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Table Talk: Memphis group picks up the shopping for those who need it

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 27, 2025 4:24 PM CT | Published: August 27, 2025 4:23 PM CT

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Ellen Chamberlain

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.


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