| Dana Kopp Franklin |
| The multifarious candies of Diana's Sweet Shoppe |
Diana's Sweet Shoppe, which takes its name, concept and complete interior from an actual 1926 candy store, threw open its doors on Lower Broadway Thursday with a ribbon-cutting party. (Was it ribbon candy?) Gibson Guitar Inc. owns the store, which was transported in panels from Port Huron, Mich. Diana's operated in the lakeside town from 1926-2001. Gibson acquired the shop, brought it to Nashville and reopened it with the help of consultants Ben and Max Goldberg of Strategic Hospitality. (The brothers Goldberg are known for cocktail haven Patterson House and other hot projects.) The new Diana's sells fudge (made in the store in giant copper kettles) and colorful, old-fashioned candy by the pound. There's a soda fountain serving up sundaes and floats made with local Pied Piper Creamery ice cream, and East Nashville's Olive & Sinclair chocolate bars have a prominent presence.
