Bella Notte Restaurant Group
Jim Monast has extensive experience in the restaurant industry, holding various managerial positions since 1999. Currently serving as General Manager at Bella Notte Restaurant Group since February 2022, Jim previously held similar roles at Honeywood, Buttermilk Kitchen, Bellina Alimentari, Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, and McCormick & Schmick's. Additionally, Jim has experience as Managing Partner at HMSHost and Rare Hospitality, along with a tenure as Restaurant Manager at Liberty House Restaurant Group. Jim's educational background includes studies at the University of Rhode Island.
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Bella Notte Restaurant Group
We are a locally-owned original in Lexington, Kentucky. We have 5 restaurants which include 3 different concepts. Bella Notte, Smashing Tomato, and Bella Café & Grille. Bella Notte was founded 25 years ago with a focus on quality, fresh ingredients, and preparation that enhances natural flavor, allowing ingredients to speak for themselves. Smashing Tomato is a wood-fired pizzeria quick causal style restaurant with a focus on flavor combinations and Italian cooking traditions with red oak wood, authentic Italian pizza oven, and temperatures of 900 degrees Bella Café & Grille is our newest concept with a focus on classic dishes made with the freshest ingredients and scratch-made to bring everyday dining elevated to the Chevy Chase neighborhood located in the heart of Lexington.