Matthew HankerdLess

Matthew Hankerd

General Manager, Nashville, TN 

Matthew was born and raised in Michigan and is a graduate of Western Michigan University. Seeking a more hospitable climate, Matthew eventually split his time between summers on Block Island, Rhode Island, and winters in Naples, Florida where he managed a restaurant. After discovering a passion for food, Matthew enrolled in Scottsdale Culinary Institute, after which he employed his new skills as a private chef aboard a sailboat coasting along the waters surrounding the U.S. Virgin Islands. He settled down in Arizona, where he spent two decades working in the restaurant industry, first at the Cheesecake Factory, and later as the General Manager for Mastro’s Steakhouse. The lively energy of downtown Nashville eventually brought him to Tennessee, where he became the GM of Café Intermezzo. The quiet charm of Café Intermezzo contrasts nicely with the frenetic excitement of the Nashville music scene. When he’s not managing our Nashville location, he can be found touring Central America or indulging in his passion for scuba diving. Matthew is also the father of a teenage son, Benjamin.

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General Manager, Nashville, TN 

Matthew was born and raised in Michigan and is a graduate of Western Michigan University. Seeking a more hospitable climate, Matthew eventually split his time between summers on Block Island, Rhode Island, and winters in Naples, Florida where he managed a restaurant. After discovering a passion for food, Matthew enrolled in Scottsdale Culinary Institute, after which he employed his new skills as a private chef aboard a sailboat coasting along the waters surrounding the U.S. Virgin Islands. He settled down in Arizona, where he spent two decades working in the restaurant industry, first at the Cheesecake Factory, and later as the General Manager for Mastro’s Steakhouse. The lively energy of downtown Nashville eventually brought him to Tennessee, where he became the GM of Café Intermezzo. The quiet charm of Café Intermezzo contrasts nicely with the frenetic excitement of the Nashville music scene. When he’s not managing our Nashville location, he can be found touring Central America or indulging in his passion for scuba diving. Matthew is also the father of a teenage son, Benjamin.