Larger Restaurant Iris expected to open by end of year
Chef Kelly English has some good news, bad news, and just plain old news for local diners.
Topic: Restaurant Iris
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July 2021
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Table Talk: $10 Deals, restaurant news, grocery store blues
Tamales and burgers make for good $10 Deals; restaurants are moving, opening and selling; and disco is back in Downtown.
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June 2021
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Restaurant Iris’ move, Leonard’s sale and lining up for ‘Flintstone ribs’
Chris Herrington visits Sound Bites and he and Jennifer Biggs catch up with the latest food news and talk about — what else? — food.
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Restaurant Iris moving out of Midtown
A local favorite, Restaurant Iris will move to a space in Laurelwood. But, don’t worry, the current Iris location will reopen as a different restaurant under the same ownership.
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March 2021
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Chef Kelly English recalls a dark year: ‘My industry will never be the same’
Maintaining curbside pickup and dine-in service simultaneously is not as easy as it seems, and we will all need to do both. We need you to give us space to operate without getting hot under the collar.
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February 2021
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Valentine’s Day is coming and Beauty Shop is reopening for lunch
Yes, there’s COVID, but you don’t want to forget Valentine’s Day; local restaurateurs make it easy for you. And Beauty Shop reopens for lunch Feb. 8.
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December 2020
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The Memphis 10: COVID confessions, generic fun at Liberty Park and more
Dolly versus Marsha; Christmas lights at Shelby Farms, Memphis Zoo and the Botanic Garden; and Don Bryant’s Grammy nomination.
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November 2020
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Who doesn’t love a subscription? Now Restaurant Iris offers one
Restaurant Iris has teamed up with Table 22 to offer a monthly food or cocktail subscription box stocked with food, cocktails, or both.
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Phillip Ashley Chocolates lands on Oprah’s Favorite Things
Memphis chocolatier catches Oprah’s attention; Phillip Ashley Rix’s over-the top chocolate turtles make Oprah’s Favorite Things 2020 list.
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September 2020
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Iris beautifully executes its Catalan menu
Chef Kelly English continues to serve Catalan cuisine at Restaurant Iris for the month of September, but other Iris items are on the combined menu at The Second Line.
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August 2020
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901 Day, alley seating at the Rendezvous, and a choice of Ireland or Spain this week
901 Day will still go on Tuesday, but there won’t be a large public event. Some local restaurants are celebrating with $9.01 menu items; on Thursday, your choice is Irish and Scotch whiskey or Spanish food and wine.
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Memphis on TV; Feed the Front Lines lives on, and more
Three upcoming television shows feature Memphians, two this week and a Netflix series with Melissa Cookston coming up in September; Feed the Front Lines continues; and we even have upcoming events.
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Restaurant Iris becomes a Catalan cafe for a few weeks
Kelly English turns to one of his favorites for a series of ‘pop-ups’ at Restaurant Iris, when he changes the menu to Catalan cuisine for a few weeks.
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July 2020
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Two fancy burgers are back and another is paired with some local bourbon
Three ‘new’ burger specials around town are special ones indeed: One of them has been gone more than three times as long as it was served.
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Kelly starts Sunday pop-ups and hosts a fancy Iris dinner this weekend
Kelly and Jennifer talk a bit about what it’s like to be a restaurateur and a diner during COVID.
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Fine dining at Iris is back, and I’m ready to eat well
After weeks of kid food and a vacation without restaurants, it's nice to be home, with a list of places to go and a work plan for the coming week.
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June 2020
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Patio guide: 100-plus choices for outdoor dining, drinking during COVID
Eating dinner outside is a pleasure, but it does get really hot here. Still: Sweaty or COVID? Flies or COVID? I know my answer. I think it’s your answer too, because so many of you have asked me where you can eat outdoors. Here's a guide.
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Kelly English has a popup this weekend; Huey’s opens all its locations
Take a look at the new patio at The Second Line and Restaurant Iris on Saturday, but you probably won't be able to walk on it just yet.
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May 2020
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Quarantine Cuisine: Iris Etc.
Some folks aren’t ready to go out to dinner; po’boy kits are one of the many options available for takeout and delivery from Iris Etc.
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For Mother’s Day brunch, here are some options to dine in or out
Mother’s Day is Sunday, and if you want to take her out, there are places to go. But there are also plenty of good takeout meals you can enjoy at home.
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Joe’s and Iris host wine dinners from the comfort of your home
Wine dinners have resumed, and now you can participate from your own dining room or even your screened porch. It’s yet another use for Zoom.
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March 2020
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Coronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed
The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.
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February 2020
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Time to think Valentine’s Day, Friday lunch, Caritas dinner
It’s time to start thinking about Valentine’s Day, whether you need reservations or a box of local chocolates. And it’s time for tickets for The Daily Memphian’s Friday lunch and Caritas’ February dinner.
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October 2019
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Destination: Delicious Podcast: Restaurant Iris Sunday Suppers
Jennifer Biggs and Kelly English talk about Iris’ new Sunday suppers, pet peeves, drag shows and beignets.
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Sunday supper and other changes for Restaurant Iris and The Second Line
The Second Line will change lunch service and Restaurant Iris will add brunch and Sunday suppers this month.
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