The cradle of country music could become known as the birthplace of the Country Music Café, if a new restaurant concept catches on here. CMC Management Group LLC, a team that includes music industry veteran Tim Wipperman, plans to launch the flagship Country Music Café at the corner of Third Avenue and Gateway by year’s end. If the experiment proves successful, it could spawn a national chain of music-themed restaurants that celebrate the Nashville sound.
CMC Management is in the process of securing funding for the restaurant, which could be open by the end of 2007, if things fall into place, says president and chief executive officer Brian Schuette, a Louisville attorney.
“We’ve looked at other cities where we would like to expand,” Schuette says. “We need to demonstrate that the prototype concept is successful.”
According to the company’s website, Country Music Café will offer live late-night performances by songwriters and studio musicians, as well as a gospel brunch on Sundays. Wipperman will head up the entertainment side of the enterprise.
The menu is still in development but is currently leaning toward steakhouse fare, with a chocolate bar and fountain, Schuette says, adding that he expects investors will want input into the menu.
To be located in the former Wang’s Enterprises grocery warehouse, Country Music Café will initially occupy 10,000 square feet, with a dining room for approximately 190 guests, a guitar-shaped bar and a stage.
“Country Music Café is a restaurant first and foremost, with a menu that leans toward upscale and an environment that leans toward laid-back,” Schuette says. He describes the concept as “sort of like the Hard Rock Café for patrons of country music.”
Soup’s on…
Local restaurants will spoon out the generosity at Soup Sunday on Feb. 25. This year, the 14th annual soup tasting and fundraiser moves to LP Field, where some 50 local restaurants, including Sunset Grill, Sperry’s, Cabana, Antonios’ of Nashville and Blackstone Restaurant and Brewery, will ladle out their creative recipes from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event, which includes various recipe competitions and a silent auction, benefits Our Kids, a nonprofit organization that provides medical and psychological evaluations and support for children who may have been sexually abused. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children, with a $40 maximum per family. For information, call 341-4917.
Wine worth drinking
Mad Platter will host a wine dinner to benefit NPT on Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. For $100 plus 18 percent gratuity, you can enjoy a five-course meal and wines while helping support television worth watching. For reservations, call the Mad Platter at 242-2563. For more information, call NPT’s Miguel Otero at 256-4502, ext. 235.
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