October Simmer 2023

Tastes of Bhutan and Burma

The next installment of our Simmer dinner is here! This chef pop-up series brings chefs, writers and educators together for interactive experiences that take us a bit deeper — to tell the stories behind the food and the people who grow, cook and share it.

This fall, the spotlight is on our Growing Together farm. Sitting on just an acre of land stewarded by farmers from immigrant and refugee backgrounds, the farm provides a space for the farmers and their families to maintain cultural community and grow produce to share across Nashville. October’s Simmer will feature an adventurous multi-course meal from Ryan Bernhardt, chef-owner of local Asian-adjacent eatery TKO and a regular Growing Together customer. Tickets are limited and available for $150 each. This is a 21 and up event.

Funds raised from this dinner help support The Nashville Food Project’s mission of bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city. A portion of all ticket sales are tax deductible.

About Chef Ryan Bernhardt

After a 10 year stint at Margot working his way up from line cook to Sous Chef, Ryan set out to open a restaurant of his own. Spending a lifetime eating at Shing-Li’s, a local Chinese food restaurant in Evansville, IN, and seeing the need for accessible, quality Chinese food in his community, he opened TKO in Fall 2016. A restaurant rooted in community, farm partnership, and creativity, TKO offers fine-dining quality food in a casual atmosphere for the average family. When Ryan’s not at TKO, you can find him reading, playing old-lady card games, and perfecting his at-home microwave cooking technique. He loves to explore everything Nashville, as long as it’s on the east side of the river.