By Hyoun Kim, on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 @ 11:14PM CST
 Over the past decade, I’ve experienced the joy of dining at churrascarias (Brazilian steakhouses) on multiple occasions across the United States. They are, in my opinion, one of the best places to eat if you have any love for fire-roasted meats. The churrascaria that I’ve experienced the most and am most familiar to people is the well-known chain Fogo de Chão.
It’s been almost five years since Nashville had a churrascaria to grace its presence. The last one that in the area was Fire of Brazil, which lasted for about 2 years and finally closing its doors in …
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By Hyoun Kim, on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 @ 8:53PM CST
 Back in March, I read an article about a new restaurant called Mangia Nashville in The Nashville Scene. The article was quite lengthy, but went into extreme detail about the history of the venture as well as in-depth reviews of the meal that evening. Being the avid food lover that I am, I called the number that was supplied only to find that reservations be done via e-mail. Expecting to hear back with good news, I found that there was almost a 2 month wait and the earliest they could accommodate me was on April 30th. This past Saturday, …
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By Hyoun Kim, on Sunday, May 1st, 2011 @ 12:27PM CST
 My latest dining experience to review is from a local restaurant called The Mad Platter that was unexpectedly one of my better dining experiences in Nashville to date . In all honesty, I wasn’t expecting much from this restaurant because the last upscale, local restaurant I tried ended up being slightly average. On top of that, when I attempted to make a reservation at The Mad Platter, the person I spoke to was quite rude and short with me over the phone. That alone got me started off on the wrong foot but because of my love for food; …
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By Hyoun Kim, on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 @ 11:33PM CST
 Earlier this month, Haley and I took our first overseas vacation together to an all-inclusive resort called The Royal in Cancun that was highly recommended by her parents. For years we’ve heard nothing but good things about the resort from them and how they wished we could go with them each year. As intrigued as I was to go, issues always arose where we couldn’t make it. Finally in 2011, we got that chance to go.
The Royal in Cancun is as majestic as the name implies. The atmosphere is superb and the scenery is gorgeous. The rooms are …
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By Hyoun Kim, on Thursday, March 10th, 2011 @ 2:55PM CST
 A couple weeks ago, I was in the Franklin area visiting Haley after work. Since it was close to dinner, she made the suggestion that we try J. Alexander’s. The last time I experienced J. Alexander’s was over a decade ago in Louisville and I barely even remember that visit because I was too young to appreciate food like I do now.
Before arriving to J. Alexander’s, all I knew was that it is an upscale restaurant on par with Stoney River. Although J. Alexander’s doesn’t advertise themselves as being a steakhouse like Stoney River does, they do have …
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