Melissa Corbin

Nashville

Food and Travel Writer at Freelance

Food and Travel Journalist telling stories for folks who give a damn about the world they live in. #foodwriter #travelwriter

Articles

Where to Dine This Thanksgiving

Nov 15, 2024 | nfocusmagazine.com | Melissa Corbin

Whether cooking more than toast is a challenge, or summoning the energy to whip up a grand feast this Thanksgiving is out of the question — don’t worry — Nashville area restaurants offer a cornucopia of both dine in and take away options. Dine in styleGather your loved ones for a Thanksgiving feast of innovative twists on classic dishes at 1 Kitchen inside the eco-friendly 1 Hotel Nashville.
Fall For Foliage

Oct 17, 2024 | nfocusmagazine.com | Melissa Corbin

Editor’s note: This story was written before Hurricane Helene and some information has been removed due to road and trail closures. Please check with the park service or with Smoky Mountain Guides to ensure road and trail availability. Considering there are around 100 native species of trees within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), each year visitors flock to the area for spectacular fall colors.
6 Southern college towns that really love football

Sep 18, 2024 | ace.aaa.com | Melissa Corbin

AAA Magazines The arrival of fall heralds college football season, when fans pour into Southern campuses and towns to root for their teams and celebrate. In many of these parts, football is like a religion. I’ve never been a die-hard sports fan, but I’ve always been curious about what makes game day such a big deal. Why would people plan their Saturdays around football? What traditions, foods, and college hangouts are wrapped up in the before- and after-game experiences?
The Mighty Sights of Niagara Falls

Sep 12, 2024 | wildsam.com | Jennifer Justus |Zach Dundas |Melissa Corbin

TWO CENTURIES AGO, the Erie Canal helped make Niagara Falls a tourism staple of two nations. We haven’t stopped gawking since. Photographer Brian Finke captured a summer weekend, and we talked to locals who keep the place flowing. The Captain Captain Kaitlynn McHenry—the first woman to helm the Maid of the Mist in the 178-year history of the sightseeing boat company—grew up outside Rochester, NY. In high school, she worked as a deckhand on Erie Canal.
Shucking Shells, Shaking Hands and Clinking Glasses with Chef Andrew Wilson of Emporium Kitchen and Wine Market, A Part of the Perry Lane Hotel Luxury Collection

Aug 5, 2024 | vivantmagazine.com | Taylor Freeze |Melissa Corbin

Written by Melissa Corbin What Charleston has in common with Napa, the same could be said for Savannah with Sonoma when it comes to the lifestyle and culture of its people. On a recent trip to Savannah, Georgia, the fine folks at Perry Lane Hotel rolled out their red carpet.
How a Giving Heart Came from Heartbreak: The Dan Jansen Story

Aug 5, 2024 | vivantmagazine.com | Taylor Freeze |Melissa Corbin

Four-time speed skating Olympian, Dan Jansen finished his professional athlete career on top at the winter games of 1994 in Lillihamer, Norway. But, the losses he endured along the way proved most life affirming. Such losses earned him the nickname “the heartbreak kid.” But, heart break would not be the demise of this giving heart. Jansen soon recognized what a blink of an eye human existence really is. His story is one of perseverance and exponential grace. One that embodies this season of giving.
Uptown's Real Main Event

Aug 5, 2024 | vivantmagazine.com | Taylor Freeze |Melissa Corbin

Let’s face it. Regardless of where you come from, there really is no place like home. And, as a travel journalist I’ve found myself in more than a few situations where I could’ve really used a pair of ruby slippers. In these times, I’ve found comfort in such amenities offered by properties like the ones within The InterContinental Hotels Group portfolio.
Southern Traditions -

Aug 5, 2024 | vivantmagazine.com | Taylor Freeze |Melissa Corbin

Raised to revere my Southern heritage as a badge of honor wasn ’ t really a thing in my family. It was simply where my people and their people originated. Though, to this day, there ’ s no denying my lineage as soon as the first words roll out of my mouth. It ’ s only with one of those back-handed compliments, or imitating my dialect from someone of parts unknown that I am compelled to, indeed, bless their heart.
The Cocktail

Aug 5, 2024 | vivantmagazine.com | Taylor Freeze |Melissa Corbin

Sazerac As legend has it, this boozy elixir emerged as the world’s first known cocktail. Known as a digestive, bitters is at its roots. When Antoine Amédée Peychaud immigrated to New Orleans from Haiti because of the violence between slaves and French colonists, he opened up an apothecary on Royal Street where he developed a bitters mixed with his favorite French brandy, Sazerac-de-Forge et fils, as a hair of the dog for those “bitten” earlier in the evening.
The First Feast

Aug 5, 2024 | vivantmagazine.com | Taylor Freeze |Melissa Corbin

Written by Melissa Corbin‘ Tis the season to give thanks. Imagining what that first Thanksgiving must have been like for all in attendance, both the takers and the givers, they probably were tired, hungry, and needed a moment of truce. Recounted by attendee Edward Winslow, there were 90 Native Americans and 50 Pilgrims at that first Thanksgiving that lasted three days in October 1621.