Table Talk: Memorial Day brings family and food, and the heat is on
With Memorial Day here, it’s time to start cooking summer favorites; Flame MaLaTang brings the heat to Midtown; and it was a great year for the Memphis Greek Festival.
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May 2022
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Table Talk: Barbecue is a wrap, more ice cream and a 7,000-calorie fudge
Barbecue fest wraps up for the year, COVID is over me, and wha?? Fudge with 7,000 calories?
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Table Talk: COVID comes calling; BBQ is back; new pizzeria in East Memphis
A restaurant closes due to COVID. But the show goes on at Liberty Park where Memphis in May’s World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is back.
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Table Talk: Weird food combos, Frost’s third and the potatoes return
An accidental hot sauce douse prompts a culinary epiphany for a friend — and a question for you.
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April 2022
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Table Talk: Parties are hard, Cooper-Young is changing, and East Memphis is booming
Have you thrown a big party since COVID? I was out of practice and it was hard; Williamsburg Village in East Memphis keeps hopping; and Cooper-Young is getting bigger and badder.
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Table Talk: Big party may mean paella but it definitely means menu planning in advance
With an important birthday coming up, picking a menu for the party takes care and attention; Fancy’s Fish House is open; you can eat for $10 at New Asia.
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Table Talk: Festival season is here and right now, it’s fizzy
Festival season is coming into full bloom and this year it begins with a flurry of beer fests.
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March 2022
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Table Talk: Memphis old and new, hoppy and trippy
It was an eventful week in Memphis, with van Gogh at Graceland, an anniversary at Hampline and sushi at Do, which closed almost 10 years ago.
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Table Talk: Fresh fries and onion rings make all the difference
Fresh-cut French fries and even better, fresh onion rings, make even a plain burger special; the sides matter.
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Table Talk: St. Patrick’s Day and sushi come back to Cooper-Young
St Patrick’s Day returns full-on to Celtic Crossing; Dō Sushi returns for a popup next week; sad news about a Downtown restaurant and good news for East Memphis beer lovers.
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Table Talk: Sweet overload, new restaurants and a sad goodbye to a fave
Desserts have been everywhere lately, and they’ve been hard to resist.
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Table Talk: Remembering Fr. Vieron, New Eats galore, a new roux
Memphis weekend features Catalan food, a stroll through the tractors and combines at the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show, and a tribute to Father Nicholas Vieron at the Memphis Restaurant Association banquet.
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February 2022
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Table Talk: The challenge – and crisp reward – of making fried chicken
Fried chicken is more than dinner, it’s become a mission, something worth preserving for coming generations — even if it is easy to buy it.
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Table Talk: Wednesday is corn dog day at Sweet Grass
Sweet Grass makes Wednesdays fun with corn dogs and half-price bottles of wine, Beale Street Brewing’s new beer and catching up with Gus’s Wendy McCrory.
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Table Talk: Feast & Graze opens Downtown
Cristina McCarter has opened Feast & Graze on S. Main, and The Daily Memphian is giving away one of her charcuterie boxes for Valentine’s Day.
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January 2022
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Table Talk: Southern food talk brings back sweet memories
Southern food talk brings back memories, the Liars’ Lunch group finds its chicken tenders, Sunrise is coming to East Memphis, Gus’s is in Germantown and Whataburger is nixed for Collierville.
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Table Talk: Soup instead of sun and sand will warm these winter days
Sure, it would be nice to be on a beach and enjoying the surf and the sand, but if COVID is keeping you from escaping the cold weather, there’s always soup. Soup will never let you down.
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Table Talk: Low grocery inventory brings woes, but patience is needed
Grocery store shelves are bare, produce departments are all but empty early in the day, and whose fault is it? Yes, it’s COVID.
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Table Talk: Out with the old, in with the new, but who can tell?
Blue Plate Café to close after the death of its owner, Memphis Pizza Café goes to shorter hours due to staffing issues and we’re trying Kind January instead of Dry January.
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December 2021
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Table Talk: 2022 brings new restaurants and return of dining reviews
With hopes for a better 2022, we look to new places and a return to dining reviews; catch up on food stories you missed over the busy holidays.
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Table Talk: When José Andrés was in my kitchen
José Andrés was in my kitchen, via Zoom, and I forgot to tell you about it (but now I am). McEwen’s is open, a Guinness record is coming to Memphis, and so is a Hy-Vee grocery.
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Table Talk: Recipes delivered, McEwen’s and BBQ Allstars store open
Pralines, milk punch and Frank Grisanti’s tiramisu recipe all delivered this week; Melissa Cookston’s Southaven BBQ store has opened; McEwen’s opens next week. Why, Merry Christmas!
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Table Talk: Christmas is coming and so are the cookies
Like Santa’s list, the annual baking checklist has to be checked twice and the result is usually the same: Scratch. Too much trouble, not enough time. But this year, a few new things make the cut.
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Table Talk: A story behind the Jim’s Place story
When you talk to a 90-year-old about one story, chances are good you’ll get to hear another one or two, and what a privilege that is.
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November 2021
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Table Talk: Gratitude and Hail Marys
It’s Thanksgiving and if you’re not ready, you’re not alone. The best of plans often go awry, but hey, there’s always New Asia, right?
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