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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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January 2021
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Recipes Recipe: Hummus and labneh bowls
Ready for an easy, assembly-only lunch?
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Recipes Recipe: Butternut squash soup
This soup is fast and simple when you start with frozen squash.
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Sound Bites Rosie makes a Russian Honey Cake
Rosie bakes a cake; Chris and Jennifer talk about fish; Natalie jumps in to discuss the Pimento’s burger.
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Reviews$10 Deal: Pimento’s Monday burger deal
On Mondays after 4 p.m., two burgers and two beers come in right at the limit when you take advantage of the buy-one, get-one offer.
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Food The year it all went wrong and we still pulled through
We started 2020 like any other year, but even if we didn’t know it, the world changed in January and Memphis was set to change within weeks.
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December 2020
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Food News Day Tripper: Ripley’s ‘Small Town, Bright Lights’ display up through Dec. 31
Ripley, Tennessee, is a destination for its ‘Small Town, Bright Lights’ decorations displayed on the courthouse lawn, in the middle of the town square, through the end of the year.
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Health Care New, restrictive health directive out, effective Dec. 26
New health directive released Monday afternoon puts more restrictions on businesses.
Related story: Suburban, county leaders still have concerns about revised health directive
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Food NewsNew Eats: Little Bettie
Little Bettie is a tiny kitchen in an enormous brewery, but the pizzas are top notch, the menu is clever and fun, and the beer at Wiseacre is good as ever.
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FoodBiggs: Shelby County’s fate is back in Shelby County’s hands
The Shelby County Health Department won’t be spared issuing a new health directive, as Gov. Lee’s statement was ‘a pretty please with a cherry on top.’
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Business Some businesses already feel pain of possible lockdown
A new health directive is looming – one that could significantly tighten restrictions for the upcoming holidays.
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Music Beale Street Music Festival out for 2021; other events on with restrictions
Beale Street Music Festival is out again for 2021 because of COVID-19, but the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will return to the river.
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Food NewsBryant’s Breakfast is for sale (you know there will be a line)
Bryant’s Breakfast can be yours if you’re ready to jump in the restaurant business; after 50+ years, the Bryants are retiring.
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Food News Pat Neely comes home (virtually) for Friday cooking event
Pat Neely is remarried, the father of young children, and coming to your kitchen Friday night if you want to join the folks at Mississippi Boulevard online.
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Recipes Recipe: Mama Neely’s Sock It To Me Cake
For Mama Neely’s Sock it to Me cake, you’ll need sugar, cinnamon and pecans.
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Sound Bites Catching up with Chris: Holiday edition
Chris Herrington and I talk about where we’re eating and what we’re cooking for the (small) holiday at home.
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Food News A pizza shack in Wiseacre has familiar folks behind it
Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman team up with the Bartosch brothers on Little Bettie at Wiseacre Downtown, Hog & Hominy is under construction, and they’re looking for an end to 2020’s ‘hustle and pivot.’
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Food News Update: Phillip Ashley Chocolates to be featured on ‘ABC World News Tonight’
Local chocolatier Phillip Ashley Rix gets more national recognition. He’ll be on ABC’s national news show this week to showcase his creativity with candy and his business model during COVID-19.
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Spirit of Memphis Food pantry serves need, ‘just like going to Kroger’
Lindenwood Christian Church is one of many mobile distribution sites that give away food to local folks in need; the church started the pantry when COVID-19 caused other places to close.
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ReviewsNew Eats: Maciel’s
Maciel’s in Cooper-Young delivers the same fresh Mexican favorites as the original restaurant Downtown. For the time being, it all comes on paper and with plastic for our safety — but the food is still great.
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Reviews$10 Deal: Ty’s Smokehouse
Ty’s Smokehouse in Bartlett offers a daily special for $5 and change, and a “Hungry Man” meat-and-three comes in under $10 with drink and tax included.
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Food NewsWhiskey is passion, pleasure for pub owner everyone calls DJ
DJ Naylor lives life with purpose and passion, loves a properly drawn Guinness, his family, his pub and most definitely, his whiskey.
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Sound Bites Deni & Kelly talk about PPP help they hope is coming, plus holiday traditions
Normally the busiest time of the year, restaurants are instead open for sparsely populated dining rooms. PPP money would help, two local restaurateurs say. And sharing holiday recipes is good for all of us.
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Food News Update: Health Department closes 6 restaurants, businesses
The Shelby County Health Department closed six restaurants and businesses over the weekend, including two locations of T.J. Mulligan’s. Related article: Beale St. club among latest health department closures
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Metro Health Department releases some data about coronavirus investigations
The Daily Memphian asked Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter and county Mayor Lee Harris for data used to make decisions about health directives affecting restaurants, and the Health Department released some information Dec. 3.
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