Tag: dining

Brian Griffith grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he says Chinese food in the 1990s meant sweet and sour pork or shrimp fried rice that came in waxy takeout boxes. Now, after years of cooking in cities from Copenhagen to San Francisco, the chef has returned to his home state to open Choy, a chic Chinese-American eatery in Nashville designed to evoke mid-20th century Shanghai.

In late January, Colony Square will welcome a lively new eatery: a Barcelona-inspired tapas restaurant and bar called Boqueria. With 10 locations around the country, including four in New York City, this will be the chain’s first foray into Georgia.

Plus: A trio of new, internationally inspired restaurants and a trail for bacon enthusiasts in Macon, Georgia.

Plus: new tapas in Nashville, a hotdog-lover's paradise in West Virginia, and the World Chicken Festival in Kentucky.

The first time that executive pastry chef Danielle Sanchez walked into the Setai Miami Beach hotel, she remembers it being “romantic and dark and smelling like lemongrass and spices.” Sanchez conjures those sensations when brainstorming new pastries at Jaya, the Asian-inspired restaurant at this luxury property that once housed the historic Vanderbilt Hotel.

Charleston is lovely, made even lovelier with an effort to see the bigger picture. Here are three ways to approach your next visit, themed around Black history, top dining spots, and architectural highlights.

Plus, three Southern strawberry festivals, a mimosa trail in Richmond, and "eat your way" itineraries in coastal Alabama.

In addition—new and noteworthy hotel restaurants, Atlanta's Michelin stars, and more food-related news from across the Southeast.

Forget Yelp reviews, travel guides, or tracking down that random colleague’s Instagram post. We have your notes right here—on where to go and what to order when traveling—from some of the South’s most acclaimed chefs, unlocking the secrets of their hometowns.

Plus destination dining at the Hermitage Hotel, a roadside food hall, and our recommendations for Kentucky bourbon getaways.