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Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish

Bourdain ate: Nashville hot chicken (mild, medium and hot), spicy fish sandwich, cole slaw. Who joined him: Alison Mosshart, lead singer for rock bands The Kills and The Dead Weather; Alison's brother Matthew Mosshart, professional chef. In his words: "Oh, oh that hurts. I think I'm hallucinating." And then the day after: "I just experienced like 12-hour payback for hot chicken. And this was an existentially awful experience where there were moments where I didn't think I was going to make it."

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Dino's Bar

Bourdain ate: Burgers, hot fries, beer. Lunch Date:A ndy Wilson, executive chef/owner of City House; Sean Brock, executive chef/co-owner of Husk Nashville; Pat Martin, pitmaster/co-owner of Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint; Tyler Brown, Southall.

Nashville, TN

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CITY HOUSE

Bourdain ate: Pizza, wine, other items. Who joined: Dean Fertita, member of rock bands Queens of the Stone Age and The Dead Weather

Nashville, TN

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Pinewood Social

Dining companions: Josh Habiger, Alison Mosshart, Dean Fertita, Matthew Mosshart and friends What they ate/drank: Bloody Marys, mimosas, cheeseburgers, short rib hash, other brunch items In his words: "Pinewood Social....where natural allies alcohol, hangovers and bowling coexist peacefully in an atmosphere of mutual respect."

Nashville, TN

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Dandgure's Classic Southern Cooking

Dining companion: Jesse Boyce, founder and CEO of Sovereign Music Group. What they ate: meat and three In his words: "If you're looking for iconic Nashville, what's bone-deep local, even deeper than the dive bar culture, you would be talking about a thing called meat and three. Dandgure's is just such an institution."

Nashville, TN

bar • restaurants

The Patterson House

Dining companion: Josh Habiger, executive chef/co-owner of Bastion, opened both Patterson House and The Catbird Seat What they ate/drank: Cocktails In his words: "Sign of the apocalypse, or an age of enlightment. You decide. The craft cocktail program has arrived, and it's spreading fast."

Nashville, TN

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The Catbird Seat

Dining companion: Josh Habiger, executive chef/co-owner of Bastion, opened both Patterson House and The Catbird Seat. What they ate: Tasting menu In his words: Dish #1: "Nothing about the description of that dish sounded particularly interesting to me, but it's delicious." Dish #2: "I would faceplant in a big fuckin' bowl of this."