The Hermitage Lodge, Nashville’s premier luxurious resort, as we speak introduced the opening of Drusie & Darr by Jean-Georges, a brand new restaurant and bar by internationally celebrated chef and restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Drusie & Darr marks Jean-Georges’ first restaurant within the South and comes on the cusp of a property-wide revitalization after The Hermitage Lodge opened its doorways almost 112 years in the past.
Many instances all through its historical past, The Hermitage Lodge has set the tone for eating in Nashville. Drusie & Darr now brings a recent, fashionable eating vacation spot to the town and a rejuvenated house from award-winning inside designer Thomas Juul-Hansen.
“It’s an honor to be part of the expansion of Nashville’s outstanding meals scene,” stated Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. “With Drusie & Darr, I needed to deliver a style of Jean-Georges to Nashville with influences from the group, metropolis, and historical past of The Hermitage Lodge to supply one thing recent and thrilling.”
Admired for his acumen as a Michelin-starred chef, tastemaker and businessman working 40 acclaimed eating places across the globe, Jean-Georges has envisioned a convivial, up to date restaurant and bar with Drusie & Darr that showcase the abundance of Tennessee’s regional produce, a few of which is sourced from The Hermitage Lodge’s Backyard at The Land Belief for Tennessee’s Glen Leven Farm. Working alongside Jean-Georges as soon as once more is Government Chef Kelsi Armijo, who has helmed the kitchens of prestigious institutions all through the USA together with the opening of Jean-Georges Steakhouse at ARIA in Las Vegas.
Drusie & Darr’s fashionable American menu, impressed by the seasons with Asian influences, focuses on artisanal and sustainable produce at its peak. Providing elevated, but approachable delicacies, Drusie & Darr will welcome resort company and neighbors alike for any event – from cocktails and a complicated night out, to a glass of wine and pizza from the wood-fired oven, or a relaxed household dinner. The menu includes a mixture of Jean-Georges’ signature dishes akin to his famed Tuna Tartare and new dishes impressed by the locale just like the Fried Natural Hen with Habanero Sizzling Sauce. The widespread thread is a kick of spice and acidity, impressed by each Jean-Georges’ signature cooking fashion and the flavour preferences of Nashville. Further stand-out gadgets embrace the Crispy Sushi, Celeriac Katsu, Black Truffle Pizza and Roasted Black Sea Bass with Poppyseed Buttermilk Sauce.
Drusie & Darr’s wine record gives 90 alternatives, spanning each nook of the wine rising world together with Burgundy, Bordeaux and California. Drusie & Darr’s wine record has a deal with the classics with newer discoveries positioned all through – from the haut couture wines of Ghislaine Barthod in Chambolle-Musigny to the brand new wave bottlings of Maitre de Chai in California. Revolutionary cocktails and craft beers from Nashville spherical out the beverage menu and will be loved on the sensually lit, atmospheric bar and lounge. The bar has been preserved and prolonged, complementing the eating room and enhancing the power of each areas. The bar includes a restored, coffered ceiling, darkish gray marble bar, mild pink and steal blue seating, and authentic stain glass. A gilded partition separates the eating space from the bar, making the bar at Drusie & Darr a vacation spot unto itself with entry to the restaurant’s full menu.
The restaurant is known as after brother and sister Drusie and Darr Corridor, who lived at The Hermitage Lodge with their father Dick Corridor, the resort’s former Common Supervisor. From the title of the restaurant to the inside design, Jean-Georges and The Hermitage Lodge crew felt passionately about preserving the historical past and legacy of the resort.
Drusie & Darr’s heat and welcoming interiors function restored 1902 Beaux-Arts particulars, akin to vaulted ceilings and authentic oak partitions, complemented by a state-of-the-art open kitchen with a bigger sq. footage than earlier than, glamorous fashionable décor from Thomas Juul-Hansen, and dramatic lighting from world-renowned L’Observatoire Worldwide. All furnishings, from the mother-of-pearl pendant lamps to the seating, tables and curved, banquettes in blue velvet, are totally customized to Drusie & Darr. Additionally new: a surprising pink-marble women’ room, the 21st century reply to The Hermitage Lodge’s well-known Nineteen Thirties-era Artwork Deco males’s room. Taking its cue from the lads’s room’s horizontal tilework in stripes of lime inexperienced and black, the brand new women’ room is lavishly adorned with striped partitions of variegated pink marble, pink sinks and bathrooms, inlaid marble flooring, arched doorways, rose gold-framed mirrors and glamorous lighting all through.
The Hermitage Lodge’s partnership with Jean-Georges derived from resort homeowners Molly and Robert Hardie following the opening of Marigold restaurant on the resort’s sister property, Keswick Corridor, in Charlottesville, VA. Jean-Georges labored carefully with Molly and Robert Hardie and Thomas Juul-Hansen, the mastermind behind the interiors of many Jean-Georges’ eating places, to present the house a contemporary replace whereas honoring the room’s iconic architectural particulars.
“As stewards of The Hermitage Lodge, we’re happy to assist usher in a brand new period for this Nashville treasure,” stated homeowners Robert and Molly Hardie. “It has been a pleasure to work hand in hand with Jean-Georges on the opening of Drusie & Darr and we couldn’t be extra thrilled with the result.”
Drusie & Darr is positioned within the coronary heart of downtown Nashville, steps away from the State Capitol, Tennessee Performing Arts Middle, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville Area and historic 2nd Avenue. The brand new eating vacation spot is the newest growth of The Hermitage Lodge’s top-to-bottom design refresh seamlessly mixing the previous with the current. With the revitalization of its visitor rooms, foyer and customary areas, the resort is meticulously preserving its cherished structure whereas introducing a recent, new colour palette, up to date furnishings and extra. Slated to open in January 2022 is The Pink Hermit, an elegant café conceived by Jean-Georges and The Hermitage Lodge crew and designed by Juul-Hansen. Clad in pale pink and grey marble, the intimate house will evolve all through the day serving as a espresso bar with delectable pastries within the morning, an informal take-away for lunch, and a wine bar, full with small bites, Champagne and craft cocktails, within the night.
“As Nashville’s social epicenter for over a century, The Hermitage Lodge is worked up to introduce a brand new gathering place in line with the instances and the place everybody feels welcome,” stated Dee Patel, Managing Director, The Hermitage Lodge. “Our want is for company and neighbors alike to return for years to come back.”
Drusie & Darr is presently open Wednesday by means of Sunday, 5:00pm to 10:00pm to start out. Breakfast and lunch service will likely be added in early 2022. Reservations will be made on Resy or by calling the restaurant immediately at 615.345.7116. Complimentary valet parking is on the market to company of the restaurant. Drusie & Darr is positioned at 231 sixth Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219. For extra info, go to thehermitagehotel.com/nashville-dining.