In this episode, Anzie Blue Co-Owner Marcie Allen Von Mol and Executive Chef Star Maye join the show!

Anzie Blue started as a CBD shop in West Nashville, being forced to pivot to a restaurant to keep the doors open when the pandemic hit in 2020.

In order to be deemed an essential business allowed to operate, Anzie Blue had to start serving food and drinks. Despite having no background as a chef or running a restaurant, Marcie bought a George Foreman Grill and coffee makers and taught herself how to make breakfast tacos and brew coffee.

Their CBD shop turned coffee & breakfast shop quickly turned into a neighborhood hit. When an opportunity came up in the fall of 2020 to relocate to a bigger spot in Hillsboro Village, they made a commitment to turn the CBD brand into a full scale restaurant.

In 2021, Marcie hired a new kitchen staff including team member Star Maye. Star quickly proved to be... well, a star! Very soon after, Marcie named Star Executive  Chef.

Chef Star Maye has rebuilt the entire culinary program at Anzie Blue into an all day brunch menu that features Southern favorites from family recipes. Including a Chicken Pot Pie for 2, based on her grandmothers personal recipe.

The duo of Marcie and Star continue to bring fun new ideas to the community, including a monthly Drag Brunch which is the hottest brunch ticket in Nashville, a new Sunday Gospel Brunch series, constant menu innovation and much more!

You can learn more about Anzie Blue here: https://www.anzieblue.com/

You can follow Anzie Blue on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/Anzieblue/

You can follow Chef Star on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/chef_star_maye/