In the summer of 1958, singer-actor Sheb Wooley’s song about a Purple People-Eater popped to the top of the charts. Now, it’s purple-eating people who are having their moment, as menus across town pop with purple-colored delicacies that, to riff on Wooley, “sure look good to me.” If your Hal…

Nashville has embraced Centennial Park as a beloved public haven since its opening in 1903. It offers 132 acres of green space replete with mature trees and lush gardens, sculptures and statuary, walkways and picnic grounds, a lake, an art center, a music venue, an events site, and its crown…

At the newly opened Sally’s Stay Awhile in Wedgewood-Houston, it’s not uncommon for patrons to drop by for a coffee and pastry in the morning, head back for a lunch meeting, and then stay until the restaurant’s happy hour starts at 3 p.m. And by the time the lights are dimmed and the candles…

What is one to do when a hot day calls for a crisp Sancerre, or a dish requires an Amarone and all the menu offers is a bevy of complicated craft cocktails? One answer is to head to East Nashville’s Bad Idea — the wine-forward sanctuary owned by Alex Burch, The Court of Master Sommeliers adv…

We won’t spoil the surprise of the 7 Paintings Dinner, the eatertainment show that combines art history, technology and cuisine across seven courses of culinary spectacle. After all, the most fun element of the evening is wondering how each plate will reflect a themed artist.

If you’ve been shopping in Green Hills recently and witnessed some unusual customer behavior, it might be etc. restaurant owner Deb Paquette's mischief at work. For example, did you catch sight of anyone snooping behind the books on the shelves at Parnassus? Or rifling through the pockets of…

Several years ago, when Boka Restaurant Group founders Rob Katz and Kevin Boehm first visited the site of newly opened Alla Vita in Wedgewood-Houston, it was nothing but a gravel parking lot. 

For chef Nicky Miscia, the most memorable dining experiences inspire conviviality — a celebration of culinary artistry and the company you’re with. This is precisely what he aims to evoke with Bacco, a brand-new Italian steakhouse inside the Four Seasons Hotel Nashville.

Many local restaurant aficionados remember chef Robbie Wilson from his successful tenure in the early 2010s as culinary director overseeing M Street Hospitality’s restaurant portfolio, including Kayne Prime, Virago, Tavern and Whiskey Kitchen. A West Texas native, Wilson trained in fine dini…

The Music City Food & Wine Festival returns to Nashville with a twist in its delivery. Following its relaunch last spring, the festival has repurposed itself to celebrate Nashville’s culinary expertise while sending attendees home with new flavors to share.

Sometimes a front door is just a door. Other times, it’s an entrance. In the case of the newly opened Prime + Proper steakhouse on the first floor of the Grand Hyatt Nashville, it’s definitely the latter.

Tucked in a corner of Lion’s Head strip mall, Ollè Korean Eats takes its name from a Korean expression for a trail that leads to the front door of a house. That’s because owner Ahra Ko wants guests to feel like they are coming home.

March welcomes Women’s History Month, and Virgin Hotels Nashville at the Music Row Roundabout is honoring the season by hosting weekend brunch with a women-focused mission. In addition to stacking the month’s live-entertainment calendar with female-led musical performances, Virgin Hotels is …

Feb. 18 marked the start of the Catholic season of Lent — 40 days of prayer and religious observation in preparation for Easter Sunday. Part of this tradition is abstaining from eating meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays within this period.

To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day throughout the week, French restaurant Miel is bringing traditional Irish items to the menu from March 17 to March 19.

Morgan Lewis, executive chef of Halls Catch, is known for gathering the fruits of the sea and preparing them with surgical precision — all to create a seemingly simple result. Making something “effortless” requires effort, something Lewis hopes to accomplish with the new menu he launched Jan…

On any given night across Tennessee, you’ll see musicians in restaurants, tuning their guitars or warming up at the piano, as they prepare to elevate the guest experience for diners enjoying their meals. Elsewhere, you’ll find hosts and hostesses poring over the perfect songs to play to crea…

The stars are out on Broadway, their names plastered on the sides of mega-bars — Jelly Roll’s Goodnight Nashville, Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row, AJ’s Good Time Bar and the like. But the new stars hitting Music City are of a different ilk. Celebrity now takes center stage on a plate, rather t…

Outside the bustle of downtown Nashville sits a bar not focused on alcohol, but on the warmth of Japanese culture — and a simple bowl of ramen.

Food and music are among Tennessee’s chief cultural resources, and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development has created a campaign to highlight these riches. The Sound Bites campaign pairs chefs with musical artists to explore how “sonic seasoning” — a research concept by University o…

This year, 1 Kitchen’s rotating — and now year-round — A Supper That Sustains Us dinner series seeks to further 1 Hotel Nashville’s initiative to teach guests about where their food comes from. Each month, executive chef Tyler Lee and his team will curate seasonal menus featuring local farme…

On an unseasonably warm evening in Nashville, patrons of the buzzy, new restaurant Sushi-san lingered on the expansive patio at its Ashwood 12 South location. Inside, the upbeat energy was palpable. Old-school beats pulsated throughout the ambiently lit restaurant. Even on a Sunday night, th…

The nationally known chef is helping the wine bar develop menus for a new culinary direction launching Jan. 15

Philippe Chow, the legendary New York City restaurant that’s almost as well known for its celebrity patronage as it is for its Peking duck, has opened in Cummins Station. 

For some, Sunday evening is merely a school night. The weekend has wound down, Monday looms, and a twinge of anxiety sets in. But there’s a flip side. Sunday offers a final chance to spend relaxing time with friends and family. To savor the remaining sweet moments together. To gather around …

Among a cluster of early-20th- century industrial buildings and massive cranes — a sign of Wedgewood-Houston’s reinvention — sits a new, multitiered out- door restaurant patio accented by lush greenery and awash in white lights. On a recent Sunday night, sounds of laid-back electronic pop mu…

Nashville’s Four Seasons Hotel will swap out its primary dining option, Mimo Restaurant and Bar, for a new take on Italian cuisine coming this spring. Bacco, the new Tuscan Steakhouse, is named after the Roman god of wine, Bacchus. This restructuring is part of a multi-million-dollar renovat…

“Feathers and fins are fine.”

As any good sports game needs a pre-show, a tailgate needs food to prepare the palate for a flavorful match ahead. Nfocus reached out to Nashville restaurateurs and chefs to compile a gameday-ready menu for all sports seasons starting this fall

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At Dream Nashville’s signature restaurant, Stateside Kitchen, glamour and high-quality cuisine aren’t the only powers at play — a storied past imbues the property with mystery and intrigue. This history is explored in the Echoes & Elixirs chef’s dinner, which launched on Aug. 20 and will…

As guests enter the newly opened Lola’s European Cafe, housed in an unassuming white-brick building in Midtown, they’ll find a master class in eclectic design. The foyer floor is done in black-and-white penny tile with a cursive "L" in the center. A large arrangement of dried wildflowers on …

Tune in, epicureans: caviar hour is the new happy hour. The new “Caviar Celebration” menu at luxury seafood restaurant Halls Catch offers elevated coastal dishes in a relaxed environment. “That was my biggest goal — to make caviar more approachable,” says executive chef Morgan Lewis. “Becaus…

Over the years, the Fairlane Hotel lobby has been home to residencies by some of Nashville's most talented entrepreneurs: Max and Kayla Palmer from Bagelshop (now in Donelson), Kate Cunningham at By the Bottle and Gage Speas of Three Horses Hat Co.

Remember when author and tastemaker Ajiri Aki introduced her 2024 Antiques & Garden Show audience to the French dining concept apéro? The Nigerian-Texan living in Paris described sophisticated happy hours amid creative tablescapes, designed to draw people together for casual sips and sna…

In the buzzy Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood, among a sea of red brick, a new restaurant with a white-subway-tile exterior and bright red awning stands out. After much anticipation, Pastis, the beloved French brasserie, has opened in Nashville. 

Some people used to enjoy hunting rare and hard-to-find whiskeys, traveling to small-town spirits stores in hopes of finding a forgotten bottle of Pappy Van Winkle or Eagle Rare gathering dust on a top shelf. The odds of discovering a treasure that way are pretty long now as collectors have …

There’s lively debate in my family as to whether Little Rey’s tacos al carbón in housemade flour tortillas are superior to the tradicionales wrapped in corn tortillas. There’s a similarly animated conversation about whether the house margarita on the rocks surpasses the frozen version.