Chai Pani

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Chai Pani
Chai Pani
Restaurant information
Established2009 (2009)
Owner(s)Meherwan and Molly Irani
Head chefMeherwan Irani
Food typeIndian street food
Street address22 Battery Park Ave [1]
City Asheville, North Carolina
County Buncombe
State North Carolina
Postal/ZIP Code28801
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 35°35′42″N82°33′19″W / 35.5950°N 82.5554°W / 35.5950; -82.5554 Coordinates: 35°35′42″N82°33′19″W / 35.5950°N 82.5554°W / 35.5950; -82.5554
Website www.chaipani.com

Chai Pani is an Indian street food restaurant based in Asheville, North Carolina, and the 2022 winner of the James Beard Foundation Award for "Outstanding Restaurant". [1] It was founded in 2009 by chef Meherwan Irani and his wife Molly. [1] [2] They opened a second location in Decatur, Georgia in March 2013, which first copied the original's menu but now focuses on the cuisine of India's Deccan Plateau, where Meherwan spent his childhood. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kennell, Tiana (2022-06-13). "Asheville restaurants Chai Pani, Cúrate win 2022 James Beard Awards". Asheville Citizen-Times. Gannett. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  2. ↑ Purvis, Kathleen (February–March 2020). "Get to Know Meherwan Irani". Garden and Gun. Archived from the original on 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  3. ↑ Townsend, Bob (2021-08-30). "First Look: Chai Pani in Decatur has a new look and a new menu". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-07-15.


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