Benji's Bagel & Coffee House

After spending over a decade living and working in Manhattan's restaurant industry, my husband and I moved to Nashville at the end of 2020, where we finally realized our long-held dream of opening a neighborhood bagel concept. With our combined experience of over 20 years in hospitality, we were more than ready to make this a reality. My own culinary journey began at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY where I graduated in 2012 and worked my way to Sous Chef before transitioning to Front of House Operations for the last 11 years As for my husband Niko, he came to America from Albania in 2011 and worked his way up in the restaurant industry from a busboy to a manager while putting himself through school, where he ev...