What began as a catering business that focused on Southern and Black American culinary traditions soon inspired Chef Charlotte Miller to open a brick-and-mortar location, Yay Yay’s on Jefferson, that would physically connect the business to its roots and history of Jefferson Street’s commercial corridor. This area was once the thoroughfare for Black culture and commerce in Nashville and now serves as the unmatched location for this culinary venture.

Yay Yay’s was named after owner and CEO Chef Miller’s great-grandmother, who was given the nickname when her first grandchild could not properly pronounce her original nickname, Lady, a title she was given because she was always so classy.