Marking the Italian-American dining destination’s first-ever expansion beyond New York City, Frankies Nashville houses the main restaurant Frankies 925 Spuntino, a garden, a forthcoming specialty foods store, and the Pizzeria. As the same menu at Frankies in New York, the menu at Frankies 925 Spuntino features seasonally driven dishes including si...
READ MOREWhile chef and restaurateur Anthony Scotto made his mark in New York by operating Fresco by Scotto in Midtown Manhattan for three decades, recently, he turned his sights on Nashville. After visiting the city for the past several years to visit their daughter in college, Scotto and his wife, Theresa, fell for Nashville’s charms and made the move, de...
READ MOREPatrick Whalen and Chef Jamie Lynch of The 5th Street Group have introduced a new restaurant to Nashville’s central business district, a sibling to their Church & Union, opened in 2021. On the ground level of downtown’s iconic L&C Tower, Ophelia’s Pizza + Bar takes its design and culinary cues from Italian restaurants of the ’60s—and some philosoph...
READ MOREThe 5th Street Group, the rapidly expanding hospitality team behind downtown Nashville hotspot Church and Union, is proud to introduce their second concept on 4th Avenue, Ophelia’s Pizza + Bar. This new addition to downtown dining will offer an intimate, old-school Italian experience with contemporary touches throughout the restaurant’s menu and de...
READ MOREIn Nashville, chef Michael Hanna started making his very specific style of pizza—sfincione, a pillowy soft, cheese-filled, breadcrumb-doused delight—under the name St. Vito Focacceria during the pandemic. Well-documented on social media, Hanna was making just a handful of pizzas at the beginning, but the business skyrocketed when he got a supportiv...
READ MOREMåneskin have added 2023 tour dates in conjunction with their new album, RUSH! The newly planned concerts are set at large-scale venues in Europe and North America from September into December. Måneskin is currently on tour in Europe and will tour their home country of Italy in July. The band will be performing across seven countries in the America...
READ MOREOn Feb. 28, a hearing was held on a bill before the Public Services Committee of the Tennessee state legislature for the adoption of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in lieu of Columbus Day, which is currently recognized by the state. The committee hearing was held at the Cordell Hull State Office Building in downtown Nashville. The bill is sponsored by new...
READ MOREWorld-renowned Italian-American coach John Noce, already an American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame Inductee, received the prestigious Lefty Gomez Award at this year’s ABCA Hall of Fame Banquet in Nashville, Tennessee on January 6, 2023. In addition to being a coach in Parma and Novara, he served on the Team Italy coaching staff f...
READ MOREFrom the main floor of the luxe Four Seasons Nashville, Mimo Restaurant and Bar makes a dramatic statement. Spacious and modern, posh yet relaxed, its lounge, impossibly long marble bar and elegant dining room stretch along First Avenue with a wall of windows overlooking Riverfront Park. Against that backdrop, the lights along the Cumberland River...
READ MORESince it opened in August 2020, Yolan, the Italian eatery at The Joseph hotel in Nashville, has maintained a reputation as one of downtown's most recognizable fine dining experiences. Diners can opt for a five- or eight-course tasting menu or order a la carte — or both. Specialties include pastas crafted in house and fresh meat and seafood amplifie...
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