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What to Order: Try the baba ghanouj, kabob at La Roche
The little house on Cooper Street has reincarnated yet again, this time as La Roche, a Lebanese-Armenian restaurant.
Holly has more than 13 years of experience in publishing and digital content, including 10 years at the helm of the I Love Memphis Blog. She began her career at The Commercial Appeal and is author of Secret Memphis.
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The little house on Cooper Street has reincarnated yet again, this time as La Roche, a Lebanese-Armenian restaurant.
New Wing Order is back (kind of), a Cooper-Young brewery is serving early morning coffee and a totally new taproom in South Main finally opens after a decade of dreaming. Here’s a roundup of what’s new at Memphis breweries.
Swamp Bar opened in December 2023, replacing the tapas joint Panta. At the time, Derk Meitzler said it would be a pop-up concept focused on Creole fusion food and cocktails. Today, it’s a popular late-night spot.
This week, fests feature French films, multiple styles of yoga, live music and more than 430 local artists and vendors.
A cookout, a mimosa festival and plenty of music will be playing out across Bluff City on Sunday, Sept. 1. And Wiseacre has plans brewing for Memphis couples looking to tie knot.
This week, I Love Memphis and Streetdog Foundation celebrate 15 years (but not together), and there will be swingin' and swayin' and DJs playing on Maggie H. Isabell Street.
A poll shows some love for Memphis officials, a new cold, sweet treats shop opens to fill the Jerry’s void and a 95-year-old hardware store has a new owner.
This week, Crosstown Arts screens a classic breakdancing film, romance fans meet (cute) at Novel and Juvenile gets the ladies on the dance floor.
This week, learn about creepy dolls in Elmwood Cemetery, relive your youth at a brewery book fair and dig into the plot at an old drive-in.
This week, Old Dominick celebrates Christmas in July, Freedom Summer activists share stories and stand-up comedy meets beer at High Cotton Brewing.
The Memphis mayor has hired help for the MPD, Millington officials have a softball-related spat and the Grizzlies could win a (summer league) championship.
In this installment of our Memphis Pizza Guide, we tip our caps to the chains, including a few that didn’t originate locally, while also stopping for a slice (or two) at some of the New York-style pizza counters around town. Memphis-style' pizza? These meaty pies have been a local staple for more than 50 yearsRelated content:
A survey recently said Memphis pizza wasn’t very good. But that isn’t true. Over the next few days, we’ll bring you a list of the local places we love and a lot of very good pizza.
As odd as it might be to contemplate, everyone doesn’t always want pizza. In this installment of our Memphis guide, we present those more general restaurants where you can find good pizza alongside a broader menu. Memphis-style' pizza? These meaty pies have been a local staple for more than 50 yearsRelated content:
This week, make a splash at Overton Park, party in Downtown’s Barboro Alley and break out your jazz hands at Crosstown Arts.
More than 4,000 people had a chance to walk, crawl and climb through artist Christopher Reyes’ 2020 immersive exhibit at Off the Wall Arts. Now, Baron Von Opperbean is coming to Mud Island.
Jennifer Chandler shares her plans for The Daily Memphian’s food beat, from the return of the Table Talk column to recipe exchanges to future podcast guests.
This week, get a taste of Filipino culture at the Agricenter, get weird at a Gwar show and celebrate Juneteenth with festivals, galas, spades and more.
In honor of National Cheese Day, June 4, this week’s Sound Bites is about that most exquisite of human inventions: cheese.
Holly Whitfield and Natalie Van Gundy talk about Le Bon Appetit and use the local chef lineup as a guide to talk their way through a list of standout chefs and restaurant history.
This week on Sound Bites, Chris Herrington and Holly Whitfield follow up with the Jerry’s Sno Cones rumors discussed last week and share impressions from last week’s dueling barbecue contests.
“We’re on top of the world,” Brooke Lewis said to a crowd of hundreds a few moments before fireworks erupted over the stage in Liberty Park.
“Memphis in May is here to stay,” new President and CEO Mack Weaver told the crowd Saturday at Liberty Park.
On this week’s Sound Bites, Chris Herrington and Holly Whitfield go through a big list of local food news, complete with some Memphis restaurant history and annotations.
While teams at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and SmokeSlam are setting up for their respective competitions, here’s a broad look at the Memphis barbecue scene.