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New Eats: West Memphis' food truck park has hot tamales, gizzards and more

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Mon, 9 Mar 2026 06:08:41 -0500

The food truck park is currently home to three permanent food trucks with a fourth joining them next month.

Savoring fall: A guide to some of Memphis' best seasonal restaurant offerings

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:55:13 -0500

Pumpkin spice may seemingly dominate the season, but there are plenty of autumnal flavors on offer, from sweet potato lattes at breakfast to hearty dinners and spiced cocktails at night.

It's taco time: $15 favorites from around the Mid-South

joshuadcarlucci@gmail.com (Joshua Carlucci) — Tue, 2 Sep 2025 04:00:14 -0500

If you’ve been a long-time reader of $10 and $15 Deals, you know how diverse the regions, styles and flavors of tacos are in this city. We’re lucky for it. Better for it.

New Eats: Swagath brings more than a taste of India to East Memphis

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:01:15 -0500

A new Indian restaurant has two chefs, one from northwestern India and one from the south of the country.

What to Order: Mushrooms & Toast, Halibut and more at Blue Honey

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:00:13 -0500

Tucked away in a Germantown shopping center, Blue Honey Bistro is a hidden little gem.

Popular Italian restaurant is opening an East Memphis location

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:43:28 -0500

Cocozza American Italian has announced a second location where people can “eat red sauce with their ‘familia.’”

Memphis Pizza Guide: Restaurants with good pizza

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 9 Jul 2024 15:57:11 -0500

As odd as it might be to contemplate, everyone doesn’t always want pizza. In this installment of our Memphis guide, we present those more general restaurants where you can find good pizza alongside a broader menu.

Beyond barbecue: Finding the non-traditional in BBQ shops

jbiggs@dailymemphian.com (Jennifer Biggs) — Thu, 25 May 2023 13:23:50 -0500

Not feeling the ribs or a barbecue sandwich? It’s OK, we got you. Try some of these non-traditional dishes in barbecue restaurants.

New restaurants coming to Silo Square summer and fall 2023 and beyond

bsullivan@dailymemphian.com (Beth Sullivan) — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:52:32 -0500

Three more restaurants are moving into Silo Square in DeSoto County, including one that also will host music events.

Memphis Coffee Shop Guide: East Memphis and beyond

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:17:09 -0600

Today, we wrap up our local coffee shop guide by heading to East Memphis and beyond, from the University District to the Heights, from just beyond the loop to the Collierville Town Square. To Whitehaven and Southaven and Bartlett and Germantown.

Memphis Coffee Shop Guide: Midtown

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:17:45 -0600

As we continue our three-part Coffee Shop Guide, we hit Midtown, where Memphis’ modern coffee shop scene all began.

Memphis Coffee Shop Guide: Downtown

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:18:14 -0600

As coffee shops have gotten more serious about these dark arts and home setups increasingly mimic what professional baristas can concoct, connoisseurship is definitely on the rise.

Taste of Summer: The final Stage includes dim sum, pizzabirria and fresh tortillas

Fri, 26 May 2023 15:33:08 -0500

In Memphis, it may feel like summer has moved in forever, but our Summer ends here, completing our four-week food tour by traveling east from Mendenhall to Stage Road, where Summer officially ends.

Taste of Summer: Two meat markets, a Queen and the Kay

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:14:56 -0500

The latest installment of our Summer Avenue restaurant guide includes the small stretch that might be the culinary heart of the street.

Taste of Summer: Turn back time at Nagasaki, enjoy breakfast at Bryant's

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:14:14 -0500

With some sit-down Japanese, some classic takeout Chinese and the unlikely union of meat-and-three and Thai, the second installment of our Summer Avenue food guide reaches a stretch of the street where “old Memphis” and “international Memphis” are often one and the same.

Taste of Summer: The definitive guide to Memphis' best street for foodies

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:13:08 -0500

On the first day of Summer, we begin our food tour of Summer Avenue — “one long, rolling unofficial international market” — with the roughly 2-mile section on the west end where you’ll find several of the street’s best-kept secrets.