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Table Talk: Why complain when you can get it fixed instead?

By , Daily Memphian Published: June 18, 2025 4:25 PM CT
Ellen Chamberlain
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Ellen Chamberlain

Ellen Chamberlain is a global citizen who is happy to call Memphis her forever home. The Michigan native has worked in media for nearly 25 years as a radio broadcaster, journalist and ghostwriter. As The Daily Memphian’s food and restaurant writer, she gives readers inside perspectives of their favorite restaurants and the people behind them, suggestions for the best bites around town and the latest food news from in and around Shelby County.

Welcome back to Table Talk, The Daily Memphian’s weekly food and dining newsletter, especially for subscribers. 

Is it just me, or are people quicker to dismiss a business altogether rather than directly addressing a problem with management?

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