Street Food: Curbside smash burgers, curry of the month
Aaron Branch owner of A.D.’s food cart, smiles while serving customers on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in front of the MAPCO station at Danny Thomas Boulevard and Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
A.D.’s food cart is loaded with smash burgers and hot dogs. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Aaron Branch, owner of A.D.’s food cart, seasons his smash burgers on April 13 in front of the MAPCO station at Danny Thomas and MLK. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Customers line up in front of A.D.’s food cart to sample smash burgers and hot dogs on April 13 Downtown. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
Last year, Aaron Branch managed a valet service. The pandemic inspired his switch to a food cart, serving smash burgers, hot dogs and smoked sausage, sometimes on Beale and sometimes from a Mapco within sight of FedExForum.
Topics
Street Food Subscriber Only2025 is almost over. Now is the time to support your trusted local news source.
Will you help us reach more Memphians with quality, in-depth local news? Make a fully tax-deductible donation or other contribution to The Daily Memphian, a 501(c)3 nonprofit news organization, today.
Thank you for keeping up with what’s happening in Memphis. Thank you for investing in our community’s trusted local news source.
Chris Herrington on demand
Never miss an article. Sign up to receive Chris Herrington's stories as they’re published.
Enter your e-mail address
Related stories
The Memphis 10: No more passes for the General Lee, and shots all around
The iconography atop the General Lee is the battle flag of a slavery republic. Violence in the name of white supremacy is its inherent, explicit meaning.
Jennifer and Chris talk curries and shortcuts
Curries can be a simple and tasty weeknight dinner, but you need to know a shortcut or two first.
South Main area to get a grocery store this year
Cash Saver and High Point Grocery owner Rick James is opening a small independent grocery in South Main.
Comments have been disabled on this story.