Josh Habiger, Benjamin Goldberg and Max Goldberg
Chef Josh Habiger is partnering with the Strategic Hospitality restaurant group (the company behind The Catbird Seat, Patterson House and Pinewood Social, among other projects) for a new eatery. Called Bastion, it's coming to the revitalizing Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood.
“I just wanted to create the type of place that I want to hang out in — a place that isn't pretentious,” says Habiger, who was one of the two founding chefs at The Catbird Seat and was the culinary mind behind Pinewood Social. “Beers, shots, a few simple cocktails, along with some other elements that we hope will make it a great place to go."
(Habiger, a classically trained chef who also has a keen interest in mixology, helped launch cocktail haven Patterson House and did a stint at Aviary in Chicago.)
Bastion will be located in a two-story building at 434 Houston St. A brief release from Strategic Hospitality today gives no details of the planned cuisine, the interior decor or the opening date for Bastion in the arts-and-artisan-centric Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood.
“I'm very excited to be a part of such a creative area of Nashville," Habiger says.
My colleagues at Nashville Post, citing a Metro Codes Department document, report that Shaub Construction will handle the build-out, with the permit valued at $329,000.
Benjamin and Max Goldberg, the Nashville brothers who co-own Strategic Hospitality, have a strong track record over the past few years, and were semifinalists for Outstanding Restaurateur in this year's James Beard Awards. They also own Aerial, Merchants and Paradise Park.
