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Recipe Exchange: Rizzo’s Cheeseburger Soup
Have Chef Michael Patrick’s famous Cheeseburger Soup at the new Magnolia Bend Grille or make it at home.
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.
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Arts & CultureSound Bites: Greek church’s festival is back for 65th year
What started as a small Greek pastry bazaar is now a 15,000-plus person festival.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Pizza, pints, funnel cakes and the art of letting go
This week, celebrate Latin culture with salsa dance, art, DJs and an Overton Square fest. Plus, old-school hip-hop artists come together in Orange Mound, and 1990s alt-rockers The Wallflowers take the stage at Graceland.
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Dining GuidesWhat to Order: Sesame chicken at Mosa Asian Bistro
The crispy chicken has been a favorite for 45 years and dates back to the Pao family’s Formosa restaurant on Summer Avenue.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: Memphis Greek Festival’s souvlakia
The festival uses more than 1,000 pounds of pork to make their popular marinated shish kabobs. But you can make them at home with just a pound of meat.
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Food NewsFood Files: A&W Restaurant, Elise Desserts, Taziki’s, Bojangles
A&W Restaurant is coming to Millington, Elise Desserts is closed, Cordova welcomes Bojangles and Arlington Taziki’s is now open.
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Table TalkTable Talk: 8 notable local pumpkin-spice sweets for fall
It’s pumpkin-spice season, and local bakeries and sweet shops are here for it.
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Food NewsKinfolk restaurant set to reopen this week
The popular Harbor Town restaurant suffered a flood in late July that left it closed for more than six weeks. Now, owner Cole Jeanes said they are almost ready to reopen.
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Food NewsWhat to Order: Mike’s Hot Wings & Such
Places such as Ching’s, The Wing Guru and Crumpy’s are well-known stops for hot wings. But there are dozens of small, family-owned hot wing spots in town you need to add to your list.
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Recipes Recipe Exchange: The Best Lemon Meringue Pie
Nashville author Anne Byrn, known for her “The Cake Doctor” cookbooks, shares a favorite from the new “Baking in the American South.”
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Really short plays, fancy homes and Smashing Pumpkins
This week, Memphis musicians preview AmericanaFest sets, pink wines get some love and 35 years of the Southern Heritage Classic are on display.
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Sound BitesBoucherie is a nose-to-tail chef competition
During the farm’s annual event, Home Place Pastures challenges world-class chefs to use every part of the animal. Think oxtails, beef tongues, pig feet and lamb belly.
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Food News Memphis chef Jackson Kramer dies at 44
The former chef at Interim and Bounty on Broad, who was at the forefront of the local farm-to-table movement, battled cancer four times in his life.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Alcenia’s BJ Chester-Tamayo is ready to celebrate
Alcenia’s owner BJ Chester-Tamayo never plans on retiring. But she is planning an epic 70th birthday party.
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Food NewsPronto Pups are long. The story of how they started here is even longer.
The story of the Memphis Pronto Pup started more than 75 years ago with a local barber.
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ReviewsWhat to Order: McEwen’s Jungle of Greens Salad
The Jungle of Greens Salad at McEwen’s has been on the menu since before 2008, and the owners know they can’t take it off.
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Food NewsMemphis chef to open restaurant in former BT Prime Steakhouse space
Former Rizzo’s Chef Michael Patrick says to “expect comfort food, but executed at a chef’s level.”
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RecipesRecipe Exchange: Muddy’s Honey-Thyme Peach Shortcakes
Muddy’s Bake Shop owner Kat Gordon loves to use seasonal fruits in her desserts, and for good reason.
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Food News16 September food events that need to be on your calendar
Enjoy wine, pizza, Greek fare and more at these special events happening in Memphis in September.
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Sound Bites Sound Bites: Sweet LaLa’s cookies to be sold in almost 650 Love’s stops
A business built around ensuring “anybody who walks in ... feels love” is getting a boost from a different kind of Love.
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Table TalkTable Talk: We put Tops’ newest burgers to the test
Tops’ burgers are a classic done right and consistently named some of the best in Memphis. Their new burgers pile on the barbecue and brisket.
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Food NewsRendezvous spices things up with new sauces, seasonings
“We keep both in our homes for personal use and figured it was time to share with others,” said third-generation restaurant owner Anna Vergos. “Honestly, we’re not sure why we didn’t do this earlier.”
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FoodWhat to Order: Southern Hands’ veggies, pork chops and cornbread
Southern fare made the old-fashioned way is what you find at Southern Hands Homestyle Cooking. Take our advice and try the cornbread.
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Food NewsTacoNGanas coming to FedExForum
TacoNGanas is bringing its birria-style tacos to FedExForum this fall, and they are celebrating with a block party.
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Food News Recipe Exchange: Grind City Brewing’s ‘Lagerita’
Grind City Brewing Co. owner Hopper Seely shares his beer-based spin on a margarita.
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