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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 cha...
Key Players: The group behind 167 Raw Projected Opening: Spring 2021 Seafood spot 167 Raw relocated to Lower King last year, but now the group the will turn its original location into an intimate sushi bar, seating 12 to 15 customers. Site of upcoming Bodega and Share House Erin Perkins/Eater Carolinas Location: 23 Ann Street, downtown Key Players: Uptown Social partners Keith Benjamin, Kara Graves, Bryn Kelly, Brian Dodd and Kat Moore; chef Alec Gropman Projected Opening: Spring/Summer 2021 A restaurant group from New York brought Uptown Social to Charleston, and now the partners behind Up...