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Family-Style Meals at Monell's in Nashville

"The Pass to the Left Policy works out well—everyone gets fed eventually. But it gets a tad intense when the fried chicken arrives." Monell's 1235 6th Avenue N., Nashville TN 37208 (map); 615-248-4747 Meals: lunch Monday through Friday, dinner Tuesday through Saturday, breakfast on the weekends and Sunday afternoon meal. Monell's in Nashville is one of those places where you shouldn't eat breakfast that morning (or maybe even last night's dinner). You're basically in for a Southern Thanksgiving, except with 10 or so people you've never met. Every meal here (lunch, dinner, the weekend country breakfast, and Sunday meal) is served family-style like they did back in the days of Southern boarding houses—except with other peoples' families. But you'll get...

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17 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, January 21, 2010 at 2:45 PM
Tagged: fried chicken, Monell's, Nashville, soul food, Southern food, Tennessee

Harper's Soul Food Cafeteria in Nashville, Tennessee

"The fried okra nubbins are just asking to be snacked on pre-cash register." [Photographs: Erin Zimmer] Harper's 2610 Jefferson Street, Nashville TN 37208 (map); 615-329-1909 Hours: Open 7 days a week. Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Many restaurants in Nashville are closed on Sundays and Mondays, but Harper's—the cafeteria-style soul food restaurant near Tennessee State University—isn't. And that was sure a good thing this week when bundles of people filed in here after the annual Martin Luther King Day march to the university. Instead of the usual Southern tradition of "Meat and Three" (your choice of one meat and three sides—a beautiful thing), Harper's does Meat and Two. But...

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7 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, January 20, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Tagged: cafeterias, Harper's Restaurant, Nashville, soul food, Southern food, Tennessee

Are Soul Food Restaurants Dying All Over the Country? A Serious Eats Poll

The New York Times notes that many traditional soul food restaurants have closed in Harlem as victims of the neighborhood's changing tastes. Is this trend is going on in other non-Southern cities with well-established African-American neighborhoods.

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23 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, August 6, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: Harlem, New York City, New York Times, soul food