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Key change: Dentist plans to open piano bar
“Musical theater is my avocation. Dentistry was just my vocation,” said the piano bar and cabaret’s owner.
Sophia Surrett
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Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She has been with The Daily Memphian since July 2023, first starting as a business reporter covering various beats. Now, she covers food, restaurants, and hospitality and tourism.
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BusinessFood Files: Hive Bagel & Deli East Memphis location set to open this weekend
Also, a cocktail bar prepares to open in the former Longshot space Downtown, and Flip Side Pinball Bar can now serve liquor.
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Food News Rain check: Some local restaurants lose $20K due to power outages
“This was just this week’s fire, and we’re past it, and now we have to look forward to next week’s fire,” said one restaurant owner.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Bar Limina comes out of its shell with Friday happy hour
Bar Limina hosts oyster happy hour every Friday from 4 p.m. until the restaurant sells out.
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FoodAfter a veteran got DOGE’d, she and her family found a cool side hustle
Kendra Lawler and her wife, Claudia, and their two teenagers spent the entire first week of July bringing their food truck, The Neon Crave, to as many events as possible.
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Food NewsFood Files: Newby’s, Brookhaven and an Indian restaurant all reopen
It’s been a big week for restaurant and bar reopenings, as three recently celebrated being back and open for business.
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Food News Rawgirls has closed again, seemingly for good this time
The Rawgirls truck is now shuttered and padlocked, and Google shows the business as permanently closed.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Headed to a sporting event? Check out the menu
When it comes to sporting events, food is important. So important that food specials seem to be one way local sporting events are trying to attract more spectators.
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Food NewsRamblin’ Joe’s expands to Germantown
The local coffee chain plans to open its sixth location next month.
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NeighborhoodsMollie Fontaine Lounge returns — but only for a few nights a year
Owner and local restaurateur Karen Carrier will open the Victorian lounge to the public once again Friday, Sept. 25 — something she’s done about once a quarter for the past couple of years.
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Food News Westy’s to close this weekend, but annual holiday dinners should continue
Though owner Jake Schorr tried to find a buyer for the restaurant, Westy’s last day is Saturday, Aug. 15.
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Food NewsFood Files: Maru Handroll going to next level
Plus, a coffee shop expands to seven days a week.
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Food NewsOn the golf course, food is just the ticket
A trend in other sports, offering an admission ticket combined with free food and drinks, comes to the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
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Table TalkTable Talk: A meal fit for a ‘King’ with BBQ beans
Food writer Sophia Surrett recently celebrated the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll with catfish, hush puppies and baked beans.
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Food NewsJoJo’s Espresso plans third area location
The new location will be 2,200 square feet, which JoJo’s co-owner said will be the company’s go-to size for any future locations.
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Food NewsHere’s the dill: Boss Lady Pickles gets a chance at Cordelia’s
Boss Lady Pickles is a participant in the Greater Memphis Chamber’s new Shelf Ready program, which pairs local small businesses with local grocers.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Thursday nights at Tamboli’s are for formaggio
“The cornerstone of a pizza place is a good cheese pizza,” said Tamboli’s owner Miles Tamboli.
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Food NewsBattle for Belly Acres continues in court
The groups in the legal battle — brothers Adam and Brian Leith and husband-and-wife duo Lee and Jennifer Scifres — have had several long-ranging disputes about finances and operating rights.
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Food NewsThe Ginger’s Bread to open new Midtown location
After canceling plans for a Downtown location, The Ginger’s Bread & Co. will open a second spot in Midtown.
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Food NewsDave’s Hot Chicken plans to open in Poplar Plaza
The Pasadena, California-based hot chicken chain will occupy one of the five suites in the former 15,000-square-foot corner space that housed Spin Street before it closed in 2017.
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Real EstateTekila Group selling historic Nineteenth Century Club building
The Nineteenth Century Cub building at 1433 Union Ave., which was built as a private home in 1909, is on the market for $3.8 million.
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Food NewsFood Files: Pot Headz Coffee brings caffeine only, no cannabis
Coffee potheads have a new place to go in Midtown. And so do the matcha lovers in Downtown.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Getting grumpy before work? Head to The Liquor Store
The breakfast and lunch diner has a new weekday morning special, “Grumpy Hour,” offering customers any menu entree, except the steak and eggs, plus drip coffee for only $10 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
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Food NewsFor the local vegan-curious, a box
Vegetarian Jennifer Sweeney thinks consumers who eat a plant-based diet are neglected by large grocery stores. So she has a plan.
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Food NewsFood Files: New Downtown bakery opens
Plus, a 14-year-old wing spot has opened its “bigger, better” location in Collierville.
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