Chen Chen grew up in Nashville, started a Nashville Hot Chicken concept in Toronto and recently moved home after a decade in Canada to try his Asian-inspired twist on hot chicken in the city that made the dish famous. Chen Chen's Nashville Hot Chicken opened in Midtown last week.
The headlines: WPLN’s Marianna Bacallao and Chloe Akers of The Best of Tennessee talk about the governor’s rase, surprisingly high turnout and the overlooked importance of voting in Tennessee primaries.
The newsmaker: Assistant federal defender Kit Thomas discusses the scheduled execution of Darrell Hines August 13 and how a botched lethal injection from May has informed the legal strategy for his last days.
The tastemaker: Restaurateur Chen Chen explains how his Asian-inspired Nashville Hot Chicken took off in Toronto and then made its way back to his hometown.
Further reading:
- In Tennessee, Democrat voters outpace GOP in early voting growth [WPLN]
- Hines’ attorneys cite troubled execution history under Tenn. corrections chief [WTVF]
- Gov. Lee rejects execution pause, cites different reason for failure [Tennessean]
- Doctors shouldn’t serve as executioners, Tennessee physicians say [WPLN]
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