The Blind Bear has rolled out its website, and it looks fantastic! Very few bars or restaurants have websites that capture the essence of the venue as well as the Bear’s does. You can view their menu online, as well as their “Juice List” and “Giggle Water” menus. Being a speakeasy, they don’t have wine or mixed drink menus (wink wink). There’s also a form where you can reserve one of their 2 private rooms or 8 dining areas.
By the way, I mentioned that we might bring one more sponsor on board with our BBQ team. Now I’ve been granted permission to make the announcement: Our newest sponsor is none other than the Blind Bear! They will be doing our paper products, I’m told. So we’ve got WordPress, Holliday Flowers, Double J SmokeHouse and Saloon, and the Blind Bear. There is no team in all of BBQ Fest that can claim to have sponsors as good as ours.
If you want to give some aspiring musicians a hand, come to Elliott’s restaurant on Second Street tomorrow and eat some pancakes. From 8:30 to 10:30 they will have a pancake breakfast, with all proceeds going to the Visible Music College’s Music Business department’s annual trip to Nashville. $7 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. There will be bacon and fruit served with the pancakes.
Entrepreneurs: Would you like a retail space to sell your goods, rent-free, for up to 3 months? The Downtown Memphis Commission is seeking retail concepts for a pop-up market in the Power House art gallery. The project is intended to bring more unique retail to the South Main shopping and art district. To download the Request for Proposal and Application, go to DowntownMemphisCommission.com.
The Peabody has announced a Jack Daniel’s “Meet the Master Taster” Dinner and Whiskey Tasting with Jeff Norman, which will take place Thursday, March 29, 2012, at 6 p.m. in Capriccio Grill. The event will include a 4-course tasting of Jack Daniel’s whiskeys led by Norman, followed by a 4-course dinner of Jack Daniel’s-infused recipes created by Chef Ana Gonzalez. The event is $65 per person (plus tax and gratuity, includes valet parking). Reservations can be made by calling 901-529-4199. Menu:
Tennessee Whiskey Tasting:
Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Black Label
Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, specially selected for The Peabody
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey
Dinner Menu:
1st Course
Jack Daniel’s Sweet Hot Glazed Shrimp
2nd Course
Early Spring Greens, Yellow Beet, Vidalia Onion
Served with Hog Jowl Dressing, Topped with Jack Daniel’s Candied Pecans
3rd Course
Oven BBQ Tennessee Pork Tenderloin served with Butternut Squash Risotto
Lynchburg Candied Apple Demi Glace, Creole Red and Green Beans
OR
8 oz Filet with Jimmy’s Jack Fancy Mushroom and Pearl Onion Sauce
Mashed Potatoes Au Gratin and Creole Red and Green Beans
4th Course
Jack Daniel’s Honey Banana Pudding with Glazed Pecans
There’s been a controversy this week about employers asking applicants for their Facebook username and password. That lets interviewers log in as the applicant, look around and get a better sense of who the applicant is. Facebook has announced its intention to fight this practice. The company says that asking for usernames and passwords is a violation of its Terms of Service, and they will take legal action if necessary. I haven’t agreed with everything the social network has done, but I have to say “Go Facebook!” on this one. If I were interviewing for a job and someone asked me for my Facebook login info, I would get up and walk out. That is a flat-out invasion of privacy and we as a society need to stand together and say it will not be tolerated.
Hashtag I saw this morning: #FindYourInnerTebow. That makes me want to delete my Twitter account.
Plans for tonight: I’ve pretty much ruled out the 7:00 performance of Sesame Street Live at the FedExForum, but other than that, plans are pretty much still open. I’ll be out somewhere enjoying the nice spring weather.