MBRW: Mushrooms are the meat at Shroomlicious

By , Daily Memphian Published: March 08, 2022 4:00 AM CT
<strong>Shroomlicious owner Daishu McGriff operates her vegan pop-up out of OtherFoods Kitchen at 1249 Heistan Place. It&rsquo;s one of 28 restaurants (and pop-ups) participating in Memphis Black Restaurant Week this week.&nbsp;&ldquo;Our idea is to be plant forward, and we want people to see that plants can lead the plate,&rdquo; McGriff said.</strong> (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

Shroomlicious owner Daishu McGriff operates her vegan pop-up out of OtherFoods Kitchen at 1249 Heistan Place. It’s one of 28 restaurants (and pop-ups) participating in Memphis Black Restaurant Week this week. “Our idea is to be plant forward, and we want people to see that plants can lead the plate,” McGriff said. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

The owner of Shroomlicious, one of this year’s Memphis Black Restaurant Week pop-ups, is focused on buying a food truck and growing the business into a mobile mushroom operation. 

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Bianca Phillips

Bianca Phillips

Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian who’s worked in local journalism and PR for more than 20 years. She’s a diehard morning person who spends her free time running marathons and ultras. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South.”


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