Restaurant openings: Bites, Nashville Scene

The Treehouse Restaurant and Bar to Spring Up in Five Points

Dana Kopp Franklin — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:00 -0500

A new restaurant is opening this summer in Five Points, and it’s got some charming backstory. The Treehouse aims to tap into the energy and…

Husk Nashville Opens Tonight

Dana Kopp Franklin — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:43:00 -0500

At 5:30 this evening, chef Sean Brock's Husk Nashville opens its doors.

Unless you've been living in a reclaimed antebellum grist mill for…

Burger Republic to Open in the Gulch

Dana Kopp Franklin — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:18:00 -0500

Burger Republic, which has been serving up burgers and spiked milkshakes in its popular Lenox Village location for almost exactly a year, announced today…

Bond Coffee Company Opens in the Gulch

Dana Kopp Franklin — Tue, 07 May 2013 05:43:21 -0500

Back in March I reported that Bond Coffee Company was in the works in the Gulch, replacing Casablanca in the ground floor of the…

McDonald's on Broadway Finally Set to Rebuild and Reopen Later This Year

Dana Kopp Franklin — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:06:00 -0500

The McDonald's at Broadway and 12th Avenue, destroyed by fire in late 2011, is finally on a path to reopen after the company's representatives and…

Humdingers in Brentwood Puts Grilled Fish and Piri-Piri Chicken on the Plate

Dana Kopp Franklin — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:37:00 -0500

A Memphis-born restaurant specializing in grilled fish and South African-inspired spicy chicken has been making a splash with its new location in Brentwood.

Husk Nashville Announces Opening Date — Less Than Three Weeks Until Launch!

Chris Chamberlain — Thu, 02 May 2013 05:50:30 -0500

Back in early March, I made a stab at when I thought Husk Nashville would be ready to open their doors to paying customers…

Prominent TV Chef Maneet Chauhan Opening Her First Restaurant: A Gastropub in Nashville

Dana Kopp Franklin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:44:00 -0500

Maneet Chauhan, who has become a popular figure on the Food Network after serving as an executive chef in Chicago and New York, is…

Big Juicy News Part II: The Juice Bar Opens Today in Brentwood

Lesley Lassiter — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:07:00 -0500

Last week, I stopped in at The Juice Bar — a new, well, juice bar in Brentwood — for a sneak peek at the…

Big Juicy News Part I: The Urban Juicer Launches on Eighth Avenue

Dana Kopp Franklin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:27:21 -0500

The Urban Juicer, a splashy new juice and smoothie bar, opened its doors last week on Eighth Avenue South, in the renovated bungalow that…

Edley's Bar-B-Que Opens on Main Street in East Nashville

Dana Kopp Franklin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:07:00 -0500

Edley’s, the popular barbecue joint in the 12South neighborhood, has opened its second location, staking out a space in the redeveloped Fluffo mattress building…

Peg Leg Porker Barbecue Joint Opening Soon in the Gulch

Dana Kopp Franklin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:42:00 -0500

Local pitmaster Carey Bringle, nationally known for his barbecue business Peg Leg Porker, is poised to open a bricks-and-mortar barbecue restaurant on Gleaves Street…

Moe's Original Bar B Que Coming to Cool Springs

Chris Chamberlain — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:12:34 -0500

Dang, there's a lot of barbecue information flying around this burg. Between the recent openings of new spots, the announcement of others and the escalating…

Pub5, a Sister Restaurant to 12South Taproom, Opens Downtown

Dana Kopp Franklin — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:47:00 -0500

The owners of the popular 12South Taproom have opened a new establishment just off Lower Broadway. Called Pub5, it aims to combine culinary…

Husk is Hiring!

Chris Chamberlain — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:58:17 -0500

Now that all relevant permits have been approved, construction is plunging ahead at the Rutledge Avenue location that will soon house Husk Nashville. One…

Bond Coffee Company Replacing Casablanca in the Gulch

Dana Kopp Franklin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:50:00 -0500

Casablanca Coffee, the four-year-old coffeehouse in the Gulch, is in the midst of transformation. The cafe, which has been serving coffee, espresso, sandwiches and breakfast…

Swett Brothers' 360 Burger Brings Locally Sourced Pub Fare to Antioch

Dana Kopp Franklin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:06:00 -0500

A new burger restaurant opened last week in Antioch, and you may recognize the name of the two chef-entrepreneurs who own it.

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Big River Expands and Rebrands as Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery

Chris Chamberlain — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:01:10 -0600

After almost 18 years as an anchor of the downtown dining scene, the parent company of Big River Grille has decided it's time for…

The Farm House Restaurant To Open in Encore This Spring

Dana Kopp Franklin — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:31:04 -0600

The Encore tower already has chef Deb Paquette’s spot Etch operating in its ground floor, and now a second, separate restaurant is in…

Two New West End Eateries: Sardinia Enoteca and Riviera Provincial Grill

Dana Kopp Franklin — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:50:03 -0600

Two high-profile spots from veteran restaurateurs drawn to Nashville from bigger cities have opened their doors along the West End corridor.

Sardinia Enoteca…

The Hop Stop, The Filling Station Bringing Beer Refill Boom to East Nashville

Dana Kopp Franklin — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:55:17 -0600

The owners of Village Pub are planning to open an intriguing new place called The Hop Stop, which will offer food, beer and growler…

Finally, a New Food Truck Concept I Can Get Behind — Doughworks

Chris Chamberlain — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:49:49 -0600

... Or at least a new concept that will get on my behind. I woke up Saturday morning to a new Twitter follower, @doughworkstruck. Being…

Rumours Wine Bar Reopens in Icon Building in Gulch

Dana Kopp Franklin — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:34:29 -0600

The popular restaurant and wine bar Rumours has reopened in a new spot in the Gulch less than a mile from its original 12South…

Blue Moon Rises Again on the Cumberland

Margaret Littman — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:56:00 -0600

When I’m not at my laptop writing, or not at a restaurant eating, I’m on the water paddling. (Seriously. In the interest of full disclosure,…

Arnold Myint's New Restaurant, Called Blvd, Is Open for Business

Dana Kopp Franklin — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:56:53 -0600

Last week chef Arnold Myint quietly launched his new restaurant, which has the inttentionally lowercase moniker of blvd. It’s a cozy bistro, bar and…