Destination: Delicious Podcast: Neck bones and ox tails
Good soul food isn't necessarily synonymous with a consistent menu, says Jennifer Biggs. "You know it's homemade if it doesn't taste the same every day."
Jennifer Biggs
Food and Dining Editor
Jennifer Biggs is a native Memphian and veteran food writer and journalist who covers all things food, dining and spirits related for The Daily Memphian.
388 articles by Jennifer Biggs :
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February 2020
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Youth Villages Soup Sunday is back at FedExForum this week
Soup Sunday is back for its annual event that has filled bellies with warm soup for 31 years and the coffers at Youth Villages with more than $1.5 million.
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Restaurateurs honor Shawn Danko; tamales at Elwood’s; February events
Shawn Danko has been named the Restaurateur of the Year and will be honored at Sunday’s annual Memphis Restaurant Association banquet; February events still to come; tamales are back at Elwood’s Shack.
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Daisy’s Restaurant blooms with ox tails, ham hocks and neck bones
Home cooking is as personal as food gets, and Robert Taylor's Daisy’s on South Third offers real soul food and home cooking that you need to add to your list of soul food restaurants.
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Steven Leake’s road to SWCC was a winding one, but it led home
From computer science to the culinary arts, a chance meeting at The Peabody led Steven Leake to his passion. Now he's an award-winning chef at Southwest Tennessee Community College.
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Phillip Ashley Rix almost wins it all on ‘Chopped Sweets’ but not quite
Memphian Phillip Ashley Rix makes it to the final round of "Chopped Sweets" but doesn’t win; maybe next time? He hopes to return.
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Destination: Delicious Podcast: Bishop launches its lunch menu
Jennifer and Enjoy AM general manager Nick Talarico talk about Bishop, the upcoming masquerade ball, cocktails and more.
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Overton Square eatery channels ‘Great Gatsby’ atmosphere
Porch & Parlor brings decadent dishes and early 20th-century opulence to the rounded corner of Overton Square.
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Biggs: Downtown lunch landscape expands
How about a grand aioli or a three-course meal for lunch? Plus, name your old Harry's favorites and your suggestions just might make the cut for Jennifer's next Friday Lunch.
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New Eats: Chef Tam’s Underground Cafe
Big food, soul food, over-the-top food: It’s what you’ll find at Chef Tam’s Underground Cafe in its new location on Union Avenue.
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Dinstuhl’s brings a little sugar and a lot of history to Downtown
The candy company is back on Main Street, near the site where its first store opened in 1902.
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A Memphis chef and a chocolatier take on Food Network competition
Phillip Ashley Rix competes on ‘Chopped Sweets’ and Tamra Patterson goes back to ‘Guy’s Grocery Games’ on Food Network.
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Update: Elemento Neapolitan Pizzeria to close; new venture expected in the Crosstown space
Elemento will close in less than two weeks, but Crosstown's co-leader Todd Richardson hinted that the restaurant's space may not be empty for long.
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Get a sandwich or buy the whole thing: Front Street Deli is for sale
Front Street Deli, the tiny sandwich shop at Front and Union, is on the market. The place was featured in “The Firm” and all the sandwiches are named for Tom Cruise movies.
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Destination: Delicious Podcast: A slice of Memphis history on a hoagie
Jennifer talks with Jon Hodge about selling Front Street Deli, the Tom Cruise sandwich names and the pick between sushi and tacos.
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Time to think Valentine’s Day, Friday lunch, Caritas dinner
It’s time to start thinking about Valentine’s Day, whether you need reservations or a box of local chocolates. And it’s time for tickets for The Daily Memphian’s Friday lunch and Caritas’ February dinner.
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January 2020
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$10 Deal: Soup & salad at McEwen’s
McEwen's offers a soup-and-salad deal for $9.50 that warms you on a cold day and gives you plenty of fresh greens on the side.
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Intense, driven, gentle: It’s the Eduardo Murillo way
The executive chef for Flight Restaurant Group never attended a day of culinary school, but trained kitchen staff for a national chain. He sold street tacos and now builds seafood towers. And every morning, he brews the coffee for his employees.
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Destination: Delicious Podcast: ‘68,000 followers!’ with Kelly English
Jennifer Biggs and Kelly English talk about rude diners, reminisce about last year’s funeral for the Saints at The Second Line and go off topic.
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New Eats: Saltwater Crab changes ownership, menu, and adds Sushi Jimmi
Jimmy Sinh, aka Sushi Jimmi, is in the kitchen at Saltwater Crab, the menu is new, and it's under new ownership.
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How’s your new decade so far?
A month in the new decade, take stock of how you’ve done and make your adjustments now.
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A Grisanti comes into his own in Collierville
There are Grisantis all over, but only one in Collierville. David Grisanti is operating smoothly in the back of Sheffield Antiques Mall, serving up all the family favorites.
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Robilio’s Side Car Café to roll again
Tandem Restaurant Partners will reopen Robilio’s Side Car Cafe within a couple of months.
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Biggs: Tickets still available for January events
Tickets are still available to two events at Caritas and our Friday lunch at Tamboli’s Pasta & Pizza; reserve now.
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Chocolate Fantasy, blue cheese and the ‘Wurst Beer Pairings’
Chocolate Fantasy is back for its 35th year at Agricenter on Saturday. If you have a taste for something else, pasta, pizza, hot dogs, cheese and brews are on the menus at other events this week.
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