One of the singular joys of my life is the regular discovery of fresh flavors, foreign vistas, and extraordinary people. My virgin sojourn in #Nashville didn’t disappoint. @iammaggierose @them_vibes @twinnieofficial @hannahgreyellismusic ... y’all transformed the @cmt Songbird Supper Club into a powerful, soulful, and personal house party. An honor to share the stage and feel the FEELS right there with you. And Miss Maggie & @sarahgavigan... our champagne shenanigans with magnums and #sabrage are the stuff of legend! Shouts to @michaelbirch and @spacecowboynyc for making me look as good as I felt. All that plus sips n nibbles via @kristenlkish @erikbruneryang @roxanajullapat @jaguarsunmia. Hot damn. More please. #cmtsongbird #cmtsupperclub #cmtawards

Howdy #Nashvegas! I’d never seen a tractor pulling a wagon of bachelorettes through a city. Now I’ve seen four in three blocks. Glad I packed my @spacecowboynyc lid n kicks and my sparkly @michaelbirch suit! The artists themselves will be here tomorrow as I host this inaugural @CMT Supper Club. @kristenlkish @erikbruneryang @roxanajullapat @jaguarsunmia @xiaobaobiscuit are our rockstars jetting in to sling hash (and caviar?) along with a surprise line-up of musical guests. (Can’t say who, but I’ve been Spotifying them all day.) Punch-you-in-the-mouth wünderchef @sarahgavigan of @otakuramen is our Nashvisionary Mama Bear. And since mama said not to come empty-handed, some Southern faves to share: @vadistillery Virginia-Highland Whisky, @CatheadVodka Pecan, and #BristowGin. So damn bright here, gonna need my @bolle_eyewear while I sabre some mags of @veuveclicquot Merci @claudedozorme and @forgedelaguiole for stocking my Batman Somm Utility Belt. Time to hustle, highlife, and #honkeytonk. #cmtsupperclub.

Back Bar at Young Joni – Minneapolis – @esquire’s Best Bars in America, 2019. (Full text.) We all dig an after-party. This discrete Back Bar is the after-after: when the hostess lets down her hair, and the host opens up his secret stash. With its super-chill basement vibe, cozy mise en scène, and slow-roll concoctions, this might be the most comfortable place in America to have a drink. There’s a woman at the bar in a feather boa. There’s a gent in an undone bowtie. Tunes you fancy but don’t know are spinning on a mint-condition reel-to-reel. And then a drink is stirred. It’s right. A fresh take, but not weird. And it’s memorable, but you’re not going to Instagram it because phones don’t belong here. Your attention does.

What are you doin? Grillin chillin n swillin over here. Merci @kyselawine @jonesthewine for the #magnum of #picpouldepinet. Goes great with anything pulled from the water... I mean, it has poul right in the name. #memorialdayweekend #ilikebigbottlesandicannotlie

My go-to #cocktail right now is @ginandluck’s High Five that I discovered in that brilliant instant-classic (and @foundationbeard winner) from @deathandcompany: #CocktailCodex. Perfect blast of color to enhance this greyscale business affair with Association for Enterprise Growth (cue the AEG #watermelon!). 1.5 oz Beefeater #gin, 0.5 oz #Aperol, 1 oz fresh #grapefruit juice, 0.5 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz Simple Syrup. Batched and served from a golden watermelon.

A shout to this girl, who knows her sh*t. @dolce_cecilia_vita rocking her @bordersprings shirt while putting her own pasta dough through the @kitchenaidusa. Making #spaghetti for @amyleerva’s #cacioepepe and tagliatelle for #lambragu makes papa, @elizabethrestaurant_and_co, @annababykitten, @unitedsteaks, and all of her Italian foremothers proud. (And it makes dinner for @kitchenthyme.) #teachemyoung #sundaysauce

Yet another stunning #sirenssong from @alewiferva. I am continually surprised and grateful for the bounty within footsteps of the home we’ve built in #churchhill. Foragers, bartenders, caregivers, poets, bakers, historians, builders, teachers, curators, landscapers... and all are really just really good neighbors paying it forward. Yes, I love you foreign lands, but to #walktofish is to invest time, $, and shoe leather right where your live. And I know that I am fortunate to do so.

When your mama and you share the same love language, #MothersDay “service” looks like this: I made for her the roasted oysters she craved. And @rasahealth devoted her morning to my wellness (and my littlest boy’s spine). Thank you, dear Mother, for the nourishment. #tesaurosaurus #bluepointoysters #chiropractic #holisticpractitioner