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Table Talk: Seven eateries to be excited about in 2025
Fine dining, fried chicken and a new deli are among the types of restaurants opening or expanding in the coming year.
Jennifer Chandler
A cookbook author and former restaurateur, Jennifer Chandler has been writing about food and dining for more than 25 years. In her role as the food and restaurant writer for The Daily Memphian, she covers food news, provides readers an inside look into their favorite restaurants and offers suggestions for what to order at eateries across the Memphis area.
There are 195 articles by Jennifer Chandler :
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January 2025
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December 2024
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Jennifer Chandler’s Lucky New Year Soup
Increase your chances for luck in the New Year with this hearty soup.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Holiday traditions, with food and family at the table
The holidays are about gathering with friends and family, with good meals as a centerpiece.
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FoodThe Daily Memphian staff dish about their favorite Memphis meals in 2024
The Daily Memphian staffers share 12 Memphis menu items they couldn’t get out of their heads this year.
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Sound BitesTips for picking and serving sparkling wine as we uncork a new year
Wine expert Tiffany Werne explains the differences in sparkling wines and how to serve this bubbly libation on New Year’s Eve.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Ice Cream Brownie Sundae Pie
Kaye’s Pints & Scoops own Kameisha Wilson says ice cream is not just for the summer. Here is a ice cream pie she makes every year for the holidays.
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Sound Bites Sound Bites: Ice cream can make the holidays sweeter
It may be winter, but Kameisha Wilson of Kaye’s Pints & Scoops says that shouldn’t mean ice cream is off the table.
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Food NewsNew owners to take over Knifebird, The Public Bistro locations
“Kate (Ashby) and Kyle (Bankston, the owners of Knifebird and The Public Bistro) are like-minded people. We are good friends, and we want to do their legacy justice,” one of the restaurateurs taking over the spaces said.
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Table TalkTable Talk: 11 ‘elves’ and 110 lbs. of flour make magic at The Peabody
Each year, The Peabody Memphis’ pastry staff begin working on the hotel’s annual gingerbread display in May. Plus, Surfin Santa and a new coffee blend from Byway Coffee Co and Comeback Coffee.
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Food NewsDowntown’s Café Keough set to close Saturday
Cafe Keough was Kevin Keough’s modern spin on a traditional European cafe, but, he said, the location has always been a little difficult.
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Food NewsKnifebird owner Kate Ashby turns the page
The owners of two popular Cooper-Young restaurants are closing them within a week of each other. Here’s why they think “it’s OK for this chapter to be over.”
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Food News The Lobbyist recognized by New York Times for its signature Corn Mash dish
A dish from The Lobbyist has made The New York Times’ list of “The 26 Best Dishes We Ate Across the U.S. in 2024.”
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Food NewsLouisiana native opens Ragin’ Cajun
“I wanted to create a little neighborhood restaurant you would find in New Orleans or Baton Rouge,” said Mason Jambon.
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Dining GuidesWhat to Order: Limelight’s Parisian gnocchi, blackened salmon and caramelized onion dip
It’s all about the season at Germantown’s Limelight where General Manager and Executive Chef DJ Pitts curates a menu that changes quarterly.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Chai simple syrup and two cocktails to make with it
SOB’s Ben Wiley shares a simple syrup recipe and tells us how to make the whiskey-based Winter’s Ruin and an apple cider and rum drink called Over an Icy Pond.
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Sound Bites ‘Miracle’ on Broad Avenue: Liquor Store hosts cocktail pop-up
New York-based Christmas pop-up bar Miracle partners with locations around the world to offer Christmas cocktails in cheery holiday-themed settings. Plus, we have tips for making your own holiday cocktails.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Missing Houston’s and searching for meaning
As Houston’s closes after 40 years, chef and restaurateur Patrick Reilly suggests locals focus on restaurants that give back to their communities.
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FoodWhat to Order: Hampline Brewing Co. adds wood-fired pizzas
Hampline Brewing Co. has added a state-of-the-art Forno Piombo oven to the taproom. The wood-fired pizzas pair perfectly with the craft brewery’s beers.
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Sound Bites Make hosting easy: Entertaining tips from Caramelized’s Cara Greenstein
The Caramelized founder talks tips for stress-free entertaining during the holidays and the rest of the year, too.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Pia Mitchell’s sweet potato cupcakes
For 20 years, Pia Mitchell has been leading cooking classes at Youth Villages and teaching area youth the skills needed to work in the food industry.
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Food News Houston’s closing its only Memphis location
In recent years, the restaurant has made many changes to its menu and its policies, many of which were not popular with its clientele.
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Food‘It’s a sad day': Mayors, Liars and other Memphians remember Houston’s
After more than 40 years of operation, Houston’s closed its only Memphis restaurant on Thursday. Some people trace it back to the day the restaurant took chicken tenders off the menu.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Rendezvous launches new S&P blend
The latest addition to The Rendezvous’ line of sauces and seasonings is a salt and pepper blend created by the late Nick Vergos.
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East MemphisFeast & Graze owner joins with cousin to open Poplar Plaza store
They offer charcuterie boards, sandwiches, salads and healthful drinks at the new Feast & Graze X HighP Hour Wellness. Guests can grab food to go or relax and spin vinyl records while they eat.
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November 2024
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Sound Bites Sound Bites: Memphis chefs share how they like their Thanksgiving leftovers
From tamales to pozole to a simple turkey sandwich, here’s how some Memphis chefs recraft their Thanksgiving leftovers.
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