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36 w e s t w o r l d | W I N T E R 2 0 1 4 music city food + wine festival Music City Food + Wine Festival. This two-day food sampling and education fete is t he h a nd iwork of C a leb a nd Nathan Followill of the American rock band K ings of Leon. The festival fea- tures the best tastes of the region with local and celebrity chefs dropping in to show off their skills. e premiere version of this outdoor event was staged in 2013 in Public Square Park. I tuck into a plate of Tennessee-st yle dr y r ibs made by Carey Bringle of Nashville's Peg Leg Porkers. "Some restaurants do sauces from ever y region," explains the chef. "We don't do that. Dr y ribs are our specialty." I wash the ribs down with a bottle of locally brewed Yazoo ale before heading over to the new Johnny Cash Museum on ird where I encounter three women wear- ing white '50s-style dresses with black polka dots, saddle shoes and bold slashes of Ducati red lipstick, their hair twisted up with kitschy oversized bows. They're youngish, with plummy British accents and appear to be English rockabillies. For them, Cash is iconic. "We just love the music," one says. Yeah, I guess we all do if we're in Nash- ville. It's just that now there's even more to love about the city than just the music. W "W e're in the first phase now, but the second and third phases are coming," prom- ises Joe Chambers, founder of the Musi- cians Hall of Fame and Museum (MHFM). Not to be confused with the Country Music Hall of Fame, the MHFM, located on the first floor of the Nashville Munici- pal Auditorium, "honours all musicians regardless of genre or instrument." The museum opened in 2006 with displays of rare photos, recording studio set-ups and instruments once owned by greats such as Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. But beyond the famous faces of the superstars are the lesser- known musicians who served as their session players and house studio bands and whose sounds made hit recordings possible. As much as the stars, the MHFM honours the memories and contri- butions of these obscure artists. Each year the facility hosts its Hall of Fame induction ceremony, with the Class of 2014 including Randy Bachman, Peter Frampton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Originally located on the site of the new Music City Center, the MHFM was temporarily closed between 2010 and 2013 while it was relocated to its present digs at 417 4th Ave. N. –J.C. musicianshalloffame.com Admission: adults (18 and up) U.S.$18.95; children (10-17) U.S.$10.95. Musicians One and All Top chefs dish up their best at the annual Music City Food + Wine Festival.