Jennifer Biggs talks with Kelly English and Penny Henderson about Mardi Gras, here, and in their hometowns.

Thirty-first annual event ladles up samples of area restaurants'  favorites to raise funds for youngsters who can use a helping hand.

For this New Memphis Fellows Community Action Project, a group helped The Works, Inc. promote their South Memphis Farmers Market. 

The annual literary salon – a blend of cocktail party, theater and book club – puts Tennessee Shakespeare Company's Dan McCleary in the role of mixologist. This year’s authors are Zora Neale Hurston and Margaret Mitchell.

The pizza will set you back $8-$10, depending on which one you order. The crust was perfect, puffed around the edges, a bit of chew in the center.

Good soul food isn't necessarily synonymous with a consistent menu, says Jennifer Biggs. "You know it's homemade if it doesn't taste the same every day." 

Soup Sunday is back for its annual event that has filled bellies with warm soup for 31 years and the coffers at Youth Villages with more than $1.5 million.

Shawn Danko has been named the Restaurateur of the Year and will be honored at Sunday’s annual Memphis Restaurant Association banquet; February events still to come; tamales are back at Elwood’s Shack.

Home cooking is as personal as food gets, and Robert Taylor's Daisy’s on South Third offers real soul food and home cooking that you need to add to your list of soul food restaurants.

“Memphis has always been racially-fractured, and I don’t know where we’d be without the greatest duct tape and Gorilla Glue in the world ... music.” 

From computer science to the culinary arts, a chance meeting at The Peabody led Steven Leake to his passion. Now he's an award-winning chef at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Havana Mix Cigar Emporium and Cocktail Lounge, 250 Peabody Place, is seeking a Downtown development loan for expansion.

Kathryn Garland, a former chef turned real estate agent, is the new president of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors. 

Jennifer and Enjoy AM general manager Nick Talarico talk about Bishop, the upcoming masquerade ball, cocktails and more.

Memphian Phillip Ashley Rix makes it to the final round of "Chopped Sweets" but doesn’t win; maybe next time? He hopes to return.

The owners of Red Fish Bistro are halting operations to determine "the best concept and format for this magnificent building and location."

Porch & Parlor brings decadent dishes and early 20th-century opulence to the rounded corner of Overton Square.

How about a grand aioli or a three-course meal for lunch? Plus, name your old Harry's favorites and your suggestions just might make the cut for Jennifer's next Friday Lunch.

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.

The candy company is back on Main Street, near the site where its first store opened in 1902.

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

Elemento will close in less than two weeks, but Crosstown's co-leader Todd Richardson hinted that the restaurant's space may not be empty for long.

Front Street Deli, the tiny sandwich shop at Front and Union, is on the market. The place was featured in “The Firm” and all the sandwiches are named for Tom Cruise movies.

Jennifer talks with Jon Hodge about selling Front Street Deli, the Tom Cruise sandwich names and the pick between sushi and tacos.

It’s time to start thinking about Valentine’s Day, whether you need reservations or a box of local chocolates. And it’s time for tickets for The Daily Memphian’s Friday lunch and Caritas’ February dinner.