Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 4th Quarter 2019 | Page 14

CHRISTIAN GLAUSER-BENZ, VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT & ACQUISITIONS, DREAM HOTEL GROUP, also taking part in the Perfecting your Pitch Panel, told us about their new hotel, Dream Nashville, which just opened in Nashvilles’s Printer’s Alley. “When we first approached the Nashville market we knew we had to come up with a totally different methodology to F&B than our previous LA and NYC locations. The city has so much to offer already on its own, so we decided to bring a lot of the local cuisine and atmosphere to our restaurants. Dream Nashville boasts 168 art deco-inspired rooms, 6 dining and nightlife options and 8,000 square feet of flexible event space. Our in-house F&B team created and engineered every concept and it operates them as well. The hotel F&B provides a selection of distinctive experiences rooted in the rich and colorful history of Nashville and Printer’s Alley. The Dining & Nightlife perfectly complements Nashville’s burgeoning scene with an approach that bridges culture, design, and music into the immersive sensory approach that collectively creates Dream’s DNA. 14 ILHA Our signature restaurant there is called Stateside Kitchen. Helmed by Executive Chef Michael Kopfman and his collective of Hillstone Restaurant Group alumni, the brasserie-style restaurant focuses on fresh flavors and locally sourced ingredients to comprise a menu for all palettes, including stand out dishes like The Chop, a 22 oz. bone-in Kurobuta pork chop and Bucatini Jumbo Prawn Pasta. Marking the group’s second outpost, Natura Nashville is a casual cafe concept with indoor and outdoor dining. The vegetable- forward, California cuisine-inspired menu centers around seasonal snacks, hearty salads and clean plates using only the freshest ingredients wholly sourced from local purveyors. The Parlour Bar boasts innovative cocktail classics in a sophisticated yet approachable atmosphere. Our one-of-a- kind beverage program includes a Smoked Peach Old Fashioned and custom barrels of Woodford Reserve and Patrón. Easy 8® is the perfect place for a quick snack or a late-night bite. A rotating menu features eight signature sandwich items with standouts including the Easy Cheesy and the Alley Cheesesteak. On the nightlife side of things and hidden amongst the shadows of Printer’s Alley, dark and seductive energy fuels Dirty Little Secret, an intriguing experiential nightclub. With a hint of subtle excess, the ever-evolving entertainment collective takes center stage, complete with surprise acts and a rotation of turntablists. Our speakeasy Snitch located on Printer’s Alley is a music-centric, approachable bar venue. Snitch serves signature libations cultivated by Jason Owens, such as the CBD-infused Less Than Zero and If You Like Pina Coladas, a unique deconstructed daiquiri. In addition to a selection of monthly rotating craft and local beers, Snitch provides a creative platform for the musicians of Music City with weekly live programming. We have been very active in Mexico these past few years where we have announced 4 locations and plan to announce another 2 locations before year-end. Half