![]() ![]() “Need some more milk,” she tells Executive Chef Harker, who, as her assistant, pours a little into the bowl. As she mixes and pats and gathers the dough, a whole lot of measuring isn’t happening. She mixes the biscuits effortlessly while talking and greeting other cooks. Warm flour will make your biscuits flat.” Who knew? As we go into the kitchen to watch Lawanna make a batch, she’s right at home. Ingredients aside, it’s the technique that distinguishes a great biscuit from an okay biscuit. Lawanna herself always tries them, of course, but she doesn’t eat too many biscuits these days. Her taste testers are the management team, where she sends new biscuit variations for feedback. Her first attempt at pineapple biscuits looked more like pancakes, and as a result she perfected a drying process for high water fruits, resulting in less juicy fruit with more concentrated flavor. Most any ingredient works, according to Lawanna however, pineapple, with its high water content, was a challenge. Macaroni and cheese from the day before, collards and ham-both end up worked into the light, fluffy dough. But she also goes into mad scientist mode, getting ideas from the leftovers in the walk-in fridge. First and foremost she loves to see people happy, so she listens to any and all suggestions. How on earth does one come up with new biscuit idea every week? For Lawanna, it’s not hard. The sweet and savory variations change weekly. Four types of biscuits are served up every day: a sweet, a savory, a buttermilk, and a gluten free. ![]() And she makes a bunch-750 to be exact-every morning starting at 5 a.m. Lawanna’s disposition is about as bright and delightful as the biscuits she makes. At Kitchen Notes she started out as a line cook making omelets, then quickly became the biscuit maker after stepping in for another cook one day.īut making biscuits suits her just fine. After a few years seeing incarcerated juveniles firsthand, she turned back to cooking-something she had done since was 14 at an Easter Seals camp. Lawanna Dowdy really wasn’t cut out for the justice world. How did a tough girl with a degree in criminal justice end up the biscuit lady at The Omni Hotel’s Kitchen Notes restaurant? Kismet for Lawanna Dowdy. Visit for more info.We know these are fighting words in a town chock-full of biscuits, gravy and mac and cheese, but the biscuits made by Lawanna Dowdy at Kitchen Notes in the Omni Hotel may be the best in town. Related Articles via Omni Hotels & Resorts blog, omniviews:Ībout The Omni Nashville Hotel: The 21-story, 800-room luxury hotel, dubbed “The Key to Music City,” is located in the heart of Nashville’s downtown, adjacent to the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum and the Music City Convention Center. Wanna see? Come on down and take a "look-see" for yourself or Take a virtual tour via Omni Hotels on YouTube. My favorite spots on the tour: the fireplace in the lobby (it's HOT), Willie Nelson's bandanna & boots framed in the hallway, the Five and Tenn gift shop (it has Jack Daniels barrels as shelves!), the roof-top pool (of course), and the live entertainment venue, Barlines. Okay, so the hotel was nice too.I was impressed with Omni Nashville, from the classy meets country atmosphere, to the distinct "Music City" details throughout, to the amazing Nashville views, and let's not forget the BISCUIT BAR! The Twitter party was a success, trending on Twitter in Nashville and nationally! I applaud them (with a standing ovation) for a fantastically executed social media plan for the Nashville grand opening. ![]() My "marketing geek" hat was on as I learned all about how they planned the opening and manage communications as an internal team. 30, 2013 Omni Nashville Hotel celebrated its Grand Opening with an hour-long national Twitter Party & VIP Nashville gathering, hosted by The #OmniNashville hashtag was filled with pictures, facts and giveaways, including a stay at Omni Nashville.įor me, the best part was spending time with Jay Cooney, who manages Social Media for from a corporate level and meeting Kellie Keyes, who manages social media for (among other marketing duties), as well as others from Omni's marketing & communications team. I was honored to be among some of Nashville's online influencers invited to a VIP dinner and tour of Nashville's newest luxury hotel…and participate in the #OmniNashville Twitter party at the same time! Sometimes being a socially savvy "in the know" Southern girl has its perks. ![]()
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