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New Eats: Given Cafe India’s expansive menu, buffet is easiest choice
The menu is enormous, complete with Indian cuisine ranging across the board from North to South, but with a heavy emphasis on the latter.
Joshua Carlucci
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October 2023
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Choose your own adventure at Dim Sum King
This week’s $10 Deal is more of a guide than directions down a specific path. With 49 different dishes, the combinations are plentiful — and delicious.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: A shrimp boil — and a boss one — on a budget
Straight Drop Seafood in Uptown has 3/8 lb. of shrimp, four potato wedges, half a corn on the cob and half a sausage for $10.
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September 2023
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Mix and match at Mango’s Caribbean Grill
Jerk chicken in a gas station parking lot? Sometimes, the best things are simple and a bargain at Mango’s Caribbean Grill food truck.
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Food News Taste of the District returns with vendors new and old
From “dirty” sodas to baked chicken, more than a dozen restaurants and food vendors within the Memphis Medical District will showcase their flavors at the annual Taste of the District.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Savor the end of summer at Tacos Los Jarochos
Josh Carlucci says the food truck scene on Summer Avenue is like a slot machine: Each visit could yield a different array. But the fish tacos at Los Jarochos are a jackpot.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Some of the South’s best barbecue
A&R Bar-B-Que just missed the top 10 on The South’s Top 50 Barbecue Joints of 2023 from Southern Living, but the magazine thinks the restaurant’s sandwiches are the best in town.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Balqees’ chicken shawarma is hard to beat
Shawarma comes in many dishes. The most important thing is that it’s meat-roasted on a spinning skewer and sliced right off the spit to order.
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Food NewsShack’s second spot to open this month
The new Elwood’s Shack will include breakfast, dessert and a coffee bar.
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August 2023
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$10 Deals $10 deal: Otherlands’ grits stick to your ribs, not your wallet
As my mother would likely say, “the grits at Otherlands stick to your bones and hold you over for anything the day throws at you.”
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Food NewsA ‘Toast:’ Breakfast restaurant hopes to be part of North Memphis revival
“We’re really trying to better the community, one person and one house at a time. Right now, if we want to go somewhere to eat, we probably have to go all the way to Midtown or Downtown.”
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Could the best of the best be Pho 4ever’s bánh mì dac biet?
Though there is a seemingly infinite number of bánh mì sandwiches, there is but one to rule them all — the bánh mì dac biet.
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Food NewsNew Eats: Petals of a Peony opens as area’s first Sichuan-only restaurant
Petals of a Peony, Memphis’ first entirely authentic Sichuan restaurant, opened this week on Germantown Parkway with gorgeous plates, plenty of offal and dishes perfect for “the intrepid spice enthusiast.”
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Food NewsNew Eats: A solo diner tries Supper Club on 2nd
It’s easy to see that SCO2, which is opening a location in Nashville this year, is a special occasion destination: Couples and small groups dressed up in tight dresses, shiny skirts, button downs and loafers.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: Stuffed pitas at ZamZamz
Joshua Carlucci reports he’s found a good reason to drive from his house all the way to southeast Memphis besides Costco, and that reason is ZamZamz Mediterranean Grill.
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Food NewsSmall-batch brewer looks to Midtown home
The initial idea for Memphis Filling Station was a growler shop where the owners would sell beer made by other people. Then, after they started serving their own beer at charitable events, they began to question their whole plan.
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Food News New Eats: Find what your inner child is craving at Jeremiah’s Italian Ice
At Jeremiah Italian Ice on Summer Avenue near High Point Terrace, flavors range from fruit to more decadent ice cream classics, such as mint chip and cake batter.
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Food New Eats: Wild Cultures Sourdough Bakery isn’t just about the bread
Health soapbox aside, fermented food is delicious. Natural fermentation unlocks surprising flavors that are otherwise unachievable from cooking alone.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: This Ryu soup blends tastes of Japan, Korea and Vietnam
Ryu’s kimchi dumpling soup comes in a size somewhere between a cup and a bowl. It’s pretty to look at and even more fun to eat.
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Food News New Eats: Meat lovers and plant-based eaters get equal time at Arnold’s
Thanks to Arnold’s, even a herbivore and a carnivore can fall in love, together, with their meals.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Sa Te, the Vietnamese lemongrass sauce you’ve been craving
A few weeks ago, a $10 Deal highlighted a popular Vietnamese sauce. With this recipe, you can make that sauce at home.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: LuLu’s breakfast sandwiches
What’s successful about LuLu’s breakfast menu is that it reflects a well-read understanding of classic American breakfast nostalgia. With that food memory at the forefront, LuLu’s takes the concept and makes it not only healthier, but higher quality.
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July 2023
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Food City’s sole tasting-only menu restaurant to add a la carte ordering
Since Dory opened its doors in East Memphis two years ago, chef David Krog and his wife, Amanda, have operated their restaurant using a six-course, prix fixe tasting menu. But now they’re changing the fine dining restaurant’s concept.
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Food $10 Deal: This restaurant’s lemongrass beef spices up a hot day
Writer Joshua Carlucci says this dish at Vietnam Restaurant is a sleeper hit.
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Food New Eats: The Crazy Coop lays down sweet, unique flavors
“We wanted to pay homage to the city,” said one of the owners of The Crazy Coop. “Homage to Crumpy’s, Rayford’s, D’Bo’s — all of the big wing places. But we knew we needed to come with something different, something unique.”
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