Table Talk: Ellen Chamberlain eats, writes and tells all
“Much of my career has come to fruition because of a series of seemingly unrelated events and life experiences, but there is one thing that has been quite deliberate: Memphis.”
Topic: Dining Reviews
RSSThere are 28 article(s) tagged Dining Reviews:
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June 2025
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April 2023
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Review: Restaurant Iris isn’t brand new — except it is
Iris 2008 and Iris 2023 are just not the same thing, maybe not even kissin’ cousins. It’s been 15 years and many changes, and what happened when Iris moved to Laurelwood is precisely what should have happened: It’s become a new restaurant.
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January 2023
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Review: Izzy & Adam’s brings more Chicago to Memphis
Izzy & Adam’s delivers a taste of Chicago with deep dish and thin crust pizza, Italian beef and a proper Chicago-style hot dog.
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December 2022
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Biggs’ Best: The cream of the crop in 2022
Restaurants sort of got back to normal in 2022, even if we’re not completely there. But there was plenty of good food to be eaten and these are the dishes that stand out as the best of the best.
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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.
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August 2022
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Reviews are back, and everything, it turns out, is rankable
On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about the return of official dining reviews to The Daily Memphian.
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Restaurant reviews return with a real ‘Beauty’
For 20 years, Karen Carrier’s Beauty Shop has delivered bold and creative food in Cooper-Young, and she’s made a full comeback from the pandemic shutdown. Here’s our first starred dining review since 2020.
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April 2022
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From fine to fun, more favorite fish dishes for Lent
A fine fish entree makes an excellent dinner, but there’s a light and easy side to fish, too. For Lent, here are five to try, from sushi to sandwiches.
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April 2021
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$10 Deal: Broadway Pizza plate lunch
A plate lunch with plenty of protein and vegetable options is available for $10 at Broadway Pizza for weekday lunch.
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March 2021
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Ecco is tucked away alone, but it would be a mistake to forget it
Though Ecco sits off the beaten path, it’s a treasure tucked away in Evergreen. The food is good as ever and there’s plenty of outdoor seating with more coming.
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September 2020
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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.
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Iris beautifully executes its Catalan menu
Chef Kelly English continues to serve Catalan cuisine at Restaurant Iris for the month of September, but other Iris items are on the combined menu at The Second Line.
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February 2020
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Daisy’s Restaurant blooms with ox tails, ham hocks and neck bones
Home cooking is as personal as food gets, and Robert Taylor's Daisy’s on South Third offers real soul food and home cooking that you need to add to your list of soul food restaurants.
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January 2020
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A Grisanti comes into his own in Collierville
There are Grisantis all over, but only one in Collierville. David Grisanti is operating smoothly in the back of Sheffield Antiques Mall, serving up all the family favorites.
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Moondance falls short of marvelous, but it holds promise
Moondance Grill is Tommy Peters’ latest restaurant, and there’s plenty to like about the new place in Germantown’s Thornwood development.
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November 2019
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Happy Greek Café serves great food in Highland Strip
The Happy Greek Cafe on Highland offers a tidy menu of Greek and Middle-eastern favorites that are all good; you can’t really go wrong.
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October 2019
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Vietnamese refugee offers authentic fare at Ong Cau Cafe
Ong Cau Cafe serves up authentic Vietnamese food from the north, south and central regions in a strip center in Cordova.
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July 2019
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Thai Bistro reopens in Bartlett, six years after closing Downtown and Cordova sites
Thai Bistro in Bartlett is the real deal, authentic dishes that deliver a lot of flavor and a bit of bang, too.
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May 2019
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Sam’s Deli delivers on sandwiches and more
Sam’s Deli serves much more than sandwiches now that it’s settled in to its new home on Highland, just a bit south of the Highland Strip.
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March 2019
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Soul Fish cooks thin and crispy to make us fat and happy
The catfish is as good as ever at Soul Fish, but thin and crispy is on the menu and once you try it, you might forget about the regular fillets.
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Raven & Lily finds new home for its fine food in Collierville
Raven & Lily offers comfortable but slightly elevated fare in Collierville, having left its original digs in Oakland late in the summer.
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February 2019
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Wasabi offers a wide range of sushi in Sanderlin Centre
Wasabi serves numerous rolls, fresh sashimi and sushi and lunch specials that are a good value, all tucked away in Sanderlin Centre in East Memphis.
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January 2019
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P.O. Press delivers the provisions expertly in Collierville
P.O. Press in Collierville is possibly the best restaurant around here at present and well worth the 20- or 30-mile drive for folks from Downtown, Midtown and East Memphis.
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December 2018
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Ronnie Grisanti’s in Regalia: Manicotti and martinis are back
The ’80s called. They said to tell that they’re into Negronis instead of Singapore Slings, Dean Martin over Donna Summer, that prosecco is their new white zin, and that they’re at the bar in Ronnie Grisanti’s.
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November 2018
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Restaurant Iris bears a different bloom in new season
In April, Restaurant Iris turned 10 and in June, owner Kelly English shut it down for a complete re-do, the kind where walls get knocked down and menus tossed out. It was a gamble, a throw of the dice. Iris was beloved as it was and after my first visit, I wondered if the coin was going to land heads up.
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