Call it a rematch. The University of Iowa football program heads to the Music City Bowl in Nashville. Iowa faces the Kentucky Wildcats in a rematch of last season’s Citrus Bowl that Kentucky won in the final minutes. The game between the 7-5 Hawkeyes and 7-5 Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference takes place on New Year’s Eve at 11 am CT at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans. ABC will television the game.
For Hawkeye fans interested in traveling to Nashville to watch the game in person, here’s everything you need to know.
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Tickets
On ticketmaster.com, Music City Bowl tickets range from $25 to $139 based on seat location. A few sections are sold out.
How do I get to Nashville?
Airlines flying into the Des Moines International Airport unfortunately do not offer direct flights to Nashville. American Airlines, Delta, United and Southwest all offer connecting flights. According to Google Flights, a nearly four-hour flight with a connection that leaves on Friday, Dec. 30, and returns Sunday, Jan. 1, would cost close to $530.
Des Moines road trippers can hit the road for a 10-hour drive southeast across Iowa and through Missouri, Indiana and Kentucky to Tennessee. According to the AAA gas calculator, a vehicle that gets 25 miles per gallon can expect to spend about $164 roundtrip for the nearly 1,400 miles between Des Moines and Nashville.
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Lodging
Nashville has a range of hotels, and depending on how close to the stadium you want to stay, a price to match the convenience. Hotels near Nissan Stadium include the Conrad Nashville, Studio 154, Dream Nashville and Hyatt Centric in downtown Nashville, while a Comfort Inn and La Quinta are less than a quarter mile from the stadium.
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Where to eat and drink in Nashville
Nashville can go toe-to-toe with any excellent dining city in the country. The Tennessean has it’s own list of essential restaurants that includes Audrey and June from chef Sean Brock with tasting menus that explore Southern flavors (try his burger restaurant Joyland for chicken and biscuits at a lower price point), chef Philip Krajeck’s Folk with pizzas and seasonal dishes, or The Catbird Seat, which the Tennessean calls “an extraordinary three-hour culinary adventure.” Go for the real deal Nashville hot chicken at Hattie B’s.
Listen to just about every type of music imaginable in Nashville as well. Head to the Springwater Supper Club & Lounge, one of the oldest bars in Nashville, for a honky tonk with pool and beer. At Attaboy Nashville, just tell your server your mood and the bartender will conjure up a drink. Check out the Tennessean’s list of good cocktail bars as well.
What else is there to do?
If you bring the kids, head to SoundWaves, an upscale indoor-outdoor water attraction at Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. Here find more than four acres of slides, a wave pool, FlowRider wave simulator, rapid and lazy rivers, an adults-only area, and more open year rounds.
For the history buff, go to The Hermitage, the home of America’s seventh president Andrew Jackson. The attraction sits on more than 1,000 acres and includes a mansion, gardens and grounds, and the Jackson family tomb.
The shopping buff will enjoy Fifth + Broadway, where they can check out the 55,000-square-foot National Museum of African American Music as well.
Head to the “Smithsonian of country music” aka The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for 350,000 square feet of artifacts, two performance theaters, and rotating special exhibitions. Stroll through “Sing Me Back Home” for a history lesson on country music.
Have you really been to Nashville if you don’t go to the historic Grand Ole Opry? See music stars of past, present, and future or take a backstage tour for a glimpse inside the Opry’s 18-themed dressing rooms.
Susan Stapleton is the entertainment editor at The Des Moines Register. Follow her on Facebook, Twitteror Instagram, or drop her a line at [email protected].
5 restaurants illegally kept cash, credit card tips from employees, federal officials say
Updated: 2:18 PM EST Nov 30, 2022
Five restaurants – four in the Upstate – have been cited by the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division for illegally keeping money from their employees.According to the WHD, employers at the five Japan House restaurants reportedly kept $80,212 in back wages from 52 workers .The employers gathered the money by illegally keeping credit card tips and cash received by cashiers and paid cooks a fixed salary even if they worked over their 40-hour workweek, the WHD says.The WHD says that the five Japan House restaurants have also failed to record the number of hours worked by some of their non-exempt employees. Four of the five restaurants cited are in the Upstate, with locations in Boiling Springs, Inman, and two in Spartanburg. Another restaurant cited is in Lake Lure, North Carolina. “Today’s workers have the ability to choose employers who pay full wages and respect workers’ rights. Food service industry employers who comply with labor laws and appreciate the dignity of work will have the greatest appeal to workers, whether they’re joining the workforce or looking for new job opportunities,” Wage and Hour Division District Director Jamie Benefiel in Columbia, South Carolina, said. “We encourage employers and employees to contact the Wage and Hour Division with any questions or concerns regarding pay practices.”Employers can contact the Wage and Hour Division at its toll-free number, 1-866-4-US-WAGE.
ATLANTA —
Five restaurants – four in the Upstate – have been cited by the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division for illegally keeping money from their employees.
According to the WHD, employers at the five Japan House restaurants reportedly kept $80,212 in back wages from 52 workers.
The employers gathered the money by illegally keeping credit card tips and cash received by cashiers and paid cooks a fixed salary even if they worked over their 40-hour workweek, the WHD says.
The WHD says that the five Japan House restaurants have also failed to record the number of hours worked by some of their non-exempt employees.
Four of the five restaurants cited are in the Upstate, with locations in Boiling Springs, Inman, and two in Spartanburg. Another restaurant cited is in Lake Lure, North Carolina.
“Today’s workers have the ability to choose employers who pay full wages and respect workers’ rights. Food service industry employers who comply with labor laws and appreciate the dignity of work will have the greatest appeal to workers, whether they’re joining the workforce or looking for new job opportunities,” Wage and Hour Division District Director Jamie Benefiel in Columbia, South Carolina, said. “We encourage employers and employees to contact the Wage and Hour Division with any questions or concerns regarding pay practices.”
Employers can contact the Wage and Hour Division at its toll-free number, 1-866-4-US-WAGE.
There are several levels of steak doneness. This culinary can be processed with various levels of maturity to spoil the tongue of the connoisseur. Each level of steak doneness will give a different impression. It could be that even in one family will have different tastes. It is also important to know the different levels of steak doneness. There’s nothing wrong with trying one at a time to get the best taste. Starting from those that tend to be still raw to the most mature. Here’s how to understand the level of steak doneness :
1. Rare
This level of maturity is also rarely ordered, but some people may be familiar with this level of maturity which is still relatively raw. The color produced by the cooking process is brownish gray on the outside and still red on the inside. Usually, to reach this level of doneness, it takes about 2 minutes to cook, so that the inside is still red, but there is a difference in the soft texture of the meat. This rare maturity level makes the meat taste sweeter and the distinctive aroma of the meat is still more pronounced than other maturity levels.
2. Medium Rare
This half-done steak can be seen from the color of the meat which has changed color to half pink and half brown on the inside, while the outside is more brown. This level of maturity will be obtained when cooking with a temperature of around 54 degrees to 57 degrees Celsius. The maturity level of this one is marked by 60% ripe on the outside while still fresh inside. Simple language for medium rare is half cooked. The taste of the meat tends to be chewy and juicy.
3. Medium
The medium maturity level has a lot of fans, because it is ripe and still has a little bit of juiciness from the meat, although not much. Usually many steaks are served with this level of doneness. To cook a medium steak, it takes about 4 minutes on each side of the steak. This process will also turn the steak more gray on the outside and inside with a little bit of red left on it. When compared to the previous maturity level, the medium steak is slightly denser than before.
4. Medium Well
Medium well is familiar to most people, this is because medium well is more cooked and still tender with a little pink on the inside of the steak. To reach this maturity, of course, it takes longer than before, steak meat can be cooked in approximately 5 minutes on both sides. Usually, to enjoy it, cream or sauce is added so that it can add to the taste of the steak.
5. Well Done
The level of well done steak doneness in steak dishes is more familiar, because it is felt to be perfectly cooked. To cook a well done steak it takes about 6 minutes on each side. This well done steak is drier because there is almost no water from the steak. The color of the steak is browner both inside and outside so it’s easier to tell this level of doneness.… Read More
