Recipe: The 404 Kitchen's Fried Smoked Chicken

Courtesy of Matt Bolus, Chef and Partner, The 404 Kitchen.

by Trisha Boyer

August 21, 2023

12:00 AM

The 404 Kitchen opened in 2013 as a 34-seat restaurant with six seats at the bar.

A new location and a decade later, it now boasts a dining room for 130, multiple private rooms, two patios, and Gertie’s Bar, with over 700 unique whiskeys. Throughout the growth and changes, one thing has remained constant. “I want our guests to have the experience of a fine dining restaurant in an unpretentious atmosphere,” says 404 Kitchen Chef and partner, Matt Bolus. “We hope to provide an experience that feels like you are a guest in our house.”

The menu is filled with elevated southern-inspired dishes—think grilled oysters with bourbon butter, shrimp and grits, warm cornbread, trout with chow-chow, and this delectable smoked, fried chicken (which happens to be gluten-free). The Chef recommends serving fried chicken with all the proper fixings, like collard greens, mashed potatoes, gravy, and biscuits. Drink suggestions vary by time of day.

“If this is an evening meal, I would suggest an Old Fashioned—the Gertie’s Old Fashioned to be exact!” he says. “If this is more of an afternoon meal, I think a Pimm’s Cup with a slice of cucumber would be the way to go.”

(The 404 Kitchen, 507 12th Ave S. Fl. 2; the404nashville.com)

Courtesy of Matt Bolus, Chef and Partner, The 404 Kitchen

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(Makes enough to brine three chickens.)

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(Makes 1 1⁄2 cups)

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by Trisha Boyer

August 21, 2023

12:00 AM