Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian | Memphis Food & Restaurant News | Daily Memphian

$15 Deal: Mila's birria pupusas

gedriver25@gmail.com (Gracie Driver) — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:23:04 -0500

Mila’s pupusas are a crispy and gooey creation with an unreal cheese pull as soon as you break open the crust. Just don’t melt your face off.

The AM/DM podcast: Bagels, seafood and dip

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:09:26 -0500

Reporter Sophia Surrett is here to talk about recent developments on the Memphis food scene.

$15 Deal: Nagoya House's pork chashu donburi

wparaham@gmail.com (Wesley Morgan Paraham) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:49:09 -0500

Donburi is a traditional Japanese rice bowl dish usually paired with a protein.

Recipe Exchange: Blue Honey Bistro's creamy cheese grits

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:07:07 -0500

Today’s recipe exchange will teach you how to make Blue Honey Bistro’s creamy cheese grits, their red onion and bacon jam, and a dish that includes both of those with a poached egg and fresh herbs.

Collierville approves plans for new Chick-fil-A

ataylor@dailymemphian.com (Amaya Taylor) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:44:56 -0500

The proposal for the Chick-fil-A was approved after a nearly two-year legal battle.

$15 Deal: JoJo's Espresso's Brunch Boss

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:42:15 -0500

A soft, made-to-order Belgian waffle is the bread for The Brunch Boss, which is stacked with sweet bacon jam, scrambled eggs and cheddar cheese and served with maple syrup.

Cyclospora has local restaurateurs, home cooks rethinking what's on the menu

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:06 -0500

Here’s what local restaurateurs are doing to protect customers from a diarrhea-causing parasite. And what you can do at home to protect yourself.

$15 Deal: Paradise Cafe's Lunch Box

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Thu, 9 Jul 2026 11:15:01 -0500

The restaurant’s Lunch Box is its No. 1 order during the summer and comes with a half sandwich, fresh fruit and frozen yogurt.

The AM/DM podcast: We're going where for dinner?!?

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Thu, 9 Jul 2026 06:15:52 -0500

Restaurant names aren’t always the easiest to pronounce.

Sound Bites: Cam Smith has an appetite for the spice of life (and cheesy bread)

hwhitfield@dailymemphian.com (Holly Whitfield) — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:46:23 -0500

Country clubs, oyster bars, casual cocktail lounges and plenty of “fancy” pop-up dinners. These are just a few of the kitchens where Memphis chef Cameron Smith cut his teeth before becoming the executive sous chef of Hog & Hominy.

$15 Deal: The Beauty Shop's Thai Cobb salad

gedriver25@gmail.com (Gracie Driver) — Thu, 2 Jul 2026 17:16:42 -0500

The Thai Cobb salad was one of The Daily Memphian’s late food writer Jennifer Biggs’ favorite things.

Coletta's to close Appling Road location after almost 30 years

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sat, 4 Jul 2026 20:49:39 -0500

“The place on Parkway, we have that Elvis connection,” co-owner Jerry Coletta said. “We have people just about every day that are tourists, who are Elvis fans.”

New gluten-free bakery space opening next month

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:40:44 -0500

“The past five years have been a huge journey for me and my husband ... just knowing that we can trust ourselves and we can follow our guts.”

Three-lane 7 Brew gets green light in Collierville

awarren@dailymemphian.com (Abigail Warren) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:50:44 -0500

Collierville is allowing another drive-thru coffee chain. However, staff made several recommendations so the site does not negatively impact one of Shelby County’s busiest thoroughfares.

$15 Deal: Castle's chicken plate

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:36:06 -0500

One bite of the food, and one feels like royalty.

Local restaurant to open second location in Memphis Art Museum

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:36:12 -0500

But the restaurant’s owner thought the opportunity was “too good to be true” at first.

Jim ’N Nick's opens first Mississippi location in Olive Branch

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:16:42 -0500

Barbecue joint Jim ’N Nick’s now has twice as many stores as Baskin-Robbins does ice cream flavors.

The AM/DM podcast: Restaurant pop-ups keep popping

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:28:28 -0500

In recent days, South of Beale has offered a Bangkok Alley pop-up in East Memphis, there’s been a Kinfolk pop-up at Kuya Downtown and Ouri Matcha has been popping up all over the place.

Membership has its privileges: Memphians launch card to promote local restaurants

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:07:36 -0500

The Local Card will help generate publicity for Memphis-area restaurants and offer deals for customers, “creating a win-win for everybody,” said This is Memphis co-founder Gabriel Kisber.

Sound Bites: Mushroom queen and Groovy Gratitude guru to host Juneteenth dinner

hwhitfield@dailymemphian.com (Holly Whitfield) — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:37:58 -0500

Mushroom Queen Daishu McGriff said she wants the Umami Amora dinner on Juneteenth “to be a celebration of Black chefs where people can see the love through food.” She and dinner co-host Alicia Dixon are guests on “Sound Bites” this week.