Sample Chefs From Around the Country at Folk and Rolf and Daughters

“We thought it would be fun to collaborate with chefs around the world since no one can travel right now.”

That’s the idea behind a collaboration that owner-chef Philip Krajeck's two restaurants Folk and Rolf and Daughters have been doing with chefs around the nation, according to Aria Dorsey, director of operations for the sister restaurants. 

The two restaurants, which have been open primarily for takeout and delivery over the past year, asked respected chefs with whom they had relationships to help re-create their recipes in Nashville. The collaborations allowed the restaurant staff to learn something new, and allowed all of us to eat something different. In addition, 15 percent of sales from these collaborations benefits select charities, supporting those in the community who needed assistance.

“We were trying to think of the best way to continue to be exciting and push the boundaries,” Dorsey says. The process of Zooming with the staff over the past month has also included doing wine pairings with the meals. Donations from Pizza Folk sales benefit Free Hearts, an organization that provides education and advocacy to families impacted by incarceration, aiming to reunite and keep families together. Pasta People’s donations benefit Open Table Nashville, which addresses issues of homelessness locally.

Next week you have two options to dine out on the collaborations with Nick Curtola, chef at acclaimed restaurant and wine bar Four Horsemen in Brooklyn. Options include what the team calls Pasta People on Sunday, March 21, at Rolf and Daughters and Pizza Folk on Monday, March 22. 

Next week is the last Pizza Folk collab, and Pasta People continues on Sundays. Here's the lineup:

March 28: Ryan Santos, chef and owner of Please in Cincinnati 

April 4: Andy Doubrava, executive chef at Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica, Calif. 

April 11: Diego Moya, executive chef at Racines NY in New York 

April 18: Ben Sukle, Chef of the recently closed birch in Providence, R.I.

Menus include pasta or pizza, depending on the restaurant, and a dessert or small treat.