When I plan a trip, food is priority (shocker, I know). And, as part of my food research, I usually look to see if they have a local market. The West Side Market in Cleveland and the Milwaukee Public Market are two of my favorites.

The Nashville Farmers' Market has lots of small produce vendors outside, plus some small indoor shops and a cool area called "Gardens of Babylon."

We perused the outdoor vendors, contemplated buying a bushel of peaches and headed indoors to see what hot (or cold) food was available for purchase.

I was pleased to see Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at the market! Jeni's is in a few cities - with four locations in Nashville. Jeni's ice creams are smooth with a buttercream body.

There are so many flavors. I went with three scoops: birch & marshmallows, salty caramel and roasted strawberry buttermilk. The salty caramel had the deeper, sweet flavors, the birch & marshmallow just tasted like rootbeer with little bits of marshmallow, and the strawberry wasn't overly sweet - it almost tasted like fresh, without lots of added stuff.

So many cool, inventive, off-the-wall flavors, which makes this place a real gem. Ice cream can't get lower than an A from me. It's just the best. Especially salty caramel ice cream.

Grade: A