EiO: everything is organic
The Hive: a gathering place
When Jennifer Masley first told me that that EiO was going to be a juice bar that served alchohol and would be opened for breakfast and at night, I couldn’t exactly wrap my head around it. But based on our first experience at EiO & The Hive, Nashville will be swarming like bees to the new restaurant. It’s totally refreshing in so many ways. First off the staff is super warm. Sure, at an opening, you can argue that the staff is always on their best behavior, but Jennifer has gathered a staff of young folks who have been around town and gravitated to her democratic way of running the place. They are all super ready to answer questions and stay a bit and chat. The decor is hard to describe, but just works. You might call it 70’s hippie, millenial zen, with a 2017 artisan bent. The long community tables are beautiful butcher block that are rich and smooth and a pleasure to sit at. The chairs are woven “something” and super comfy. With all the Nashville industrial chic we see these days (which is gorgeous of course), EiO was a relief.