Why a flat price instead of per person
Two guests is a different night to plan than twelve. The sourcing is smaller, the service is quieter, and the pacing is closer to a tasting counter than a dinner party. So instead of running the usual per-guest math and an event minimum against a two-top, there's one number: $500 total, and it covers the whole night.
This is not a stripped-down version of the menu. It's the same sourcing, the same cooking, the same plates and the same service you'd get at a table of twenty.
What the night looks like
- 90 minutes before. I arrive, set your table with my plates and silverware, and start prep. You do nothing.
- Service. Courses come out one at a time, paced for two people who actually want to talk to each other. Two to two and a half hours, unhurried.
- After. Dishes done, counters wiped, everything packed out. About 45 minutes, and the kitchen is cleaner than I found it.
The menu: The Southern Table
Dinner for Two is served on The Southern Table — four courses of modern Southern cooking over smoke and fire. Every course has choices, and you pick each one yourself during booking, exactly like a full-size dinner. Dietary needs are adapted; tell me when you book.
Want FABLE · Wild South or The Butcher's Table instead? Those book as standard dinners at their per-guest price.
The occasions this is for
Anniversaries, a proposal, a birthday that shouldn't involve a restaurant waitlist, a first night back from a long trip, or a Tuesday that you'd rather not spend cooking. It's the same reason people book a private chef in Nashville for twenty — scaled to the two of you.
Booking
Availability is live on the calendar and the date is held the moment payment clears. Deposits follow the standard schedule and any balance is charged automatically to the same card seven days out. Book Dinner for Two.