In early August I was honored and privileged to be able to attend a Craft Food and Craft Beer dinner at Gaylord’s Opryland Hotel during the Southern Food & Wine Festival.
Chef Brian Owenby, executive chef of the area of the resort known as The District, was charged with blowing away our taste buds and did just that. As I mentioned previously in this blog, the food was excellent and paired perfectly with each beer. He is definitely a chef of distinction.
Today I learned through Facebook that Chef Owenby, who has been doing charity work for the Liver Foundation for the last few years, has been diagnosed with advanced liver disease and will find out in the coming months whether he needs a liver transplant. (See the story at Newschannel5.com).
September 14th, 2009, he will participate in Flavors of Nashville for the foundation. Please consider attending this meal and/or making a donation to the American Liver Foundation. If nothing else, attend the dinner and let him thrill your taste buds while contributing to a good cause. For more information, please contact the Mid South Division at 866.756.7668 or kreuter@liverfoundation.org. Space is limited and Flavors of Nashville will sell out – so please confirm your attendance early!
Along with the dinner is a silent auction with great items up for bidding. Here is a list:
| Item | Company | Value |
| Backpack Office 2007 (Ultimate) Vista (Business) Sleeve of Golf Balls, Mouse, Water Bottle | Microsoft |
$1,000 |
| 3 Night Cabin Rental | Moon Shine Hill |
$750 |
| 1 Round of Golf for 4 People | Governor’s Club |
$457 |
| 1 Night Stay With Dinner for 2 | Loew’s Vanderbilt Hotel |
$400 |
| Professional Take-Home Whitening Kit | Mitchell Ward, DDS |
$400 |
| 2 Box Seats for 1 Classical Concert and dinner for 2 at Arpeggio | Nashville Symphony |
$286 |
| Lamp | The Lamp Store |
$275 |
| Round of Golf for 4 People | Gaylord Springs Golf Links |
$260 |
| Portrait Session | Lane Photography |
$200 |
| 2 VIP Passes | Next Big Nashville |
$180 |
| 20 Person Taco Party | Qdoba |
$170 |
| Dinner for Two | Capitol Grille |
$150 |
| Tickets for 2 | Nashville Opera |
$144 |
| 3 Night Stay | Miss Kitty’s Bed and Bath |
$135 |
| Gift Certificate | Breon Hair Salon |
$130 |
| 11×14 Bob Dylan Photo | Further Images |
$120 |
| Brunch for 6 | Macke’s Restaurant |
$120 |
| 2 pairs of Season Passes (4 Total) | Alias Chamber Ensemble |
$120 |
| The “Best of Doc” Box Set | The Documentary Chanel |
$100 |
| Gift Certificate for Skin Care Products | Tiba NU Spa |
$100 |
| Family Membership | Adventure Science Center |
$90 |
| 4 Entrees and 1 Top Shelf Guacamole | Cantina Lerado |
$70 |
| 2 Tickets | Grand Ole Opry |
$60 |
| 4 Zoo Passes | Nashville Zoo |
$56 |
| 1 bottle of wine, autographed by Kix Brooks | Arrington Vineyards |
$50 |
| $50 Gift Certificate | Gigi’s Cupcakes |
$50 |
| Cooking Class | The Viking School |
$50 |
| Gift Certificate | Levy’s Clothier For Men and Women |
$50 |
| 6 Adult Passes | Frist Museum |
$50 |
| 6 Free Studio Visits | Brushfire Pottery Studio |
$36 |
| 2 Passes | Belle Meade Plantation |
$30 |
| Open Bounce Card | Bounce U |
$30 |
| Gift Certificate | Firefly |
$25 |
| Golden Fiddle | Charley Daniel’s Band | |
| Gift Certificate | Wild Iris Restaurant | |
| Home Cleaning and Organizing | Sharon Millward | |
| Hatch Show Print |
