The Best New Restaurants in America, 2025

Esquire, December 1, 2025

“Judith, the recently opened restaurant by the great Nashville chef Julia Sullivan, can’t be missed. “Grab a tahini Caesar salad, a smashburger, and a glass of wine at the bar, and you’ll see why Sewanee is fast becoming a foodie destination,” says Ross. The restaurant’s name is a nod to Judith Ward Lineback, who in 1969, became the first woman to matriculate at the University of the South..”