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Kick back and relax, The Front Porch is officially open

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Tue, 5 May 2026 16:36:41 -0500

“We’re trying to combat loneliness,” said the operator of Second Helpings Cafe.

MIM's barbecue cooking contest just got more fiery

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 4 May 2026 16:08:34 -0500

For the first time at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, pitmasters this year will cook on an open-flame in a live-fire competition.

Ghost River Brewing on Beale to close

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 4 May 2026 10:14:53 -0500

Ghost River Brewery & Taproom opened on Beale Street in 2021. The company will focus on its newly-expanded South Main location.

Longtime owner of Owen Brennan's was ‘a host until the end'

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:40:39 -0500

Baker’s son Austin Baker said his father told him, “we are all stewards. Everything we own, someone’s owned before us, and someone will own it when we’re gone. It’s up to us to pay it forward while we’re here.”

Belly Acres closing Collierville restaurant

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:48:25 -0500

The location in Southaven will remain open, they said.

The AM/DM podcast: A weekend of food

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:24:47 -0500

If there’s one thing happening this weekend, it’s food. You can go to two different food festivals on both Saturday and Sunday.

Big Bill's Bar-Be-Que is back

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:29:54 -0500

Not only is the famed barbecue restaurant reopening Friday, April 17, but Big Bill himself is now managing the day-to-day kitchen operations.

Dutch Bros one step closer to coming to Lakeland

mwaddell@dailymemphian.com (Michael Waddell) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:43:24 -0500

Dutch Bros Coffee is joining several other coffee outlets along U.S. 64 in Lakeland, while the business is also spreading into Bartlett.

Cxffeeblack heads to World of Coffee expo

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 06:58:37 -0500

At the international expo for coffee purveyors, Memphis’ Cxffeeblack plans to pose a question: What would happen to the coffee industry if farmers were paid each time their beans were sold?

Let the good times roll: Bartlett Bayou Bash returns this weekend

mwaddell@dailymemphian.com (Michael Waddell) — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 12:50:56 -0500

With Cajun delicacies from crawfish to shrimp, the second-annual Bayou Bash is slated for Saturday in Bartlett with hopes for better weather than the rainy first year.

Kaye's Pints & Scoops to open new scoop shop

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Mon, 6 Apr 2026 21:05:24 -0500

The Scoop by Kaye’s Pints & Scoops doesn’t officially open until May, but the company is doing a pop-up Saturday, April 4.

$15 Deal: La Roche's falafel platter

editors@dailymemphian.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:54:17 -0500

But if you have the opportunity to splurge, the lamb is well worth it, says writer Erica Horton.

Barbecue? There's an app for that

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:36:44 -0500

Users will be able to customize orders for pickup or for delivery.

Hot wing festival introduces World Wing Cup

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:24:46 -0500

The inaugural winners of the Wing World Cup will get a trophy, bragging rights and $25,000.

Third McDonald's approved in Collierville

awarren@dailymemphian.com (Abigail Warren) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:33:04 -0500

Collierville approved a third McDonald’s in town. It has little jurisdiction over the one that remains vacant.

Memphis Made closing taproom

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:15:11 -0500

In August 2025, The Daily Memphian reported that Memphis Made was for sale after the company filed for bankruptcy.

Jittery from java? That's that Grind City Coffee Xpo.

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:57:43 -0500

The love of coffee lured an estimated 700 people to the Grind City Coffee Xpo at Crosstown Concourse, but come bedtime, they may regret the extra caffeine.

Peabody's Chez Philippe awarded prestigious Five Diamond designation

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:05:31 -0500

AAA announced Thursday, March 12, that Chez Philippe had earned its Five Diamond designation for the first time since the French restaurant opened in 1982.

DMC seeks new restaurant for old Cafe Keough building

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:12:06 -0500

The Downtown Memphis Commission is once again looking for restaurateurs to bring new life to empty storefronts — like the former Cafe Keough — along the Main Street Mall.

Protein bowls, salmon, avocado ice cream headline Babalu’s new menu

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:10:15 -0500

While some favorites remain, about two-thirds of Babalu’s menu has been updated or replaced with new dishes.