Nourish 2026 Pairs Nashville’s Top Chefs with Curated Wines from Lipman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOURISH 2026 TO FEATURE CURATED WINE PAIRINGS BY LIPMAN IN SUPPORT OF THE NASHVILLE FOOD PROJECT
Every seat at the annual fundraising dinner helps grow, cook, and share nourishing food across Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 7, 2026) – Nourish 2026, presented by Kroger, will bring together Nashville chefs, curated wine pairings, and hundreds of guests for a one-night-only dining experience benefitingThe Nashville Food Project.
The annual fundraising dinner returns Thursday, July 16 at 5:30 p.m. at Marathon Music Works, located at 1402 Clinton St. This year’s event marks a milestone moment for The Nashville Food Project as the organization celebrates 15 years of growing, cooking, and sharing nourishing food across Nashville. More than a dinner, Nourish is a celebration of what hospitality can make possible. Every seat at the table helps support The Nashville Food Project’s work to grow, cook, and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in Nashville.
With support from beverage sponsor Lipman Brothers, Nourish 2026 will feature a thoughtful wine pairing experience designed to complement the evening’s chef-driven menu. Featured wines include Sonoma-Cutrer Sauvignon Blanc, a bright Russian River Valley white with citrus, melon, and mineral notes, and Scarpetta Frico Rosso, a Tuscan Sangiovese-based red blend known for tart cherry and herbal notes.
This year’s chef lineup includes Chris and Emma Biard of S.S. Gai, Son Pham of Eleven11, Sam Jett of Audrey, Junior Vo of Noko Nashville and Kase x Noko, Michael Hanna of St. Vito Focacceria, and Jennifer Latham of Mama Bread.
The evening will include a welcome cocktail hour with passed hors d’oeuvres, a multi-course dinner with wine pairings, live and silent auctions, and opportunities to gather around a shared table in support of food access across Nashville.
In addition to the featured wines, guests will enjoy a signature cocktail, Ford’s Gin Bee’s Knees, made with premium gin, fresh lemon juice, and honey syrup, with a non-alcoholic option available. Beer selections will include Beer Lao, Birra Moretti, and Gerst Amber Ale.
Proceeds from Nourish support The Nashville Food Project’s work across community gardens, scratch-made meals, food recovery, and partnerships with organizations across Nashville. Through the generosity of sponsors, chefs, guests, volunteers, and community partners, Nourish reflects the organization’s core values of hospitality, interdependence, justice, stewardship, learning, and transformation.
Tickets for Nourish 2026 are available now at onecau.se/nourish2026.
Thank you to our beverage sponsor Lipman Brothers.
About The Nashville Food Project
The Nashville Food Project was born from the belief that all people should have access to the food they want and need. In pursuit of that vision, we bring people together to grow, cook, and share food, cultivating community and working to alleviate hunger across our city.
In Nashville, one in seven people lacks consistent access to enough food to sustain a healthy lifestyle, while more than 40% of all food goes to waste. Hunger is not caused by a lack of food alone. It is shaped by systems. Poverty, unemployment, low wages, and rising housing costs all contribute to the challenges many of our neighbors face.
We believe food can be a powerful tool to foster health, belonging, and justice in our community. Through our kitchens, Community Agriculture Network, and partnerships across Nashville, we work to transform surplus into nourishment and connection.
In 2026, we will share more than 344,000 scratch-made meals and recover over 330,000 pounds of food, supporting after-school programs, immigrant communities, homeless outreach organizations, and many others across Nashville.
Grow — In ourgardens, we grow organic food intensively, and share resources with others interested in growing their own food.
Cook — In ourkitchens, we use recovered, donated and garden-grown food to prepare and cook made-from-scratch meals.
Share — In our community, we share nourishing meals in partnership with local poverty-disrupting nonprofits and community groups.
The Nashville Food Project embraces a vision of vibrant community food security in which everyone in Nashville has access to the food they want and need through a just and sustainable food system.
Media Contact
Esperanza Merritt
(615) 541-8225
communications@thenashvillefoodproject.org
