The musician and his Villa One Tequila co-founder John Varvatos opened Villa One Tequila Gardens in San Diego in September and have plans to increase into Los Angeles, New York Metropolis, Las Vegas and Miami.
Nick Jonas simply desires folks to have time.
In his latest endeavor, the Jonas brother has opened his first restaurant, alongside his Villa One tequila co-founder John Varvatos.
Villa One Tequila Gardens, now open in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, felt like the following evolution for the musician, in an effort to proceed creating thrilling experiences for his followers and patrons alike.
“Our motto grew to become ‘Life because it Ought to Be,’ which was actually about nice experiences with nice folks, high quality music, meals, tequila,” Jonas tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Bringing that each one to life in a tangible approach by the tequila gardens was type of a dream of ours, and it’s unimaginable now to be on this spot and see all of it come collectively.”
Jonas and Varvatos aren’t stopping with San Diego, not to mention California. They've a pop-up in Las Vegas, and plan to increase to Los Angeles, New York Metropolis and Miami within the upcoming 12 months. And whereas the L.A. spot isn’t finalized but, Jonas guarantees “it’s a very nice location.”
They’re places with good-sized venues for them to host occasions in locations that individuals will love, and that can permit company to find over 100 kinds of mezcals and tequilas, with plans to construct on their menus much more.
Whereas every Villa One Tequila Gardens location may have comparable food and drinks choices, every spot may have touches of uniqueness.
“There’s gonna be signature items,” Jonas mentioned. “However so far as the vibe, it’s actually depending on what the area is and dealing with the design workforce to present it the identical feeling and aptitude of the primary location. I might describe it as basic parts of celebrating all that's fantastic about tequila and mezcal, and Mexican tradition as an entire, but in addition with a enjoyable, attractive, trendy edge. We’re going to be enjoying with that in all these places.”
Jonas desires patrons to stroll into his eating places and immediately really feel the makings of a “fantastic evening,” creating recollections with family members and new mates whereas being surrounded by good meals and drinks.
“It actually comes down to only creating that vitality within the room proper whenever you stroll in and that making it an expertise past simply the meals and the drinks; one thing to the place you actually really feel a way that it’s going to be evening,” he mentioned. “That capacity to create these magic moments and make lasting recollections for folks.”
Villa One Tequila Gardens’ menu contains a Japanese-Mexican fusion with dishes like contemporary seafood ceviches, aguachiles, tostadas and Mexican-inspired sushi rolls, in addition to signature dishes llike birria, salmon, lobster and shrimp machaca tacos and the Poblano Roll stuffed with beef chorizo, cream cheese, jalapeño peppers and avocado topped with pico de gallo and roasted poblano crèma.
As for drinks, the restaurant’s specialty cocktail, the Cantarito, is made with Villa One tequila, lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit juices. In addition they provide a large listing of margaritas, a margarita flight, a curated wine listing and native craft beers.
“We needed the Japa-Mex type of menu to actually symbolize a love for seafood and likewise nice Tomahawk steaks and issues like that,” Jonas mentioned. “Discovering methods to present it that fusion aptitude and make it possible for every cocktail actually enhances type of the palette of flavors. So, I believe the menu is consultant of that imaginative and prescient and type of attempting to embrace issues that we love about clearly two very various kinds of delicacies, however you may simply see how they'll all form of work collectively.”
Jonas acquired the inspiration for the menu from his travels, the place he’s been accumulating his favourite dishes from completely different spots he’s come throughout and jotting them down.
“I’ve acquired a listing in my cellphone of locations I’ve been and issues I’ve had with the dream of in the future opening a spot of my very own or working alongside a culinary workforce,” Jonas mentioned. “There’s not one particular chef that I spoke to, however I believe it’s a mixture of simply touring around the globe in numerous components and attempting various things.”
Other than his tequila ventures, Jonas spends a giant chunk of his time touring and making music together with his brothers, Joe and Kevin. On Sept. 23, the Jonas Brothers posted a photograph on their official Instagram account with the caption “Making the brand new album,” which Joe replied to, saying, “You imply completed the album.”
Jonas mentioned the album is just about achieved at this level, they’re simply ready on some mixes, they usually hope to launch it within the subsequent couple of months. This album, specifically, could be very particular to the brothers.
“We’re constructing some elaborate plans as a result of we really feel like we’ve made a physique of labor that we’re actually pleased with, and we need to be certain it’s arrange the fitting approach,” Jonas mentioned, “and that it’s acquired all of the potential to get on the market and enrich folks’s lives.”
