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Topic: Ben Brock
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May 2023
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April 2022
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Recipe Exchange: Char’s No-Filler Crab Cakes
Char’s No-Filler Crab Cakes are an indulgence in this season of high crab prices, but if you’re splurging, this is the recipe you want.
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November 2021
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Staffing shortage improves for restaurants, but times are still tough
Workers are returning to dining establishments, but not exactly in droves. Local restaurateurs still have problems hiring and retaining staff, even with higher wages and more benefits.
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August 2021
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Restaurant owners say they prefer masks over other restrictions
Restaurateurs worry that Shelby County’s new mask mandate might scare customers, but prefer it over more stringent restrictions on their businesses.
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July 2021
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Recipe Exchange: Bean and Corn Salad from Amerigo
Amerigo’s bean and corn salsa gets a new name; we call it a salad because it’s a great side dish and perfect for summer gatherings.
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May 2021
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Restaurateurs bristle at new directive ‘suggesting’ mask use
Restaurateurs aren’t happy with a new health directive that suggests people wear masks but puts the burden of the decision on them.
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April 2021
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Restaurant Reboot: Staffing in pandemic’s wake is a ‘disaster’
With enhanced unemployment benefits and better-paying distribution jobs, restaurateurs don’t know when they’ll be fully staffed. Worse, they’re still uncertain when they’ll be back to 100% capacity.
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February 2021
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Not so fast: Restaurants don’t have to close if they can boil water, Health Department says
Despite an announcement earlier in the day that restaurants would have to close due to the boil order, the Health Department directive says they do not.
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July 2020
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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.
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May 2020
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Restaurants: Round Two at Amerigo
Amerigo has reopened, spiffed and polished, with a slimmed down menu for now. The crowd is small, but the food is the same: Good, reliable, reasonable.
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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.
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April 2020
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Quarantine Cuisine: Char
Char’s family meal for four is generous, delicious and a bargain at $10 per person; the to-go cocktail is just a sweet bonus.
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October 2018
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Bar Talk: Char
The drinks list at Char has always been divided by spirits and when the restaurant opened, this was simply the whiskey cocktail.
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