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Talk of the Town Features Scarritt Bennett Community Lunch & Catering

Newschannel 5 host Heather Mathis welcomed Scarritt Bennett Chef Joe Irwin for a lively episode of Talk of the Town’s Plugged In on May 20th.

Chef Joe showcased some of our favorite Susie Gray Community Lunch meals including:

• Earl’s Fried Chicken with stewed okra and buttermilk cornbread
• Blackened Catfish with Lemon Pepper Honey Butter, mashed sweet potatoes and grilled vegetables
• ChickPea Falafel with lemon braised kale and white bean hummus.

Chef Joe also brought along some appetizers from Scarritt Bennett’s catering menu including

• Bacon Wrapped Pineapple
• Strawberry Bruschetta with goat cheese, mint and a balsamic syrup reduction
• Shrimp 3 Ways – tempura with yum yum sauce, pickled with remoulade and steamed with horseradish cocktail sauce.

Find the episode here!

Come to Scarritt Bennett Community Lunch on our 11 acre campus in midtown Nashville, Tuesdays through Fridays from 11:30am-1pm, and for Sunday Supper the 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays of each month.

Check out all the options on our catering menu and pair those with our meeting spaces and lodging. Scarritt Bennett has everything you need for your next event.

More Scarritt Bennett in the News

This is not Community Lunch’s first time on Talk of the Town – Ms Cheap and Heather came out for lunch in Susie Gray Dining Hall and raved about Chef Joe’s food. Here is that episode.

Scarritt Bennett Center Executive Director Rev. Dr. Sondrea Tolbert was recently featured on an episode of Newschannel 5’s Open Line sharing Scarritt Bennett’s history and current offerings.

Rev. Kelli X, Director of Racial Justice Ministries and Rev. Linda Furtado, Director of Spirituality and the Arts, joined Rev. Tolbert on an in-depth episode around Scarritt Bennett onThis is Nashville.