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"With Nguyen running kitchen operations and Newton managing business development, the duo is growing a restaurant group that advocates for young chefs, positive work culture, and the Nashville community as a whole."
StarChefs (2022)
2022 StarChefs Nashville Rising Stars Award Winners
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"Newton acknowledges it is unusual for a restaurant company not to own the concepts in their incubator program. Their vision is to help lower the barrier to entry for women and minority business owners by assisting as operations advisers without taking equity."
Nashville Scene (2023)
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"From the day I first heard about East Side Banh Mi, I’ve been looking forward to Chad Newton and Grace Nguyen intrepidly opening their new restaurant in the middle of a global pandemic. As of last weekend, all my dreams have come true!"
Nashville Scene (2020)
Featured on food network’s
diners, drive-ins & dives &
guy’s all-american road trip
with guy fieri
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"To scale up, Nguyen worked with her mom to develop a baguette with the structure to accommodate extra fillings and garnishes. Then they set about layering Nashville flavor between the bread. Their No. 1 comes with ham hock terrine, pâté, and local Gifford’s smoked bologna."
Plate Magazine (2022)
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"Nashville is one of 26 cities nationwide to host special fundraising dinners as part of the James Beard Foundation’s Taste America culinary series. The series was created to support local chefs and drive philanthropy on an industrywide basis. Nashville’s Taste America dinner will take place at Butcher & Bee and will feature host chef Bryan Lee Weaver teaming up with Grace Nguyen of East Side Banh Mi to create a collaborative menu."
Nashville Scene (2021)
James Beard Dine America Guest Chef Dinner, Chef Gracie Nguyen 2021
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"East Side Bahn Mi is our go-to spot for Vietnamese sandwiches in East Nashville. One of the best things about the bánh mì here is the crispy homemade baguettes that rain crumbs all over the counter in the best way possible. But the fillings just might edge out the bread—there’s black-pepper-caramel-roasted pork shoulder, lemongrass chicken, and griddle-seared smoked bologna."
The Infatuation (2023)