Freelance Reporter
Christin Yates is a native Memphian who has worked in PR and copywriting since 2007. She earned her B.S. in public relations and M.S. in mass communications from Murray State University.
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Early on, people were skeptical of Alex’s having much success on the pie-shaped corner of Jackson and Lyndale avenues. But a little advice from restaurateur Charlie Vergos proved to be true.
Some local restaurants have added service fees to attract and retain quality workers.
As Belly Acres focuses on its East Memphis and forthcoming Southaven location, it’s looking to breakfast and “ultimate Belly shakes.”
In addition to offering a classic American menu chock-full of comfort foods, The Public Bistro also plans to focus on notable cocktails — with a twist.
“The space has been such a landmark here,” said one of the restaurant’s new owners. “It’s exciting to be able to take the space and do something different.”
When the Grind City Coffee Xpo began in 2018, it included eight coffee vendors, which was nearly everyone in town. Since then, the local coffee scene has blown up.
An economics professor at Mississippi State University has turned his hobby into a Cooper-Young business, joining an ever-growing group of local brewers.
A native French chef puts his spin on the menu at SOB East.
The two rock ‘n’ roll themed sushi restaurants, one near Wolfchase Galleria and the other in Germantown, are getting upgrades for “improved customer service, a new layout and a new look.”
Black Lodge’s new cocktail bar serves classic cocktails with an old-Hollywood vibe.
Love cats and coffee? Christian Brothers University student Sahra Hernandez has just the place for you, on Summer Avenue.
Customers who want to go to Edge Alley just one more time only have a few days to do so.
A veteran hospitality worker recently opened a new coffee shop Downtown.
The restaurant’s contract with the museum was terminated after it planned a dinner benefiting a Palestinian relief fund. Loaf will close the case inside the Brooks early next year.
A federal trade proposal would prevent restaurateurs from charging delivery fees, auto gratuities and credit card processing fees.
Owner/chef Tim Barker also talks about what’s next for him.
Memphis’ original lager, the flagship beer of the old Tennessee Brewing Co., is coming back and may be available by the end of January.
After more than a decade away from Memphis, Guy Fieri’s popular Food Network show returned to the Bluff City — and Whitehaven’s Trap Fusion is already feeling the effects.
Danny Bubnick passed away in 2018, and his family has made it a priority to continue his mission at Midtown Framer and Art.
Chicken and waffles and cheesecake are now all together at Fannie Lou’s.
The Memphis-based chocolatier is leaning even more into luxury and ceasing individual chocolate sales except for special holidays.
Almost three decades after he came to the U.S., Marco Puerto said it’s a “privilege and honor to be able to accomplish the American dream.”
When Stafford and Christy Houston purchased the Bonne Terre property in Nesbit, Mississippi, they knew they needed someone special to run the steakhouse at the inn and event venue.
Owner Jimmy Gentry says the past year has been a ‘mixed bag’ for his Downtown restaurant.
The Brooks Museum recently terminated its relationship with its previous cafe operator, Loaf, after an unsanctioned fundraising event for a Palestinian relief fund.