New Eats: Rotolo’s opens with classic pizza, calzones and, yes, deep-dish
Rotolo’s Craft & Crust in East Memphis offers Chicago deep-dish pizza. And it’s good.
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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May 2022
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Hearty weekday lunches at Bayou Bar & Grill
From red beans and rice on Monday to a po’ boy and gumbo on Tuesday to Cajun meatloaf on Thursday, Bayou Bar & Grill has a $10 Deal every weekday.
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Food Recipe Exchange: Jim’s Place East Asparagus Mousse
Two blasts from the past: Jim’s Place East and asparagus mousse. Why say no when it’s so easy to say yes?
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June 2022
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Sound Bites Farmers markets are for more than fruits, vegetables
Jennifer and Chris share their holiday menus, talk over recent food news and dive deeper in farmers markets and homemade ice cream.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Wine, whiskey, beer and more; the season of more is upon us
Memphis Italian Festival, Celtic Whiskey Tasting and 2022 Craft Food and Wine Festival are all upon us, and look at Grind City Brewing, taking up all the river views.
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Downtown Hardaway opening ‘Upscale Southern’ restaurant inside Westin Downtown
Penny’s Nitty Gritty Upscale Southern expected to be open in August.
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Food $10 Deal: Fill your belly and your basket at South Point Grocery
There are 10 sandwiches for $8 on the menu at South Point Grocery, plus a $5 special most days and plenty of good grab-and-go.
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Food Recipe Exchange: Jerk Shrimp, Island Style
Elwood’s owner Tim Bednarski fulfills a reader request with the jerk shrimp recipe he says is the one they made back when he was at Bahama Breeze.
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Food News Penny’s Nitty Gritty: ‘Upscale Southern Fare’ with a touch of soul
For example, there are grit cakes, filled with your choice of shrimp, salmon croquettes, chicken, pork or vegetables.
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Food The ‘barbecue’ is back in Bain (just follow your nose)
Bain Barbecue & Bakery fully lives up to its name later this week, as a converted propane tank smoker named Peggy is on-site and turning out Texas brisket plus more.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Time brings changes, Penny goes to the Westin, Cooper-Young gets smoky
The loss of a neighbor followed by an old photo bring a flood of memories and reminder that time is fleeting. We bring you new barbecue, wings, the return of a big event and Penny’s new restaurant Downtown.
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Food News Le Bon Appetit returns to Crosstown Concourse this weekend
After a series of virtual events in 2020, Le Bon Appetit brings local chefs and out-of-town chefs back, in-person, for a walk-around tasting.
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Food News New Eats: Former Pancho’s space now home to new Mexican restaurant
Antigua Mexican Bar & Grill has opened in the former East Memphis location of Pancho’s, and everything is different, from the menu to the interior.
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Sound Bites Eric and Jennifer talk whiskey, wine and some TV
It’s like an underfunded ‘Seinfeld’ on a podcast: We’ll call this one the pod about nothing with Eric and Jennifer.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: A-Tan’s General Tso’s chicken is a delicious classic
A-Tan offers lunch specials daily, but be warned: The hot mustard is the real deal.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Shrimp Ravigote from Just For Lunch
Just For Lunch’s Shrimp Ravigote is a great dish for warm weather.
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Food News Free festivals focus on food, Black businesses this weekend
Cynthia Daniels brings the Memphis Vegan Festival to the Pipkin Building on Saturday and the Juneteenth Shop Black Festival to the same place on Sunday.
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Sound Bites Whether you go to the food or it comes to you, a taste of a different city is nice
Chris and Jennifer talk about food they’ve recently eaten and the talk turns to the creative street food dishes that they both like so much.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Le Bon Appetit in review, new eats, Whitehaven Black Restaurant Week
Le Bon Appetit was a nice event, and eating food from visiting chefs is a great way to get an idea of what we’d like to have here.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Eat like royalty on a budget at the Castle Restaurant
The Castle has a bargain-priced menu across the board, it’s all made from scratch, and it’s all delicious.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Sriracha copycat
What Sriracha shortage? Whip up a batch in your kitchen and you won’t have to worry about running out of “rooster” sauce this summer.
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Sound Bites Talking it over: Summer Avenue, part 1
On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer and Chris talk about the first leg of their Summer Avenue tour, from East Parkway to Highland.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Friday lunch is back, and our Summer food series has launched
Friday lunch is back. We’ll be at Salt|Soy on July 8, so make your reservations now. And our Summer Avenue series has started with a guide to the west end of the street.
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Food Magnolia & May adds new chef, opens for lunch
After opening during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, East Memphis’ Magnolia & May has brought back lunch.
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Food News Memphis Sandwich Clique co-founder wakes from 10-day coma
Memphis Sandwich Clique cofounder Ryan Hopgood’s family was prepared to donate his organs. Now they’re calling his recovery a miracle.
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