There are 7 article(s) tagged Ben Smith:

• March 2022

  • Recipe Exchange: Tsunami’s Roasted Sea Bass on Black Thai Rice with Soy Beurre Blanc

    This Memphis restaurant favorite can be made at home, but be patient with the pricey fish. 

    By Jennifer Biggs March 04, 2022

• April 2021

  • Herrington: The ladder as Tennessee’s state tool? An idea right out of a Memphis artist’s pocket

    Dolph Smith studied and taught at what became the Memphis College of Art. Making the ladder Tennessee’s state tool was his idea. Mr. Smith didn’t go to Nashville. But he did write a letter. 

    By Chris Herrington April 15, 2021

• September 2020

  • A pandemic can’t diminish the delights at Tsunami in Cooper-Young

    Tsunami continues to serve the best Chilean sea bass in town, but any fish that comes from Ben Smith’s kitchen is going to make you happy, even if it’s trimmings in a taco.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 11, 2020

• July 2020

  • Most diners give information, but some resistant to contact tracing

    Most diners are complying with Health Directive 8 and giving their names and numbers at restaurants, but Jiminy Cricket! Some just won’t do it.

    By Jennifer Biggs July 24, 2020

• June 2020

  • The pared-down dining room

    Small restaurants have to rely on customers to show up on time when they make a reservation, and that’s never been more critical than it is now with occupancy cut about in half because of social distancing.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 25, 2020

• May 2020

  • Restaurateurs take advantage of closed dining rooms to get spiffed up

    From fresh paint to new floors to expanded bars, Memphis restaurants are getting freshened up while they’ve been shut down.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 07, 2020

• March 2019

  • Bar Talk: Tsunami

    The Gardener's Daughter is a simple cocktail with three ingredients, a garnish and a name that stymies Tsunami owner Ben Smith.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 20, 2019