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$15 Deal: Bryant's Summer Avenue Sampler

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:55:32 -0500

If you can’t decide what to order at Bryant’s Breakfast, the Summer Avenue Sampler is a giant breakfast that includes many of Bryant’s most popular items.

Memphis restaurants earn Michelin nods for second year in a row

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:26:03 -0500

This year, a Cooper-Young restaurant was recommended.

Sound Bites: Meet the new Muddy's Bake Shop owners

hwhitfield@dailymemphian.com (Holly Whitfield) — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:00:45 -0500

Belltower Coffee’s locations on Highland Street and at Shelby Farms Park added a third member to the family earlier this year: Muddy’s on Broad Avenue.

Sushi, teppanyaki restaurant coming to former Bartlett hibachi space

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:41:19 -0500

Nori Sushi Bar and Teppanyaki is expected to open in a few months in Bartlett’s Stage Centre, taking over the longtime Saito space.

$15 Deal: Hive's avocado toast

gedriver25@gmail.com (Gracie Driver) — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:00:11 -0500

Hive’s avocado toast features fresh sourdough and comes with marinated tomatoes and onion, crunchy roasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and a hefty drizzle of sticky balsamic glaze.

Crosstown Brewing Co. to close after 8 years

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:14:39 -0500

“We’re proud of our team, proud of the beer we made and even prouder of the community that grew up around it,” said co-founder and owner Will Goodwin in a statement.

Nutrition Bar Memphis still open despite car in shop

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:38:35 -0500

“Nope! It’s not AI,” Nutrition Bar Memphis posted on social media after a car crashed into its Poplar Avenue shopping center.

Pat Neely back with another barbecue show

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:06:03 -0500

Twelve years ago, Memphis pitmaster Pat Neely co-hosted the last episode of Food Network’s popular show “Down Home with the Neelys” with his then-wife, Gina. Now, he’s back with a new show.

$15 Deal: Garibaldi's meatball sub is the best-kept secret on the menu

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Thu, 8 Oct 2026 11:48:38 -0500

The family-recipe meatballs, made with beef and pork, are piled onto garlic-buttered, made-from-scratch bread for a sub that’s hard to beat at $11.

Babalu restaurants have a new owner

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sat, 3 Oct 2026 08:39:45 -0500

Spell Restaurant Group has sold both Babalu locations to longtime employee Jesse Robertson.

Gussied Up, Hard Times' attached bar, to open this month

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Thu, 1 Oct 2026 17:16:51 -0500

The retro-inspired Gussied Up will serve as extra space for the Edge District’s Hard Times Deli until 4 p.m. and then operate as a standalone bar starting at 5 p.m.

Sound Bites: How Jennifer Chandler hunts recipes and decides 'what to order'

hwhitfield@dailymemphian.com (Holly Whitfield) — Thu, 1 Oct 2026 14:48:26 -0500

Hunting down recipes from Memphis restaurants, choosing delicious dishes to recommend and writing about food are all part of what Jennifer Chandler calls “the best job in the world.”

$15 Deal: Curry N Jerk's online specials

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 1 Oct 2026 17:38:43 -0500

Writer Erica Horton’s flabbers were ghasted: Oxtails, rice, peas — $14. In this economy?!

Annual Southern Foodways event to be held in Memphis

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Fri, 2 Oct 2026 14:31:35 -0500

The Memphis event is only the third time in almost 30 years the Southern Foodway’s symposium has been held outside of Oxford, Mississippi.

Highland Strip's getting a 'high-end honky-tonk'

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:00:02 -0500

“Take a honky-tonk, sweep up all the sawdust, replace a couple of shots with a couple of glasses of wine, with some cool Memphis music and Western memorabilia,” said one of the three owners.

Sound Bites: 'Donut' overlook this Midtown bakery

hwhitfield@dailymemphian.com (Holly Whitfield) — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:25:50 -0500

There’s at least one treat that people say they’ve driven hours for — and even shed a few tears over — at Jacques Louise Bakery.

Two years after opening, Starbucks on Covington to close

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:32:01 -0500

Starbucks is planning to close about 1% of its 18,000 North America locations.

$15 Deal: French Truck's salmon toast — or bagel, as the case may be

wparaham@gmail.com (Wesley Morgan Paraham) — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:43:30 -0500

Biting into the different textures of fatty salmon, cream cheese and toast at once is very satisfying.

Battle about The Station has finally ended, attorney says

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:39:43 -0500

After two years and hundreds of thousands of dollars spent by both sides, the battle about The Station is done.

The AM/DM podcast: Restaurant roundup

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:00:11 -0500

Food and dining writer Sophia Surrett joins us today for our occasional roundup of recent restaurant news.