There are 17 article(s) tagged Chef Tam’s Underground Café:

• March 2024

  • Supper Club to reopen with Chef Tam

    “Today I don’t want to own (a restaurant), but I can never stop cooking,” Chef Tamra Patterson said. “Cooking is in my blood — it’s all I know to do.”

    By Joshua Carlucci March 25, 2024

• February 2024

  • Sound Bites: Party food favorites and Memphis restaurant news

    Chris Herrington and Holly Whitfield react to recent Memphis food news, from a notable restaurant closing in the Edge District to some exciting soon-to-open new places in Cooper-Young and Overton Square.

    By Chris Herrington February 15, 2024

• April 2023

  • Chef Tam heads to Food Network again for ‘Alex vs America’

    More big things are happening for Tamra Patterson, from a new Food Network appearance to a new restaurant in, of all places, Rhode Island.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 30, 2023

• November 2022

  • Feast mode: Memphis restaurants offer Thanksgiving takeout meals

    If you’re not in the mood to cook Thanksgiving dinner this year, kill two birds with one stone. So to speak. 

    By Joshua Carlucci November 13, 2022

• September 2022

  • Chef Tam fills her plate again, with new restaurant, new public role

    Chef Tam is now officially the “Wesson Oil cooking lady” and has plans to open a new restaurant late this year.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 15, 2022

• August 2022

  • Three local, small business owners to share secrets of success

    “My buddy called, congratulating me on buying those stores, and I told him, ‘Yesterday, I could lose my job. Today, I could lose my house,’” one business owner said. “That’s the defining moment of owning your own business.”

    By Christin Yates August 28, 2022

• April 2022

  • Social Club: Memphis cheers on Chef Tam, ‘The Rock’ shows Memphis love

    Chef Tamra Patterson wins “Chopped,” a Memphian releases her first novel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shows Memphis some love. 

    By Jasmine McCraven April 08, 2022

  • Chef Tam takes win from ‘Chopped’ to cheers on Union

    Tamra ‘Chef Tam’ Patterson goes on ‘Chopped,’ shows everyone what you do in a BLT battle and brings the win home to Memphis.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 07, 2022

  • 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.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 06, 2022

• March 2022

  • Chef Tam’s path took her from Texas to Memphis to, now, ‘Chopped’

    Tamra Patterson, better known as Chef Tam, is a contestant on ‘Chopped’ in April, has a new restaurant in Texas, and has found a happy life in Memphis.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 11, 2022

  • Black Restaurant Week, in 7th year, helps eateries survive, thrive

    Last year, Big Momma’s & Granny’s in Bartlett saw sales soar during Memphis Black Restaurant Week. This year’s event runs March 6-12, with 28 restaurants participating. 

    By Jasmine McCraven March 06, 2022

• February 2021

  • The Majority rules now in the City Tasting Box lineup

    Through Black History Month, the local company City Tasting Tours offers an artisanal food box called The Majority, with items from seven Memphis businesses. 

    By Peggy Burch February 10, 2021

• June 2020

  • More restaurants reopen; Kelly English set to return Friday

    Restaurants are popping up like spring flowers; a new round has opened and Kelly English will bring back Restaurant Iris and The Second Line on Friday.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 09, 2020

• March 2020

  • 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.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• February 2020

  • New Eats: Chef Tam’s Underground Cafe

    Big food, soul food, over-the-top food: It’s what you’ll find at Chef Tam’s Underground Cafe in its new location on Union Avenue.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 07, 2020

  • A Memphis chef and a chocolatier take on Food Network competition

    Phillip Ashley Rix competes on ‘Chopped Sweets’ and Tamra Patterson goes back to ‘Guy’s Grocery Games’ on Food Network.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 05, 2020

• December 2019

  • Chef Tam’s Underground Café opens in new spot next week

    Chef Tam’s Underground Café is closed for now, but will reopen in its new place on Union next week.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 24, 2019