A "Dirty Pages" dinner celebrating Chef Deb Paquette's 40th Anniversary Cooking in Nashville

Chef Deb Paquette, a culinary trailblazer and matriarch of the independent restaurant scene, has been cooking in Nashville for 40 years this year! We're celebrating her at a dinner inspired by the Dirty Pages recipe storytelling project. Friends and former employees who now have successful careers of their own will share favorite "dirty pages" recipes -- the ones that are most well-loved with their splatters, stains and stories. Chef Deb will join us too, of course, with former Zola sous chef Hrant Arkalien, who now owns the popular Lyra restaurant in East Nashville; Trey Coccia of The Farm House and Black Rabbit; Kim Totzke, longtime Nashville chef (and now COO at Turnip Truck) and Etch / etc., Pastry Chef Megan Williams.

Tickets are limited and available for $120 each per event. 
In addition to the meal, tickets include wine or spirits pairings.

The Nashville Food Project’s chef pop-up series brings chefs, writers and educators to our new community kitchen for interactive experiences that take us a bit deeper—to tell the stories behind the food and the people who grow, cook and share it. Funds raised from these dinners help support The Nashville Food Project’s mission of bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city. A portion of all ticket sales are tax deductible.

Tickets are limited and available for $125 each per event or $500 for the full series - that's a total savings of $125! In addition to the meal, all tickets include wine or spirits pairings. These are 21 and up events. A portion of your ticket price is tax-deductible.

Mexican Home Cooking with Chef Levon Wallace

Chef Levon Wallace of Strategic Hospitality will share the food of his Los Angeles upbringing including "Mexicali Biscuits" (tortillas), bolillos and other Mexican home cooking.

Tickets are limited and available for $100 each per event. 
In addition to the meal, tickets include wine or spirits pairings.

This series brings chefs, writers and educators to our new community kitchen for interactive experiences that take us a bit deeper—to tell the stories behind the food and the people who grow, cook and share it. 

Funds raised from these dinners help support The Nashville Food Project’s mission of bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city. A portion of all ticket sales are tax deductible.

Friendsgiving with Chef Maneet Chauhan and Friends

Celebrity chef Maneet Chauhan of Chauhan Masala & Ale House, Mockingbird, Tansuo and Chaatable will gather some of her favorite chefs to prepare a delicious "Friendsgiving" meal.

Tickets are limited and available for $100 each per event. 
In addition to the meal, tickets include wine or spirits pairings.

This series brings chefs, writers and educators to our new community kitchen for interactive experiences that take us a bit deeper—to tell the stories behind the food and the people who grow, cook and share it. 

Funds raised from these dinners help support The Nashville Food Project’s mission of bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city. A portion of all ticket sales are tax deductible.

Undersstanding Umami with Chef Sarah Gavigan of Otaku Ramen and Bar Otaku

An obsessed home cook-turned-trailblazing Nashville restaurateur, Sarah gives us a lesson in umami and how to create it at home with a tasting and demonstration from her book, “Ramen Otaku: Mastering Ramen at Home.”

Tickets are limited and available for $100 each per event. 
In addition to the meal, tickets include wine or spirits pairings.

This series brings chefs, writers and educators to our new community kitchen for interactive experiences that take us a bit deeper—to tell the stories behind the food and the people who grow, cook and share it. 

Funds raised from these dinners help support The Nashville Food Project’s mission of bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city. A portion of all ticket sales are tax deductible.

“Family Meal” with Josephine’s Chef Andy Little

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes peek at “Family Meal” with Josephine and Chef Andy Little including the staff’s “Cook the Book” series.

Tickets are limited and available for $100 each per event. 
In addition to the meal, tickets include wine or spirits pairings.

This series brings chefs, writers and educators to our new community kitchen for interactive experiences that take us a bit deeper—to tell the stories behind the food and the people who grow, cook and share it. 

Funds raised from these dinners help support The Nashville Food Project’s mission of bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city. A portion of all ticket sales are tax deductible.

Sunday Brunch Spectacular with Jaime Miller of Lockeland Table, Carter Hach of Hachland Hill and Kurdish pastry chef Najat Al Zahawi

Pastry chef Jaime Miller will host a pop-up Sunday brunch with friends including Chef Carter Hach, grandson of Tennessee culinary legend Phila Hach and proprietor of Hachland Hill Inn, and Najat Al Zahawi, a Kurdish pastry expert who also cooked with Phila Hach. Discussion will include Jaime’s approach as well as Phila’s legacy and influence in creating community through food.

Tickets are limited and available for $100 each per event. 
In addition to the meal, tickets include wine or spirits pairings.

This series brings chefs, writers and educators to our new community kitchen for interactive experiences that take us a bit deeper—to tell the stories behind the food and the people who grow, cook and share it. 

Funds raised from these dinners help support The Nashville Food Project’s mission of bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city. A portion of all ticket sales are tax deductible.

Simmer: Chef Arnold Myint's Dishes to Honor His Mother

Inspired by a trip to Thailand, Chef Arnold Myint, Nashville native and Top Chef star, will prepare dishes in honor of his beloved mother Patti Myint of the groundbreaking International Market & Restaurant. These dishes also offer a sneak peek to a meal he will prepare at the James Beard House in New York City in June.

Tickets are limited and available for $100 each per event. 
In addition to the meal, tickets include wine or spirits pairings.

This series brings chefs, writers and educators to our new community kitchen for interactive experiences that take us a bit deeper—to tell the stories behind the food and the people who grow, cook and share it. 

Funds raised from these dinners help support The Nashville Food Project’s mission of bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city. A portion of all ticket sales are tax deductible.

Simmer: Farm Dinner with Katie Coss, Executive Chef of Husk

Late last year, Chef Katie Coss took the reigns as executive chef at the acclaimed restaurant Husk. She’ll showcase her fresh approach to reinterpreting the bounty of Tennessee in an intimate multi-course dinner with local farming friends including The Nashville Food Project’s Growing Together and more.

Tickets are limited and available for $100 each per event. 
In addition to the meal, tickets include wine or spirits pairings.

This series brings chefs, writers and educators to our new community kitchen for interactive experiences that take us a bit deeper—to tell the stories behind the food and the people who grow, cook and share it. 

Funds raised from these dinners help support The Nashville Food Project’s mission of bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city. A portion of all ticket sales are tax deductible.

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Want to attend all of the events? Pre-purchase the series for $800 to save $100, that's the price of one event! Tickets are transferable so if something comes up, don't worry! You can share your ticket with a friend. This year’s lineup features incredible chefs including Tandy Wilson (City House), Katie Coss (Husk), Maneet Chauhan (Chauhan Ale & Masala House) and many more!

Erin Byers Murray, James Beard-nominated author and editor of Nashville Lifestyles Magazine, will lead a dinner and discussion around her new book “Grits: A Cultural and Culinary Journey Through the South” with help from some friends. Erin will serve a grits dish, James Beard Award-Winning Chef Tandy Wilson from City House will serve and discuss his corn milling and souring process with a sour corn dish while Chef Karla Ruiz will [delete demonstrate] prepare a dish with the corn tortillas she grew up making in Mexico. Food writer and spirits expert Jim Myers will serve cocktails with the new Davidson Reserve Tennessee whiskey, City House Pastry Chef Rebekah Turshen will leave us with a cornmeal sweet. 

Tickets are limited and available for $100 each per event. 
In addition to the meal, tickets include wine or spirits pairings.

This event is part of a new event series Simmer: a chef series where good food and ideas come together. This series brings chefs, writers and educators to our new community kitchen for interactive experiences that take us a bit deeper—to tell the stories behind the food and the people who grow, cook and share it. Funds raised from these dinners help support The Nashville Food Project’s mission of bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city. A portion of all ticket sales are tax deductible.

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Want to attend all of the events? Pre-purchase the series for $800 to save $100, that's the price of one event! Tickets are transferable so if something comes up, don't worry! You can share your ticket with a friend. This year’s lineup features incredible chefs including Tandy Wilson (City House), Katie Coss (Husk), Maneet Chauhan (Chauhan Ale & Masala House) and many more!