More restaurants reopening, including East Memphis & Cooper-Young favorites
Amerigo restaurant got a facelift during the time it was closed. Now it is among the dining spots that have reopened and are seeing crowds return. Mark Davey touched up the paint on May 3, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Jennifer Biggs
Jennifer Biggs is a native Memphian and veteran food writer and journalist who covers all things food, dining and spirits related for The Daily Memphian.
More restaurants reopen as June ushers in the change of season along with a change of minds. But the virus is still here, and we still have to be cautious as we get out more and more.
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