There are 13 article(s) tagged Bala’s Bistro:

• February 2024

  • Bala’s Bistro owners plan West African barbecue grill

    Restaurant co-owners, Bala Tounkara and Mady Magassa are adding to their traditional soul food menu by venturing into Memphis barbecue with a twist: West African flavors.

    By Sophia Surrett February 04, 2024

• December 2022

  • Handpicked by Herrington: The best food of 2022

    An honest answer as to my favorite Memphis meal of 2022 brings us to Bishop, the Ticer/Hudman French brasserie at Central Station, and their selection of tinned seafood.

    By Chris Herrington December 29, 2022

• December 2021

  • The good, the sad and the plucky: 2021 in food

    2021 brought staff shortages, supply chain delays, COVID surges and sad losses, but also new restaurants and the return of old friends.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 31, 2021

  • Biggs: The 10 best things I ate in 2021

    Instead of 10 best restaurants, here are the 10 best things Jennifer Biggs ate in a year that was a COVID rollercoaster for restaurants.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 23, 2021

  • 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.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 01, 2021

• November 2021

  • About Town: What a week for Whitehaven

    This week was a busy one for Whitehaven as it wrapped up its appreciation week, Elvis Presley Boulevard received new Christmas ornaments, and a restaurant moved locations. 

    By Julia Baker November 26, 2021

  • New Eats: Bala’s Bistro is back, bigger and better

    Bala’s Bistro has reopened in a much larger space, the menu has expanded and now you don’t have to decide because you can buy food from a cafeteria line by the pound.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 24, 2021

• September 2021

  • Table Talk: Herb pots, bistro news and why you should get vaccinated

    Herbs in pots don’t bring about a huge harvest, but they’re so easy to grow; La Baguette is back in business next week; and sure, I’m vaccinated and happy to say so.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 01, 2021

• August 2021

  • Popular West African restaurant looks to new Whitehaven location

    Tounkara opened his eponymous restaurant in 2019, in a small strip on Raines Road, very near the Memphis International Airport, serving such staples as goat curry, chicken peanut stew and jollof rice. 

    By Chris Herrington August 30, 2021

• March 2021

  • Catfish, favorite dishes from Memphis Black Restaurant Week

    Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington revisit their favorites from Memphis Black Restaurant Week and talk about their favorite Southern dish: Fried catfish.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 23, 2021

  • Memphis Black Restaurant Week: Bala’s Bistro

    A peppered goat curry at Bala’s Bistro is a revelation. The cafe offers a plentiful list of West African dishes, including peanut stew and lamb dibi. 

    By Chris Herrington March 13, 2021

• January 2020

  • Whitehaven Black Restaurant Week returns for second year

    Food at participating restaurants ranges from West African to smoothies and wraps. 

    By Elle Perry January 17, 2020

• July 2019

  • Bala’s Bistro serves African and American food in Whitehaven

    Bala Tounkara wants to make African food appealing to those who have never tried it, but he also wants to give people with African parents a chance to try dishes beyond their familiar fare.

    By Elle Perry July 30, 2019