Trisha Yearwood Reveals the Sweet Story Behind Her Wedding Cake

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Nashville's Broadway nightlife strip is home to quiet a few of country music icons' bars including Jason Aldean's Kitchen and Rooftop Bar, Blake Shelton's Ole Red, Alan Jackson's AJ's Good Time Bar, and more. For many country legends who got their start in the Music City, having a bar on Broadway is the ultimate symbol of success and gratitude for the bustling Southern hub.

Garth Brooks is one of those artist who has dreamed of having his own bar on Broadway for years, and now it's finally a reality as Friends in Low Places is open for business. What really makes Brooks's bar stand out on Broadway is his wife and fellow country music star Trisha Yearwood's involvement. "Garth and I didn't have an idea that we would open a bar, Garth had an idea that we would open a bar, and I was sort of like um no, not been a dream of mine," Trisha Yearwood told Country Living. "We talked a lot about how we moved to this town when we were young and wanted to be in the music industry, and this town's been really great to us. As a fan, as a Garth Brooks fan, I feel like he needs to be represented down on Lower Broadway."

Over the past few years, Trisha, Garth, and their team have been hard at work for the grand opening of Friends in Low Places, an undertaking which was all documented. "Everyone has done the work and it feels good, it feels right, it feels like a representation of us and now we gotta give it to the world and see what they think," Yearwood gushed. On the same day as Friends' grand opening, March 7, Prime released the Friends in Low Places series, giving fans an inside look at the creation of the honky-tonk.

Friend in Low Places boasts 54,715 square-feet of venue space, a floor for private events, a two-story honky-tonk compete with a stage for live performances and three bars, an oasis-themed rooftop bar complete with 10-foot palm trees and piña coladas, and, of course, an impressive assortment of Yearwood's down-home Southern cooking.

A Moment for the Food

If you need a reason to head on over to Friends in Low Places, Trisha Yearwood's food is it. The entire menu was tested and created by Yearwood herself, and it's definitely a labor of love. The menu features Garth and Trisha's favorite foods and classic Southern staples passed down for generations.

Trisha explained her process in finalizing the menu: "The basic things I grew up on like my mom’s meatloaf and fried chicken and white gravy, you know 'cooked to death' green beans, the kind of staples like the things we grew up on. And then we talked about the things that, when we go out to eat or when we’re on the road and Garth and I ordering late night room service or going out to get something to eat. It’s usually like really simple things like chicken tenders or steak fries. So, we just kind of sat down and talked about our favorite foods, and they’re simple. Nothing on this menu is hard, I talk all the time about how I’m not a chef, I’m a home cook."

It's hard to pick just a few things when you have as many delicious recipes as Trisha! If the thought of trying Trisha's meat and three doesn't already have you planning your next trip to Nashville (Garth's personal favorite is the meatloaf), the chance the try "G&T's Wedding Cake" just might. Visitors can try a slice of the wedding cake Garth and Trisha ate at their 2005 nuptials.

"My mom made the wedding cake and she made wedding cakes on the side when we were little girls to make extra money when we were home. [...] So, she made cakes all the time and they were so good," Trisha explained. "Her go-to wedding cake was a sour cream pound cake. It’s really nice and moist, with just decorator frosting, and this was her signature thing. So, when Garth and I got married I said ‘I want you to make the wedding cake’ and she said ‘I haven’t made a wedding cake in 30 years, no.’ I talked her into it, and so we thought it’d be really cool if you come to Friends and you want to have the wedding cake that we actually had, this is the recipe." Plan to save extra room for dessert, because Trisha's been perfecting her favorite menu item, the Colossal Chocolate Chip Cookie, since 8th grade.

Though Trisha might not personally be whipping up her recipes in the Friends in Low Places kitchen every day, she assured us she'll be periodically popping in to check the food line to ensure each dish comes out just as if she made it herself. You didn't hear it from us, but Trisha might even film a new cooking show in the Friend's third floor cooking space. "[The third floor] also has a private kitchen space that I think we'll probably end up filming a cooking show in," Yearwood revealed.

You can head on down Garth and Trisha's oasis, the brand new Friends in Low Places bar, from 11am to 2 am Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday and stream Friends in Low Places on Prime Video now!

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