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3 Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Nashville
October 19, 2018
Nashville hasn’t always had solid seafood options. In fact, when I first moved here I stayed away from seafood for a bit. But thankfully today the city has a handful of chefs in town doing fish dishes proper justice, and Chicago-native executive chef Mike Haggerty is one of them.
Rise and Shine, It’s Breakfast Time
May 18, 2018
We Have Your *Do Not Miss* Weekend Line Up of Events
May 18, 2018
Best Dinner Restaurants in Nashville
May 16, 2018
Best Brunch Spots in Nashville
June 11, 2018
Mother's Day Brunch
May 13, 2018
Music City Food + Wine Festival Announces All-Star Line-Up Featuring Kings of Leon
May 11, 2018
Friday Night Throwdown & Official Drink of Nashville:
On Friday night, celebrate the ultimate Happy Hour and join chefs Anne Burrell and Tim Love for a throwdown as they go head-to-head in a spirited cooking demo, captaining teams featuring celebrity sous chefs from the Nashville Predators and Tennessee Titans and emceed by Jessie James Decker. The special guest sous chefs will be announced this summer. Each team will be challenged to create the ultimate meal from a surprise ingredient box. Come out and cheer on the hometown teams as they battle for bragging rights in the kitchen!
Music City Food + Wine Is Back for Its Sixth Year This September
May 10, 2018
Music City Food + Wine Festival Announces All-Star Line-Up and Tickets on Sale with Kings of Leon Anchoring Live Musical Performance
May 10, 2018
Mother’s Day 2018: Treat Mom to Brunch in Nashville
May 08, 2018
Sea Salt Nashville has released their special menu for this Sunday. They have an extensive menu for Mother’s Day and reservations are still available.
New Brunch Menu at Sea Salt Nashville, Today in Nashville
April 26, 2018
Nashville's restaurant closures are speeding up, but It's City is not alone
March 04, 2018
Longtime Chicagoans Tony and Caroline Galzin, for example, plan to open The Cardinal, a Belgian cocktail bar in The Nations, just a short walk from their Nashville restaurant, Nicky's Coal Fired. And Keith Zust, who left Chicago to open Sea Salt alongside chef and business partner Mike Haggerty, recently told me he hopes to start construction on at least one more restaurant this year, with an ultimate goal of five in the market.
Don't Tell This Industry Vet Nashville Has Too Many Restaurants — He's Got More Up His Sleeve
January 26, 2018
Plenty of transplants from bigger markets see Nashville's surging growth, lower cost of living and continued tourist popularity as the perfect recipe for accomplishing their restaurant-related dreams.
How To Put Your Specials On The Map
November 23, 2017
Crafting novel menu additions—whether a daily dinner special or weekly lunch item—takes time and energy, but it’s a great way to gauge the success of a dish without having to commit to it full-time. But what are the best ways to entice guests to order a limited edition dish?
Best Wine Bars In Nashville
November 09, 2017
Nashville is filled with amazing spots to grab a drink, but what’s the best place to savor a glass of wine? We’ve got you covered in this guide to the Best Wine Bars in Nashville. While some of these restaurants aren’t necessarily labeled as “wine bars,” they still have the best wine selections and atmospheres for enjoying a glass (or bottle) of vino.
Top 10 Wine Bars in Nashville, TN
October 12, 2017
Wine connoisseurs, you now have a new travel destination (if you haven’t discovered it already): Nashville. The state of Tennessee is home to more than 40 wineries and 150 vineyards, producing one-of-a-kind wines. And as Nashville TN’s best wine bars and wineries remind us, its city blocks are filled with great destinations to stop and sip. You’ll find bottles ranging from international regions like France and Italy, to local labels from California to locally-grown grapes from wineries a few miles away—right in Music City. For more on Nashville TN’s best wine bars and wineries, be sure to check out the list below:
19 Questions with Sea Salt Nashville chef Mike Haggerty
July 29, 2017
Chef Mike Haggerty was born into an Italian family that loved to cook and share family time over homemade meals. After cutting his culinary chops in Chicago, he and business partner Keith Zust decided to bring their partnership to downtown Nashville to open Sea Salt, a French-inspired eatery with foundations that combine the best of Europe and Middle Tennessee and oddly enough — it’s delicious.
20 New Restaurants in Nashville to Check Out This Summer
July 05, 2017
French and American cuisine come together at Sea Salt, a new restaurant in downtown Nashville. The French-American fare is served for lunch and dinner. Chef Mike Haggerty is whipping up anything from a Croque Madame to a shrimp po’ boy in a gorgeous two-story setting on 3rd Avenue North.
Make Sea Salt Nashville Your Next Date Night!
June 23, 2017
Extreme Food and Drink Pairings From Around the USA
June 23, 2017
Happy Hour at Sea Salt Nashville
June 11, 2017
Nashvillest - Restaurant Hellos and Goodbyes
May 01, 2017
Sea Salt is the newest restaurant in the revitalized Printer’s Alley area. You can’t access it from the alley, but it’s just around the corner from Skull’s Rainbow Room...
NFocus Nashville: New restaurants, shops and trunk shows
April 09, 2017
Sea Salt restaurant: Fine flavor and history meet in Nashville
April 26, 2017
Sea Salt has taken up residence in a nineteenth century building on Third Avenue North, adjacent to Printer’s Alley. Longtime Nashvillians will recall it as the site of Boots Randolph’s dinner club circa 1978-95. In remodeling, the partners retained much of the structure’s original integrity, while adding a rustic French feel.
So excited to be dining Sea Salt!
April 24, 2017
So excited to be dining @seasaltnash tonight!! Already in love with the space and can't wait to try the 47 appetizers I just ordered 😬#whoinvitedthefatkid You can follow along with me on @nashvillefoodfan insta stories as I dive in!! 😘
Loving the Vibe
April 24, 2017
Loving the vibe here at Sea Salt in downtown Nashville. What looks like glass tiles is actually seasalt. nashvillelove #seasaltnash#seasaltnashville
Announcing Sea Salt
April 24, 2017
Nestled in the heart of downtown Nashville and historic Printers Alley, the best thing since French bread has arrived in Tennessee. The grand opening of Nashville’s newest flavorful indulgence, Sea Salt, is scheduled for on Monday, April 24. Sea Salt will open its doors to the public with a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon, a few appetizers to tease the palate and a tour of the new digs.
First Bite: Sea Salt
April 24, 2017
Today marks the opening of Sea Salt, a new French-inspired restaurant downtown near Printers Alley, serving dinner this week plus lunch and happy hour starting May 1. Co-owners Keith Zust and executive chef Mike Haggerty relocated from Chicago to bring this concept to Nashville, thanks in no small part to the abundance of high-quality produce found here (as well an improving selection of fresh seafood available).
Bonjour Sea Salt! Welcome to Music City.
April 23, 2017
Above the convivial voices in celebration of the opening of Sea Salt, were more Midwestern accents than usual. Sea Salt is the dream of co-owners Keith Zust and Executive Chef Mike Haggarty, both most recently from Chicago. If you think that they're trying to ride on the coattails of the explosive growth of Nashville, you're not quite right.
Sea Salt is Nashville’s New Farm-to-French Restaurant & Bar, The Fox Magazine
April 20, 2017
Think layers of flavor, ingredient focused; sophistication; the pleasure of sitting down, sharing, conversing and eating with loved ones; the art of French food. Keith Zust, with over 15 years of kitchen and restaurant management experience, found a missing piece in Nashville's booming culinary scene - cuisine francaise that is casual enough to be enjoyed any day of the week.
New French-Inspired Restaurant Sea Salt Opens Downtown
April 19, 2017
Located at 209 3rd Avenue North, the new project from Chicago transplants Keith Zust (co-owner/operator) and Mike Haggerty (co-owner/executive chef) represents the first of a number of new restaurants to hit this particular stretch of 3rd Avenue this year.
Prepare your tastebuds: Sea Salt is on the way!
April 18, 2017
Did you know that the human body cannot survive without sodium? Trust me, in just a few days you’ll wonder how you ever got by without Sea Salt. Located in downtown Nashville in historic Printer's Alley, Sea Salt is just a week away from opening its doors to the public. Executive chef Mike Haggerty is ready to charm the community with his French influenced American fare.
Nashville Music City Sings Our Praises