Andrew Michael temporarily closed by COVID
Positive COVID tests among the staff at Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen have temporarily closed the popular East Memphis restaurant.
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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December 2021
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Food News Patterson Pitmasters set new world BBQ record with weekend event
A weekend event to break the Guinness World Record succeeds, even if the rain and cold called it off earlier than planned.
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Food McEwen’s opens, remodeled and ready to serve
The Downtown restaurant reopened Monday, Dec. 20 for lunch and dinner.
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Table Talk Table Talk: When José Andrés was in my kitchen
José Andrés was in my kitchen, via Zoom, and I forgot to tell you about it (but now I am). McEwen’s is open, a Guinness record is coming to Memphis, and so is a Hy-Vee grocery.
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Food The Second Line, Pantà closed this week for COVID
More restaurants closing for COVID: This time it’s Pantà and The Second Line; both should reopen next week.
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Food Biggs: The 10 best things I ate in 2021
Instead of 10 best restaurants, here are the 10 best things Jennifer Biggs ate in a year that was a COVID rollercoaster for restaurants.
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Food News As COVID cases rise, restaurants shift gears
Some Memphis restaurants are temporarily shutting down because of staff members who’ve tested positive for coronavirus, and at least one is going to takeout only for now.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Praline Bread Pudding
It took a while, but we found the recipe for Café Roux’s praline bread pudding by going to Table Talk.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Hoppin’ John
Hoppin’ John with black-eyed peas? Maybe we’ve been wrong about that. This year, give field peas a chance.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Two can feast for $20 at Las Delicias
Las Delicias is a solid choice for Mexican food and a destination for guacamole and chips. It’s also a real bargain.
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Table Talk Table Talk: 2022 brings new restaurants and return of dining reviews
With hopes for a better 2022, we look to new places and a return to dining reviews; catch up on food stories you missed over the busy holidays.
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2021 Year in Review
FoodThe good, the sad and the plucky: 2021 in food
2021 brought staff shortages, supply chain delays, COVID surges and sad losses, but also new restaurants and the return of old friends.
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January 2022
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Arts & Culture Attention ‘hopheads’: Science of Beer returns to MoSH
The Science of Beer returns to the Museum of Science & History for a big, spread-out tasting and educational event Jan. 14.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Out with the old, in with the new, but who can tell?
Blue Plate Café to close after the death of its owner, Memphis Pizza Café goes to shorter hours due to staffing issues and we’re trying Kind January instead of Dry January.
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Ford MegasiteFord Megasite: Stanton, Suga’s set to reap rewards from Ford plant
Stanton has lost population, the income is low and its Downtown is gone, but a can-do mayor and a boost from Blue Oval City seem likely to change the town’s luck.
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Sound Bites 2022 brings a few changes; 2021 left us changed
Chris Herrington and Jennifer Biggs discuss the end of 2021 and what’s ahead for 2022 in food.
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Food New Eats: Pho 4 Ever gets it right in Cordova
Pho 4 Ever in Cordova offers an extensive menu and we’ve barely begun, but so far the food and the service are promising.
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Food Omicron hits home for Gibson’s GM, family, workers
“Oh, Omicron, when are you gonna be gone?” That’s Britton DeWeese’s question as he sits at home, recovered but with a sick family and a work staff continuing to test positive.
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South Memphis RedZone receives $150,000 Chick-fil-A grant for work with Orange Mound youth
RedZone Ministries will use a $150,000 Chick-fil-A grant to help build an “opportunity center” for kids in the Orange Mound community.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Horseplay Crème Brûlée
A crème brûlée recipe from Tiger and Peacock in The Memphian makes an easy but impressive dessert.
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Sound Bites Listen to what to expect at Science of Beer
Science of Beer returns to the Pink Palace on Friday as MoSH returns to its pre-pandemic event schedule.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Low grocery inventory brings woes, but patience is needed
Grocery store shelves are bare, produce departments are all but empty early in the day, and whose fault is it? Yes, it’s COVID.
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Food News Never Have I Ever series launches with Coletta’s barbecue pizza
We know about a lot of Memphis thangs, but that doesn’t mean we’ve tried them all. This week, our food writer eats her first slice of Coletta’s barbecue pizza.
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Food New Eats: Horn of Africa brings Ethiopia to Summer corridor
Horn of Africa adds to the diverse food choices of the Summer Avenue corridor, offering Ethiopian food in the same strip with Kay Bakery.
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Sound Bites You never what? Jennifer and Chris talk about the Never Have I Ever list
Is a trip to Jerry’s Sno Cones REALLY a trip to Jerry’s if you don’t get a Supreme? We talk it over: ice cream in your snow cone versus straight up.
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