
Dana Kopp Franklin
Senior Editor and Restaurant Writer at Nashville Scene
Journalist, hunter of restaurant news, film buff. Fan of history and other nerdly studies. Senior editor, restaurant writer at the Nashville Scene
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Apr 5, 2024 |
nashvillescene.com | Dana Kopp Franklin
The 15th installment of Iron Fork, the self-described “ultimate chef throwdown” put on annually by the Nashville Scene, was an entertaining event Thursday night, with five contestants vying for the Iron Fork trophy. Deb Paquette of Etch and Etc.
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Jan 8, 2024 |
nashvillescene.com | Dana Kopp Franklin
Kisser 747 Douglas Ave., Suite 105B kisserrestaurant.comI was once stuck overnight at LaGuardia Airport. Actually, since the airline helpfully admitted that the flight cancellation was its fault, I received a voucher that allowed me to stay not in the airport, but at a Japanese-run hotel nearby in New York’s second Chinatown neighborhood, in Flushing, Queens. For my dinner needs, I was able to phone a friend who directed me to a Szechuan restaurant within walking distance of the hotel.
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Aug 2, 2023 |
nashvillescene.com | Dana Kopp Franklin
Shortcomings opens with a direct slap at the hugely popular Crazy Rich Asians. In a film within the film, we see a haughty white hotel clerk deny a chic Asian woman the right to book the hotel’s penthouse suite. The woman consults with her suave, tuxedoed companion, who makes a call, and she soon informs the clerk that the hotel has been bought, and he basically works for her now. The clerk grovels, chastened. Shortcomings R, 92 minutes Opening Friday, Aug.
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Jun 13, 2023 |
nashvillescene.com | Dana Kopp Franklin
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Apr 12, 2023 |
nashvillescene.com | Dana Kopp Franklin
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