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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.
There are 1348 articles by Jennifer Biggs :
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March 2020
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Metro Farmers Market postpones opening
The team hopes to open May 9 and is exploring ways to get sell vendors' products in the interim.
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Reviews Quarantine Cuisine: Sweet Grass
Sweet Grass offers a nice menu of chicken, fish, meatloaf and sides to go, but sometimes you need nachos. And a drink.
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FoodOne & Only BBQ suffers overnight fire
Popular East Memphis barbecue restaurant catches fire overnight.
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Food Canceled festivals have new fall dates; get your calendars out
Greek Fest and Memphis in May Barbecue are planned as fall festivals this year. If you haven't heard, spring has been canceled for 2020.
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CoronavirusCoronavirus daily blog, March 25: Tennessee up to 784 cases, including 3 deaths
There are 784 confirmed coronavirus cases statewide, including three deaths and 53 hospitalizations.
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Food Destination: Delicious Podcast: Feeding the front line
Jennifer Biggs talks with Tim Bednarski about getting nutritious meals to hospital workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
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FoodIn good times and bad, we’re here for you, we’re in this together
It’s only been two weeks since Memphis restaurants starting closing, but those two weeks have changed us all, maybe forever.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus live blog, March 31: Shelby County reports 405 cases, including 3 deaths
There have been 546 COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the metro area that comprises Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties in Tennessee; Crittenden County, Arkansas; and DeSoto and Marshall counties in Mississippi.
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April 2020
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Reviews Quarantine Cuisine: Char
Char’s family meal for four is generous, delicious and a bargain at $10 per person; the to-go cocktail is just a sweet bonus.
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Metro Memphis kindness blog, March 31: Hospital workers get a big ‘thank you’
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
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Food News Muddy’s Bake Shop, Memphis’ happiest place, closes for now
Muddy’s Bake Shop closes for now, for the safety of employees and customers, during the COVID-19 crisis. And everyone came out for the ‘best worst day ever.’
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Coronavirus Coronavirus live blog, April 1: Marshall Co. Schools suspends meal plan
Health Department medical director Dr. Bruce Randolph said 5,506 have been tested, with 9% positive.
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Food News Big hearts make sure no one is hungry in tough times
A crisis brings out the good in Memphians, from restaurateurs to anonymous donors to business owners and nonprofit organizations.
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Coronavirus Memphis kindness live blog, April 1: Collierville neighbors roll up their sleeves
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
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Coronavirus Memphis kindness live blog, April 2: Food Bank, Salvation Army respond to crisis
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
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Food News Huey’s paying all its employees, crossing corporate fingers on CARES Act
Huey’s continues to pay all employees their regular salaries; The Boggs family, which owns the company, is banking on a CARES Act loan to cover the 565-employee payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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FoodIn this ‘maybe’ world, all we can do is prepare and stay home
The only certainty is that we live in a time of worry, but we can prepare for bad days while living safely to help ensure we stay well.
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Coronavirus Memphis kindness live blog, April 3: St. Jude patient gets end-of-chemo parade
Isabella, a 4-year-old patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, sailed into hospital history with her decidedly-of-the-times No More Chemo party.
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Metro Help available for hospitality workers, musicians
There's help available for out-of-work restaurant and hotel employees as well as musicians and other artists.
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Food News Restaurateurs grapple with confusing SBA loan application process
Restaurateurs find applying for loans under the CARES Act to be time-consuming and confusing, but now they hope the money is on the way so they can put people back to work.
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Food Destination: Delicious Podcast: Eating at home in a pandemic
Jennifer Biggs and Megan Murphy talk about healthy habits while housebound.
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ReviewsQuarantine Cuisine: Garibaldi’s
Garibaldi’s family meals are good old-fashioned Italian dinners and a bargain; our experience says they serve two meals for four.
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Business Nontraditional suppliers help keep Superlo stores stocked
The local, employee-owned grocery with deep roots in Memphis has rolled up its sleeves and looked to new suppliers to keep its stores stocked.
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BusinessFour-legged co-workers make working from home an experience, good or bad
Working at home with pets can be a blessing or a curse. Just remember, whatever you think, they might just think the same thing.
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ReviewsQuarantine Cuisine: Aldo’s and Slider Inn
Pizza from Aldo’s and a Jameson slushie from Aldo Dean’s Slider Inn just down the street makes a great meal to enjoy outside on a nice evening.
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Food Destination: Delicious Podcast: Keeping it in the house
What do you do when the cupboard's kinda bare and you're not supposed to go shopping and even if you do the stores are nearly empty?
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