{"id":21213,"date":"2018-07-14T09:58:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-14T14:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=21213"},"modified":"2018-07-14T09:58:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-14T14:58:55","slug":"saturday-update-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/14\/saturday-update-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several fun things happening around Downtown tonight. For starters, Allison Krauss plays the Mud Island Amphitheater<\/a> tonight at 7 along with special guest Dee White.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, over at the Orpheum at 8,\u00a0 Modest Mouse<\/a> will perform along with special guest Mass Gothic.<\/p>\n

There will be a Beale Street beer pong tournament<\/a> tonight at 341 Beale. Registration from 11 PM-12 AM with games starting at 1 AM. In addition to beer pong, there will be a flip cup tournament and a wet T-shirt tournament. Free to watch, $10 to enter.<\/p>\n

The Daily News has a very nice article about Grizzlies’ TV voice Pete Pranica living the dream<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Downtown cakery\/cupcakery Two Girls and a Whip will host a four-course cupcake dinner at Zebra Lounge Wednesday, July 18 at 6:30 PM. Three savory and one sweet cupcakes will be expertly paired with a drink. Here’s the menu:<\/p>\n

Angel-hair pasta with marinara \u201ccupcake\u201d
\nwith a garlic parmigiano-reggiano crostini meatball
\ntopped with marinara and fresh basil<\/p>\n

Pesto fettuccine alfredo w broccoli \u201ccupcake\u201d
\nwith Grilled lemon herb chicken
\ntopped w prosciutto wrapped asparagus<\/p>\n

Veggie lasagne \u201ccupcake\u201d
\nwith asiago ricotta cream
\ntopped with a stuffed tomato<\/p>\n

Cinnamon ricotta cupcake
\nwith mascarpone icing
\ntopped with chocolate chips and a mini cannoli<\/p>\n

Call 472-CAKE to reserve your spot at this intimate dinner.<\/p>\n

For lunch yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting my friend Sarah at West Street Diner. We hadn’t seen each other in a while and it was a fabulous time catching up. I got one of the Friday lunch specials, the veal parmesan (also available for Sunday lunch) along with Italian spinach and purple hull peas.<\/p>\n

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I have to say, this just might be the best entree I have had in all my trips to the diner. The veal was tender and the tomato sauce gave it a great flavor. Sides were delicious too.<\/p>\n

Funny thing happened at the checkout counter… the cashier said, “I just love y’all’s accents.” I guess Sarah’s English accent and my Little Rock, Arkansas accent were music to her ears.<\/p>\n

Bardog is first up for me this morning. The Breakaway-Bardog 5K and Monroe Avenue Fest are barely more than a month away, and maybe I’ll get some news about the event to share with you. Back tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"