The Mother of All Brunches: For all the things the mother figure in your life did for you, say thanks with a reservation for a nice brunch on May 10 for Mother’s Day. There’s still time to score seats at places she’lllove, like 1 Kitchen, which will feature multiple buffet stations plus live jazz and a DJ, or City Winery, where the buffet will be accompanied by a mimosa bar. It’ll be “pinkies out” at White Limozeen for their special mother/daughter high tea service, complete with a department store-style photo session. Halls Catch and the Hermitage Hotel will also offer special brunches, with the former featuring a raw bar and a sushi station, plus optional bottomless bloody marys and mimosas, while the latter leans into timeless elegance with chef carving stations and live music.
Changing of the Guard: Celebrity chef Christian Peroni is still the culinary inspiration behind Ella’s on 2ndin SoBro, but day-to-day operations at the cozy Italian spot in The Hyatt Centric have a new experienced hand at the helm: acclaimed chef Zane Dearien, previously of Pastaria. We’re looking forward to Dearien’s brand of “heritage soul fire cooking” usingregionally-sourced seasonal ingredients, thus adding a new layer of inspiration to the spring menu at Ella’s.
Bogotá Comes to Nashville: Usually, Sushi | Bar welcomes a dozen diners at a time into one of their intimate dining rooms for an interactive omakase experience where the meal is as much theater as it is a culinary treat. The proximity of the chefs to the diners makes the restaurant a wonderful place to showcase the talents of guest chef Álvaro Clavijo from El Chato, the #1 rated spot on the list of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants. The Bogotá-based chef will offer three seatings a night on May 18 and May 19 for a “a chef-led, close-range experience.” Guests are invited into a space where the line between kitchen and dining room disappears, and each dish is presented with clarity, intention, and presence. Reservations are only available through Resy for Monday and Tuesday night, so don’t get left out in the cold and miss out on this hot night of Colombian cuisine.
New to the Hit List (May 2026) Mangia Nashville, Nicky’s Coal Fired, The Treehouse, Two Hands Nashville.
