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New Germantown Restaurants You Must Experience

Small plates continue to reign supreme, and the result of this popular trend is sharable portions that allow you to access more of what the chef has to offer. Known elsewhere as tapas, mezze and snacks, neither Nashville, nor America, created small plates. But Geist Bar + Restaurant is jumping on board. “The menu goes back to classics, with a chef’s spin,” owner Doug Martin explains. “The menu evolved to a small plates concept because of the movement in the dining scene. This type of dining seemed to resonate more. It also creates a casual, communal and social experience.” Small plates create a singular experience that takes you from bread and butter to fish and farro. It is a small menu of small plates, and that was intentional. “Everything is done with purpose,” Martin assures us. At the time of our visit, the menu included 18 small plates (as well as an off-menu beet dish). We shared (small plates, remember) the raw beef, beets and goat cheese, seared polenta, burrata and winter squash and roasted tile fish –  the polenta and fish being the most memorable.

Availability allowing, our next order will include radicchio Caesar, raviolo that comes deconstructed and the burger. “It is a simple burger,” Martin explains. “If you go into a restaurant with a cool bar, a burger is a staple. But we are way more than a burger joint … that is not our identity and not what brings us to the dance.” So what does bring them to the dance? In our opinion, it is the entire experience. The food is memorable. The cocktails are creative. The ingredients are local. The staff is hospitable. The atmosphere is friendly. And we gladly welcome them to the neighborhood.

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Black Rabbit: A New Eatery & Cocktail Bar in Printers Alley

Nashville’s Printers Alley has a rich and storied past. At the turn the 20th century, this downtown destination was approaching its heyday. It was a time when clandestine drinkers entered through clubs’ back doors, and the alley was alive with burlesque acts, live music and gambling. The Black Poodle Lounge, The Carousel Club and The Rainbow Room were a few of the reasons Printers Alley was dubbed Nashville’s Nightclub District, and today, Black Rabbit continues that legacy and keeps that same spirit alive. Printers Alley’s newest eatery and cocktail club is located on the first floor of a historic building on Third Avenue that dates back to the late 1800s. That era is celebrated inside the 3,800-square-foot restaurant and bar through cocktails and canapés, as well as its aesthetic.

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Brilliant Chestnut Wood Cabin

Native to North America, the American chestnut tree was not only favored for its nut harvest and easily worked, rot-resistant wood, but also for its coarse texture and beautiful golden and honey brown hues. It is the latter that has made the tree popular in design. A now-extinct tree hardwood, the America chestnut fell victim to chestnut blight (a fungal disease), making the material more treasured than ever. When Jamie Pfeffer, of Pfeffer Torode Architecture, purchased a piece of land in Summertown, TN, he made sure to value the farm’s cabin for its American chestnut construction. “The key starting point for the project was the existing log cabin with American chestnut logs,” Jamie says. “The question was how to use the 1880s log framing while keeping it as something special and sacred. We kept all of the logs and layout intact, and we accented the existing historic construction by bringing in life and volume.”

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libby callaway: faces of nashville

This Cleveland, Tennessee native is recognizable for her gorgeous red locks, eye-catching style (largely defined by vintage pieces) and exuberant personality. She took her love of fashion to New York City, where she jumped at the opportunity to write for the New York Post, one of the many things that prepared Libby Callaway for the life she now lives. Today, she’s fully satisfied sharing the stories of standout brands and promoting them through her company, The Callaway. Libby’s love of work is rivaled with a love of vintage shopping and being social over food. We cannot toot Libby’s horn loudly enough. Her authenticity, commitment to the community, diverse talents and covetable closet are only a few of the reasons she is featured as today’s FACE of Nashville.

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THE PEACH TRUCK: A SIGN OF SUMMERTIME IN NASHVILLE 

As the final late-spring frost rolls off the Fort Valley Plateau, the air smells a little sweeter and Georgians’ smiles get a little bigger because this is a clear indicator of the arrival of peach season. This energy runs through the 1,400 acres of trees on Pearson Farm, located in the heart of Peach County, GA. From May through August, the arms of these trees are weighed down with plump peaches waiting to be picked by farmhands or young hooligans using the farm as their summer playground. In this exact spot is where Stephen Rose sunk his teeth into a sweet Georgia peach and gleefully let its sweet, sticky contents dribble down his 7-year-old chin. Some years later, as Stephen laid his head in Nashville, he began to dream of those Georgia peaches.

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