I’ll admit I have a little nostalgia bias here. I went to the chef’s restaurant in Nashville years ago with friends, and I still have such fond memories of that meal. Luckily, Darling lives up to them. There’s a Southern influence to the cooking that makes things just interesting enough without feeling heavy or overdone. The abalone and rice stew is a perfect example. A little unexpected, but it all makes sense once you taste it.
