To kick off the celebration of this year’s CMT Music Awards, CMT hosted the inaugural CMT Songbird Supper Club on June 2nd at the Neuhoff Site.
Located in the historic Germantown area of Nashville, the long-abandoned, former meat packing plant, Neuhoff Site at 1308 Adams St., has recently been turned into an upscale event venue. Beautifully-decorated to help kick off a week of special events hosted by CMT.
The CMT Songbird Supper Club follows in the tradition from years past of a special dinner that CMT has held in honor of the current CMT Music Awards’ nominees with artists and industry only present. This year, under its new name, CMT opened up a limited number of tickets to the public for purchase to experience a night of fine dining and live music.
The evening began with guests first enjoying a cocktail reception just outside the venue. There was a nice selection of special drinks created for the event with waitstaff serving hors d’vores created by some of the visiting chefs.
Following the cocktail reception, guests made their way into the main event hall with a stage along with several long, candlelit tables that filled the elegantly-decorated room to enjoy the dinner and the musical performances.
My personal favorite dish that was served was the squash with yellow curry sauce with white rice. Going to try to replicate that one from my home!
CMT brought in a collection of culinary superstars from across the U.S. for this very special evening. The chefs included: Roxana Jullapat (East Hollywood, CA), Erik Bruner-Yang (Washington, D.C.), Will Thompson (Miami, FL), Sarah Gavigan (Nashville, TN), and Kristen Kish (Austin, TX).
As guests dined on delectable gourmet dishes from the talented chefs, we were treated to live music. Them Vibes, Twinnie, and Hannah Ellis started out the music for the evening with Maggie Rose joining with her band, Them Vibes, to close out this special night. They stole the show combining Maggie Rose’s powerful, distinctive vocals with the groove that Them Vibes provided as they played their own unique mix of country, soul, and blues bringing the crowd to their feet as most took to the dance floor to end the night on a festive high note.
It was certainly a success and an event that I hope returns next year!
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