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Mexican & Latin • The Gulch
Maiz de la Vida
James Beard Semifinalist
Maiz de la Vida is chef Julio Hernandez's love letter to heirloom corn, started in 2020 with 200 pounds of dried corn, a stone mill, and a taco truck. Now anchored by a restaurant and bar in The Gulch, it has earned Hernandez James Beard recognition for some of the most soulful Mexican cooking in Tennessee.
Known for
- House-milled heirloom-corn tortillas
- Agave cocktails
- Grew from a 2020 taco truck
A vetted member of the Nashville Area Restaurant Alliance.