Vivek nashville

For a brief period, he worked at the same company with Chauhan on the East Coast, but was then off again for distant climes and opportunities in Singapore, where he moved more into the food and beverage side of hospitality. At the age of 24, he was running a 28,square-foot facility with more than employees. Hopscotching to Indonesia, Bali, Shanghai, and other spots, he and Chauhan ran up some rather large phone bills before the days of Skype. The two reunited in Chicago before eventually following an opportunity to consult on a project in Nashville, where they are now partners and owners of Morph Hospitality Group.

Vivek T. Surti is the culinary creator behind Tailor Nashville, the South Asian American restaurant opened in Germantown a year ago. And Thrillist said the same thing just a few days later! Many of his dishes are representative of the Gujarati meals he grew up eating as a child, dishes that are American as well as dishes inspired by travel. His hospitality is served up as delightfully as the dishes he prepares, welcoming everyone around the table as if they are in his own home, and his tradition of telling relatable vignettes about each dish as a palate cleanser between courses at his supper club events will serve him well on the CM stage.

Hosted by Studio Date Jan 31, Register your company in our global directory and unlock unlimited job postings! The March tornado barely missed his building, but the pandemic made a direct hit on his business. It was better to lose money rather than expose our staff to risk. Surti managed to keep everyone on the payroll until Tailor reopened with limited seating in July. The pandemic forced us to slow down and think about our systems a little more.

His original dessert of lemon pudding now presents as a technically challenging lemon pudding cake separated into two layers: a tier of cake and a lemon curd garnished with marigolds, an Indian symbol of the guest of honor. We decided that the most important thing is making sure that every person who walks through the door leaves happier than when they came in! Edit Close. Toggle navigation Menu. Close 1 of 2. Vivek Surti. Photo: Eric England. Photo: Daniel Meigs.

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