Memphis caterer named Tennessee Restaurateur of the Year
Several Memphis restaurants were recognized in the recent 2024 Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association’s annual awards.
Topic: Ernie Mellor
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October 2024
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January 2024
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Memphis restaurateurs discuss recent closings
As costs for food and labor rise, the owners of dining establishments see a slump in business. Customers facing their own money problems or fear of crime increasingly choose inexpensive fast-food options or eat at home.
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July 2022
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Popular food tents back for FedEx St. Jude Championship
Birdies & Bubbles and The Pit will be back at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship for the opening event of the FedExCup Playoffs Aug. 10-14.
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May 2021
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Teams of Barbecue: Hog Wild-Competition Team
Ernie Mellor leads Hog Wild-Competition Team, which he started in in 1994 after competing with another team before that.
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Table Talk: A May festival is back and Hog Wild goes east
A deep clean and purge of the kitchen might not spark joy, but can cause an existential questioning of time. And as the world moves on, festivals are planned and Hog Wild East opens.
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Hog Wild heads East and opens new takeout shop
Ernie Mellor opens Hog Wild East for takeout only in the former Garibaldi’s location on Yates Road on Wednesday.
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November 2020
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Memphis Restaurant Association seeks answers from Health Department
Memphis Restaurant Association says the Health Department needs to share its data as it takes action to restrict restaurant business.
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Businesses may stay open at 50% capacity; masking, other rules strictly enforced
No businesses will close in new health directive, but restaurants will see a new curfew and diners will face new masking rules.
Related story: The process behind health directives and importance of tripwires
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Restaurateurs fear dining rooms will close, again
Restaurateurs wonder if they’ve paid a higher price than other businesses during COVID, and fear another shutdown could be coming as virus numbers rise.
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July 2020
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Independent restaurants ask Health Department for same-day employee testing
Small restaurants say they want their voices heard by the Shelby County Health Department when it comes to decisions that affect their business; send letter to director, Alisa Haushalter.
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Haushalter: Some test results taking more than a week
Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter said the agency is facing increasing challenges with through-put testing. There are situations where it is taking more than a week to get results back, she said.
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May 2020
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The Extra Podcast: How Memphis restaurants will reopen
Ernie Mellor, president of the Memphis Restaurant Association joins Eric Barnes to talk about the heavy economic toll COVID-19 has had on local restaurants — and the difficulties restaurants face in reopening.
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Some restaurateurs are ready to open, some say no way
Restaurateurs have differing opinions on whether the decision to open restaurants on Monday is the right thing to do; some say it’s time, some say it’s too soon.
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April 2020
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Some restaurateurs are ready to open, say sooner is better than later
With Tennessee’s safer-in-place order expiring April 30, many restaurants will reopen. Memphis and Shelby County will set a local schedule, but some restaurateurs want to open soon.
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Restaurateurs reject May 1 reopening recommendation
Gov. Bill Lee will receive a recommendation to allow dining establishments, closed one month, to reopen May 1, but area restaurateurs say that’s too soon.
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March 2020
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Destination: Delicious Podcast: Dire days for Memphis restaurants
Ernie Mellor and Karen Carrier join Jennifer Biggs (remotely, of course) to discuss what's going on in the dining industry.
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MRA asks all Memphis restaurants to follow these rules
Memphis Restaurant Association president asks all Memphis restaurants to read and follow guidelines for safe operation during COVID-19 crisis.
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Rendezvous shuts its dining room; caterers suffering as events cancel
The Rendezvous suspends eat-in service for now; caterers take big hit as events are canceled across the city.
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