There are 22 article(s) tagged Memphis restaurants:

• May 2020

  • Destination: Delicious Podcast: Dining in a reopening city

    These days, restaurants are setting timers to make sure a list of items gets cleaned every 30 minutes. 

    By Jennifer Biggs May 25, 2020

• March 2020

  • Alcohol Commission approves beer with to-go orders

    The change in beer permit rules takes effect immediately within the city of Memphis and last until the declaration of a civil emergency is over.

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 11: Rhodes, UT suspend in-person classes

    • TSSAA addresses COVID-19 concerns
    • Impact of flight reductions on Memphis unclear
    • Dow enters bear market on Wednesday

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • Restaurants seeing various degrees of changes over coronavirus

    Local restaurants are seeing a varying degree of impact on business as concerns regarding coronavirus grow. Meanwhile, eateries are taking precautions to protect customers

    By Jennifer Biggs March 12, 2020

• January 2020

  • The Early Word: Amazon comes to town in a big way; restaurateurs take on some bad mojo

    Good morning. It’s Tuesday, Jan. 28, and we're talking about Germantown's apartment ban, Geoff Calkins' tribute to his dad and the Penny Hardaway experiment. 

    By Mary Cashiola January 28, 2020

• September 2019

  • Conaway: The Tasteful List 2019

    A Memphian’s ninth annual list of his favorite local dishes.

    By Dan Conaway September 01, 2019

• January 2019

  • Lucky Cat Ramen opens on Broad Avenue

    Lucky Cat Ramen opens on Broad Avenue, back on the street where it started as a pop-up in a coffee shop just over two years ago.

    By Jennifer Biggs January 25, 2019

• October 2018

  • $10 Deal: Las Margaritas Cordova

    Nabbing a $10 deal at a Mexican restaurant for lunch doesn’t take much effort – go to just about any place in town. But Steak Monterrey at Las Margaritas in Cordova is heads above your typical tacos and tamales with rice and beans.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 18, 2018

  • Gary Williams does it again: Krewe of DeJavu is familiar fare

    Gary Williams can cook and Memphians know it: We’ve been eating his mashup menu of Creole, soul and vegan food for 10 years now. But there have been some ups and downs – including a complete shutdown – in that time.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 12, 2018

  • Rendezvous legend Jack Dyson was waiter to the stars

    Jack Dyson was an iconic figure at Memphis’ most iconic restaurant, a 48-year veteran of the Rendezvous, the waiter to big shots and celebrities who took it all in stride.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 08, 2018

  • P.O. Press expertly provisions Collierville

    P.O. Press Public House and Provisions opened in Collierville on Monday and it’s fair to say that owners Jimmy Gentry and Chris Thorn have pulled together an excellent team and created a top-notch fine-dining restaurant with reasonable prices.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 08, 2018

  • $10 Deal: The Farm Fowl

    About two years ago, Sear Shack showed us how good simple can be. The restaurant opened in Collierville with three items: Burgers, fries and shakes. Sure, you could customize a little—a single or a double, add bacon, put cheese sauce on your fries—but the core menu was limited.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 03, 2018

  • McEwen’s, Curry N Jerk both temporarily closed after fire

    Neighboring restaurants McEwen’s and Curry N Jerk on Monroe are both closed after an electrical fire.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 03, 2018

  • Donuts and pizza? Garibaldi’s will open next to Gibson’s

    Soon a tiny strip mall in East Memphis will offer all the basics: Garibaldi’s Pizza is opening next to Gibson’s Donuts on Mt. Moriah.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 02, 2018

• September 2018

  • New Eats: Ronnie Grisanti’s Italian Restaurant opens to public

    After a couple of weeks of serving a limited menu to invited guests, Ronnie Grisanti’s Italian Restaurant opens its big mahogany doors and its full menu to the public Friday, Sept. 28.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 28, 2018

  • David Parks joins bar staff at Restaurant Iris

    David Parks, a popular longtime bartender, has gone to work at Restaurant Iris. He’s joined the team that includes bar manager Larin Culp and Jacob Leonard, bartender at The Second Line.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 27, 2018

  • $10 Deal: Rick’s Cafe Americain

    Debating the best gyro in town doesn’t inspire the passion of defending your favorite barbecue, but the Greek sandwich wrapped in a pita makes my list of one of the world’s iconic sandwiches, and we’re lucky to have several good versions in town.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 25, 2018

  • Elwood’s Shells is coming to Cooper-Young

    Cooper-Young is getting a new restaurant and it’s one Memphians have been waiting on so long they might’ve forgotten about it: Elwood’s Shells will open at 916 Cooper in the former Jasmine Thai & Vegetarian Restaurant by the end of the year.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 24, 2018

  • Two new Grisanti’s restaurants to open within days

    Two new Grisanti restaurants are days away from opening. Ronnie Grisanti’s Italian Restaurant at Regalia is scheduled to open Sept. 28 and David Grisanti’s Italian Restaurant in Collierville is ready—but waiting on the cable company.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 22, 2018

  • Pete & Sam’s still serves up the favorites, but it does it better

    Pete & Sam’s celebrates its 70th anniversary this year in a spiffed up restaurant, thanks to the Bomarito brothers taking on local investor partners and a late 2017 fire that caused the place to close for almost five months for cleaning and updating.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 21, 2018

  • Porch & Parlor plans lush interior and early 2019 opening

    The opening of Porch & Parlor in the former Bar Louie spot in Overton Square has been pushed back a bit, from late 2018 to early 2019.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 20, 2018

  • Pete & Sam’s, from the ashes, celebrates 70th anniversary

    In 1948, Sam Bomarito was back from the war, settled back in his hometown and had about $3,000 to put in a business. His cousin, Pete Romeo from Chicago, had about the same. They teamed up and opened Pete & Sam’s, but Pete wasn’t long for a sleepy river town.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 20, 2018