Inspire Community Café in Binghampton Gateway Center serves affordable meals and provides a nice spot for folks to gather for coffee and companionship. A percentage of profits go to nonprofit organizations each month.
Hu. Diner opens this week, Pink Palace's Science of Beer is Friday, time to get tickets for Destination: Delicious and Chocolate Fantasy now.
The proprietors of Lucy J's Bakery are paying employees $15 an hour, a tall order for small businesses but one they say is paying dividends beyond profits.
P.O. Press in Collierville is possibly the best restaurant around here at present and well worth the 20- or 30-mile drive for folks from Downtown, Midtown and East Memphis.
At Strano by Chef Josh, The Promised Land flows with milk and honey – and more: Dried honeycomb from chef Josh Steiner's beehives makes for an unusual garnish.
Downtown bar and restaurant Carolina Watershed will be renovated this week so it can host more private events and will change hours of operation.
Say “Mortimer’s” to anyone in town and someone will have a story or at least a comment about how much they love it. It’s centrally located for friends from all around town to gather, sitting as it does just off Sam Cooper on Perkins. It’s been around forever and it’s just plain comfortable and full of nice people.
A new Jersey Mike's Subs location is opening in Bartlett.
It’s time to sign up for barbecue classes to get your summertime backyard game going.
Local bakers compete for bragging rights and an insert in the official cookbook of the show "Waitress," coming to the Orpheum Jan. 15.
2019 will bring new restaurants from familiar folks and opens with the question: What’s going in Shelby Farms?
Ronnie Grisanti’s bar at Regalia is hopping old school, thanks in large part to the drinks that bartender Chris Backey pours behind the long bar.
David Grisanti's Italian Restaurant has its wine license and now offers a truer Italian experience.
Carlos Morgan was grateful to open his bag of cold weather items at The Second Line’s New Year’s Day breakfast, but the first item he saw was a pastel fleece pullover.
In 2019, read about, watch and enjoy on-site experiences of the Memphis culinary scene with Destination: Delicious with Jennifer Biggs.
Restaurants opened, moved, changed hands and closed in 2018, and we said goodbye to beloved restaurateurs, too.
With several new restaurants opening in Germantown, the area is getting expanded options for dining.
A bottle of bubbly is all but required for New Year’s Eve, but you don’t have to drink it straight if you prefer it extra. A Champagne cocktail is always appreciated, and we have a few for you to try.
Arepas Deliciosas is one of my favorite places in town, not just for the food but because owner Blanca Simpson is doing purposeful work at her restaurant. She employs young women who need work, and the proceeds from the restaurant are banked to fund a living and training center for women in need in her native Colombia.
Last year Kelly English fed New Year’s Day breakfast to about 300 people in need and provided them with warm wear before they left the restaurant. This year he’s doing it again, and you can help.
Next holiday season, the original Corky’s Bar-B-Q restaurant on Poplar in East Memphis will have room to accommodate private parties and events.
In the South, we eat lunch every day except Sunday, when our midday meal is dinner. At my grandmother’s table, Sunday dinner was fried chicken or pot roast, both served with an assortment of vegetables, biscuits or cornbread to go with it all.
Milk punch is a Christmas Day tradition in my house, and it’s true to its name as I make up a batch of it, freeze some in an ice ring or two and serve a punch bowl full of it. Day drinking at its finest.
Two local colleges are hosting sessions this week for students who found themselves without a school when L'Ecole Culinaire and two local Vatterott Career Colleges campuses closed abruptly on Monday.
Students and instructors at L’Ecole Culinaire on Germantown Parkway were taken aback Monday when they were told the school is closing, effectively immediately.
Looking to let someone else do the work on Christmas Day? Start right here. The following restaurants are open; if you know of others, please add them in the comments or email me at jbiggs@dailymemphian.com and I'll add them to the list.
The Broadway musical “Waitress” is coming to the Orpheum next month and we’re going to have a little fun while we wait for the sweet show to open. If you’ve seen the movie, you know that Jenna loves her pies. If you do too, it’s time to show off.
Gary Williams’ Memphis journey started 10 years ago and ended Saturday where it started on Florida Street. The beloved Memphis chef and all-round good guy was sent off with a big homegoing and a second line parade that ended at his restaurant, Krewe of DeJavu.
After Gary Williams’ funeral on Saturday, the band he helped create will honor him in a second line parade.
Sign up to get the latest articles from the Food section.
