Table Talk: A beer series launches, plus an apple cake recipe and new Midtown restaurants
An unsolicited recipe that you’ll appreciate is in this week’s Recipe Exchange; two new Midtown restaurants are on the way; food truck news for you too.
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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July 2021
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Food News Cheers for Beers: Grind City Brewing is a brew with a view
Grind City Brewing Co. sits on a hill in Uptown that provides a spectacular view of Downtown Memphis and the bridge, and the artisan taproom has about a dozen beers on tap.
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Food News National Hot Dog Day demands it: Relish the moment
Today is the third Wednesday in July, also known as National Hot Dog Day; Jennifer and Chris tried a few to come up with some recommendations for you.
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Food News Kelly English announces new plans for Iris space
Chef and restaurateur Kelly English’s former Restaurant Iris, near Overton Square, will be reborn as Pantà.
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Food News Bain BBQ starts fundraising dinners; Peggy’s has moved
Bryant Bain starts a dinner series to raise money for a bigger smoker, and Peggy’s Healthy Home Cooking has moved about a mile west, from Cleveland to Crump.
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Food News New Eats: The pickins’ are good at new Slim Chickens
The third area Slim Chickens opens at Wolfchase, with big shoes to fill if it plans to keep up with the other two in international sales standings.
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Food News My Favorite Things: Dory’s Brandade soothes the soul
A zero-waste goal and humble leftovers come together to make a stellar dish for the bar menu at Dory.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Elwood’s Shells Shrimp & Grits
Elwood’s Shells might be closed, but now you can make the same shrimp and grits at home whenever you want.
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Sound Bites Southern vegetables are in peak season, we like beer and real men do eat quiche
Jennifer Biggs: “It’s the best time of the year to eat local, we talk about tomato pies, quiche, beer — and this: Do grownups eat cereal?”
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Table Talk Table Talk: Here’s a tip for apple cake and we talk chicken and beer
Jennifer Biggs: A follow-up tip for last week’s apple cake; a visit to an Uptown brewery; My Favorite Things comes back this week after a visit to Dory and Slim Chickens hired errybody.
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Food Cheers for Beers: Ghost River brings the brew to Beale with new taproom
Ghost River Beale Street opened earlier this month on the east end of the street, bringing food, live music, its local beers, a nano brewery and a full bar to the new taproom.
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August 2021
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Food Memphis Dining Week is coming; Erling’s is back to 7 days
Memphis Dining Week is in two weeks; have a look at menus online now and make your pick and reservations from the 13 participating restaurants.
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Sound Bites Rising COVID numbers frightening for restaurateur and doctor
Dr. Jeff Warren believes it’s time for mandatory masking; Deni Reilly worries restaurants are going to bear the brunt of high COVID numbers once again.
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Food News New Eats: Visit Flame Ramen, but go knowing you might need to add salt
Jennifer Biggs says that Flame Ramen is crowded, convenient at a well-traveled corner in Midtown and the food is fresh and MSG-free, but that comes at a cost.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Fig Bread
Fig bread is an easy and delicious way to use every single fruit that comes your way during the short fig season.
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Table Talk Table Talk: Fig season means fig bread, a nice surprise, a sobering Sound Bites
A pleasant surprise on the scale inspires a renewed interest in cooking at home.
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Food NewsDowntown restaurants face the challenge of empty offices
Downtown restaurateurs face the same problems their colleagues around town do, but a pared-down office population adds to their woes.
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Coronavirus Three local bars, restaurants to require proof of vaccination
Three local bar/restaurants have laid down the law: If you want to drink or eat with them, you have to show proof of vaccination or that you’re COVID-free.
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Food News Redbirds host a BBQ weekend; Abner’s expands; Bari is back
The Memphis Redbirds are getting in the barbecue spirit with an upcoming weekend ribs competition; they’re even changing the team name for two games.
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Sound Bites Bari to officially reopen with prosecco on tap
Bari opens Tuesday in its new place at 524 S. Cooper, just a stone’s throw from its old place but with lots more room and its own parking.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Young chow rice at Golden City
Young Chow rice is a nostalgic and filling lunch or dinner at Golden City in Cordova, and the price tag is $8.50.
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Business Lenny’s opening its first Walmart location
Lenny’s started in Bartlett in 1998 and now is expanding its brand as it opens inside the Walmart store on Winchester this week.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Asian Paella
Chinese leftovers are given new life when they’re used to make a fusion Asian Paella.
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Table Talk Table Talk: Vax passports, sandwich sampling, and a leftovers pro tip
Three local restaurants/bars require vaccine cards, an idea for giving new life to leftovers, prosecco on tap has us giddy, and everyone loves a good sandwich.
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Food News Cheers for Beers: Sure, it’s a restaurant, but Boscos is also a brewery
Boscos might be a full-service restaurant and bar, but it’s also a brewery and, even more, it was the first new one to open in Tennessee since the repeal of Prohibition.
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