"People (cough cough, food writers, cough cough) love to describe just about any restaurant with a few couches and a kick-your-feet-up kind of vibe as a “dinner party.” And that’s just what we’re about to do. Because Tailor, a Germantown spot serving South Asian American plates, actually is a dinner party. And it’s a hell of a good one. The space is effortlessly cool yet approachable, the pacing of the dishes and conversation feel natural, and the food stands out in Nashville’s sea of Southern cooking. The night kicks off with farsa gathiya, small crunchy puffs made with chickpea flour, and then winds its way through vegetable, seafood, and main courses that might include squid, American wagyu, or sambhar with tamarind rice. The final course is always chai, using a recipe that the chef's dad took 10 years to perfect." - jackie gutierrez jones 2, carlo mantuano, ann walczak
