The latest from Jimmy Carter in Nashville

OPRY MEMBER JIMMY DICKENS NAMED HONORARY EXECUTIVE CHEF DURING GRAND OPENING  OF OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILL   NASHVILLE, Tenn.   (Aug. 5, 2011) – The show that made country music famous is now making its mark on okra fries, Tennessee cornbread salad, skillet fried chicken, pit smoked Southern barbecue, and signature desserts in a new restaurant, the Opry Backstage Grill.  Earlier today during a grand opening event at the restaurant, 62-year Opry member Little Jimmy Dickens was presented with a Chef’s hat and named the restaurant’s Honorary Executive Chef. Dickens then toasted the crowd with a raised glass of the restaurant’s specialty frozen dessert, the home-baked shake. Made daily from the restaurant’s pie of the day plus ice cream and milk, today’s home-baked shake was chocolate peanut-butter icebox pie.   The restaurant, now open across from Gaylord Opryland Resort, provides a one-of-a-kind dining experience combining the entertainment for which th...