Regrettably, that wasn't enough to keep it open more than six months, although the owners said they haven't ruled out opening another location somewhere in the area in the future. They did emphasize that everything is business as usual in the original Bolton's location at 624 Main St. in East Nashville, so at least there's that.

Bolton's had also opened and closed a branch location in Antioch near Hickory Hollow, so hopefully they'll keep their expansion plans moving forward. I'm wondering whether the dinner traffic at a hot chicken joint can warrant opening a location larger than Bolton's or Prince's. When you want it, you just have to have it, but can you fill more than 30 seats at a time? Scoreboard manages to maintain a dinner crowd, but it has a much deeper menu.

What think you, Bitesters? Can we support a sit-down hot chicken joint? Where would you put it?

(Don't make any hot chicken "sit-down" jokes. ...)

Entrepreneurs Tasha Ross and Lindsay Beckner opened FiddleCakes in October 2009 in a little house-turned-cafe at 2206 Eighth Ave. S. The Scene's Carrington Fox raved about the bakery in 2010. Here's how she described a scone embedded with apricots, figs and brie: "a bewitching contradiction of sandy and spongy textures, whose triple-cream laced crumbs melt away with a sweet whisper of fruit."

In addition to pastries and espresso, the menu included sandwiches, hot panini, salads and soups.

Later, FiddleCakes opened a second cafe at 300A 10th Ave. S. across from Cummins Station, and it became the sole location in January after the closure of the Eighth Avenue original.

Yesterday's tweet offerered few details: "The rumors are true. FiddleCakes is officially closed for business. We truly appreciate all of the wonderful support over the years."

Tonight and Saturday will be its final two days, and transactions will be cash only, with a two-for-one deal on all draft beer "from 4 p.m. till it's gone," according to a post on the Cooper's on Porter page on Facebook.

Chef-owner Cooper Brunk confirmed the closing via email. "We've been in a slump for some time and I can no longer keep it going," he said.

Brunk, an accomplished chef and a veteran of both Ombi and MacK & Kate's, said he may take a break from the restaurant industry for a while. Asked about hints he might have another business in the works, he said he couldn't comment, but added, "We'll see."

Cooper's on Porter got good notices when it opened in January, with the Scene's Carrington Fox saying: "Dark and cozy, with comfortable booths and a manly vibe underscored by a deep bench of bottled and draft beers, Cooper's could be described as a fortunate collision of Brown's Diner and Rumours — made for a man but pretty enough for a woman. Or made for beer folks but culinary enough for food people."

The restaurant space is a retail anchor of the Porter East development, which includes housing for hearing-impaired residents along with shops. Another retail tenant, The Almond Tree Bakery recently announced on Facebook that it's taking a hiatus because the owners are expecting their first child.

Here's the announcement on The Silly Goose page on Facebook:

It saddens me to say that The Silly Goose is closed until further notice due to an untenable business issue. My gratitude to our fine staff , our customers, and the community. It has been my greatest pleasure to create and serve you. We look forward to resolving this administrative matter and seeing you all again soon. Happy holidays to all of you.

Bites is working to get more details, and we'll keep you posted.

According to Nashville Jazz Orchestra board member Meagan Nordmann — who also works at Nashville Arts Magazine — tonight the French Quarter will host a "Farewell to FQ" show featuring the NJO with featured performers Jeff Coffin and Annie Sellick. The inimitable Jack Silverman — a guy who recently indicated to me that he's kinda my boss, but not exactly — penned a Critic's Pick about tonight's show. Two, three, four ...

For a couple of years now, the NJO has been playing nearly every Tuesday night at the French Quarter, and the steady gigs have given Jim Williamson’s big band the opportunity to attain a level of tightness and telepathy that only comes with hours and hours on the bandstand together. Factor in some of Nashville’s finest musicians, and you’ve got a well-oiled improvisational juggernaut plowing full-speed ahead. On a sad note, this is NJO’s last French Quarter performance, because the East Nashville club is closing its doors. But Williamson assures the Scene that the NJO will soldier on undaunted, and even hints at some plans that might provide a more full-time home for the ensemble. Jazz songstress Annie Sellick will join the band as they perform original compositions as well as their own arrangements of classic Gershwin. —JACK SILVERMAN

Show starts at 7 p.m., and it'll cost you $7. Farewell, French Quarter Cafe. We hardly knew ye.

• Eric England
• Linda Melton serves breakfast at Elliston Place Soda Shop

A favorite over the years of tourists, nostalgic locals and broke musicians, the diner has been a fixture of Elliston Place since at least 1939. In a 1996 Scene profile, Bob Holladay charted some of the Soda Shop's history:

The Soda Shop, as locals call it, is one of the last of a breed of Nashville lunch-counter restaurants. It once shared customers with Candyland, Walgreen’s in The Arcade, Sylvan Park Grille and a few other places that were truly local and unique. The Soda Shop, still resplendent in its 1950s American Graffiti glory, persists. Like Sylvan Park Grille and Brown’s Diner, it not only fits well into its neighborhood; it seems to epitomize it. The red vinyl on the booths still shines; the floor tiles are still white and green; and you can still get a meat-and-three for less than $5.

The Soda Shop is perfectly accepting of Elliston Place’s schizophrenia. The kids love it; so do the wanna-be musicians and the real musicians like John Hartford, Dan Fogelberg and Jimmy Buffett. Back when he was playing clubs like the Exit/In, Steve Martin was reportedly known to take an entire entourage down the street not only to Krystal but also to the Soda Shop. The Yuppies and the doctors from Baptist Hospital show up for lunch. The Soda Shop is a neighborhood lodestone.

Owned by Miranda Whitcomb Pontes (Burger Up, Frothy Monkey) and architect Nick Dryden, LB's opened four months ago, aiming to use and promote "local, responsibly farmed" ingredients in its menu of sandwiches, soups and takeout entrées.

LB's posted this message today on its Twitter feed: "Closed - sold to someone lovely. Nick and I are sad; however more in love with our community than ever. With love N and M."

If the business has indeed been sold, that appears to leave open the possibility that the market will reopen under new ownership. Reached by email, Pontes declined to elaborate, saying only, "It's a tough day/tougher decision."

The news was posted this afternoon on The Acorn's Facebook page. Julie Rahimi, the director of special events and marketing at the restaurant, confirmed the closing and said a full release with more details is in the works.

The restaurant will be reopen later this summer as a sports bar under the same owner, John Leonard, she added. The relaunch will happen sometime in mid-August.

Meanwhile, The Acorn plans to continue operating full-steam until June 4, including Mother's Day brunch this weekend. Rahimi encouraged the restaurant's fans to stop by to enjoy a meal this month.

Here's what the Facebook and Twitter announcement said: "We are sad to announce that after 8 1/2 great years, The Acorn Restaurant will be closing on June 4th. We want to thank our staff for all their hard work, and our customers for their support We will miss you! We hope to see you in the coming weeks."