Closings Include Bistro 215, City Limits Cafe Branch

IN THE NEWS: The Nashville Post’s Walker Duncan reports the closing of Bistro 215 in Green Hills and also, “At a hearing [Dec. 30], the Tangredi family had its lease permanently terminated for T’s Tuscan Bar & Grill in Hillsboro Village, after General Sessions Judge Casey Moreland ruled that the tenants were in default. … […]

Closings Include New Orleans Manor, Bethel Ethiopian

IN THE NEWS: On its website (www.neworleansmanor.com), New Orleans Manor announces it will close June 11. … In coverage of the opening night of the annual CMA Music Festival in Nashville, CMT.com’s Edward Morris writes, “Singer-actress and country newcomer Jessica Simpson came out between acts to greet the fans. She said she hoped to be […]

Sky Blue Coffeehouse and Bistro Slates Opening

IN THE NEWS: The Scene’s Carrington Fox reviews Mad Donna’s Restaurant & Lounge (1313 Woodland St.). nashvillescene.com … The Rage’s Will Ayers reviews McCabe Pub, while Dana Kopp Franklin reports the expected June 1 opening of Sky Blue Coffeehouse and Bistro (700 Fatherland St., former site of The Place, and more recently, Vino wine bar), […]

The Trace Closes; Franklin’s Dotson’s May Relocate

IN THE NEWS: The Scene’s Carrington Fox reviews the new American-Italian restaurant Fire-N-Ice Bar & Grill (1805 Church St., 615-342-0028) and Bridges Cafe (85 White Bridge Road, 615-353-5707). … Fox reports the March 6 closing of The Trace in Hillsboro Village, as owner Ken Perry puts the place up for sale. … Fox also reports […]

Koto Relocates; La Luna Now Yanni’s Mediterranean

IN THE NEWS: The Scene’s Carrington Fox Reviews The Daily Dish (2205 Hillsboro Road, Franklin, 615-791-1255) and reports the relocation of groundbreaking Koto Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar from Seventh Avenue to 421 Union (615-255-8122). Owners Hajime “Haji” and Songmi Keruma are vacating their current building because it sits in the footprint of the future […]

Openings Include Crema, City House, Downtown Panera

IN THE NEWS: The Scene’s Kay West reviews Leiper’s Fork’s Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant (puckettsgrocery.com), whose famed diners recently include Nashville native Reese Witherspoon, and local power couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. … Carrington Fox details the opening of Rutledge Hill coffee shop Crema (15 Hermitage Ave., 615-255-8311, open 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. […]

Former Patrick’s Chef/Owner Lands at Vino Wine Bar

IN THE NEWS: The Tennessean and The Rage’s Dana Kopp Franklin reports that East Nashville’s wine bar/restaurant Vino (700 Fatherland St. 255-1165) has a new chef, Patrick Barber, who used to run his own Cajun restaurant, Patrick’s, on Division Street. Vino owner Linda Forceno had been doing the cooking. … Franklin also reports that chef/owners/spouses […]