Chai Pani

Chai Pani
Restaurant information
Established	2009 (2009)
Owner(s)	Meherwan and Molly Irani
Head chef	Meherwan Irani
Food type	Indian street food
Location	22 Battery Park Ave [1] , Asheville, North Carolina, Buncombe, North Carolina, 28801, United States
Coordinates	35°35′42″N82°33′19″W / 35.5950°N 82.5554°W / 35.5950; -82.5554
Website	www.chaipani.com

Front View of Decatur Location

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]

History

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]

See also

• List of Indian restaurants

References

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