Josh Habiger

Bastion opened in Nashville's East Nashville neighborhood — a once-overlooked area that became the city's culinary frontier. Along with The Catbird Seat and Locust, it forms Nashville's holy trinity of Michelin-starred restaurants, all part of the Strategic Hospitality group that transformed the city's dining identity.

Josh Habiger is the chef behind Bastion in Nashville, which earned a Michelin star in November 2025 at the inaugural American South Michelin ceremony — one of three Nashville restaurants to be starred. Bastion is part of Strategic Hospitality and has been one of Nashville's most celebrated creative restaurants.

USA — trained in American and international fine-dining kitchens; creative American contemporary cuisine in Nashville

Career

• Chef at American fine-dining restaurants, USA (2000s–2015)
• Head Chef at Bastion, Nashville, Tennessee (2017–present)

Mentored by American fine-dining tradition.