Nathaniel Beaver and Gary A. Cormann, the ownership team at Whitfield's Restaurant and Bar near the Highway 70/100 Split, are taking over the location of the bygone Wildwood Oak-Fired Kitchen in Bellevue. The new restaurant venture will be called Brio Bistro Italiano and will serve a menu of upscale Italian cuisine.
Located at 8128 Highway 100, Brio will serve dinner only, starting at 4 p.m., seven days a week, with happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m.
Cormann will serve as executive chef, overseeing m
Brio Bistro Italiano, the second act of Whitfield's team Nathaniel Beaver and Gary Cormann, will open for business on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Located at 8128 Highway 100, in the space vacated by Wildwood Oak-Fired Kitchen, Brio will serve a roster of Italian-inspired cuisine for dinner seven days a week. As always, if you get there before we do, please report back on Bites.
The subject of this week's dining column is Brio Bistro Italiano in Bellevue, the second act of the team that brings you Whitfield's in Belle Meade. Cheers to Nathaniel Beaver and Gary Cormann, who spotted a hungry hole in the heart of West Nashville and are aiming to fill it with chef-driven, seasonally focused independent restaurants.
Both hearsay and first-hand evidence suggest that Whitfield's and Brio have loyal audiences of regular diners. Out of curiosity, are there any Whitfield'
