There are 13 article(s) tagged Tamra Patterson:

• May 2023

  • 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.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 04, 2023

• April 2023

  • Chef Tam heads to Food Network again for ‘Alex vs America’

    More big things are happening for Tamra Patterson, from a new Food Network appearance to a new restaurant in, of all places, Rhode Island.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 30, 2023

  • Chef Eli says Cossitt’s Dos Hermanos ‘meant to be’

    Chef Eli Townsend, formerly of Sage restaurant, is back Downtown, this time running Dos Hermanos Kitchen in the Cossitt Library. And getting there has been an adventure.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 19, 2023

• September 2022

  • Chloe and Tam, perseverance and pop-ups

    Chloe Sexton and Tamra Patterson have followed their dreams despite hard times, and both are seeing their success grow; Jennifer & Chris go to Steve & Todd’s.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 21, 2022

  • Chef Tam fills her plate again, with new restaurant, new public role

    Chef Tam is now officially the “Wesson Oil cooking lady” and has plans to open a new restaurant late this year.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 15, 2022

  • Tenacity and creativity are secrets of success

    Three local owners of small businesses opened up to share their stories of success during a seminar hosted by The Daily Memphian last week. 

    By Christin Yates September 12, 2022

• April 2022

  • Chef Tam takes win from ‘Chopped’ to cheers on Union

    Tamra ‘Chef Tam’ Patterson goes on ‘Chopped,’ shows everyone what you do in a BLT battle and brings the win home to Memphis.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 07, 2022

• March 2022

  • Chef Tam’s path took her from Texas to Memphis to, now, ‘Chopped’

    Tamra Patterson, better known as Chef Tam, is a contestant on ‘Chopped’ in April, has a new restaurant in Texas, and has found a happy life in Memphis.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 11, 2022

• March 2021

  • 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.

    By Kelly English March 19, 2021

• February 2021

  • The Majority rules now in the City Tasting Box lineup

    Through Black History Month, the local company City Tasting Tours offers an artisanal food box called The Majority, with items from seven Memphis businesses. 

    By Peggy Burch February 10, 2021

• March 2020

  • Memphis Black Restaurant Week features a dozen restaurants in Year 5

    Participating restaurants mostly offer a two-course lunch for $15 and a three-course dinner for $25.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 03, 2020

• February 2020

  • New Eats: Chef Tam’s Underground Cafe

    Big food, soul food, over-the-top food: It’s what you’ll find at Chef Tam’s Underground Cafe in its new location on Union Avenue.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 07, 2020

  • A Memphis chef and a chocolatier take on Food Network competition

    Phillip Ashley Rix competes on ‘Chopped Sweets’ and Tamra Patterson goes back to ‘Guy’s Grocery Games’ on Food Network.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 05, 2020