There are 17 article(s) tagged Wally Joe:

• February 2025

  • Sound Bites: Wally Joe, Andrew Adams talk Acre, James Beard awards

    Chefs Wally Joe and Andrew Adams are the guests on Sound Bites to talk food, travel James Beard awards and their recent Lunar New Year dinner.

    By Holly Whitfield February 22, 2025

  • A brotherhood grows — and flourishes — at Acre

    Being named a James Beard awards semifinalist is the culmination of three decades of working together for the duo at Acre.

    By Jennifer Chandler February 05, 2025

• January 2025

  • Four Memphis chefs named James Beard Awards semifinalists

    Honorees from two local restaurants and one bakery made the prestigious semifinalists list. 

    By Jennifer Chandler January 22, 2025

• October 2022

  • Table Talk: Memphis Food & Wine is even better when you make a plan

    Memphis Food & Wine Festival is back on Saturday, and if you take a few minutes to make a plan when you walk in the gate, you’ll find you can get to every tent you want and have an even better time.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 14, 2022

  • Memphis Food and Wine Festival is back for a big party Oct. 15

    Memphis Food and Wine Festival is back for another big outdoor party at Memphis Botanic Gardens on Oct. 15.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 06, 2022

• July 2022

  • After record year, Memphis Food & Wine Festival returns with hopes of being even bigger

    “These aren’t (chefs) you’d typically see at this kind of a festival, but ones who might be at South Beach or at the New York Food and Wine Festival,” said the festival’s co-chairman. 

    By Jennifer Biggs July 20, 2022

• October 2021

  • Listen to Wally Joe and Jose Gutierrez talk about Memphis Food & Wine Festival

    Wally Joe and Jose Gutierrez talk about the upcoming Memphis Food & Wine Festival, back on Saturday after a 2020 COVID hiatus.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 13, 2021

• September 2021

  • Recipe Exchange: Shrimp Toast

    Shrimp toast is a delicious and simple appetizer, especially if you cook it ahead of time and freeze it.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 22, 2021

• July 2021

  • Memphis Food and Wine Festival makes full return this fall

    Memphis Food and Wine Festival, derailed by COVID in 2020, returns to Memphis Botanic Garden on Oct. 16; tickets on sale July 15.

    By Jennifer Biggs July 15, 2021

• 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

• November 2020

  • 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

    By Jane Roberts, Jennifer Biggs November 25, 2020

• October 2020

  • With cold weather coming, weary restaurateurs’ worries increase

    With rising COVID numbers in Europe, loss of holiday parties, outdoor seating concerns in winter and diners who are increasingly canceling, restaurateurs worry about the coming months.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 16, 2020

• July 2020

  • Most diners give information, but some resistant to contact tracing

    Most diners are complying with Health Directive 8 and giving their names and numbers at restaurants, but Jiminy Cricket! Some just won’t do it.

    By Jennifer Biggs July 24, 2020

  • Two fancy burgers are back and another is paired with some local bourbon

    Three ‘new’ burger specials around town are special ones indeed: One of them has been gone more than three times as long as it was served.

    By Jennifer Biggs July 22, 2020

• June 2020

  • Acre is back with a brand new menu

    Acre has reopened and only one item from the pre-COVID menu remains. The restaurant has also embraced family-style share plates, and all the food is good.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 08, 2020

• October 2019

  • Kitchen Talk: Wally Joe

    Wally Joe shows us how to make shrimp toast that becomes an elegant appetizer after a quick saute and a simple garnish.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 03, 2019

• September 2019

  • Memphis Food & Wine Fest back with big outdoor event

    Memphis Food & Wine Festival brings top-notch local and national talent together for a big party with creative food and excellent wine.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 18, 2019