Posts by Jonah Eller-Isaacs:

Flying High Again

The Catbird Seat, Nashville’s home for avant-garde cooking, resets every two years, bringing on new head chefs and new concepts. This time, Will Aghajanian and Liz Johnson are here to share their dynamic culinary vision with our city’s luckiest diners

The Dance Club

Take Lucy Negro, Redux—Caroline Randall Williams’ Shakespeare-inspired book of poetry about black identity and womanhood—add the Nashville Ballet, plus music from Rhiannon Giddens, and what do you get? One of the most groundbreaking events in the country

Flippin’ Out

East Nashville’s No Quarter looks to put the change between your couch cushions to good use

(Not So) Distant Shores

Julia Sullivan and her team at Henrietta Red have gained national recognition for their fantastic seafood-forward menu . . . in Tennessee?

Middle (East) Tennessee

Lyra co-owners Hrant Arakelian and Liz Endicott are bringing Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine to the former Holland House space

Sometimes a Bar is Just a Bar

Mas Tacos’ Teresa Mason takes the reins at venerable Eastside bar Wilburn Street Tavern

Hail Seitan

Ben Stix and his seitan business and deli The BE-Hive are making vegetarianism fun

Ironed Out

Chef Josh Stockton and the team at Geist have brought new life to a historic Nashville blacksmith shop

From Somalia, With Love

Somali-owned The Horn Coffee spreads acceptance—and some damn good sambusas—on Murfreesboro Pike

South By Northwest

Peninsula might be the new kid in town, but their take on Spanish and Portuguese cuisine is already winning the hearts—and guts—of Nashville's diners

Science of the South

Michelin-starred chef Chris Anderson blends Southern classics with high-tech cooking, and he’s come to Nashville to share his remarkable culinary vision.

Back to Chinatown

Chef Chris Cheung wants to teach Nashville to love Cantonese cuisine. With Tànsuǒ, he’s got our attention. And our appetite

No Chef is an Island

First an Eastside pop-up, now in The Gulch, Chef Daniel Herget's Little Octopus offers a Caribbean escape in the middle of the city

Something out of Nothing

THREE TENNESSEE STATE ROOMMATES ARE BEHIND THE NEW NORTH NASHVILLE PIZZERIA SLIM & HUSKY’S. THE PIES ARE TOP-NOTCH, BUT THAT’S JUST THE BEGINNING

Whiskey Business

SINCE FOUNDING SPEAKEASY SPIRITS IN 2011, JEFF AND JENNY PENNINGTON HAVE DEVELOPED A STRONG FAMILY OF BEVERAGES. BUT THIS FALL, THEY’RE STEPPING IT UP BY OPENING THEIR FIRST BARRELS OF AGED TENNESSEE WHISKEY. DRINK UP.

Shacking Up

Steve and Susan Richter's tiny Riverside Grillshack on Rosebank is a few blocks south of normal

Hungry Eyes

Allan Powell founded Nashville Grown to connect local farmers with local eaters, and his foraging skills have put wild foods back on the menu

Sister Act

Sisters Alexis and Britt Soler have turned an old boiler room into Nashville's most unique cocktail bar. You just have to find it

The Dance Is In The Details

As a teenager, Banning Bouldin left Nashville when she was unable to find anywhere to study the dance she loved. Now, with her company New Dialect, she's making Nashville a destination for contemporary dance.

Fostering Community

The dedicated volunteers of East Community Action Network (East CAN) care for all residents of East Nashville, regardless of species