Join The Nashville Food Project to learn more about the work we do in our community. Whether you're new to our organization, a more seasoned volunteer, or a program participant, there's something for you to learn about the big picture of our vision and how we work towards it each day. We’ll offer a short presentation and plenty of time for Q&A. Light refreshments will be provided.

Our Headquarters hosts a ramp on the west side of the building as well as accessible, All-Gender restrooms available for visitor use. Currently, First Taste sessions are facilitated in English. If you require accommodations to participate, please let us know in the comment section below as part of your RSVP so arrangements can be made!

Our next Simmer Dinner invites us to come together around the table for an evening shaped by heritage, story, and shared work. This dinner offers a taste of Guyana, the only country in the world that produces all the food it needs through regenerative agriculture. Rich in natural resources and deeply rooted in environmental stewardship, Guyana is a place where abundance is cultivated with care and where warmth lives at the center of the table.

We are honored to welcome The Pepper Pott, a Caribbean culinary group led by a mother-and-son duo whose cooking carries generations of knowledge forward. Their food reflects tradition held with intention, and hospitality offered with deep care, reminding us that nourishment is as much about connection as it is about flavor.

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Simmer x The Pepper Pott
Friday, February 27th | 6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Hosted at The Nashville Food Project

When you join us for this dinner, you support more than an evening together. You help sustain the relationships and systems that allow us to keep growing, cooking, and sharing nourishing food across Nashville. Care does not end when the meal does. It continues because people choose to show up.

Care doesn’t stand alone.

Care is shaped by values, systems, and shared responsibility.

At the 2026 Food & Faith Conference, faith communities and local organizations will come together to better understand food insecurity in the greater Nashville area and explore the many ways we can be part of the solution. Through conversation and shared learning, we’ll break down silos and build a stronger, more connected network of hunger relief.

Join us for a time of learning, reflection, and collaboration around community gardening, orchards, hot meals, food pantries, and advocacy.

Learn more and register today.

Join The Nashville Food Project to learn more about the work we do in our community. Whether you're new to our organization, a more seasoned volunteer, or a program participant, there's something for you to learn about the big picture of our vision and how we work towards it each day. We’ll offer a short presentation and plenty of time for Q&A. Light refreshments will be provided.

Our Headquarters hosts a ramp on the west side of the building as well as accessible, All-Gender restrooms available for visitor use. Currently, First Taste sessions are facilitated in English. If you require accommodations to participate, please let us know in the comment section below as part of your RSVP so arrangements can be made!

Winter Storm Fern may have passed, but its impact will be felt across Nashville for some time. At The Nashville Food Project, our mission remains the same. We bring people together to cultivate community and alleviate hunger in our city, before, during, and after moments like these.

We invite you to join us for an evening of connection, care, and community as we come together to show love for the incredible partners who help make this work possible. The evening will include light refreshments, time to mingle, a photo booth, and a hands on service project creating Valentine’s cards and treats for our meal partners. We will also share a brief presentation highlighting our partners and the powerful work they continue to do across our city.

Care doesn’t always look loud. Sometimes it looks like paying attention. In North Nashville, getting to a bus stop or walking to the grocery store shouldn’t feel unsafe. Yet for many neighbors in 37208, barriers in sidewalks, transit access, and walkability shape daily life and food access.

Together, we’ll walk North Nashville, documenting sidewalk conditions, bus stop safety, and accessibility so that lived experiences shape the data used to advocate for change.

Register to volunteer today.

Join The Nashville Food Project to learn more about the work we do in our community. Whether you're new to our organization, a more seasoned volunteer, or a program participant, there's something for you to learn about the big picture of our vision and how we work towards it each day. We’ll offer a short presentation and plenty of time for Q&A. Light refreshments will be provided.

Our Headquarters hosts a ramp on the west side of the building as well as accessible, All-Gender restrooms available for visitor use. Currently, First Taste sessions are facilitated in English. If you require accommodations to participate, please let us know in the comment section below as part of your RSVP so arrangements can be made!

Jingle Bell Trot 5K
Join us on December 20 for a festive 5K at 5605 Pettus Road. Run, walk, or stroll through the scenic course and enjoy the holiday spirit with music, community, and plenty of cheer. The race begins at 8:00 AM, and a portion of proceeds supports our work to grow, cook, and share nourishing food across Nashville. Register today!

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

For this special event, we’re honored to welcome Chef Arnold Myint to The Nashville Food Project as part of his Family Thai Cookbook Tour. Join us for an intimate meal celebrating heritage, flavor, and the power of food to connect us across cultures and generations.

Guests will enjoy a multi-course dinner inspired by Family Thai, paired with thoughtful beverage offerings.

Tickets are priced at $125 per person or $225 per couple.
A limited number of VIP tickets are available for $500 each, and include:

• An Arnold Myint apron ($200 value)

• A signed Family Thai cookbook ($40 value)

• Champagne service, courtesy Champagne Henriot

Funds raised from this dinner 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.

Reach out to events@thenashvillefoodproject.org with any questions.

About Arnold Myint

Chef Arnold Myint is a Nashville native, restaurateur, and storyteller whose culinary journey bridges his Thai heritage with his hometown roots. Best known for his creativity, humor, and community-minded spirit, Arnold has spent his career celebrating the connections between food, culture, and identity.

A longtime champion of Nashville’s vibrant food scene, Arnold is the chef and owner behind beloved local concepts including Suzy Wong’s House of Yum and International Market, the restaurant founded by his mother, Patti Myint, that introduced authentic Thai cuisine to Nashville more than four decades ago.

Through his new cookbook, Family Thai, Arnold shares personal stories and recipes that honor his family’s legacy while inviting readers to experience Thai home cooking through a lens of love, laughter, and belonging. His stop at The Nashville Food Project marks a special celebration of that legacy, one rooted in food, family, and community.

CAVA Community Day
Join us on December 4 at CAVA in Antioch for a day of good food and shared care. A portion of sales from both lunch (10:45 AM–2:00 PM) and dinner (5:00 PM–8:00 PM) will support our work to grow, cook, and share nourishing food across Nashville. Come enjoy a meal and be part of a community that helps nourish neighbors.

Southern Grist Nations Food Drive
Join our friends at Southern Grist on December 1 for an evening that brings neighbors together in support of nourishing food access. Donation drop-off begins at 6:00 PM, followed by a community run at 6:30 PM starting from their Centennial Boulevard taproom. All contributions support our work to grow, cook, and share nourishing meals across Nashville.

Join us for a morning of connection and community.

Over light breakfast bites, we'll share how we are responding to the growing challenges of food insecurity and what's ahead for our work in 2026.

✨ Saturday, November 15 | 9:00–11:00 AM

📍 5904 California Ave

We're grateful for everyone who helps us grow, cook, and share nourishing food across Nashville. Come gather with us.

Join us for a reception celebrating Enough to go Around: Food and Community in Nashville - an exhibition of work by local artists that was organized by the Frist Art Museum and was originally on display in the Museum’s Conte Community Arts Gallery.

Local artists were invited to submit original works of art that explored topics of food justice, access, production, waste, and how food brings people together. You can read more about the exhibition here. A selection of works from the original exhibition will be on display in The Nashville Food Project’s Community Dining Room starting in late October until mid-December.

Drinks and light hors d’oeuvres from the kitchens of The Nashville Food Project will be available for guests to enjoy while exploring the featured artwork and chatting with the artists. Several artists will also share the stories behind their work (remarks starting at 6pm).

Please RSVP below so we can plan for an appropriate number of refreshments. This event is free and open to the public.

Our Headquarters hosts a ramp on the west side of the building as well as accessible, All-Gender restrooms available for visitor use.

Join us as we gather to share a meal and celebrate the many hands and hearts that sustain this collective work of community food security!

A delicious brunch will be provided by TNFP’s kitchens with a short program to follow.

This event will take place at our HQ in the Nations. There is street parking along the front and side of the building with limited parking in the small parking lot behind our space. Our Headquarters hosts a ramp on the west side of the building as well as accessible, All-Gender restrooms available for visitor use. A lactation room is available upon request. The program will be in English. If you require accommodations to participate, please let us know in the comment section below as part of your RSVP so arrangements can be made!

RSVPs are now closed for this event! If you would like to attend, please reach out to our Volunteer Engagement Manager maggie@thenashvillefoodproject.org, and we can see if accommodations can be made!

Join us at our headquarters Community Dining Room on Saturday, October 11 for an interactive and participatory food literacy workshop.

You will learn how to shop smart- finding fresh, high quality ingredients at affordable prices- paired with produce grown in the garden to create nutritious meals. We will explore food safety basics, food preparation, and food storage to help you feel confident in meal prepping. By the end of the workshop, you will have helped prepare and cook a full meal and sample it with the group!

Please register using the form below.

Join The Nashville Food Project to learn more about the work we do in our community. Whether you're new to our organization, a more seasoned volunteer, or a program participant, there's something for you to learn about the big picture of our vision and how we work towards it each day. We’ll offer a short presentation and plenty of time for Q&A. Light refreshments will be provided.

Our Headquarters hosts a ramp on the west side of the building as well as accessible, All-Gender restrooms available for visitor use. Currently, First Taste sessions are facilitated in English. If you require accommodations to participate, please let us know in the comment section below as part of your RSVP so arrangements can be made!