Chef Maneet Chauhan and her husband, Vivek Deora, have mused that their restaurants are like their children, each different but loved all the same. They admit, though, that Chaatable, their fourth, holds a special place in their hearts. Here, they are treating Nashville to all kinds of chaat, the much-loved Indian street food of their youth.
They’ve taken the minimalist space that was Salt & Vine in Sylvan Heights and transformed it into a visual feast—a riot of colors, textures, and patterns. Sequined parasols suspend from the ceiling. Rows of bangles shimmer in every color imaginable. Framed pictures, Bollywood posters, and magazine collages hand-plastered by Chauhan and family adorn the walls. Sights, sounds, scents: It’s a microcosm of what you’d experience, emerging onto the streets of Mumbai for the first…
