The Bottle List

I love the movie "The Bucket List". Partially because Morgan Freeman is the man and his character is almost everything I aspire to be as a man. No, I don't wish to be a mechanic. I do, however, want to work hard for a living, provide for my family, and love only one woman.

It seems like everyone has a bucket list these days. I even remember doing a homework assignment in high school involving a bucket list. Let's see how un-original we can get:

• Go Skydiving (sure, me too...even though I'm deathly afraid of heights)
• Watch the sunrise (that's cute)
• Go running with the bulls
• Visit all 7 wonders of the world (got some big travel plans, do we?)

You get the picture. Those would be fantastic things to do. I'd do them. One of my favorite lists is Ingrid's New Year's Resolution list in the movie New Years Eve:

• Quit job 
• Save a life 
• Breakfast at Tiffany's  
• Taxi ride with no traffic 
• Go to bali 
• Walk through all 5 NY boroughs in a day 
• Be amazed 
• Kiss on new year at midnight 

Today, I'm here to give you MY LIST. This list is not to be taken lightly, no sir. Nor is it for the faint of heart. This is my "Bottle List". A list of all of the bars (and restaurants) I've challenged myself to enjoy by Thanksgiving. Now, as a disclaimer...I will be adding to this list and will only remove from the list if that establishment closes (permanently).

Restaurants

Hog and Hominy (Memphis, TN)

R'evolution (New Orelans, LA)
The Ordinary (Charleston, SC)

The Root (Little Rock, AR)
Acme Food and Beverage Company (Carrboro, NC)

GW Fins (New Orleans, LA)
Big Bad Breakfast (Oxford, MS)

Magnolia Grill (Durham, NC)

Bottega (Birmingham, AL)
Chef and the Farmer (Kinston, NC)

Husk (Nashville, TN)
Capital Bar and Grill (Little Rock, AR)
Snack Bar (Oxford, MS)

Sylvain (New Orleans, LA)
Rhubard (Asheville, NC)

Highlands Bar and Grill (Birmingham, AL)

City Grocery (Oxford, MS)

Petty’s BBQ (Starkville, MS)

Arnaud's Restaurant (New Orleans, LA)
Butcher & Bee (Charleston, SC)

Restaurant IPO (Baton Rouge, LA)
Dame's Chicken and Waffles (Durham, NC)
Little Donkey (Birmingham, AL)
Papa KayJoe's BBQ (Centerville, TN...try the Hoecake Sandwich)

Mateo Tapas (Durham, NC)

Bouré (Oxford, MS)

Poole’s Downtown Diner (Raleigh, NC)
Alzina's Kitchen (Galliano, LA)

Dat Dog (New Orleans, LA
Brother Juniper's (Memphis, TN)
Pinewood Social (Nashville, TN)

Bars/Breweries/Lounges

Fox Liquor Bar (Raleigh, NC)

Earnestine & Hazel's (Memphis, TN)
Ollie Irene (Birmingham, AL)

Carousel Bar & Lounge at Hotel Monteleone (New Orleans, LA)

The Columns Victorian Lounge Bar (New Orleans, LA)

The Easy Tiger (Birmingham, AL)

Wisteria Tavern (Pensacola, FL)

The Cave (Chapel Hill, NC)
The Crunkleton (Chapel Hill, NC)

Tujague’s (New Orleans, LA)

The Patterson House (Nashville, TN)

Tin Roof Brewing Co (Baton Rouge, LA)

The Hive (Bentonville, AR)
Josephine House (Austin, TX)

Blue Moon Saloon (Lafayette, LA)
Lassis Inn (Little Rock, AR)

Napoleon House (New Orleans, LA)

The Cove (Memphis, TN)

French 75 (New Orleans, LA)

Bluegrass Tavern (Lexington, KY)

Cure (New Orleans, LA)
2 Birds, 1 Stone (Washington, D.C.)

The Gin Joint (Charleston, SC)

Cane and Table (New Orleans, LA)

The Whiskey Jar (Charlottesville, VA)

Brothers III Lounge (New Orleans, LA)

Oak Bar at The Hermitage (Nashville, TN)

Maurepas Foods (New Orleans, LA)
Warehouse (Charleston, SC)

Branch (Hattiesburg, MS)

The Apothecary at Brent's Drugs (Jackson, MS)

So here's to the weekend! CHEERS!