Charleston, SC
After stints running a food truck and a food-hall stall, chef Thai Phi opened a permanent iteration of Pink Bellies on King Street, serving classic and reimagined Vietnamese comfort foods such as beef pho dumplings and pulled-pork-topped garlic noodles. Phi and his team are currently serving take-out only, but a full grand opening is slated for later this summer.
photo: Courtesy of Pink Bellies
RECIPE: PINK BELLIES’ SHRIMP AND PORK WONTONS
Nashville, TN
Nearly a century ago, Jefferson Street marked the epicenter of Black enterprise in Nashville. The owners of the local chain Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria teamed up with Apertif bar’s Gemaal Pratts to help reignite that legacy. When EG&MC opens this month, live music will play on the wraparound patio as chef Jason Williams serves Southern tapas including shrimp-and-grits fritters.