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Table Talk: Mystery bags make takeout app ‘Too Good’

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: March 20, 2025 6:49 AM CT | Published: March 19, 2025 1:24 PM CT

I love a good food adventure, so when I learned Too Good to Go launched in Memphis earlier this month, I immediately downloaded the app.

Too Good to Go is touted as a way to let “you rescue good food from going to waste at a great price.”

Here’s how it works: Restaurants, bakeries and other eateries (including convenience stores!) offer surprise bags of items they would normally throw away at the end of the day.

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Jennifer Chandler

Jennifer Chandler

A cookbook author and former restaurateur, Jennifer Chandler has been writing about food and dining for more than 25 years.

She is the author of four cookbooks: “The Southern Pantry Cookbook,” “Simply Salads,” “Simply Suppers,” and “Simply Grilling.” While she boasts a degree from Le Cordon Bleu, this Memphis native is about making real food accessible for real families.


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