Table Talk: A big whiskey dinner and an East Memphis restaurant to open
DJ Naylor ups his game with the launch of the Bog’s Whiskey Dinners, Belle Meade Social opens next week and the GPAC Fried Chicken Fest is back May 13.
Topic: Restaurant Iris
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May 2023
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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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March 2023
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Table Talk: Friday jazz lunch begins at Iris this week; we go to Limelight for ours
Restaurant Iris brings a New Orleans classic event to East Memphis when it starts its Friday Jazz lunch this week; our March Friday lunch is at Limelight; and Memphis Black Restaurant Week is in full swing.
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December 2022
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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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November 2022
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New Eats: Restaurant Iris’ bar offers a little new, a little old
Iris’ bar is open daily, from 11 a.m. to at least 10 p.m., and the star of the show during a recent visit was executive chef Russell Casey’s shrimp toast.
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October 2022
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Table Talk: Chow chow, Brewhaha and Oktoberfeast on Saturday; can you do all three?
Saturday is full of events, from a chow-chow contest in Stanton to Brewhaha at Hampline to Oktoberfeast at Raven & Lily in Collierville. If you figure out how to do it all, share your strategy.
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Restaurant Iris opens for lunch: ‘Another hill in front of us’
After months of supply-chain delays, Restaurant Iris opens Monday, Oct. 3 in its new, redesigned and much larger space in Laurelwood; meal services will phase in over the coming weeks.
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July 2022
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Former Café 61 owner joins Second Line, Pantà as new GM
Some of the recipes from the former Café 61 remain sought after by Memphis diners, and there’s a possibility one or two might end up at The Second Line.
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February 2022
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Listen to Jennifer and Chris talk about fried chicken (again) and a new restaurant
The fried chicken discussion continues on this week’s Sound Bites.
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Table Talk: The challenge – and crisp reward – of making fried chicken
Fried chicken is more than dinner, it’s become a mission, something worth preserving for coming generations — even if it is easy to buy it.
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Former Grove Grill busboy comes full circle, will run new Restaurant Iris at Laurelwood
When Restaurant Iris reopens in East Memphis, expect a big, rollicking New Orleans-style place very different from the small Iris that started in Midtown.
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Listen to Chris and Jennifer talk recent meals, answer your questions
This week Chris and Jennifer talk a little about recent meals then open for the mail bag. Iris is coming soon, Joes’ is not a lost cause by any stretch, and the P.O. Press carrots─mmm.
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December 2021
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Table Talk: 2022 brings new restaurants and return of dining reviews
With hopes for a better 2022, we look to new places and a return to dining reviews; catch up on food stories you missed over the busy holidays.
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The Second Line, Pantà closed this week for COVID
More restaurants closing for COVID: This time it’s Pantà and The Second Line; both should reopen next week.
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October 2021
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Pantà Memphis delivers Catalan flavor, snack-sized and served late
Kelly English’s new Pantà, in the former Restaurant Iris space, brings Spanish snacks, cocktails and a “joyful” vibe to Midtown, for late nights and a Sunday siesta.
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July 2021
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Kelly English announces new plans for Iris space
Chef and restaurateur Kelly English’s former Restaurant Iris, near Overton Square, will be reborn as Pantà.
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Larger Restaurant Iris expected to open by end of year
Chef Kelly English has some good news, bad news, and just plain old news for local diners.
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Table Talk: $10 Deals, restaurant news, grocery store blues
Tamales and burgers make for good $10 Deals; restaurants are moving, opening and selling; and disco is back in Downtown.
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June 2021
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Restaurant Iris’ move, Leonard’s sale and lining up for ‘Flintstone ribs’
Chris Herrington visits Sound Bites and he and Jennifer Biggs catch up with the latest food news and talk about — what else? — food.
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Restaurant Iris moving out of Midtown
A local favorite, Restaurant Iris will move to a space in Laurelwood. But, don’t worry, the current Iris location will reopen as a different restaurant under the same ownership.
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March 2021
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Chef Kelly English recalls a dark year: ‘My industry will never be the same’
Maintaining curbside pickup and dine-in service simultaneously is not as easy as it seems, and we will all need to do both. We need you to give us space to operate without getting hot under the collar.
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February 2021
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Valentine’s Day is coming and Beauty Shop is reopening for lunch
Yes, there’s COVID, but you don’t want to forget Valentine’s Day; local restaurateurs make it easy for you. And Beauty Shop reopens for lunch Feb. 8.
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December 2020
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The Memphis 10: COVID confessions, generic fun at Liberty Park and more
Dolly versus Marsha; Christmas lights at Shelby Farms, Memphis Zoo and the Botanic Garden; and Don Bryant’s Grammy nomination.
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November 2020
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Who doesn’t love a subscription? Now Restaurant Iris offers one
Restaurant Iris has teamed up with Table 22 to offer a monthly food or cocktail subscription box stocked with food, cocktails, or both.
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Phillip Ashley Chocolates lands on Oprah’s Favorite Things
Memphis chocolatier catches Oprah’s attention; Phillip Ashley Rix’s over-the top chocolate turtles make Oprah’s Favorite Things 2020 list.
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