The inside of the Alabama Chanin warehouse comes alive iwth creativity: it's a small city of thimbles, a chair reupholstered in scrap fabric and antique quilts embroidered with the oral histories of quiltmakers and stitchers in the region. 462 Lane Drive; 256-760-1090; alabamachanin.com
Designer quiltmaking —
The inside of the Alabama Chanin warehouse comes alive iwth creativity: it's a small city of thimbles, a chair reupholstered in scrap fabric and antique quilts embroidered with the oral histories of quiltmakers and stitchers in the region. 462 Lane Drive; 256-760-1090; alabamachanin.com
Courtesy Alabama Chanin
The peaches are more potent below the Mason-Dixon Line. Our favorite Nashville fruit experiences? The peach shortcake at City House (1222 Fourth Avenue North; 615-736-5838; cityhousenashville.com), in Germantown, and the fruit served with honey and ricotta at Marche Artisan Foods (1000 Main Street; 615-262-1111; marcheartisianfoods.com).
Unparalleled peaches —
The peaches are more potent below the Mason-Dixon Line. Our favorite Nashville fruit experiences? The peach shortcake at City House (1222 Fourth Avenue North; 615-736-5838; cityhousenashville.com), in Germantown, and the fruit served with honey and ricotta at Marche Artisan Foods (1000 Main Street; 615-262-1111; marcheartisianfoods.com).
Courtesy Marche Artisan Foods
Olive and Sinclair slow roasts its cacao beans and then grinds them with pure brown sugar more for taste than for sweetness. 1404 McGavoc Pike, Suite C; 615-262-3007; oliveandsinclair.com
Artisan chocolate —
Olive and Sinclair slow roasts its cacao beans and then grinds them with pure brown sugar more for taste than for sweetness. 1404 McGavoc Pike, Suite C; 615-262-3007; oliveandsinclair.com
Courtesy Olive and Sinclair
At Imogene + Willie, a handful of gentlemen iwth trimmed beards sell jeans, beautiful shoes, boots, cotton shirts and shorts, chambray dresses and canvas weekend bags with leather trim. 2601 12th Avenue South; 615-292-5005; imogeneandwillie.com
Tailored denim —
At Imogene + Willie, a handful of gentlemen iwth trimmed beards sell jeans, beautiful shoes, boots, cotton shirts and shorts, chambray dresses and canvas weekend bags with leather trim. 2601 12th Avenue South; 615-292-5005; imogeneandwillie.com
Courtesy Imogene + Willie
Fruit popsicles from Las Paletas (2905 12th Avenue South; 615-386-2101), with flavors like honeydew and cucumber chile, are perfection on a hot summer day.
Popsicles —
Fruit popsicles from Las Paletas (2905 12th Avenue South; 615-386-2101), with flavors like honeydew and cucumber chile, are perfection on a hot summer day.
courtesy stefan engstrom
The whiskey drinks at The Patterson House are excellent, either fresh -- with ice, citrus and one of the innumerable housemade bitters -- or deliciously dark and brooding. 1711 Division Street, 615-636-7724; thepattersonnashville.com
Whiskey —
The whiskey drinks at The Patterson House are excellent, either fresh -- with ice, citrus and one of the innumerable housemade bitters -- or deliciously dark and brooding. 1711 Division Street, 615-636-7724; thepattersonnashville.com
courtesy Patterson House