In Issue #35 Sept/Oct 2020

Small Is Big

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:
We can’t wait to gather again. Last year at this time, we were hosting our third WeGo Progressive Dinner, in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood. Everyone boarded a WeGo bus at Music City Central, rode to the WeHo neighborhood, and walked from Parson’s Chicken & Fish to Jackalope’s The Ranch Taproom and Brewery to Ernest Bar & Hideaway (best deviled eggs ever) and finally to B1281, an outdoor Hawaiian tiki bar. I miss those evenings; The camaraderie of old and new friends exploring something for the first time. That same month we went on to host our Fall Farm Dinner for 130 guests at Breeden’s Orchard in Mt. Juliet.  Being shut off from gatherings for going on 7 months now makes those events seem surreal. Handshakes and hugs (especially hugs) seem otherworldly at this moment. But this too shall pass.

In the meantime, we’ve learned how to entertain ourselves at a safe social distance and to reconnect with the little things in life. This issue reflects just that: the little things. Most of which take place in nature. Road trips to parks and inns unexplored, glamping in the rolling hills of Bloomsbury Farm, picnicking with a view… From sitting in a charming garden with an East Nashville couple to sitting amongst the tomato vines and pumpkin patches at The Farm & Fiddle for our intimate Farm Dinners. Finally, we spotlight 8 entrepreneurs with small businesses and discover why they do what they do.

These are strange times that hold “firsts” for many of us like growing a garden, going to the farmers market, keeping bees, working at home, and cooking. As we enter a new season in this new world, we hope to keep you inspired in the kitchen and beyond. Stay safe and hang in there. A beautiful magazine doesn’t hurt.  

- Jill