Southern Kitchen article – Burn is the word: How Nashville hot chicken took over America
October 13, 2022 / Share:
André Prince, who later this month will be inducted into the Nashville Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, spoke to Southern Kitchen about the allure of hot chicken and the future of her family’s restaurants.
André Prince is the owner of the legendary Nashville hot chicken shack, Prince’s Hot Chicken, which her family founded and has been serving Nashville for nearly a century. Since taking the reins from her uncle in 1980, Prince has transformed one of Nashville’s historic restaurants into a must-visit destination in Tennessee for all locals and tourists. Under her leadership, Prince’s hot chicken is now a recipe craved worldwide. She is a James Beard Foundation Award recipient and most recently the 2022 Culinary Icon Award recipient.