Table Talk: In pumpkin vs. sweet potato, pumpkin wins
“I think pumpkin is a great blank canvas,” said Amana Dunham, co-owner of Monkeygrass Mayhem. “You can do so much with it.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
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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Fall is here, bringing with it all the cooler temperatures I dread and the layers I grumble about and would rather avoid. What redeems it all for me is the undeniable glory of pumpkin.
Some Southerners will swear on their granny’s pie that sweet potatoes reign supreme, but for this Midwestern-made foodie, pumpkin is the real prize of the season.
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