According to the Nashville Business Journal, Doc McGhee, CEO of McGhee Entertainment, is one of the co-owners behind Tartufo. Others involved in the project include McGhee's wife, Wendy; longtime local real estate developer Mack McClung; and the restaurant's executive chef, Rome native Marco Rossi.

Those behind Tartufo spent $800,000 renovating the 1890s building. The project is another indication of slowly growing retail and restaurant investment in this part of Midtown, near Church Street. It also points to how the city's legacy music industry can have other effects on the local economy (similarly, country singer Alan Jackson is an investor in Acme Feed & Seed downtown, for instance).

The dining room will seat 48, and an outdoor covered patio contains 26 more seats. The restaurant also features a bar and piano lounge. Guests can also eat at the chef's table, which will be located in the kitchen. For $500, a guest at that table will eat a seven-course meal with five wines.

In other news, McFarland Publishers has released a new book, Encyclopedia Of KISS: Music, Personnel, Events And Related Subjects. Written by pop culture authority Brett Weiss, it is the world’s first encyclopedia on the self-proclaimed "Hottest Band In The World."

Encyclopedia Of KISS is a comprehensive reference guide to virtually everything in the KISS universe, featuring detailed information on the band’s songs, albums, games, toys, tours, television and movie appearances, family members, girlfriends, collectibles, comic books, solo work and much more, including replacement members Eric Carr, Vinnie Vincent, Bruce Kulick, Mark St. John, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer.

KISS is one of the most popular groups in the history of rock, having sold more than 100 million albums during their more than 40-year reign. With more gold albums than any other American band, they were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2014. KISS influenced a generation of musicians, from Garth Brooks and Mötley Crüe to Nirvana and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

The original leather-clad, makeup-wearing lineup - Ace "Spaceman" Frehley, Gene "Demon" Simmons, Paul "Starchild" Stanley and Peter "Catman" Criss - and their classic hits "Beth" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" are forever etched in pop culture consciousness.

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