Best New Restaurants in Nashville, July 2024 | Eater Nashville

"A James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef: Southeast, Chef Julio Hernandez used a pandemic stimulus check to start selling hand-made corn tortillas out of his garage. He eventually expanded his business to a food truck, parking outside funky East Nashville tiki bar, Chopper, sending stumbling patrons on their merry way with cheesy quesabirria in hand. Now, Maiz de la Vida expands again with a restaurant in Nashville’s Gulch neighborhood. While it does offer the famed quesabirria, the rest of the menu deviates from the food truck entirely with options like massive burritos, fried plantains, and chilaquiles." - Kellie Walton