![]() ![]() I think he has all the talent of the best mixologists in town, but he appreciates meeting the public where they are.” “Chris doesn’t make drinks for bartenders, he makes drinks for the public," Lori Klonaris said. "He makes drinks that the public would like. View Gallery: Inside VIDA, a new Pan-Latin restaurant opening in downtown KnoxvilleĬhris Williams is the creator of The Vault's bar program and Matt Leonard, previously a bartender at the Peter Kern Library, is bar manager. The safe can be reserved for private parties. ![]() Guests can step through 3-ton safe doors, made in 1892, to sit inside the safe itself, complete with Versace wallpaper, privacy curtains and plush seating. A 10-seat custom semi-circle bar welcomes guests to a space full of mirrors, king chairs and black and gold décor. Guests of The Vault enter through the Krutch Park-facing front doors of Vida and descend the Tennessee-marble encased staircase to the hostess stand. New restaurant Vida: Our exclusive sneak peek of the Pan-Latin concept upstairs “It’s dark, it’s sexy," Jim Klonaris said. Enter The Vault now and you'll find a moody, low-lit, Art Deco-inspired hideaway with lots of opportunities for privacy. The 3,500-square-foot space was just a concrete basement with an old-fashioned safe one year ago. ![]() Vida, located on the first floor of the same building, also opens Tuesday. Prepared in consultation with Matthew Colvard, Taylor Anne Lane, and Peter Wolfgang.Jim and Lori Klonaris, owners of Kefi and Cafe 4, unveiled plans for The Vault and its companion Pan-Latin restaurant Vida in January 2020.
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