Like a lot of business people, restaurateur Jason Bowers spent some time during the pandemic taking stock of his situation as owner of Bitter Alibi and Daily Ration, and he liked what he saw well enough to decide to expand. He recently purchased the former Hummingbird Pastaria restaurant on Signal Mountain and the Big Frog Brewing Co. on Dayton Boulevard in Red Bank.
“This has been a time to evaluate and for us, it is a time to grow,” he said. “We’ve managed to keep a strong group of players, so it is time to expand.”
He plans to turn the 1,000-square-foot brewery into a taproom, but with a new name and concept. As for the Signal Mountain location, he plans to focus on dinner and weekend brunches, but beyond that, he isn’t sure exactly what the restaurant will look like or even be called. It will not be like either Bitter Alibi or Daily Ration.
“We are still very early in the planning stages deciding what the concept and the name will be,” he said.
He hopes to have it opened by the summer, and he hopes to add a back patio to the 2,500-square-foot space.