There are 11 article(s) tagged Patrick Reilly:

• June 2024

  • Popular Italian restaurant is opening an East Memphis location

    Cocozza American Italian has announced a second location where people can “eat red sauce with their ‘familia.’” 

    By Jennifer Chandler June 28, 2024

• December 2022

  • Cocozza holds soft open in Harbor Town, and is ‘just going to get prettier’

    The former pandemic-era pop-up comes into its own with a new location and a menu full of favorites. 

    By Jennifer Biggs December 09, 2022

• August 2021

  • 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.

    By Jennifer Biggs August 18, 2021

• May 2021

  • 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.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 12, 2021

• October 2020

  • The Reillys are getting through COVID with a new restaurant, but The Majestic Grille will reopen

    Reopening a restaurant as large as The Majestic Grille isn’t in the cards just yet, not when we’re playing a COVID hand, but Patrick & Deni Reilly are getting by with a little Italian place.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 09, 2020

• July 2020

  • Tour de LaForce: River Oaks sous chef makes art on canvas and plate

    Sous chef Emily LaForce had many jobs before she found her home in the kitchen at River Oaks, but through them all, she’s always had a paintbrush in her hand.

    By Jennifer Biggs July 29, 2020

  • Cocozza closes for a week after COVID-19 exposure

    Cocozza American Italian on South Main is the latest restaurant to close after an asymptomatic employee tested positive for COVID-19; it will reopen Aug. 4.

    By Jennifer Biggs July 28, 2020

• April 2020

  • Restaurateurs grapple with confusing SBA loan application process

    Restaurateurs find applying for loans under the CARES Act to be time-consuming and confusing, but now they hope the money is on the way so they can put people back to work.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 07, 2020

• March 2020

  • Restaurateurs cook up ways to help out-of-work employees

    Restaurant dining rooms are closed, but owners are finding ways to help laid-off employees, and hope for government solutions to cut through red tape.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 24, 2020

• October 2019

  • Bar Talk: The Majestic Grille

    The Majestic Grille’s Apple Old-Fashioned will make you want to feel a nip in the air.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 10, 2019

• March 2019

  • Destination: Delicious Podcast: The pluck of the Irish

    Irish restaurateurs DJ Naylor (Celtic Crossing) and Patrick Reilly (The Majestic Grille) talk Irish food, whiskey and a bit of history with Jennifer Biggs.

    By Natalie Van Gundy March 11, 2019