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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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Coronavirus - Germantown cancels programming until end of March
- Bartlett changes municipal services
- Municipal school districts to close through March 27
- First Shelby County coronavirus patient released from hospital
- Weekend looms large for restaurateurs
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Business State basketball tournaments canceled for coronavirus
State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19.
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Food News Restaurateurs worry as business slows down amid coronavirus fears
Local restaurant owners worry that slow business could last longer than they can if fears of coronavirus keep people from dining out.
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Food News Restaurants seeing various degrees of changes over coronavirus
Local restaurants are seeing a varying degree of impact on business as concerns regarding coronavirus grow. Meanwhile, eateries are taking precautions to protect customers
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Food NewsRobilio’s Side Car Cafe ready to roll (and rock) again
Robilio’s Side Car Café is almost back in play, ready for Wednesday bike nights and Sunday afternoon crawfish boils.
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Food Burned remains of Hog & Hominy come down; new restaurant will rise on same site
Hog & Hominy has been demolished and ‘a whole new restaurant’ will be built on the same lot on Brookhaven Circle.
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Food Destination: Delicious Podcast: Whiskey and St. Patrick’s Day
Irish eyes will be smiling when whiskey experts get together to sample more than 60 sips at Celtic Crossing's "a candy store for grownups."
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Food Perfect pairing: Friday night whiskey, Saturday morning coffee festivals
There’s plenty to do in town this week, with Memphis Black Restaurant Week, Whiskeys of the World and Grind City Xpo.
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Food News Weekend food and drink for Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day are celebrated with fancy chocolates and whiskey this weekend.
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Food News $10 Deal: Lenten fish fry
Grab a $10 Deal through Lent by visiting local Catholic churches for Friday night fish fries.
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ReviewsMy Favorite Things: Enchiladas rancheras
Crazy Cactus is a new Mexican restaurant on Summer Avenue that serves cheese enchiladas topped with carnitas. Of course it’s a favorite thing; why wouldn’t it be?
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Food News Mesquite Chop House closes Germantown location
The restaurant group also owns Rum Boogie Café, King’s Palace and The Pig on Beale.
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Food Destination: Delicious Podcast: Kat Gordon with Muddy’s Bake Shop
Kat Gordon & Jennifer Biggs talk about Muddy’s birthday, vision parties and cookie complications.
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Metro Live blog: Brown, Boyd seem headed toward general election in clerk race
Democrat Joe Brown and Republican Paul Boyd are leading the way in the General Sessions Court Clerk primaries.
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Food News Memphis Black Restaurant Week features a dozen restaurants in Year 5
Participating restaurants mostly offer a two-course lunch for $15 and a three-course dinner for $25.
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Food Celtic Crossing tasting to feature 60+ whiskeys
World of Whiskey tasting will kick off St. Patrick’s Day a bit early this year; Memphis Black Restaurant Week starts Sunday; Mix-Odyssey 2020 is Friday.
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February 2020
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Reviews Coastal Fish Company delivers almost — but not quite — flawlessly
Coastal Fish Company delivers. It’s beautiful, the staff is fully attentive and while it’s pricey, you can spend considerably more for food that doesn’t approach this quality. Spectacular sunsets, sadly, cannot be guaranteed.
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Food NewsKat Gordon’s leap of faith, Muddy’s Bake Shop, turns 3 on Leap Day
Muddy’s magic began with an accident, a ‘crisis of certainty,’ a lot of prayer and, ultimately, a leap of faith on Leap Day.
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Food News Ticer and Hudman get a nod from Beard awards for 9th time
Native sons Andy and Michael have been nominated as semifinalists for–guess what?–Best Chef: Southeast by the James Beard Foundation.
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Food Destination: Delicious Podcast: Mardi Gras in Memphis
Jennifer Biggs talks with Kelly English and Penny Henderson about Mardi Gras, here, and in their hometowns.
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Food News Strait & Associates building’s next role: Restaurant
We can still cross our fingers for more of NBC’s “Bluff City Law,” but should it return to the air, Elijah will need a new office building: Strait & Associates at Front Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard will soon be home to a restaurant, a sandwich shop and up those stairs where a beer or two was consumed on the show, a speakeasy. -
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Food News$10 Deal: Tamboli’s Pasta & Pizza
The pizza will set you back $8-$10, depending on which one you order. The crust was perfect, puffed around the edges, a bit of chew in the center.
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Food News Youth Villages Soup Sunday is back at FedExForum this week
Soup Sunday is back for its annual event that has filled bellies with warm soup for 31 years and the coffers at Youth Villages with more than $1.5 million.
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Food News Restaurateurs honor Shawn Danko; tamales at Elwood’s; February events
Shawn Danko has been named the Restaurateur of the Year and will be honored at Sunday’s annual Memphis Restaurant Association banquet; February events still to come; tamales are back at Elwood’s Shack.
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