On Wednesday, July 31, Icon Entertainment Group Founder Bill Miller was joined by members of both the Cash and Carter families, including John Carter Cash, Tommy Cash, Joanne Cash, and Carlene Carter to celebrate the grand opening of Johnny Cash's Kitchen & Saloon in downtown Nashville.
“We are thrilled and honored to introduce Johnny Cash’s Kitchen & Saloon to the world,” says Icon Entertainment Group Founder Bill Miller. “It’s one of the most unique venues anywhere, anchored by one of the biggest and most beloved personalities in the history of entertainment. Johnny’s legions of fans from around the world will be immersed in the hospitality and ambience they’d find if they had been to Johnny and June’s home for dinner.”
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Carlene Carter and John Carter Cash
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Bill Miller, Joanne Cash, Ana Cristina Cash, John Carter Cash, Carlene Carter, and Tommy Cash
“I am thrilled about the new restaurant, Johnny Cash‘s Kitchen & Saloon,” says John Carter Cash. “Dad‘s favorite foods in the world are exactly what you will find on the menu. I remember my father and mother bringing me to Swett’s when I was but a small boy. Southern cooking was my father’s very life blood and tradition, and I firmly believe it does not get any better than this.”
Patrons of Johnny Cash's Kitchen & Saloon enter the first floor of the meat and three restaurant and are immediately greeted by the sound of classic Cash performed live on the stage daily. Backstage they'll find a cafeteria-style dining establishment that features the curated menu of Swett's, a Music City signature that has been welcoming customers through its doors at their original location since 1954.
Seated beneath a hand painted mural immortalizing the Cash and Carter family legacies, guests will enjoy comfort food classics like delicious fried chicken, meat loaf, pork chops, catfish, roast beef, and much more served with an array of homemade side dishes and desserts.
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The Kitchen & Saloon recreates the warmth and authenticity of Johnny and June Cash's home and features many never-before-seen photos that share a glimpse into the day-to-day life of the superstar. The second floor’s rustic decor created from rough-hewn timbers and stone, a floor to ceiling fireplace, and intricate stained glass windows depicting significant glimpses into Johnny’s life provide the welcoming atmosphere that was customary at Johnny & June’s own table. Proceed beyond the fireplace lounge and guests find a replica of Johnny’s own Cash Cabin front porch that looks onward to a second stage and bar. This performance area is wrapped in a mural of the Cash home that once stood in its glory on Old Hickory Lake.
Johnny Cash's Kitchen & Saloon, 121 Third Avenue South; cashkitchenandsaloon.com