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Some people are not into cooking because they think cooking is hard and time consuming. However, those who are accustomed to cooking will find this activity not only fun, they will also have a healthier lifestyle and bank account. Besides allowing us to choose the best ingredients and control our salt and sugar intake, we can also experiment with numerous local and imported spices. YouTube, cooking books, TV shows, apps and numerous recipes that are widely available both online and offline have also made cooking easier. For starters, try to make something simple in the kitchen, celebrity chef Ari Galih said. “Meals can be cooked easily with only a few ingredients required. You can even use only four ingredients such as salt, pepper, sugar and some instant spices with your food and you are ready to cook,” he said at a recent event held by PT Multi Bintang at Por Que No restaurant in Menteng, Central Jakarta. He said the key to a delicious meal is fresh ingredients. Learn how to identify fresh chicken, fish or beef and choose the best when you are shopping in supermarkets or traditional markets. “Imagine eating a fish fresh from the ocean, grill the fish and put some salt and pepper on it. Nice, right?” Ari said. If you have a meat but don’t want to cook it right away, a simple way to cook it is by marinating it with some spices, put it in plastic wrap and store it in the chiller. It will be ready to be grilled, fried or steamed anytime and can stay in the refrigerator for a day or two. “Don’t keep the marinated meat for more than two
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5NASHVILLE | TN | days though. Remember, good food is fresh food,” Ari said. Oftentimes we need to compromise in the kitchen. If you do not have time to make your own spices, instant spices will do just fine. Ari said we do not have to buy organic vegetables as long as we know how to clean and store them the right way.
The Health Ministry sets out a number of steps to prevent contamination by the listeria bacteria, which is a source of food poisoning that can cause diarrhea. First, raw ingredi ents like vegetables and fruits should be washed with flowing water before they are cut or cooked. As for fruit, clean them again after peeling. Dry them with a clean towel or paper afterwards. Another thing to remember when storing food in the refrigerator is to separate raw meat and poultry from vegetables, fast food and cooked meals. Ari said another benefit from cooking your own meals was to instil a sense of togetherness at home. “Cooking is something that all families should do. Families also need to teach their kids how to cook basic meals,” he said, adding that he decided to teach at a cooking school to spread his love for cooking throughout the country. He suggested that cooking should be a family activ ity where every member had their own contribution to the meal served on the table. Newlyweds like Ana Octarina and Adie Baron find cooking a great idea. An Instagram celebrity, Ana admits that married life has changed her in many ways, especially in terms of cooking. She said as they would be
6 | NASHVILLE | TN | Restaurants Etch Open-kitchen setting for eclectic, upscale dining, plus a rich cocktail & wine list. 303 Demonbreun St, Nashville, TN 37201 Phone: (615) 522-0685 | Web: etchrestaurant.com The Stillery Mason jar cocktails, burgers & brick-oven pizza in a modern space with live music on weekends. 113 2nd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37201 Phone: (615) 942-8080 | Web: stillerynashville.com Folk High ceilinged space with exposed brick walls & an innovative sea sonal Italian food & wine menu. 823 Meridian St, Nashville, TN 37207 Phone: (615) 610-2596 | Web: goodasfolk.com Have a restaurant you’d like us to feature? Send in a recommendation for your fa vorite restaurant to be added to our list. Be sure to mention why you think they are worthy of being featured and include a link to their website.
7NASHVILLE | TN | Pinewood Social Trendy hangout featuring New American cuisine, cocktails & bowling in an industrial-chic 33space.Peabody St, Nashville, TN 37210 Butcher & Bee Hip outpost offering a rotating menu of inventive, seasonal cui sine made with local ingredients. 902 Main St, Nashville, TN 37206 The Farm House Reimagined, farm-fresh Southern classics, local brews & cocktails in a hip space. 210 Almond St, Nashville, TN 37201 Ugly Mugs Coffee & Tea Locally minded coffeehouse in artsy, industrial surrounds with live music plus breakfast & lunch. 1886 Eastland Ave, Nashville, TN 37206 Cerveza Jack’s Mexican restaurant & canti na with specials such as Taco Tuesday & happy hour, plus local 135bands.2nd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37201 Marsh House Elevated, seafood-centric South ern fare in a chic setting at the Thompson Nashville hotel. 401 11th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203 Fattoush Cafe Simple counter serve offering falafel & shawarma, plus Greek specialties such as gyros & 1716baklava.Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37203 Ninki Casual, contemporary Japanese restaurant featuring a full-service sushi bar & live hibachi grill. 4530 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205
9NASHVILLE | TN | moving to Australia in the near future, she was learning how to cook from her mom. Ana said when they decided to order food or dine out, she always reminded her husband to buy meals that have no additives or preser vatives. hardpangs,husbandoutsoundsaidpresenterMeanwhile,NyctaGinafastfoodmightlikeaneasywaywhensheandherhavehungerbutshetriednottoorder.The
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feb Dine Nashville: The Music City Way A month-long celebration that featured collaborative chef experiences, a restaurant week, and discount offerings from local food retail outlets across Music City. Discover more at visitmusiccity.com.
mar Tin Pan South Tin Pan South is the world’s largest songwriter festival and happens each year in Nashville! Dedicated to songs and those who write them, Tin Pan South is an event where fans get a unique experience with the music they love. Learn more at visitmusiccity.com.
apr Tennessee Flavors Tennessee Flavors is an annual tasting event that brings together Nashville’s top restaurants and food and beverage artisans for a delicious evening in support of the Nashville State Community College Foundation. Details at tnflavors.org.
May Iroquois Steeplechase Held at Percy Warner Park, Iroquois Steeplechase has been Nashville’s rite of spring since 1941, attracting spectators to watch the best horses and riders in the world race over hurdles on a three-mile turf track. Learn more at visitmusiccity.com
Jun CMA Fest Get ready for amazing live performances, meet & greets, exclusive artist experiences, and more! Hundreds of artists perform for free to help fund the CMA Foundation’s mission of enriching music education programs across the country. Learn more at visitmusiccity.com.
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Cooking and baking, are brilliant as hobby ideas for several reasons. The nature of carefully and exactly mixing together ingredients can be a lot of fun. Plus, once you’ve finished making what you were cooking or baking, you get to eat it, which is more than you can say for a lot of things.
Whether you play video games, board games, or any other kind of game, gaming is a brilliant way to unwind and destress. Not only is gaming super engaging and relaxing, but it also allows you to enjoy incredibly well-written stories and explore another world.
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Another great possible hobby is gardening, which can be an incredibly enjoyable and rewarding way to spend your time. Not only does the process of carefully culti vating and caring for your plants result in some impres sive and beautiful displays, but the hobby itself is a great way to appreciate nature and destress from the office.
4. DIY Crafting
If you like getting physical with your hobbies, then another good option would be DIY crafting. Whether you’re building furniture, repairing electronics, figuring out life-hacks, or even interior decorating, DIY can be an incredibly enjoyable experience. It could be said that your hobbies are the single most important aspect of your life. Your hobbies are how you relax, your reward for all the hard work inher ent in maintaining the status quo of your life.Because of this, it is incredibly important that you have hobbies that you love and that make you feel good.
14 | NASHVILLE | TN | How the Pandemic Is Reshaping Interior Design So Far For many, working from home has gone from a rare perk to a company mandate as traditional offices remain closed. As interior designer Jessica Helgerson reports, “Our office has been designing home offices for decades, but who ever thought our clients would actually work there—I mean really, really work there, five days a week, week after week, month after month?” Previously, Helgerson explains, most clients looking for a home office envisioned it as a much more casual space to pay bills, check emails, or look up a recipe. Now, home offices are souped up with large work surfaces, comfortable task chairs, and expanded storage space to support much heavier usage.
With most of our daily lives confined to the home, the importance of having separate spaces for different activities has tempered the rise of totally open floor plans. Screen walls and other dividers will help define spaces for flexible use. Homeowners are taking advantage of underutilized basements, bedrooms, and garages, recasting them as bonus spaces for working out, watching movies, and other activities that keep the family entertained during a pandemic.
Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention, and the pandemic’s impact on interior design can be best summed up as a deepened focus on well delineated, adaptable spaces.
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With school transitioning to Zoom as well, having multiple designated workspaces at home is becoming essential to reduce distraction. Whether it be a room converted to a home office or a remote-learning nook within a larger area, clients need clear workspaces for everyone in the household.
Entryways, foyers, and mudrooms are also getting extra attention these days as people become more cognizant of maintaining sanitary areas and clear divisions between outdoors and in.
From large windows and sliding doors that bring the outside in to greenery and nature-inspired colors, design that enhances our connection to the environment will be key to boosting mental and physical wellness as we hunker down in our Sincehomes.travel and vacation plans are still largely on hold, homeowners are looking for ways to make home feel like a retreat, prioritizing spa-like bathrooms and places for relaxation that take cues from hospitality design.
DEC Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville Free concerts by country and rock artists (Keith Urban’s headlined three years running) keep everyone dancing so freely, nobody even feels the cold. Learn more at visitmusiccity.com.
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OCT Portland Greek Festival
SEP Nashville Pride
The city’s oldest festival spans ten city blocks and is one of the bestattended in the country with over 250,000 participants. Offering a huge variety of beers, bratwurst and German vendors, this family-friendly event also includes a 5K run, live music (polka and more), a massive 125-foot slip-and-slide, pup costume parade and famous dachshund derby where dozens of dogs compete for the “wiener take all” prize. Details at thenashvilleoktoberfest.com.
True, almost every town has some kind of Independence Day celebration happening, but Nashville has taken it to new heights with one of the country’s biggest fireworks displays, free outdoor concerts, kids’ activities and a street party for over 300,000 people that takes over Lower Broadway. Learn more at visitmusiccity.com.
The city’s Pride festival has been going strong since 1988 and gets bigger and better every year, with over two hundred vendors, four performance stages, a kids’ zone (kids under 10 get in free), a dance tent and more. Discover more at nashvillepride.org.
JUL Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th
18 | NASHVILLE | TN | NASHVILLE CARES Our mission is to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Middle Tennessee. We work to achieve this through education, advocacy and support for those at risk for or living with NASHVILLECARES.ORGHIV. | (615) 259-4866 THE TABLE NASHVILLE The Table is a LGBTQIA+ centered faith collective committed to the work of social justice and racial equity. We welcome those who are seeking God’s love and grace as a first timer or a lifer. Everyone has a seat at our table and we affirm people of all rac es, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, age, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions, and relationship THETABLENASHVILLE.ORGstatus.|(615) 264-8600 PFLAG NASHVILLE PFLAG Nashville provides free support for parents, family, and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. We are here to listen, encourage, guide, and assist you as you work to understand what it means to be LGBT. PFLAGNASHVILLE.ORG | (615) 208-4528 NASHVILLE LGBT CHAMBER The Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce advances common business interests, economic growth, and equality in the workplace and society for its LGBT members, businesses, and allies by providing educational, networking, and community building NASHVILLELGBTCHAMBER.ORGopportunities. | (615) 507-5185 OASIS CENTER We stand against racism and racist systems. At Oasis Center, we believe in social justice and racial equality, and we condemn institutions whose policies and practices lead to injustice and OASISCENTER.ORGhate.|(615) 327-4455
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