Food
Sugaree’s Full Moon Sale on Saturday offers a fun day trip and a howlin’ bargain
When the moon is full, it’s time to empty the discount freezer at Sugaree’s Bakery in New Albany.
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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Sound Bites Biscuits for Grandma? Porcellino’s recipe came to the rescue
On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about the Porcellino’s biscuit recipe (Chris made ‘em) and plenty of this and that.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Atlanta Bread Company’s Creamy Tomato Soup, possibly
This was a typed recipe, so we’re not sure if it’s a copycat or the real deal from the Atlanta Bread Company — but we know a good recipe when we see one.
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Food News Michigan coffeehouse opens first Tennessee location
Biggby Coffee will open on Germantown Parkway with a longtime Memphian as the local franchisee.
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Table Talk Table Talk: Memphian selected for Food Network competition show
Chef Ryan Trimm has also been named Memphis’ Restaurateur of the Year, and it comes with a big party.
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Food Broad Avenue’s Liquor Store bought by SOB Hospitality
The restaurant won’t become SOB Broad, however.
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Sound Bites Broccoli’s reign could be upon us; time for pancakes and king cakes
Mardi Gras cometh and with it, king cakes, pancakes and all manner of delicious food. And can broccoli win a cage match with Brussels sprouts?
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RecipesRecipe Exchange: Sweet Grass’ Frogmore Stew
Frogmore Stew, a soup fashioned from a Lowcountry boil, comes to us from Restaurateur of the Year Ryan Trimm and his former restaurant.
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Table Talk Table Talk: Party or pancakes? Mardi Gras is also Shrove Tuesday, so you pick
For something a little different before Lent begins, go the Shrove Tuesday route with a pancake supper.
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Sound Bites A thoroughly different king cake and a new vegan bakery
We continue talk of cakes not just fit for but named for kings and talk about the food news of the week on this week’s Sound Bites.
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Food Anastasia Vergos’ big Greek life was full of love, family and food
Tasia Vergos, the widow of Rendezvous founder Charlie Vergos, came to Memphis for an arranged marriage and lived a long life in her adopted city.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Delta-style tamales
These tamales are a bit of work and they take time, but the reward is a freezer full of some mighty fine tamales.
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FoodDelta, Mexican or Memphis style: A guide to some of the Mid-South’s best tamales
Delta-style, Mexican and other kinds of tamales can be found all around Memphis. Here are some of the best.
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FoodTamales in a doughnut shop? Aw, shucks.
At Mr. Donut on Goodman Road in Horn Lake, there’s a neon sign with two words that go together like love and happiness: Hot tamales. These are Delta-style, wrapped in corn shucks.
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Public Safety Beauty Shop manager killed in shooting, friend recalls what happened
Kevin “Shea” Grauer, 55, worked at Karen Carrier’s Beauty Shop in Cooper-Young for 18 years; Carrier called Grauer her “beacon of light.” Friend Duncan Aiken shares what happened the night Grauer died.
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Food Fry ‘em up: It’s Lent, and Friday is for fish
Whether you want your fish fried, baked or even in a taco, you can find it at these area Catholic churches on Friday nights.
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Table TalkTable Talk: New restaurant opening in former Rizzo’s space, and fish is back
A new restaurant is coming to South Main, and it was a sad week in the restaurant world.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: There are plenty of bargains at Ikea, but this one requires a kid or two
Ikea offers different meal deals Mondays through Thursdays, but on Wednesdays, one adult and two kids can eat for $10.
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Sound Bites Tamale talk is what it’s about on Sound Bites this week
Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington just wrote about tamales, and on this week’s Sound Bites, they talk about them, too.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Calvary Waffle Shop Fish Pudding
Fish pudding might not have been blessed with an appealing name, but it’s a simple casserole that you can order on Fridays at the Calvary Waffle Shop or make at home any time.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Memphis Black Restaurant Week returns
A number of food events are just around the corner: Memphis Black Restaurant Week, Black Opulence, the Soulful Food Truck Festival, a Friday Matinee Menu, the Cooper-Young Chili Cookoff and a Whataburger giveaway.
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RecipesRecipe Exchange: Calvary Waffle Shop Chicken Salad
This week’s recipe comes with a bonus, too: the Waffle Shop’s special mayonnaise.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Friday jazz lunch begins at Iris this week; we go to Limelight for ours
Restaurant Iris brings a New Orleans classic event to East Memphis when it starts its Friday Jazz lunch this week; our March Friday lunch is at Limelight; and Memphis Black Restaurant Week is in full swing.
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Sound Bites Spice itself is the spice of life, at least in the kitchen
Keeping the pantry stocked with spices is key to be able to cook up a good meal; Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington discuss the most important ones.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Evelyn & Olive’s fish tacos and Conscious Curry
Jamaica natives Wayne Lumsden and his wife bought Evelyn & Olive in 2018 and kept the menu but changed the preparation of the dishes to make them more authentic.
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