Her a la Mode

By Zarna Surti of Zarna's Runway

East Nashville keeps enticing me with its cute little houses, good restaurants and the fact that my friends keep insisting on moving there. Until recently, I went there only when I had to, not because I dislike it but because I'm lazy and it's usually out of the way for me.

Last year for our anniversary, The Husband and I went to Disneyworld, one of the items on my bucket list. We had a lot of fun, it was so cool to see people of all ages enjoying Disney but at the same time, it was a really expensive form of birth control.

What would you cook if you were given Goo Goo Clusters, Jack Daniel's honey and Benton's Bacon? This Sunday May 20th, you'll find out what some of our local, Nashville chefs come up with at the 2012 Savor Nashville Challenge to the Chefs at Union Station Hotel, a cook-off challenge in which these chefs will use their choice of one of those three ingredients.

Get your ticket buying, mouse-clicking fingers ready ladies because it's time once again for the Purity Miss Martha's Ice Cream Crankin and Summer Social! I missed this last year but my friends who attended said it was just a great time for adults and children alike.

Far too often I hear people say “it’s too expensive to buy local/organic food.” I agree, it’s definitely not cheap and it's not a feasible option for everybody. But, what if I told you there's a way to shop for local, organic and seasonal ingredients to prepare five healthy meals for just $35 a person?

Woodhouse Day Spa in Cool Springs invites you and mom to join them on Sunday, May 6th for their Mother-Daughter Tea from 1- 3 p.m. What better way to say "Happy mothers' day" to mom than to spend a couple of hours with her and then treat her to some pampering?

If the typical places that are hell bent on pushing pink and green as stylish colors just aren't your cup of tea, head to Anthropologie to check out their dresses and outfits for Steeplechase or any of your derby-going needs.

A couple of Saturdays ago, some friends and I got together and headed to see another girlfriend in the local production of Bye Bye Liver, a drinking game/sketch comedy show at Blue Bar. We weren't quite sure what to expect - is it a play? Is it a drinking game? A drinking play?

My mother and sister will be visiting for a few days next week. When you have people coming in from a city as awesome as Singapore it's, at first, daunting trying to figure out how to show them a good time in Nashville.