Gordon Food Service opens in Midtown for both home consumer, wholesale customers
Gordon Food Service opened to a big crowd, as shoppers got their first look at the new grocery store. Weren’t there? Take a tour of the store with Jennifer Biggs.
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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Table TalkTable Talk: Barbecue for breakfast; Dim Sum King opens
Ready for barbecue, bacon and eggs? Plus, The Majestic Grille launches a three-course lunch called The Friday Matinee.
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Food New Eats: Blanchard’s new patisserie trailer a good way to start the day
Daniel Blanchard makes possibly the best bagel around, if you like ’em chewy and dense.
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Food Gordon brings a new kind of grocery experience to Memphis
Gordon Food Service opens in Midtown on Thursday and it’s a new kind of grocery for Memphis, a wholesale and retail combination complete with a big produce section and a deli.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Stuffed Paccheri
Stuffed paccheri isn’t hard to make, but it takes some time.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Ms. B’s Sub Shop offers one bargain after another
Ms. B is Bonnie Harris, who worked at the Chinese Sub Shop for 25 years, has portions large enough to make sure nobody goes away hungry.
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Sound Bites What’s it like to eat everything on the menu? We talk it over.
Chris Herrington and Jennifer Biggs talk over the ideology and format of Every Single Thing, which recently launched with a review of Pantà.
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Food New Mediterranean grocery offers huge product line and hot food all day
Olive House Mediterranean Grocery is a large, well-stocked and spic-and-span market, the latest addition to The Lake District, and it offers hot food to-go.
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Table TalkTable Talk: So it’s 100 degrees, but it’s fall and the festivals are here
When fall comes, the festival schedule fills up, and this year, folks are back in full swing, living it up like it’s 2019. Celtic whiskey dinners are back, and last week, we told you about two dedicated women in food.
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Food SOB opening in Collierville — and planning a host of other changes
Ed and Brittney Cabigao are opening their third SOB in Collierville next spring, but first, they’re launching a new menu and redecorating SOBEast.
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Sound Bites Chloe and Tam, perseverance and pop-ups
Chloe Sexton and Tamra Patterson have followed their dreams despite hard times, and both are seeing their success grow; Jennifer & Chris go to Steve & Todd’s.
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FoodIt’s called BluffCakes, but it’s run by a TuffCookie
Chloe Sexton’s BluffCakes are huge, 7-ounce cookies that sell out in minutes because Sexton took her story to TikTok and when people got to know her, they wanted to take a chance on her cookies, too.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Farm and Fig lunch includes meatloaf sandwiches and hefty salads
Farm and Fig has added weekday lunch as a dine-in option at its small, mostly takeout-oriented shop on the edge of Cooper-Young.
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FoodChef Tam fills her plate again, with new restaurant, new public role
Chef Tam is now officially the “Wesson Oil cooking lady” and has plans to open a new restaurant late this year.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Steve & Todd’s big adventure and Ryan Hopgood is home
Look for a Creole Italian pop-up in town next week only, read about every single thing to eat at Pantà and find out how Ryan Hopgood is doing.
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Jennifer Biggs My Favorite Things: Bird’s nest egg rolls at Tuyen’s Asian Bistro
The Saigon Le bird’s nest egg rolls are under development at Tuyen’s Asian Bistro. They’re as good as ever, but not ready for everyone until Tuyen Le says they’re good enough.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: The name might miss by a mile, but Inches’ tacos are on target
Inches Taco Shop & Bar opened about six weeks ago in Harbor Town and serves a simple, fresh and tasty menu with a some $10 Deals at lunch.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Banh Mi
Want to make banh mi at home? We make it easy.
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Sound Bites Sandwiches around town, at home and from all over
Jennifer and Chris talk about sandwiches, the kind you make at home and the kind you order out, and it turns out someone doesn’t like a muffuletta.
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FoodEvery Single Thing: The whole menu at Pantà
With Every Single Thing, we rank every single dish on the menu at Pantà, starting with our favorites and working down.
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Jennifer BiggsRyan Hopgood is home, stable and back joking about sandwiches
Memphis Sandwich Clique founder Ryan Hopgood had a near-death experience this past summer, but today he’s able to walk again. He’s says the secret’s in a sandwich.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Asian Palace is gone, tickets still available for DM Friday lunch
Asian Palace’s doors closed for the last time on Sunday, and soon Dim Sum King will open in the large space on Summer; get your tickets for Science of Wine and for our Daily Memphian lunch.
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Make Me a Memphian: Get ready to eat
If you’re interested in Memphis' restaurants and dining scene, The Daily Memphian’s Jennifer Biggs is here to be your guide.
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Sound Bites Dan Conaway’s Tasteful List gets a preview on Sound Bites
On Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk with Daily Memphian columnist Dan Conaway about his upcoming Tasteful List 2022.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Green Goddess Deviled Eggs from Sweet Grass
Ryan Trimm’s deviled eggs were a staple on the menu at the much-missed Sweet Grass, and these Green Goddess beauties are a great way to use late summer herbs.
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