You've already seen post-Idol Melinda Doolittle in her funny commercials for Zaxby's Chicken, but Melinda's Brentwood fans can't get enough.

Well, unwrap this Christmas present:
Melinda Doolittle will be on not 1, but 2 special Christmas tours this season!

Here's all the information you need about Melinda Doolittle's Christmas tour with Michael W. Smith and the Katinas...

...and Melinda Doolittle's nationally televised PBS special Christmas at Belmont.

We were watching TV tonight when our favorite American Idol, Brentwood's Melinda Doolittle, flashed across the screen.

Are you curious what Melinda Doolittle been doing since she left American Idol?

Never fear--we've found the YouTube videos of Melinda Doolittle in Zaxby's Chicken commercials, in which she references that famous Melinda "OCD" need to be even.

Watch both of Melinda's Zaxby's commercials right here--then find out more about her upcoming PBS performance of Christmas at Belmont and her Christmas tour with Michael W. Smith and the Katinas.

Have you heard the controversy surrounding Jessica Seinfeld's Oprah-endorsed cookbook, Deceptively Delicious?

According to Yahoo Buzz, allegations of plagiarism have surfaced. Several Seinfeld recipes resemble those in a similar cookbook, The Sneaky Chef by Missy Chase Levine.

I'm sure I'm not the only Brentwood mom whose kids love chicken fingers and macaroni above all else!

Here are links to free Deceptively Delicious recipes--as well as local Brentwood produce places--so you can see what all the fuss is about.

The old-fashioned Walmart at Nolensville Rd. and Old Hickory Blvd. has been demolished.

In its place? A rapidly rising Lowe's Home Improvement Store.

Now, if we could only get a Home Depot on the opposite corner, Brentwood and Nolensville homeowners will really be thrilled.

I was driving down the road when I heard a local commercial about tuxedo rental. Then I blurted out loud,

"Well, that makes sense!"

Bittner's Formal Wear has been renting tuxedos on West End for ages.

Now, Bittner's also rents COSTUMES.

A friend met me for dinner at Wolfgang Puck Express on Cool Springs Blvd. in Franklin.

Though both Starbucks and Carabbas on either side were busy, the Wolfgang Puck Express was curiously quiet.

We enjoyed its contemporary atmosphere...
...but what about the celebrated Wolfgang Puck menu?

I recently stopped in the Chico's store in Cool Springs.

Having only experienced Chico's through its clothing catalog, I was impressed with the cozy lighting, rich colors, and the textures of all the native-style jewelry at the Cool Springs Chico's store.