The Patterson Home Makes the Massive Transfer to the Gulch | Bites

Transferring a restaurant or bar to a brand new location is uncommon however not exceptional within the Nashville market, and the thought of pulling up and placing down new stakes does include inherent dangers. Some native establishments have pulled it off efficiently, like Jimmy Kelly’s, The Gerst Haus, Inexperienced Hills Grille, F. Scott’s and Chef & I, which all survived a number of relocations to get pleasure from lengthy lifespans as eating places. The 404 Kitchen moved simply throughout the road, however the improve from a tiny kitchen to a three-story restaurant actually improved the operation.

The thought of constructing two strikes without delay is fairly daring, however that’s precisely what Strategic Hospitality is in the midst of with The Patterson Home and The Catbird Seat. The previous shuttered quickly in April, a month after The Catbird’s closing service within the former location the 2 spots shared at 1711 Division St. This week, each beloved institutions will reopen on the fifth ground of the Invoice Voorhees Constructing in Paseo South Gulch at 700 Eighth Ave. S. 

I realized a little bit of trivia about that handle from Strategic Hospitality accomplice Josh Habiger. The constructing was previously owned by Nashville-born filmmaker Concord Korine, who had used it as a studio — a truth I ought to have recognized if I had paid nearer consideration to what my colleague William Williams wrote again in 2019. Up to now, The Patterson Home was on the bottom ground of the Division Avenue property, with The Catbird Seat accessible through an elevator. Within the new configuration, the 2 companies share the identical ground with separate however adjoining kitchens.

The Patterson Home will open first on Could 13, and company will discover a whole lot of acquainted facets from the earlier iteration — possibly simply turned up somewhat bit. The house is actually bigger, with greater than 100 seats versus the earlier capability of 70. The three-sided bar presents extra seating than the earlier wraparound bar space. The fourth facet of the bar will act as a service space and allow workers to handle the movement of all the room from a perch with full view of the house.

The ceiling options tin panels harking back to the unique TPH, plus crystal chandeliers, however the total vibe has morphed from Twenties speakeasy to extra of a midcentury-modern gestalt because of the usage of extra pure supplies and heat wood furnishings. I haven’t seen the house at night time but, however the truth that there are precise home windows versus the cavern-like darkness of The Patterson Home 1.0 guarantees fully totally different views, particularly of the lights of downtown.

These modifications are all applicable within the life cycle of each The Patterson Home and Nashville. Cocktail tradition in 2009 was carefully related to speakeasies and secret knocks and bartenders with bowties and garters on their arms. Now mixologists, the drinks they make and the locations they make them have grown as much as the purpose the place the liquid within the glass can converse for itself. 

The brand new meals and cocktail lists at The Patterson Home actually replicate this maturation, however not by sacrificing the enjoyable character that made the bar an area hero. On the meals facet, that expanded kitchen has allowed for a extra strong providing of much more attention-grabbing choices. The delicacies was designed by cooks Andy Doubrava and Tiffani Ortiz of The Catbird Seat in collaboration with Habiger. Small starters vary from sourdough bread baked by Dozen served with cultured butter to craveable crispy potatoes and cheese sauce. Extra substantial plates embody pasta, a Bear Creek Farm cheeseburger served with a facet of smoked onion jus for (French) dipping, grilled catfish and a pork chop plate topped with smoked trout roe and served in a coriander and herb whey sauce. Smaller bites revolve round daring flavors that needs to be enjoyable for the mixologists to pair with cocktails. Consider herbaceous chicory leaves served with ricotta and chewy strawberries or a plate of asparagus accompanied by charred leeks, onion soubise and fennel sausage. There’s an outdated sommelier’s noticed that no wine pairs with asparagus, however I believe the bartenders at The Patterson Home are going to have a whole lot of enjoyable matching flavors with that final dish.

Combining cocktails and desserts is unquestionably a factor, so anticipate a altering menu of candy choices to finish the night on. I’m notably intrigued by an preliminary menu merchandise of fermented potato ice cream served with potato chips and preserved blackberries. I don’t know if Strategic Hospitality company cousin Trevor Moran was concerned with the creation of that exact dish, but it surely positive feels like his type of mad-scientist flash of genius!

However as anticipated, it’s the cocktail listing the place The Patterson Home 2.0 will proceed to shine. Really, that needs to be cocktail lists, as basic supervisor Adam Binder — alongside the bar administration group consisting of Brandie Johnson, Alex McCutchen and Patrick Chabot — has put collectively two menus, every thoughtfully expressing a unique facet of the bar’s character.

First, there’s what they’re internally calling “The Quick Listing.” This ever-changing roster of cocktails represents drinks the workers has created not too long ago that basically excite them, maybe due to the ingenuity and bravado to provide you with the concepts, or as a result of they’re precisely of the second on the subject of seasonality or as an expression of the present state of the zeitgeist.

Don’t be too stunned to see a vodka drink on The Quick Listing. In contrast to earlier TPH menus the place vodka was buried on the again web page of the listing — if it appeared in any respect — the present perspective of the mixology group is prepared to satisfy the shoppers the place they’re. When you received’t discover a vodka soda on the menu, one can find a Vodka Jasmine Smash made with vodka, a jasmine/sage syrup, lemon, cucumber and mint that sounds freaking scrumptious to me!

This doesn’t imply that the bar workers doesn’t need to nonetheless get somewhat interval and push the envelope like they’ve been doing for greater than 15 years. Different cocktails on the opening listing embody elements like fig leaf syrup, a birdseed cordial, popcorn milk and a pie-crust-infused Tanqueray 10 gin. Now there’s the cutting-edge wackiness I’ve come to anticipate from this group, and so they one way or the other nearly all the time handle to make it work!

The Quick Listing was developed so patrons can work out somewhat bit concerning the sensibilities of The Patterson Home mixologists with out wading by means of a phonebook (bear in mind these?) of a menu. In fact, the bartenders could make nearly any drink you would possibly want, and so they have provide you with greater than 1,200 unique concoctions by means of the years.

That’s what “The Lengthy Menu” is for. Whereas they actually don’t embody each drink they’ve ever created, the bar workers has compiled a few of their biggest hits into a listing of about 150 cocktails helpfully divided right into a dozen classes which are thoughtfully named and defined.

To be sincere, whereas the class headings are well-thought-out, they’re not all fully “considerate,” as a result of a few of them are the results of stereotypes the workers has found from a minority of consumers by means of the years. Spend any time at a bar listening to what patrons order, and also you’ll respect why one part of drinks is titled “Vodka, Not Too Candy” — and also you’ll actually acknowledge who the goal demographic is for the drinks listed beneath “Massive Whiskey Drinker.”

The tongue-in-cheek titles don’t imply the drinks listed within the classes aren’t wonderful cocktails. Quite the opposite, the very intent of those drinks is to take Miss Vodka Drank and Mr. Whiskey Swiller and introduce them to options that may develop their palates somewhat bit.

Different sections revolve round among the earliest drinks on the menu or drinks that function methods The Patterson Home has made in style by means of the years, like utilizing black-tea-infused gin or bacon-washed bourbon in recipes.

A set of drink innovations that flip regular recipes on their heads — by doing issues like utilizing nontraditional spirits like amaro, aperitivo or liqueur as the bottom — is listed beneath the title “Rogue Gained!” That is in honor of the mixologists who tried one thing loopy and it labored effectively sufficient to make the menu.

Workers favorites present up beneath the heading “Ceiling Crashers,” a designation that lives within the class of “if you recognize, you recognize.” You would possibly have the ability to get a bartender to inform you the story behind the title in your tenth go to, or possibly not. In case you simply need to know which drinks have been patron favorites for prolonged durations of time, simply flip to the part “The Fucking Bangers” for stable hits. In fact, nonalcoholic choices, low-ABV cocktails, basic cocktails and trendy classics are additionally out there, as a result of they will do just about something at The Patterson Home.

Now they simply have a a lot nicer place to do it in, so congratulate them on shifting on as much as the penthouse ground.