen Winston Catering prepare those signature mini grilled cheese sandwiches.

The night came to an end, but support for the Nashville Humane Association did not. Everyone was already making plans for April 25 when they would attend Cause for Paws, another lively event to benefit animals and their well-being.

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A Unanimous Verdict Park Center honors Bill Young at How About Dinner and a Movie

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steady flow of people moved past regular moviegoers in the lobby of the Belcourt Theatre heading for the 1925 Hall. There, members of the legal community joined supporters of Park Center to recognize a man who is well-respected in both circles. Chancellor Bill Young, a longtime board member and former board chair of the nonprofit, was being honored at How About Dinner and a Movie.

Emily Griffin and Margaret Rolfsen returned as co-chairs and recruited Joanna Hall to serve with them. Continuing the traditions established 21 years ago, they included artwork by Pepe Presley, dinner from d.Kates Catering and, of course, the screening of a special movie. Passed beverages in lieu of a bar and teens offering boxes of popcorn were well-received additions to the event. Bidding on unique items — such as goat yoga classes and a dog birthday party — in the silent auction continued at a hectic pace until everyone stopped to dine on Dani Kates’ scrumptious chicken croquettes.

The program began with Melissa Blackburn, the judge in Metro’s Mental Health Court, reciting a long list of Bill’s professional accomplishments and philanthropic deeds. The honoree’s legal background and knowledge of state government has been invaluable to Park Center and the population it serves. When telling how he came to be the honoree, Bill explained, “You don’t ever say ‘no’ to Barbara Daane.”

Laughter followed and heads nodded in agreement. The program closed with Barbara, the honorary chair and longtime chair and founder of the event, presenting him with a painting of the courthouse.

Once the auction closed, the lights dimmed, and the final tradition of the night began. Guests sat back to watch Pecking Order, a delightfully quirky documentary about the world of competitive chicken breeding. (Who knew there was such a thing!) The dinner was delicious and the movie entertaining, but more importantly, the night provided Park Center with significant funds to continue empowering people with mental illness and substance abuse disorders.

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Nora and Kent Kirby, Barbara and Greg Hagood

Rick Schwartz, Robin and Richard Patton

Animal House Partying with a porcupine, rabbit and twotoed sloth at Claws, Paws and Jaws

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nytime you walk into a party and a Flemish giant rabbit is waiting in the foyer to greet you, you know you’re in the right place. You can also be certain that you’re surrounded by supporters of the Nashville Zoo. Mimi and Charlie Vaughn opened their Belle Meade home to members of the Claws, Paws and Jaws Donor Society for their annual cocktail party.

Andre, the Flemish giant rabbit, wasn’t the only animal ambassador on duty delighting the crowd. Charlie the porcupine — a prehensile-tailed porcupine to be exact — attracted a large following as he ate snacks on a nearby table, and Mala the kinkajou coaxed laughs from the crowd as she crawled around on the shoulders of her keeper. All the while, Mimi and Charlie’s precious daughters, Dalton and Kate, had a front-row seat for the action.

Nashville Zoo board chair Julie Walker successfully shushed the crowd after only two attempts for some brief remarks from President Rick Schwartz. Rick pointed out the large photographs on easels around the room, representing the various projects currently underway at the zoo. “We’ve never seen such a growth rate,” he relayed as he ticked off some of the most impressive recent accomplishments.

On Presidents Day, the zoo welcomed 13,688 guests — the second highest attendance ever, and in a February, no less — and the zoo is on track to hit one million visitors for 2018. This year also marks some major milestones, including the opening of the Andean bear exhibit this spring. The exhibit is the largest project in history — or at least it will be until this fall when the new veterinarian hospital opens. Rick also took a moment to praise the zoo’s international conservation efforts, reminding all that the zoo devoted $500,000 to this important matter last year.

Guests enjoyed a few more cocktails before departing to the valet line — but not before they were bid adieu by Fern, a two-toed sloth hanging from a branch in the Vaughns’ dining room.

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Erika Parkko, Caleb Daniel, Pekka Rinne

Trish and Chris Henson

Ellie Ottaway, Lily Atema, Roman Josi

Deborah Reynolds, Dave Delage, Ben and Marlene Vanderklok, Valerie Poile

Strike a Pose The Nashville Predators do a little turn on the catwalk

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he Nashville Predators are making front page news these days. The team broke the franchise’s winning streak record in March; goaltender Pekka Rinne snagged his 300th win and 50th shutout, and general manager David Poile became the winningest GM in the history of the league. But the players, despite usually being able to perform under pressure, were all aflutter with nerves just minutes before Preds & Threads, the team’s inaugural fashion show and benefit dinner at Bridgestone Arena.

“It’s totally different,” said goalie Pekka Rinne with a laugh, just minutes before making his fashion debut. “[Usually] I get to hide underneath my mask and don’t have to show my face and showcase the clothes I’m wearing. We’ll see how it goes.”

Modeling clothes and accessories from the evening’s sponsors, Dillard’s at The Mall at Green Hills and King Jewelers, the players and their dates all looked great, but it was the kids who stole the show. Every player — including team captain Roman Josi, alternate captain Ryan Ellis and the fresh-out-of-retirement Mike Fisher — was partnered up with a child from Best Buddies, Cottage Cove, Nashville Inner City Ministry or Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, and once those kids hit the stage, their personalities shined brighter than the goal lamp.

Some kids did the splits or cartwheels, while others did choreographed dances with Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg and P.K. Subban. A few even posed for selfies, which the players excitedly posted on Instagram after the show.

The night may have started with Pekka and his crew wondering how well they’d do as runway models, but it turned out to be an evening of playful and positive energy and a creative way to raise money for the Nashville Predators Foundation, which supports over 100 local organizations through the year. Here’s hoping the event becomes an annual tradition because we can’t wait to see what those kids come up with next year. We can see it now — T-shirt cannons and confetti poppers for everyone.

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Kurt and Beth Winstead, David Bradley

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Scott Peterson and Loren Chumley

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Easy Come, Easy Go The Big Easy comes to Nashville for Pairings

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n addition to raising millions of dollars for the fight against cancer, Nashville Wine Auction knows how to satisfy the gourmands of Music City through their annual roster of world-class food and wine events. Pairings is no exception, and the weekend of festivities kicked off with a series of vintners’ dinners across the city on Thursday night.

On Friday night, guests packed into City Winery to sip and sample close to 70 wines from 24 wineries at Wined Up. Small bites were available from three guest chefs visiting from New Orleans, including Brian Landry, chef and owner of QED Hospitality, who Nashville Wine Auction President Holly Whaley credited with making the entire New Orleans-Nashville partnership happen. The evening was the perfect precursor to Saturday’s Pairings dinner, an indulgent six-course meal prepared by the Nashville and New Orleans chefs and paired with wines from top-notch vintners.

The final night’s festivities began with guests sampling wine, hobnobbing with vintners and noshing on chef Garrett Pittler’s twist on chicken and waffles. As if perfectly timed, the wine ran out right before dinner was announced.

Once the last reveler found their seat, the team of co-chairs — Virginia and Stan Kweller, Melinda and Eddie Wayland, and Mary Fetsch and Dan Burchfield — welcomed everyone before handing things over to auctioneer Charles Antin.

He chastised one audience member, reminding them that “just waving at a charity auction can be very confusing.” With that understood, furious bidding ensued, the auctioneer and bidders pausing only for introductions of chefs and vintners as their respective courses were served.

Pairings is about much more than three days of food, wine and friends. This year, 875 generous people attended the events and raised nearly $400,000 to benefit local cancer-related programs and to further Nashville Wine Auction’s fight against cancer.

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Amos Gott, Vince Dreffs

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A Soup-erb Afternoon Celebrating 25 years of Soup Sunday

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othing beats a bowl of hearty soup on a dreary day. On a gloomy February weekend, more than 1,500 people escaped the doldrums at Soup Sunday.

Our Kids Center celebrated the 25th anniversary of its enduringly popular event with another crowd that came to taste culinary creations from almost 50 area restaurants and to support the nonprofit’s work to provide help and healing to children and families affected by child sexual abuse.

Seasoned attendees arrived early at Nissan Stadium, and hundreds of grownups and children queued up to be among the first to sample this year’s offerings.

While they waited patiently for the doors to open, the panel of judges were inside tasting chowders, curries and chilis to decide this year’s winners. The talented and diverse group included James Beard semifinalists Andrew Little of Josephine and Julia Sullivan of Henrietta Red, Moon Taxi frontman Trevor Terndrup and Lightning 100’s Lt. Dan. Once inside, people loaded trays to overflowing before sitting down to do a little tasting and judging of their own.

By the end of the afternoon, almost 500 gallons of soup had been consumed.

The Judges’ Choice Award went to the feijoada, a Portuguese bean and pork stew, from Levon Wallace of Gray & Dudley. Steaming Goat Food Truck took Most Creative for its Cubano Sur. Attendees voted Yucatan shrimp chowder from Broadway Brewhouse Midtown winner of the People’s Choice Award. And Trattoria Il Mulino deserves mentioning because its beer cheese soup with pretzel croutons was runner-up in both the People’s Choice and Most Creative categories!

There’s much to be said about the healing power of soup. Nowhere is it more obvious than at Soup Sunday, which has raised more than $1.3 million since its inception so that the Our Kids staff can provide expert medical evaluations and crisis counseling to address concerns of child sexual abuse 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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Sing a Song Writers take the stage for Music Health Alliance

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ans quickly snapped up tickets to the fourth annual The First and the Worst, an entertaining evening that’s in a class by itself. The night of “really bad songs by really good writers” benefits Music Health Alliance, the nonprofit that helps those in the music industry find health care solutions. This year, Brothers Osborne, Kelly Archer, Natalie Hemby and legendary Mac Davis shared the very first and worst lyrics they have ever written to the crowd at the sold-out event at City Winery.

Guests began the night vying for silent auction items such as hard-to-get tickets to a Billy Joel concert at Madison Square Garden and one-of-a-kind handwritten lyrics from this year’s performers. They hurried to their tables when Music Health Alliance Founder and CEO Tatum Hauck Allsep appeared onstage. While welcoming everyone, she noted, “There is nowhere else to see legendary songwriters fighting over who penned the absolute worst song.”

The music kicked off with event founder and co-chair Sandy Knox singing one of her first ditties, “Mr. Flirt.” Peter Cooper, reprising his role as emcee, cajoled the musicians into telling the stories behind the tunes before they bravely shared songs that were more hilarious than hideous. In the end, the audience voted Natalie’s “Inbreeding” as worst of the worst and named her winner of the coveted Crappy Award. After laughing and cheering through the promised numbers, the audience was treated to the hit-makers performing some of their more familiar singles, including Mac’s “In The Ghetto.”

Since 2013, Music Health Alliance has created access to health care when there was none. It has saved more than $31 million in medical costs and reduced premiums for over 8,000 people. This year’s performers never made money from their first and worst songs, but they used their talent to raise more than $127,000 that will provide access to invaluable support and services at no cost to members of the music industry.

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The biggest — and best — Oscars party in town brings passionate cinephiles together at the beloved art house theater to cheer on their favorite films of the year.

Holly Hoffman and Amos Gott returned to co-chair, looking bright-eyed and ready to party despite a late night at the Ballet Ball the evening prior. The VIP Party kicked off early, giving revelers the chance to browse the elaborate silent auction and stake their claim on seats in the two theaters. The Diamond Lounge, a behind-the-screen party in the 1925 Hall, was a sparkly affair thanks to glittery chandeliers, giant reflective planters and gold Chiavari chairs around bistro tables. Two buffets from Sharon Johnson Catering provided Mediterraneaninspired bites before the show, and everyone was sure to make a stop at the concessions stand to stock up on popcorn, candy and another drink before the broadcast began.

Watching the Oscars at the Belcourt feels a lot like how you imagine it would be inside Dolby Theater, where the show takes place. The crowd cheers when their favorite films win; they stand to applaud during particularly emotional points in the show, and they even boo over an upset. And with so many of the nominated films having been shown (sometimes exclusively) at the Belcourt, this crowd was passionate about their picks. Many in the audience stood up and clapped along to Mary J. Blige’s performance of “Mighty River” from Mudbound; there were whoops of praise for Get Out’s Best Screenplay win, and rapturous applause filled the room when The Shape of Water took home Best Picture.

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Living on the Edge A tribute to Johnny Cash at the Ballet Ball

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very year at the Ballet Ball, the Nashville Ballet promises a unique, onenight-only artistic collaboration, and they certainly delivered at the 2018 black-tie gala. A celebration of all things Johnny Cash, the evening brought together seven musical acts — including Johnny and June Carter Cash’s son, John Carter Cash, and his wife, Ana Cristina — to pay tribute to the Man in Black while accompanied by dancers from the Nashville Ballet. It’s the kind of thing that could only happen in Nashville, and this crowd was thrilled to have a front-row seat to all of the artistry and magic of the night.

The evening began well before the musicians took the stage with cocktails in the lobby of Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Co-chairs Adrienne McRae and Suzanne Smothers — the former in a sleek black and white gown and the latter in a frilly pink number — represented the harmonious balance between the edginess of outlaw country and the elegance of the ballet that they sought to strike.

Throughout the lobby, ballerinas — outfitted by the brilliant Billy Ditty — modeled elaborate costumes in soft, feminine, pink fabrics paired with dark makeup and pink-streaked pompadours.

In the Laura Turner Concert Hall, event planner Bruce Pittman stuck to the blush and rose gold color scheme in towering centerpieces and a hanging floral wreath and incorporated small touches — guitar picks on place cards, a redesigned Ballet Ball logo shaped like a guitar and menus that looked like sheets of music — to pay tribute to Johnny Cash. After a three-course dinner from Kristen Winston, the program began with the presentation of the Synergy Award to John Carter Cash, who greeted the crowd saying, “My mother would be smiling right now.”

A string of performers, including Sheryl Crow, Ronnie Dunn and Jamey Johnson, took turns performing some of Johnny’s biggest hits, such as “Ring of Fire,” “Jackson” and “Folsom Prison Blues” while dancers lit up the stage with choreographed pieces by Christopher Stuart. No doubt that Johnny and June Carter Cash would’ve been smiling down on the performance, as was every guest in the audience.

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he powers that be at Family and Children’s Service certainly know how to honor Nashville’s spectacular community leaders. At the recent Winter Lights benefit held at Vanderbilt Student Life Center, they did everything but roll out a red carpet, and it was still Oscar swoon-worthy.

After convivial cocktails with the ultra-groovy Sam Levine & City Lights playing in the wings, guests were treated to a scrumptious seated dinner by Johnny Haffner. Round tables, cloaked in aquamarine cloths, were centered by tall glass vases cradling stems of lavender. Gobo lights projected the Nashville skyline on the walls further illustrating the theme.

Community leaders Betty and Marty Dickens were presented the Jane Eskind Leadership Award, while Sarah Ann Ezell received the Mary Jane Werthan Founders Award. All FCS award recipients exemplified Jane Eskind’s belief that “everyone should lead a purpose-filled life.” Many members of the Eskind family were present to honor her legacy. In fact, the entire party felt like a warm family reunion. To continue the celebration, the 300-plus patrons of all ages took to the dance floor where they danced the night away to the tunes of the Erik Blue Band, dubbed by many as the best live band in Nashville.

FCS has been helping Nashville-area families in need since 1943. This popular winter fundraiser serves to further their all-important goals of “filling in the gaps” in social services for some 60,000 Tennesseans each year. “We represent the future of the city and are so grateful to be its safety net,” said FCS Development Director Beth Hall with pride. It was clear she spoke for all in attendance.

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icing on the cake In recent years, Nashville’s ever-growing dining scene has garnered national praise, tantalized foodies from near and far and made household names of local chefs. And while the city now boasts standout restaurants in nearly every type of cuisine, we’re more concerned with what comes after dinner. In search of the city’s most delectable desserts, we chatted with six pastry chefs responsible for making Nashville a whole lot sweeter. by nancy floyd, Holly hoffman and Lauren Langston Stewart photographs by daniel meigs

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ebekah Turshen stands in the kitchen at City House laterally dividing surprisingly thin cake layers into even thinner thirds. She glances up every so often to engage in conversation, as if it requires no effort or concentration at all to evenly slice the delicate layers. She’s making a Tennessee Waltz cake, a City House classic with espresso and pecans. “It’s nice for people to see something familiar on the menu when they come in,” she says.

In 1993, while she was in school at The University of Mississippi, Rebekah started her first job as an assistant baker, and she knew this was it: She could see herself being truly happy doing this work. She had always liked poking around her mom’s cookbooks, and she loved to make chocolate crinkle cookies from an issue of Better Homes & Gardens, but this came as a surprise to her. Her first job was in a photo developing shop; in the third grade she wanted to be a famous painter whose works hung in a museum, and she was studying graphic design at Ole Miss. After discovering this previously unexplored passion, she got as much on-the-job training as she could, read through countless recipes and made an effort to eat as much of other people’s cooking as humanly possible.

Rebekah returned to Nashville in 1996 and baked all across the city. In 2009, based on the recommendation of a friend, Tandy Wilson hired her as the pastry chef at City House. Rebekah’s cookie plate, almond ricotta skillet cake and the Tennessee Waltz cake have become City House staples, but she also likes to switch it up, to think about what’s in season and what they have on hand from their farmers, and to peruse cookbooks old and new as well as magazines, the internet and Instagram for inspiration.

“I love the tactile nature of baking,” she says. “I might go crazy if I didn’t work with my hands, and I love this crazy process of combining elements and transforming them into some delicious thing that makes people feel spoiled and nostalgic. It’s magic.”

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laire Meneely can’t remember a time before baking and cooking were an integral part of her life. She had a lemonade stand as a child, and once when she was 8, she made a full dinner while her parents were out of town. And because the passion started when she was so young — or maybe because it’s always been a part of her — all of her work experience and education pertains to food.

Her first job was with a local catering company, and she attended culinary school in San Francisco right out of high school.

In October 2009, Claire started a pop-up cookie shop at the downtown Farmers’ Market. It was supposed to last for three months, but it’s been more than eight years and it hasn’t shown signs of slowing down. That tiny pop-up shop is now known as Dozen Bakery, and it offers a lot more than just cookies — and in a lot more places than just the Farmers’ Market. More than 25 Nashville restaurants and coffee shops carry Claire’s breads and sweets — Crema, Pinewood Social, Bastion, Henrietta Red and Josephine to name but a few.

And then, of course, there’s the actual Wedgewood-Houston brick-and-mortar shop, which boasts 24 employees, seven or eight full-time bakers and a couple savory cooks. Each day, they make around 500 cookies and 200 muffins alone, and the sourdough bread is a threeday process from start to finish, each loaf hand-divided and shaped.

“I love the idea that everything made today is enjoyed today — and all over the city,” said Claire. To say that baking is a job for early risers is an understatement. Dozen’s ovens start going at 3 a.m. and are packed daily with everything from loaves of breads and baguettes to croissants, muffins and galettes. And then there are the seasonal pies and madeleines, which are Claire’s personal favorite. And the work doesn’t wrap up after the morning rush. The ovens aren’t turned off until 4 or 5 p.m. each evening. It’s a long and exhausting labor of love, but Claire can’t imagine doing anything else.

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ignon Francois’ mission in life is to spread joy, and she does that with her contagious smile, sparkling eyes and effervescent spirit. In the 10 years since opening The Cupcake Collection, she has also brightened people’s days with her made-from-scratch confections.

Mignon opened her gourmet shop in the family’s home weeks before it was to be sold in foreclosure. It was the result of two years of work perfecting recipes, testing samples on real estate agents and new neighbors and ignoring naysayers who said no one would come to thenundesirable Germantown for her sweets. Almost immediately, people from every part of the city were waiting in line for her delicious cupcakes.

Mignon did not grow up a baker — even box mixes had been a challenge — but her grandmother passed along recipes over many long-distance calls. The measurements were imprecise, and the results varied. In what she calls an “aha moment,” the chemistry lessons she learned in premed classes suddenly made sense and enabled her to build original recipes like the sweet potato cupcake, the reigning favorite.

Today, The Cupcake Collection sells more than 1,800 cupcakes each day and is repeatedly named “Best Cupcake” in polls and on best-of lists. “Our cupcakes are made with love, and our wedding cakes are made because of it,” Mignon says about the desserts that were not part of her plan. When customers started asking for favorite flavors at their weddings, she enlisted her daughter Druscilla Brittany, who bakes the Celebration Cakes using a recipe of her own. In collaboration with Hattie Jane’s Creamery, she will debut ice-cream cupcakes this summer, available at the Germantown shop and in Murfreesboro.

The Cupcake Collection was the primary ingredient in the revitalization of Germantown, and Mignon is excited when she talks about the destination neighborhood it has become. She found her joy through her business and consistently inspires female business owners, entrepreneurs and her community. As for Mignon’s long-term aspirations? “My goal right now is legacy building. I want to leave something for my granddaughters.” The two little girls may not understand the impact Mignon is making, but they are already learning the family business. One of them already ices cupcakes like a pro. by holly hoffman

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hen Lisa Marie White first came to Nashville, it was only supposed to be a temporary visit. The New Orleans-based pastry chef arrived in the fall of 2016 to help open the three eateries — Killebrew, Marsh House and L.A. Jackson — in the Thompson Nashville. But it didn’t take long for Nashville to win her over, and now, 18 months later, she’s here to stay, sharing her gift for whimsical and tasty desserts with the city she now calls home.

Lisa Marie’s road to becoming a pastry chef wasn’t a straight course. Like many little girls, her earliest baking concoctions were prepared in an Easy-Bake Oven, but her career in restaurants began as a line cook in Long Island, New York, when she was a teenager.

She tried her hand as a pastry chef for a short time before switching careers, spending much of her 20s and 30s working in purchasing and inventory, as a ramper for the airlines and as a massage therapist.

Desperate for a change, Lisa Marie decided to walk the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage between France and Spain. “I didn’t practice,” she says. “I just left my desk job, put an 80-pound pack on my back and went to France.”

She walked 300 miles before breaking her foot and returning home. It was while she was recovering that she decided to apply to pastry school. She attended an accelerated program at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley and landed a job at Della Fattoria in Petaluma, California. At the age of 38, she had rediscovered an old passion and had found a new career.

She eventually relocated to New Orleans where she began working with Besh Restaurant Group, which was originally behind the Thompson Nashville projects. These days, she oversees the desserts at the three very different concepts at the hotel. Killebrew, the in-hotel coffee shop, serves fresh breads and pastries; Marsh House offers fancier plated desserts, and L.A. Jackson’s sweet options include homemade ice-cream sandwiches.

“I don’t think anything I do is unique,” Lisa Marie says when asked what sets her sweets apart from others. “I don’t know what makes it special. I just love doing it.”

It’s a love that’s evident in the way her face lights up as she talks about her work, and it’s a love that shines through in every decadent bite.

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uanita Lane of Dulce Desserts has been baking since childhood, but she didn’t decide to make it her career until she was nearly 40 years old. After an Ivy League education, post-graduate studies in Moscow and a career as the national sales manager for a Fortune 100 company, Juanita wanted a change. When an ad for training with The French Culinary Institute brought tears to her eyes, she knew a career in pastries was one that would excite her daily. A single mom, she mortgaged her home and opened Dulce Desserts in Edgehill Village in 2005.

Growing up in the hospitality industry — her family owned restaurants and motels across the Southeast — Juanita spent much of her childhood surrounded by chefs, but she never had any formal training. After seeking out a local pastry class to no avail, she headed to Orlando for a three-day intensive at the Notter School of Pastry Arts. The course was filled with pastry chefs from Ritz-Carlton resorts across the country, but it was Juanita who was singled out by the teacher as one of the best in the class.

“I knew I could do the delicious, but I didn’t know I could do the pretty, so it was kind of a surprise for me,” she says.

These days, her reputation for creating delicious and pretty desserts and cakes is well known across the city among event planners, brides, restaurants and fellow chefs. And although she offers a variety of desserts by special order or in the retail space of her bakery (now located on Craighead Street), the bulk of her focus is wedding and specialty cakes. During peak wedding season, she and her team are preparing upward of 2,500 servings per week. “We have done up to 20 weddings over a three-day weekend,” she says.

One glimpse of her cakes and it’s no wonder her services are in such high demand. Focused on traditional European recipes with three layers of fillings that are completely customizable based on the client’s style and tastes, the cakes are as beautiful as they are delicious.

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or recently engaged couples, getting on Leland Riggan’s calendar can be as important as reserving a site for the ceremony and reception. The founder of Dessert Designs is renowned for creating the dream wedding cakes of Middle Tennessee brides for nearly 40 years.

During the first half of her career, Leland made cakes from a kitchen that her husband, Steve, built in the basement so she could be at home with their five children. They grew up, and she moved the bakery to its current location in West Nashville. Every family member has participated in the business in one way or another. Steve is particularly adept at drawing on cakes, and her son Kelly brings his talent to the kitchen.

“It’s really an old-fashioned sort of story,” says the Nashville native. Leland is self-taught, and she comes from a long line of women with excellent culinary skills. She learned to bake by watching her mother and started by making breads and rolls. Her grandmother told her, “You’ll never make any money baking bread one loaf at a time,” and she connected Leland with a cousin, Mary Lyles Wilson, who was a cookbook author and one of the best-known cooks in the city, to teach her more.

Leland shifted from casseroles to cakes after helping a caterer friend with a few weddings. Her reputation for artistic design, attention to detail and delicious flavors steadily grew, and she became a significant factor in the wedding industry. In addition to brides and grooms, families consider Dessert Designs the go-to source when it comes to ordering the perfect cake for christenings, birthdays and other important events. People needing a sugar fix or last-minute dessert frequent the shop, often leaving with a caramel cake, her best-selling flavor. When not baking for others, Leland is active in the Nashville chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier and will be contributing her sweets to Tour de Farm on April 15.

After almost four decades of designing, baking and decorating, there’s still nothing Leland likes more than cake, and when asked, she cannot think of anything else she would rather be doing. That makes life a lot sweeter for us. by holly hoffman

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Drew Lovell and Allison McCullough met in 2014 while in a training class at HCA. He proposed on July 4, 2016, at Warren’s Point at Monteagle Sunday School Assembly and presented Allison with his grandmother’s ring. They married Oct. 28, 2017, in a garden wedding at Riverwood Mansion in Nashville with Todd B. Jones officiating. A string trio played Pachelbel, Bach and Mendelssohn.

Allison wore a mermaid gown designed by Pronovias Barcelona. She carried a hand-tied bouquet created by Enchanted Florist of mixed roses, thistles, berries and trailing greens. The couple’s beloved Labrador retriever, Abby, walked down the

aisle wearing a floral collar and watched the ceremony patiently from the front row. As garden weddings come with a certain risk, the day was dry, but the temperature dropped to 50 degrees with a brisk breeze. The wedding party shivered; guests huddled together; the trio played from inside to protect their instruments, and Allison’s grandmother watched through a parlor window.

A Southern supper followed in Riverwood Mansion, where tall rose topiaries decorated round tables and Super T Revue played for dancing. The four-tiered wedding cake was by 8 Lavender Lane.

The groom’s cake by Dessert Designs was half cream

cheese, half chocolate truffle with caramel icing and was topped with a sculpture of Abby in a Predators jersey.

After a wedding trip to Hope Town in the Bahamas, the newlyweds returned to their home in Sylvan Park, where Allison is an IT&S project manager for HCA, and Drew is a staff sergeant for the U.S. Army. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, and he is an alumnus of University of Mississippi. Their parents are Mary Ellen Lovell of Nashville, Gene Lovell of Franklin, and Jerry and Claudette McCullough of Union City, Tennessee.

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Have Cookies, Will Travel The company has just added a catering department geared toward downtown Nashville businesses. They will offer an assortment of muffins, brownies and, of course, cookies, which could include chocolate chip, white chocolate macadamia nut and oatmeal raisin — all served with hot coffee and ice-cold milk.

“It’s just an effort to extend the brand, extend the Nashville Christie Cookie love and experience,” says Coco Kyriopoulos, vice president of the Direct to Consumer division.

“What could be more fun than saying, ‘At this meeting, we’re having Christie cookies’?”

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On a recent visit to Christie Cookie Co. in Germantown, it was impossible to resist breathing in deep as the sweet smell of chocolate and toffee wafted into the retail bakery every time a door to the back swung open.

The 41,000-square-foot facility houses a small retail area in the lobby as well as administration offices and conference rooms with long roughly hewn tables and walls artfully scattered with storyboards, and in the back sits the massive commercial kitchen where employees churn out 100 million cookies a year. Yes, you read that correctly: 100 million cookies.

At the rear of the enormous kitchen, where conveyor belts and scales make it nearly impossible to hear without shouting, there are containers of cookie tins and tubs of ingredients including Wilbur chocolate chips, walnuts, Domino sugar, and blocks and blocks of real butter.

“If you’re going to the grocery store tonight because you’re going to bake cookies,” says Christie Cookie President Fleming Wilt, “the same sort of ingredients you’d pick up at the grocery store is what you’re going to find here. You’re not going to see any margarine in the whole building, no shortening. We don’t carry it. We don’t use it.” In fact, the company uses the same formulas it did when Christie Hauck founded the company in 1983, after taste-testing recipes in the kitchen of his Nashville home.

Fleming’s father, who played football with Christie at Vanderbilt, was an early investor. Over the years, the senior Wilt sold his interest to Fleming. Christie still retained some ownership in the company, and his stock was used to set up a separate retail business. Fleming has always preferred the bakery and the wholesale side of things.

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While the cookies taste like they could have come right out of Grandma’s oven, they can often be found at a hotel, restaurant or even on a plane. Clients include California Pizza Kitchen, Kroger and Hilton hotels — including the DoubleTree, which has a signature walnut and chocolate chip cookie that bears its name. Even United and American airlines serve Christie Cookies. The food service side comprises 70 percent of the business. The other 30 percent comes from corporate gifts tins, online orders, the retail bakery and catering.

For some of us, juggling a few baking sheets for a holiday cookie swap proves a challenge.

And then there’s Christie Cookie. A kitchen staffer pours ingredients into a gigantic mixing bowl that holds 1,200 pounds of dough. The dough travels by conveyor belt to a machine that divides and shapes it into cookies. The cookies then go into a freeze tunnel and are weighed and dropped into signature red Christie Cookie cardboard boxes. They are either baked on-site or customers can bake them in their own ovens.

In 2014, the company underwent a major rebranding, updating everything from cookie tins to promotional materials. The company also renovated its Germantown home of 18 years and added the retail bakery. But ultimately, it’s the same Christie Cookie that customers have embraced for decades. “We haven’t changed anything over the years,” says Fleming.

“We’ve just kept doing the same thing, and I think that’s what has been so endearing to customers. We don’t have a line of hams and turkeys; we just focus on the cookies … ”

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Rome: City and Empire With over 200 pieces on loan from the British Museum, this compelling exhibit (and inspiration for this year’s Frist Gala) explores the empire that once was, granting viewers a glimpse into the lives and experiences of the Romans of centuries past. Through May 28. Tickets $7-12. The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, 615-244-3340, fristcenter.org.

Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz In Oz, long before Dorothy’s on the scene, a fiery, misunderstood woman with emerald-green skin forms an unlikely friendship with a bubbly, wellloved blonde — that is before society decides one is “good” and the other “wicked.” Through April 22. Tickets $31.50-156.50. TPAC Andrew Jackson

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An Evening With David Sedaris The well-known sardonic author — of works such as Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim — esteemed for his wit, social commentary and spoton satire comes to TPAC for one night only. April 25. Tickets $32.50-52.50.

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An Era Gone By The Frist Gala co-chairs on Rome: City and Empire For this year’s Frist Gala, co-chairs Dara Russell and Mary Jo Shankle are drawing inspiration from Rome: City and Empire in hopes of sweeping guests off their feet and into a Roman triclinium, a banquet awaiting with an emperor of ages past. The exhibit, which is open through May 28 and is a partnership with the British Museum, features more than 200 pieces and artifacts from the ancient civilization. We chatted with the co-chairs about a few pieces that shouldn’t be missed. The casket, which is displayed in a room alongside marble statues, provides an eye-catching pop of color. Despite its name, this piece was used to store cosmetics and toiletries. Dara and Mary Jo love the Etruscan and Greek influences seen in the piece and can’t get over the intricacies of the metalwork. And if you’re looking for hair inspiration for the gala, the co-chairs recommend checking out the line-up of five female portrait heads, each displaying a different hairdo. And an insider tip from Mary Jo? Don’t just look at their faces and walk away; make sure you check out the back of each to get the full effect.

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Clockwise, from top left: Statue of the nymph Cyrene fighting a lion, circa 120–50 CE, marble; Casket, 300–250 BCE, bronze; Funerary relief of a woman, 200–273 CE, limestone; Gilded statuette of Hercules, second century CE, copper alloy; Armlet, circa 50–200 CE, copper alloy and enamel; Female portrait head, circa 100 CE, marble; Parade helmet with a woman’s face, second century CE, bronze. Images copyright of The Trustees of the British Museum.

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Do you feel wrong or wronged? You didn’t get much presence at the presents table, amid all the reds and whites and silver.

The guest of honor is no close friend, so a card was perfectly sufficient. You might have made a contribution to a cause in his honor, but who would have noticed? The display of gifts, I fear, sometimes turns out to be a chance to show off for everyone involved.

You don’t mention a spouse, so he may have thrown the party for himself. Or maybe his true friends were involved. Perhaps he forgot about “no gifts, please,” so somebody set up the table.

Yes, 50 is getting on, but people were likely to show up with a bottle in a bag. He was busy, I’m sure, receiving what he really wanted from his guests — a handshake, a hug or a kiss. (Right?)

It sounds as if you were there pretty much as a business obligation. You won’t have to invite him to your next birthday party. Don’t forget “no gifts, please.” But put up a table just in case.

Picky, Picky My friend is driving me crazy. I go out to dinner with him on a regular basis, but he won’t ever say where he wants to go. Instead, he always leaves the decision up to me as if I know the restaurant scene. But when I offer a suggestion, he always starts picking it apart. He’s trying to manipulate my suggestion into where he wanted to go in the first place. I’ve tried saying, “Let’s just have it your way,” but he won’t give in. To make matters worse, he’s a mental health care professional, so I figure I’m out of my depth in dealing with him.

Can you help? —Anonymous, Green Hills I’m no counselor. Maybe he’s using you for research. (Have you noticed a notepad?) Or maybe he’s having a good time just watching you squirm.

This dinner deadlock seems to have been going on for a while, and you’re understandably fed up. Does he control the conversation during dinner too? Is he at least manipulating you into good places?

You might come back at him with, “Where do you want to go?” Or, “It’s your pick this time.” Or, “Text me when you get an idea.” But the simplest answer would be, “I have no earthly idea.”

He could take that one to the couch.

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nashville’s supposed to be reading The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South for its annual community-wide “Nashville Read.” I started it and put it down. Started it again and put it down. After the third time, I gave up. How can a history of food and cooking in the South read so much like a school textbook? One could fairly describe it in the words of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Diane McWhorter: “a wonderful narrative of the region’s evolution on race, gender and justice.” But I was hoping for something more like hot chicken.

I need something spicier — juicier — in my leisure reading. You too? Try Fire Sermon by Tennessee author Jamie Quatro. Jamie imagines the story of Maggie and Thomas, married young, living in nearby Franklin.

Twenty-three years into their marriage, their children grown, Maggie finds herself in the arms of a poet she’s been corresponding with. She still loves her husband, deeply, and agonizes over the spiritual consequences of her actions.

Literary fiction that takes Christian faith seriously is hard to find; literary fiction that puts God and sex in the same paragraph? A unicorn. This

slim book is wrenchingly beautiful and agonizing as it considers the yearnings of the heart. I’m rethinking desire.

The other book I’d commend to you this April is Mrs. Fletcher, Tom Perrotta’s new novel about an empty nester’s sexual adventures and self-discovery (and, on the sidelines, her son’s). If Fire Sermon breaks your heart, Mrs. Fletcher feels more like a darkly humorous call to action.

Eve Fletcher, divorced, has just packed her only son off to college. She must confront the “fact that her life had turned into this: this lifeless hush, this faint but elusive whiff of decay. This absolutely-nothing-tocomplain-about.” She finds herself spending a bit too much quality time with — take a deep breath — internet porn and her classmates at a community college class on gender and sexuality, taught by a woman who used to be a man. Mrs. Fletcher and her son have different lessons to learn about what it means to be brave, to take the right chances and to deal with huge mistakes. They grow in wisdom and courage, knowledge, sorrow. Kind of like — you know — the woman who took that first bite.

Jennifer Puryear

Jennifer writes book columns for Nfocus and blogs about current savory reads at bacononthebookshelf.com. She can often be found with a book or BLT in hand.

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For: Fashion Forward Fund When: April 3-7 Where: Oz Arts Nashville Tariff: $30-250 per person Info: nashvillefashionweek.com

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What: Stradivarius

03 Society Dinner

For: Nashville Symphony When: Tues., April 3, 7 p.m.

Where: Schermerhorn Symphony Center Info: nashvillesymphony.org

06 What: Spring Fling for

TennGreen For: TennGreen When: Fri., April 6, 6 p.m.

Where: Music City Center Tariff: $150 per person Info: tenngreen.org/spring-fling

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What: Susannah Premiere Dinner For: Nashville Opera Guild When: Sat., April 7, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Waller Penthouse Tariff: $85 per person Info: nashvilleopera.org What: Dancing for Safe Haven For: Safe Haven When: Sat., April 7, 6 p.m.

Where: Hilton Nashville Downtown Co-chairs: Kyle Allen, Karen Hingtgen and Ken Williamson Tariff: $275 per person Info: safehaven.org

What: The Prohibition Ball 07 For: Tennessee Kidney Foundation When: Sat., April 7, 6 p.m.

Where: Omni Hotel Tariff: $300 per person Info: tnkidneyfoundation.org

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What: Change the Tune For: The Family Center When: Sat., April 7, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Marathon Music Works Tariff: $150 per person Info: familycentertn.org What: Friends & Fashion For: Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital When: Mon., April 9, 10 a.m.

Where: Music City Center Co-chairs: Allison Fowler, Mary Morgan Ketchel and

Party note: Featuring a performance by Laura Osnes Info: nashvillechildrenstheatre.org

Carissa Pereira Tariff: $130 per person Info: childrenshospital. vanderbilt.org

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What: Reaching New Heights Women’s Luncheon For: Cumberland Heights When: Wed., April 11, 11:30 a.m.

Where: Hillwood Country Club Co-chairs: Monica McDougall and Sally Nesbitt Tariff: $150 per person Party note: Special guest speaker Laura Baugh Info: cumberlandheights.org What: Go Red for Women Wellness Expo & Luncheon For: American Heart Association When: Thurs., April 12, 10 a.m.

Where: Marathon Music Works Co-chairs: Saletta Holloway and Tracey Power Tariff: $175 per person Info: heart.org

12 What: A Tennessee Waltz Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Committee For: Tennessee State Museum When: Thurs., April 12, 6 p.m.

Where: Belle Meade Country Club Co-chairs: Andrea Cropper and Austin Pennington Tariff: $250 per person Info: tnmuseum.org

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14 What: Top 30 Under 30

For: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation When: Sat., April 14, 6 p.m.

Where: Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Tariff: $85 per person Info: top30.finestcff.org

14 What: Grand Night

For: Nashville Children’s Theatre When: Sat., April 14, 6 p.m.

Where: Nashville Children’s Theatre Chair: Jamie Eskind Tariff: $250 per person

What: Family Day at the Ballet For: Nashville Ballet When: Sun., April 15, 12 p.m.

Where: Nashville Ballet Studio A Tariff: $18 per adult, $12 per child Info: nashvilleballet.com

15 What: Crown Affair

Patrons Party For: FiftyForward When: Sun., April 15, 6 p.m.

Where: Home of Teresa Corlew and Wes Allen Tariff: $1,000 per benefactor couple, $500 per patron couple Info: fiftyforward.org

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13 What: Cafecito

For: Conexión Américas When: Fri., April 13, 7:30 a.m.

Where: Music City Center Tariff: $150 per person Info: conexionamericas.org/ cafecito

What: Tour de Farm For: Les Dames d’Escoffier Nashville When: Sun., April 15, 9:30 a.m.

Where: Deer Valley Farm Co-chairs: Erin Byers Murray and Tallu Quinn Tariff: $195 per VIP, $95 per person Info: lesdamesnashville.org

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What: Symphony Fashion Show Patrons Party For: Nashville Symphony When: Mon., April 16, 6 p.m.

Where: Home of Mary Catherine and David McClellan Info: nashvillesymphony.org What: Dining Out for Life For: Nashville Cares When: Tues., April 17, all day Where: Various restaurants Tariff: Cost of a meal Info: diningoutforlife.com/ nashville

17 What: Powerhouse Luncheon

For: You Have the Power When: Tues., April 17, 11 a.m.

Where: City Winery Tariff: $200 per person Party note: Honoring Demetria Kalodimos Info: yhtp.org

18 What: Swan Ball Auction

Committee Celebration Dinner For: Cheekwood When: Wed., April 18, 6 p.m.

Where: Home of Ellen Martin Info: swanball.com

19 What: Reclaiming Lives

Luncheon For: Centerstone When: Thurs., April 19, 11:30 a.m.

Where: Hillwood Country Club Tariff: $150 per person Party note: Keynote speaker Jenna Bush Hager Info: centerstone.org

19 What: Warner Parks Art Show and Sale For: Friends of Warner Parks and The Chestnut Group When: April 19-22 Where: Warner Parks Nature Center Tariff: Gratis Info: warnerparks.org

19 What: Spring Gathering

For: Tiffany Circle When: Thurs., April 19, 6 p.m.

Where: Home of Katie and Kevin Crumbo Info: redcross.org

19 What: Rally on the Runway

For: Rally Foundation When: Thurs., April 19, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Oz Arts Nashville Tariff: $250 per patron, $150 per person Info: rallyfoundation.org

What: Symphony Fashion Show For: Nashville Symphony When: Tues., April 17, 6 p.m.

Where: Schermerhorn Symphony Center Co-chairs: Lorie Duke and Birgitta Williamson Tariff: $250 per person Party note: Runway show from Jason Wu; performance

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What: Frist Gala For: The Frist Center for the Visual Arts When: Sat., April 21, 7 p.m.

Where: The Frist Co-chairs: Dara Russell and Mary Jo Shankle Party note: Invite only Info: fristcenter.org

Tariff: $150 per person Info: jfsnashville.org

28 What: Main Street Festival

For: Heritage Foundation When: April 28-29 Where: Downtown Franklin Info: williamsonheritage.org

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For: Hospital Hospitality House When: Fri., April 20, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Houston Station Tariff: $150 per person Info: hhhnashville.org

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What: Art on the West Side For: Gordon Jewish Community Center When: April 21-22 Where: GJCC Party note: Opening reception Sat., April 21, 6 p.m.; jazz brunch Sun., April 22, 10 a.m.

Info: artonthewestside.org

21 What: Promise Gala

For: JDRF When: Sat., April 21, 6 p.m.

Where: Nissan Stadium Tariff: $350 per person Party note: Black tie Info: jdrf.org/midtennessee

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What: Big Yellow Bird Bash For: Nashville Public Television When: Sat., April 21, 7 p.m.

Where: Houston Station Tariff: $60 per person Info: wnpt.org

22 What: Grand Day Carnival

For: Nashville Children’s Theatre When: Sun., April 22, 2 p.m.

Where: Nashville Children’s Theatre Tariff: $25 per person Info: nashvillechildrenstheatre.org

24 What: Spring Breakfast For: YWCA When: Tues., April 24, 7:30 a.m.

Where: Music City Center Info: ywcanashville.com 24 What: Waiting for Wishes

For: The Kevin Carter Foundation and Make-A-Wish When: Tues., April 24, 5:45 p.m.

Where: The Palm Tariff: $550 per person, $3,600-

5,000 per table Info: waitingforwishes.com

25 What: Cause for Paws For: Nashville Humane When: Wed., April 25, 11 a.m.

Where: Belle Meade Country Club Chair: Robin Patton Tariff: $200 per patron, $135 per person Info: nashvillehumane.org

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25 What: Mary Catherine Strobel

Volunteer Awards For: Hands On Nashville When: Wed., April 25, 11:30 a.m.

Where: Music City Center Tariff: $50 per person Info: hon.org

25 What: Swan Ball Dance Committee Kick-Off For: Cheekwood When: Wed., April 25, 6 p.m.

Where: Home of Julia and Franklin Jarman Info: swanball.com 26 What: Power of the Purse

For: The Women’s Fund When: Thurs., April 26, 11 a.m.

Where: Music City Center Tariff: $200 per person Party note: Special guest speaker Mia Hamm Info: cfmt.org/events

26 What: Crown Affair

For: FiftyForward When: Thurs., April 26, 6 p.m.

Where: FiftyForward Tariff: $250 per person Info: fiftyforward.org

26 What: Chesed Dinner

For: Jewish Family Service When: Thurs., April 26, 6:15 p.m.

Where: Gordon Jewish Community Center Co-chairs: Heidi Hassenfeld and Patty Marks

What: Boots & Bubbles Crawfish Boil For: Nashville Dolphins When: Sat., April 28, 2 p.m.

Where: Home of Julia and John Morris Tariff: $50 per person in advance, $75 at door Info: nashvilledolphins.org What: Only in Nashville For: Oasis Center When: Sat., April 28, 6 p.m.

Where: Oz Arts Nashville Co-chairs: Holly Merrell, Kelly Mitchell and Lechelle Moore Tariff: $325 per person, $3,0003,600 per table Info: oasiscenter.org What: Glimpse

28 For: Watkins

When: Sat., April 28, 6 p.m.

Where: Watkins College of Art Tariff: $150 per person, $50 per alumnus Info: watkins.edu

28 What: Red Shoe Party For: CASA When: Sat., April 28, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Vanderbilt Student Life Center Tariff: $250 per person Info: casanashville.org/events 28

What: Anything Goes For: Faith Family Medical Center When: Sat., April 28, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Cheekwood Co-chairs: Karly Hart and Whitney Schickling

What: A Tennessee Waltz For: Tennessee State Museum When: Sat., April 28, 6 p.m.

Where: Tennessee State Capitol Co-chairs: Angel and Steve Cropper Tariff: $500 per person Info: tnmuseum.org

Tariff: $175 per person Info: faithmedical.org

28 What: A Tennessee Waltz Late

Party For: Tennessee State Museum When: Sat., April 28, 9:30 p.m.

Where: Tennessee State Capitol Co-chairs: Reen and Jamie Baskin Tariff: $85 per person Info: tnmuseum.org What: Salute to Outstanding

29 Leadership Awards

For: Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee When: Sun., April 29, 12 p.m.

Where: Lipscomb University Allen Arena Party note: Program begins at 2 p.m.

Info: gsmidtn.org/sola What: Picnic With the Library

29 For: Nashville Public Library

When: Sun., April 29, 4 p.m.

Where: Nashville Public Library Downtown Co-chairs: Cassidy Bentley and Ashley Frist Tariff: $500-2,500 per person, $250 per picnic basket package Info: nplf.org What: Porch Party

29 For: Learning Matters When: Sun., April 29, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Home of Johnny Haffner Co-chairs: Christie Andrews, Meredith Hiester and Heather Sisemore Tariff: $300 per person Info: learningmatters.org

30 What: Generous Helpings

Chefs’ Dinner For: Second Harvest Food Bank When: Mon., April 30, 6 p.m.

Where: Henrietta Red Tariff: $195 per dining room seat, $125 per bar seat Info: secondharvestmidtn.org

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In 1989, Clare Armistead and Elizabeth Nichols envisioned an evening of elegance, sophistication and glamour for the Nashville Balletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first fundraiser. To distinguish it from other black-tie events, the co-chairs asked guests to cover their faces for the inaugural Masked Ball. The theme varied from year to year, but one aspect remained constant: masks. Attendees went so far as to enlist designers Manuel and Alfred Fiandaca to craft showy feathered, sequined and beribboned disguises. In 2005, the gala was renamed the Ballet Ball. Although the masks are gone, an important element endures: Guests continue to enjoy an enchanting night highlighted by superb choreography and performances from the Nashville Ballet.

Clockwise from top: Luke and Susan Simons, 1994; Elizabeth Nichols, 1995; Teenie Buchtel, 1996

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