Eat, drink and even learn a little at the Museum of Science & History’s Science of Wine event
A lot of people host wine dinners or wine festivals, but this event brings the science, as well.
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.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Alfredo on the road and on the stove; a ‘Prime’ lunch
A Daily Memphian employee’s saucy situation on I-55, Boucherie & Blues is back this Labor Day weekend after a long COVID hiatus and tickets are on sale for our luncheon at 117 Prime.
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August 2022
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Food Never Have I Ever: Chipotle opens on Summer Avenue
Chipotle has opened on Summer Avenue, but don’t go there looking for authentic Mexican food. Whether headed east or west, drive a little farther if that’s what you want.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: River Oaks’ Chicken Paillard
Chicken Paillard is as simple as chicken piccata, but it elevates your weeknight chicken game. Plus, an extra bonus, a recipe for beurre blanc.
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Food ‘Jewish Foodie’ series airs Memphis episodes
The web series explores Jewish food in America, and two episodes feature familiar Memphis faces and places.
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Downtown Memphis in May, ‘down but not out,’ worries about 2023 festival in Tom Lee Park
Memphis in May is eager to return to Tom Lee Park but cites issues with a lease and damage deposit lead to ‘uncertainty’ at its annual meeting.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Whataburger No. 2 opens; mingling next month
This week brings plans for another Friday lunch, a Dim Sum King for Summer Avenue and another Whataburger location — but hopefully not the line.
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Sound Bites The worst — and best — fast-food burgers
To celebrate the arrival of Whataburger to the metro area, Jennifer Biggs, Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes rank fast-food burgers from worst to best.
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Food Asian Palace sold, new restaurant opening in its place
Asian Palace, a staple for authentic Chinese and American-Chinese food and dim sum on Summer Avenue, will soon be fit for a “King.”
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: The Second Line’s Bread Pudding
As requested by a number of readers, we’ve got another bread pudding recipe for you this week.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: City Silo is full of dishes that are good and good for you
At City Silo’s two locations, the menu is mostly vegetarian, but you can add farm-raised chicken breast to an otherwise meatless meal.
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FoodTable Talk: Phuong Long closes on Cleveland, Sakura opens in Collierville
This week brings another restaurant closing, leaving a large vacancy near Crosstown and a question about whether the restaurant will open again somewhere else.
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Food Work for Penny’s: New Westin restaurant holding job fair Wednesday
Penny’s Nitty Gritty Upscale Southern Restaurant is expected to have its grand opening next month.
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Food New Eats: Enjoy all the old favorites at the new Sakura
Sakura, the vanguard for offering sushi rolls as overstuffed as a 1990s Pottery Barn sofa, has opened a third area location on New Byhalia Road in Collierville.
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Sound Bites Elvis lives on — or at least he did in a Herrington story written long ago
It’s Elvis Week, so Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about what was in the 12,000 calories Elvis reportedly consumed daily.
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NeighborhoodsWilliamsburg parking problems to get worse before they get better
Williamsburg Village businesses in East Memphis have already had trouble finding parking for customers. Now they face a shortage of spaces for employees to place their vehicles.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Café Roux Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Chef Michael Cahhal’s gumbo is different from most gumbos because it gets its smoky flavor from the chicken instead of the sausage.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Corky’s Swine Dining menu offers tamales, catfish bites and more
At Corky’s, you can order from the bargain Swine Dining under $10 menu until 4 p.m. daily, and it’s full of full-size servings of restaurant favorites.
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Sound Bites Reviews are back, and everything, it turns out, is rankable
On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about the return of official dining reviews to The Daily Memphian.
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Table TalkTable Talk: New Sunrise opens next month; Crazy Italians closes
Sunrise opens on Mondays on Jefferson, plans to open next month on Poplar, and the Crazy Italians in Cordova has closed for good because of a staffing shortage.
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Sound Bites Karen Carrier’s influence on Memphis dining; Digging into breakfast barbecue
On Sound Bites, Jennifer and Chris gab about the food news and features of the last week, including a stop at Dynamic Duo for some. “mole-a-que” sauce.
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FoodNew Eats: Tuyen’s Asian Bistro on Cleveland becoming a hot spot
The two most popular items on the menu are the house egg rolls and the lemongrass tofu, both for good reason.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Coconut Cake from Sweet Bistro
This coconut cake from the now-closed Sweet Bistro in Cooper Young is buttery and has a boost of extra coconut flavor from coconut milk.
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ReviewsRestaurant reviews return with a real ‘Beauty’
For 20 years, Karen Carrier’s Beauty Shop has delivered bold and creative food in Cooper-Young, and she’s made a full comeback from the pandemic shutdown. Here’s our first starred dining review since 2020.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Crazy Cactus closes; Coletta’s pizza is at Grind City Grocer
Some bad news, some good news and a bunch of restaurant and food events are on the table.
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