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2014 ANTIQUES AND GARDEN SHOW OF NASHVILLE ADDS
“A BOURBON PARTY” TO LINE-UP
Bourbon + Southern Food + Gardens = Modern Entertaining
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 12, 2013 – Each winter, the Antiques and Garden Show of
Nashville brings spectacular garden spaces, fine antiques and world-renowned designers to
Middle Tennessee. Returning for its 24th year – this time at the new Music City Center –
the show promises even more fun and indulgence with the addition of “A Bourbon Party:
Bourbon + Southern Food + Gardens = Modern Entertaining,” a night showcasing the
finest in Southern food, drink and décor for home entertaining.
“A Bourbon Party” will be held at the Music City Center on Feb. 7 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets
can be purchased for $50 at www.antiquesandgardenshow.com.
Hosts for the evening affair include garden designer Jon Carloftis; the chefs behind Canal
House Cooking, Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton; and publishers of The
Bourbon Review: Seth Thompson, Brad Kerrick, Justin Thompson and Bob Edison.
Award-winning garden designer, writer and lecturer Carloftis brings the expertise of his
storied career to “A Bourbon Party.” With his elegant down-home manners, soft Kentucky
accent and good humor, the American pioneer in rooftop and small space gardening will
charm attendees with his demonstration of practiced techniques for outdoor entertaining.
Carloftis began his career in New York City and has spent the last 25 years building a
national gardening empire. He has created superb outdoor spaces for the likes of actress
Julianne Moore, actor Mike Meyers, the Lauder family (of Estée Lauder fame) and the
Google New York headquarters, among many others. He is a regular contributor to lifestyle
publications like Southern Living and Garden and Gun, and a guest on such television shows
as Good Morning America and Martha Stewart.
Acclaimed Canal House hors d’oeuvres will circle the room as Hirsheimer and Hamilton
present their recipes and mingle with attendees at the party. The duo has published eight
volumes of their seasonal cookbook and recently released Canal House Cooks Every Day,
based on their popular daily lunch blog, which was honored with the 2013 James Beard
Book Award.
Hirsheimer is the former food and design editor for Metropolitan Home Magazine and is one
of the founders of Saveur magazine. Hamilton joined the staff of Saveur after stints with
Martha Steward Living and Cook’s Illustrated, and served as test kitchen director and food
editor for the publication.
The two women formed a close friendship at the magazine, and in 2007 they each retired
from their respective positions and founded the Canal House Studio in New Jersey.
Hirsheimer and Hamilton continue to meet at the Canal House every weekday to cook,
paint, write and photograph, always pausing for lunch to enjoy their delicious recipes.
Like Carloftis, The Bourbon Review publishers are from Lexington, Ky., where they publish
The Bourbon Review magazine, website and newsletter. The four friends, commonly called
“The Bourbon Boys,” will present ideas for throwing a lively modern party that features
bourbon tastings.
What began in 2008 as an idea among the four University of Kentucky fraternity brothers
is now the world’s first magazine dedicated to bourbon and the lifestyle that surrounds its
patrons. With over 60,000 readers, the success of The Bourbon Review has established
Thompson, Kerrick, Thompson and Edison as beloved bourbon experts. They now travel
the country promoting the art and lifestyle of their favorite spirit, and are currently in the
process of opening their own bar in Lexington.
About the Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville
The Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville brings together top interior designers,
landscape architects and purveyors of fine furnishings for a three-day event that showcases
the elements – indoors and outdoors – that make a house a home. The charitable event
was founded in 1989 by Connie Cigarran and the late Sigourney Cheek. It is produced in
partnership with the Economic Club of Nashville, formerly The Nashville Exchange Club,
and over 200 volunteers. Since its founding, The Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville
has raised $5.5 million for Cheekwood, as well as many Nashville charities supported by
The Economic Club, such as Big Brothers of Nashville, Fannie Mae Battle Home for
Children, Martha O’Bryan Center, the W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School
and the YWCA of Nashville.
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