New Eats: By the Brewery offers a comfortable spot to dine and to linger
By the Brewery is a new restaurant Downtown, conveniently just across the street from where The Daily Memphian is moving.
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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June 2021
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Sound Bites Greys Fine Cheese starts cheese workshop series this week
New East Memphis cheese shop begins a workshop series this week, has added sandwiches for Saturday lunch and will soon have them daily.
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Spirit of Memphis Restaurateur, dog lover, storyteller and beloved brother Phil Bryant has died
Phil Bryant, who served millions of biscuits over the years, handed out free bacon to dogs and loved to spin a tale just for the fun of it, died on Memorial Day.
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Food News Restaurant Iris moving out of Midtown
A local favorite, Restaurant Iris will move to a space in Laurelwood. But, don’t worry, the current Iris location will reopen as a different restaurant under the same ownership.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: The Memphis Mojo Café serves a mighty good burger
A drive to the ’burbs for Thai food took a turn and it was burgers instead, but it was a good one at Memphis Mojo Café.
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Sound Bites Restaurant Iris’ move, Leonard’s sale and lining up for ‘Flintstone ribs’
Chris Herrington visits Sound Bites and he and Jennifer Biggs catch up with the latest food news and talk about — what else? — food.
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Food News Wiseacre Downtown gets a grand opening party — on its first anniversary
Wiseacre Downtown opened during COVID and never got a ribbon-cutting or a grand opening party. But on Thursday, June 17, they did it all.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Try Sweet Pea’s in Bartlett for good fried livers
Sweet Pea’s Southern Cooking in Bartlett serves a nice vegetable plate and numerous lunch specials for less than $10.
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Sound Bites Craft casual comes to town this week when Torchy’s opens
Torchy’s Tacos opens the doors to its first “craft casual” restaurant in Tennessee on Thursday.
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Table Talk Table Talk: Recipe exchange begins, Wiseacre celebrates a year — and more
I want an H-E-B, she wants one, he says it makes him break into praise: Memphians are hungry for the Texas grocery store. And our recipe exchange starts right here with Tsunami’s sea bass, straight from chef Ben Smith’s cookbook.
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Reviews New Eats: ‘Damn good’ Torchy’s Tacos is open
Torchy’s Tacos brings a taste of Austin to East Memphis. Be sure to tell them you want yours ‘trashy' — the word that makes shredded lettuce go poof and adds queso to your tacos any time you utter it.
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Food Greek Fest returns; Memphis recipe exchange launches
Memphis Greek Festival comes back in the fall; our recipe exchange has started, and we want you to share your Top 5 Memphis dishes.
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Business East Memphis feels a parking pinch around Torchy’s
With four new restaurants, Williamsburg Village might be a dining destination, but parking is tight and East Memphis neighbors are not happy about cars on the nearby residential street.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Chicken Kingfield from Harry’s on Teur
Chicken Kingfield is an old favorite from Harry’s on Teur; former chef and owner Derk Meitzler gladly shared the recipe.
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Table Talk Table Talk: Torchy’s talk, cookies and coffee, and another coveted recipe
It was an eventful week for Torchy’s and for the neighborhood surrounding Williamsburg Village; the recipe for Chicken Kingfield from the old Harry’s on Teur is delivered.
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July 2021
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Table Talk Table Talk: $10 Deals, restaurant news, grocery store blues
Tamales and burgers make for good $10 Deals; restaurants are moving, opening and selling; and disco is back in Downtown.
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Food News Catching up: Some bakeries reopen, some restaurants on vacation
Two Girls and a Whip will soon reopen Downtown, La Baguette has reopened, Crumbl Cookies is open and almost every place you thought was closed is just shut for vacation.
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Food Erling Jensen closing two days a week amid staffing crunch
The lack of line cooks is forcing Erling Jensen to close, he hopes temporarily, on Monday and Tuesday. The restaurant has always been open seven days a week.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Bean and Corn Salad from Amerigo
Amerigo’s bean and corn salsa gets a new name; we call it a salad because it’s a great side dish and perfect for summer gatherings.
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Sound Bites Larger Restaurant Iris expected to open by end of year
Chef Kelly English has some good news, bad news, and just plain old news for local diners.
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Table Talk Table Talk: Staffing woes and rising numbers, but we have bakeries!
Recipe Exchange is back with a good one from Amerigo; Erling’s is temporarily cutting service by two days due to staffing; and a Downtown bakery is returning.
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Food Memphis Food and Wine Festival makes full return this fall
Memphis Food and Wine Festival, derailed by COVID in 2020, returns to Memphis Botanic Garden on Oct. 16; tickets on sale July 15.
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Food News Cheers for Beers: Crosstown Brewing brings the clean & easy
Crosstown Brewing Company sits at the far west end of Crosstown Concourse and turns out a variety of local beer, from year-round to seasonal to show-off brews.
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Food News Biggs: New restaurant, book signing ease week’s sad goodbye
Kelly English has joined the Memphis Food and Wine Festival lineup for October; James Beard-winning cookbook author Martha Foose will sign books at the Beauty Shop July 31.
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Sound Bites New Spanish restaurants will soon be in our midst, as well as ice cream
The Daily Memphian is in its new office and we’re back in the studio to record podcasts for the first time since March 2020, which means we had a lot to say this week.
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