Negroni Hunt kicks off today
Negroni Hunt starts today and runs through next Sunday; drink all five and you get cool prizes.
Jennifer Biggs
Food and Dining Editor
48 recent articles by Jennifer Biggs:
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June 2019
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Games, a feast and a festival on tap
Find food and drinks at events in Memphis this weekend that range from Downtown to Midtown to the Agricenter.
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New Eats: The Bagel
The Bagel brings its namesake back and offers a deli menu in the former City East Bagel at Poplar and Kirby.
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Bar Talk: Art Bar at Crosstown
The Singapore Sling is brought up to date by going back to the beginning at Art Bar at Crosstown.
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Rawk’n Grub headed to Growlers in Midtown
Rawk'n Grub is opening its second location inside Growlers in Midtown on July 1.
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Craft Food & Wine Festival is Sunday
Craft Food & Wine Festival is Sunday; tickets are available now for October's Memphis Food & Wine Festival.
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Elwood's Shells runs a good game in Cooper-Young
Elwood's Shells is at home in Cooper-Young, serving up Gulf seafood like they've been there for years.
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Kitchen Talk: Jonathan Magallanes
Jonathan Magallanes uses pomegranate seeds in place of tomatoes in a fresh new guacamole at Las Tortugas.
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Knifebird opens Tuesday at Central and Cooper
Cooper-Young's latest bar opens Tuesday afternoon, serving cocktails and 32 wines by the glass or bottle.
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Biggs: 3rd & Court will open soon, but exact date isn't known
3rd & Court will open in the Indigo Hotel within days; Fino's starts serving breakfast Monday morning.
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Bar Talk: Erling Jensen
Erling’s bartender Maggie McLendon ordered cherry blossoms from Japan for her cocktail; we’ll give you a break on that.
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Brookhaven Circle gets new restaurants
Two restaurants will open soon on Brookhaven Circle, and David Krog's new venture, Dory, is scheduled for the fall.
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Biggs: Fino's opens Thursday; upcoming events
Fino's will open Thursday and you can expect a line for lunch. The question is whether we can expect breakfast on the first day.
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May 2019
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OUR PLENTIFUL TABLE
Memphis restaurants owe a debt to immigrants, both in the city's early years and in more recent times. And to barbecue; it's what got us to the party.
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New Eats: Puck Food Hall
Puck Food Hall is spruced up and offers new food booths, proving there's more to the name change than a rebranding.
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Kitchen Talk: Ryan Trimm
Corn dogs at Next Door aren’t your everyday mutt; these come out for special occasions and can be fried up in your backyard.
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Memphis Italian Festival hits 30 this weekend
Memphis Italian Festival started 30 years ago as a small fundraiser and has turned into one of the city's biggest parties; it all starts Thursday.
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Biggs: Puck Food Hall grand opening set for Thursday
Puck Food Hall is the new name of the South Main Food Hall and the grand opening with new and old vendors is Thursday.
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New Eats: Pimento’s burgers
Pimento's in East Memphis revamped its menu and added a selection of burgers that are well worth the visit.
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Celebrate Memphis Picnic: Recipes, Round 2
Celebrate Memphis will cap off Memphis in May festivities with a picnic around the world's longest picnic table, and we want your recipes.
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Celebrate Memphis Picnic: Recipes, Round 4
Celebrate Memphis is Saturday, complete with the big picnic, live music, good food and the Mid-South's largest fireworks display to cap it off.
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Bar Talk: Amerigo
It's grapefruit all the way for this summery drink named after the song "My Sharona" at Amerigo.
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Fino's will reopen on June 6
Opening date for Fino's in Midtown has been set for June 6; all the favorites are coming back and breakfast will be added.
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Biggs: Ladies' Night kicks off June’s Destination: Delicious lineup
Cocktail tasting tickets on sale Tuesday, get recipes for Celebrate Memphis in by Tuesday, and check out the scotch tasting at Celtic Crossing.
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$10 Deal: Libro
Libro inside Novel at Laurelwood offers a hearty chicken and pimento cheese biscuit at breakfast and at Sunday brunch.
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With a little help from friends, Cackle & Oink makes 21st year
Despite a wreck on the way from Texas that totaled his rig, Aaron Vogel and his team Cackle & Oink were back at Memphis in May when the barbecue community rallied.
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Sam's Deli delivers on sandwiches and more
Sam’s Deli serves much more than sandwiches now that it’s settled in to its new home on Highland, just a bit south of the Highland Strip.
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‘We're all older than dirt’
Two of the oldest teams at Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest both say they've been around since Year 1.
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Kitchen Talk: Kelly English
Kitchen Talk with Kelly English: A fast summery salad that makes a meal or an appetizer, and we show you how to make it fancy or simple.
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Celebrate Memphis Picnic: Recipes, Round 3
More recipes for Memphis in May's 'Celebrate Memphis' picnic; get yours in right away for a chance to win a seat at the table with us.
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Biggs: Game of Bones is nigh; BBQ starts Wednesday
2019 might be the Chinese year of the pig, but in Memphis, every year we honor the hoofed animal when May rolls around.
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New Eats: Impossible Burger at Hopdoddy
Impossible Burger at Hopdoddy comes with a hefty price tag but tastes more like meat than any other substitute patty I've tried.
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It’s Greek for all of us this weekend
The Memphis Greek Festival started Friday and runs through Saturday evening at the Annunciation Greek Church; food and fun are abundant.
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My Favorite Things: Thai Cobb
Thai Cobb scores a home run in Cooper Young at the Beauty Shop; it's a salad that touches all the bases.
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Bar Talk: Libro at Laurelwood
Strawberry Sunset is a new drink going on the cocktail list at Libro, but you can get it now just by asking for it. It’s refreshing and well-balanced, perfect for warm weather.
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New Eats: Soi No. 9
Soi No. 9 has opened a permanent spot in the new University of Tennessee Health Science Center and is serving the dish that won big on Food Network.
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Biggs: Sweet Grass reopens; 3rd & Court almost ready
Ryan Trimm has reopened one restaurant and has a new one opening at the end of the month in Hotel Indigo.
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Lucky Cat Ramen hits its marks
Soup nourishes body and soul, and it's done well at Lucky Cat, but don't stop your order there. Beyond the five ramen selections, there are two rice bowls, three kinds of bao, and skewers, two dumpling choices and chicken wings.
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Bar Talk: Skinny Margarita at Margaritas
A drink made with fresh citrus squeezed directly in the glass and served with good liquor deserves a better name than Skinny Margarita.
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Share recipes for chance to sit with us at Celebrate Memphis picnic table
Memphis is turning 200, Memphis in May is throwing a big picnic, and we're inviting you to join us as we attempt to set a Guinness world record by setting the longest picnic table in the world.
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April 2019
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My Favorite Things: Yaka mein
Yaka mein is a New Orleans fusion dish available on Wednesday and Thursday at Regina's Cajun Kitchen.
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Biggs: Memphis in May kicks off picnic season with the world’s largest table
The world's largest picnic table will be in Tom Lee Park for Memphis in May, you're invited, and we want your favorite picnic recipes.
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Bar Talk: Sage
House of Sage is the signature cocktail at Sage on South Main and it contains whiskey named after the first African-American master distiller.
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Spirits & Soul brings a taste of Tennessee whiskey to Downtown
Distillers from the Tennessee Whiskey Trail come to town this weekend for a big party for Memphis' big birthday and you are invited.
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$10 Deal: Elwood's Shells
Elwood's Shells has a new weekday lunch menu with 10 items under $10; fried green tomato tacos, anyone?
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Breakfast for Dinner is on the menu this week
Breakfast for Dinner is back to benefit Room in the Inn, Spirits & Soul takes over Downtown, and Destination: Delicious is eating and drinking some more.
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Bar Talk: The Peabody Lobby Bar
The John Collins is the official 150th anniversary drink at The Peabody, available in the Lobby Bar or any bar at the historic hotel.
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New Dinstuhl's bunny emerges from vintage mold
Mary Harvey Gurley's collection of antique chocolate molds included one that struck a professional candy maker's fancy. It will go into mass production as Dinstuhl's "official" bunny next year.
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