welovEmilia

New Restaurant Brings Fresh Tagliatelle and Italian Market to Downtown Nashville | Eater Nashville

"I discovered an Italian-owned restaurant and market called welovEmilia opening downtown later this year at 159 4th Avenue North. Owned by three women from Emilia-Romagna—Donatella Schianchi, Jenny Tassinari, and Patrizia Nanetti—and represented to the press by general manager Pietro Pini, they’ve employed two Italian chefs and say their goal is to bring high-quality, real Italian food to Nashville residents, tourists, and the downtown workforce. A slideshow menu on their website highlights fresh tagliatelle, piadina (flatbread sandwiches), and tigella, a small round flatbread typical of the Apennine Mountains between Bologna and Modena that’s usually eaten with cured meats or with cheese stuffed inside. The large space will seat about 100 between tables, countertops, and a bar with kitchen views, and includes a small market selling Italian products like olive oil, balsamic vinegar, jam, and taralli. They plan to be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; there’s no patio, but they’re working with the city on permits for a large rolling door on a 4th Avenue–facing window, and signs listing the restaurant’s website already plaster the side of the building." - Delia Jo Ramsey