Elliston Place Soda Shop near Vanderbilt University in Nashville has poured hand-spun milkshakes and a meat-and-three lunch since 1939, recently restored to its original counter.
Try: Meat-and-three lunch
Tip: Hand-dipped chocolate milkshake is the move; the meat-and-three plate runs $11 on weekdays.
Sur La Table's Hillsboro Village cookware shop in Nashville runs hands-on classes most evenings: knife skills, weeknight Italian, Asian dumplings and pastry workshops.
Tip: Book a Tuesday evening class for the cheaper price tier; Saturday afternoon couples classes book out a week ahead.
Sweet Treats Nashville runs hands-on pastry workshops in Green Hills, Nashville: cookie decorating, family classes and seasonal pies. Owner Cindy Bailey teaches most nights.
Tip: Family-friendly weekend slots fill fastest; the evening adult classes are a quieter pace.
Elliston Place Soda Shop near Vanderbilt in Nashville plates a meat-and-three lunch for $11 and a hand-dipped milkshake for $5. Since 1939 in Nashville.
Try: Meat-and-three with milkshake
Tip: Hand-dipped chocolate milkshake plus a meat-and-three plate keeps the lunch bill under $15.