On the Menu: Nashville Hot Chicken

Here’s a taste of what’s on tap today at the Beard House.

Hot Chicken in the City, 7:00 P.M.
John Lasater, Hattie B's Hot Chicken, Nashville

Hot chicken is having a moment: Nashville’s favorite fowl is popping up nationwide, thanks to chefs like Hattie B’s John Lasater, who have elevated the dish beyond its quotidian roots. Tonight Lasater provides a taste of this family-owned restaurant’s signature style, where Southern hospitality and powerful flavors yield spicy yet satisfying results. Expect mouthwatering dishes like Benton's B.L.T. Bites; Family-Style Hattie B’s Hot Chicken with Tennessee Speckled Butter Beans, Southern Braised Greens, Raw Corn Salad, Housemade Chowchow, Skillet Cornbread, and Bourbon Barrel Sorghum Butter; and Banana Pudding with Torched Meringue.

See the full menu below: 

Hors d’Oeuvre

Deviled Eggs with Pickled Ramps

Crispy Hot Chicken Skins with Tennessee Honey

Beer-Boiled Peanuts

Benton’s B.L.T. Bites 

Hattie's Blood Orange Mule > Pickers Blood Orange Vodka with Ginger Beer and Lime Juice

Jackalope Brewing Company Lovebird Strawberry/Raspberry Hefeweizen 

Champagne J. Lassalle Brut 1er Cru NV

Dinner

Tennessee Tomato Gazpacho with Fried Chicken Crunchies, Fresh Cheese, and Pickled Green Tomatoes 

Catherine et Pierre Breton Sarl La Ritournelle Rosé de Loire 2015

Poppers and Pickles > Nashville-Style Hot Chicken Rillettes with Three Bean Salad and Pickled Watermelon Rinds, Ramps, and Okra 

Bearded Iris Brewing Homestyle IPA

Sweet Tea Sorbet with Lemonade and Mint

Family-Style Hattie B’s Hot Chicken with Tennessee Speckled Butter Beans, Southern Braised Greens, Raw Corn Salad, Housemade Chowchow, Skillet Cornbread, and Bourbon Barrel Sorghum Butter

Patrick Bottex La Cueille Vin du Bugey-Cerdon NV 

Banana Pudding with Torched Meringue

Jackalope Brewing Company Rompo Red Rye Ale

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