Meet Jody Faison, Nashville's Original Foodie
Updated: Feb 21
Meet Jody Faison – Nashville’s Original Foodie.

Born: Lincoln County, Tennessee
Graduate: Vanderbilt University (football scholarship)
Major: Poetry
Profession: Restaurateur turned Esquire
Jody created some of Nashville’s most iconic restaurants including Faison’s, Iguana, Pub of Love, Café 123, Jody’s Bar Car, and 12th and Porter.
Learn more about the man behind the scenes, and walk down Nashville’s memory lane with “King Faison” over the next few weeks on the newly created Authentic. Experiential. Nashville 7695 weblog.
Get tickets to the upcoming Songwriter Salon at the 7695 featuring tastings of Jody’s famous Pasta YaYa, songs and storytelling from his forthcoming book.
Visit http://www.7695.us/events to reserve your seats.
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