Whether we’re picking up the pace on our walking food tours, or bundling up in our warmest coats and scarves to beat the chill, we can’t seem to shake the need to get warm! And while moving our bodies and packing on layers sure can work wonders, sometimes it’s more effective — and more fun! — to slurp something down that will warm us back up.
Downtown Nashville is best known for hosting tourists: from cowboys with big dreams to bachelorettes celebrating upcoming nuptials, the music of the honky tonks leads their march through the neon-lit streets. But downtown Music City is also host to a large local workforce who rely a number of good eats for their lunch breaks every day.
Although the onslaught of chilly weather strikes fear into the hearts of summer-lovers near and far, the truth is that the lines between summer and fall are quite blurry here in Music City. What might be a hot and humid scorcher one day, could turn into a breezy, chilly, 65 degree afternoon the next. So how do we locals deal with Nashville’s admittedly schizophrenic weather patterns during this time of year?
