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$10 Deal: Grit Bowl at Barksdale’s sticks to your bones

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: May 06, 2025 1:21 PM CT | Published: May 01, 2025 12:58 PM CT

We are so back.

Last summer’s fire at Bob’s Barksdale felt like a gut punch. Smoke damage shut down the beloved Midtown institution, and for a while it seemed like the end of a seven-decade run.

But thanks to Bryant and Heather Bain, along with Ryan Glosson — who also co-own Bain Barbecue — the diner has risen from the ashes like a phoenix: reborn, walls intact, soul intact and better than ever.

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Joshua Carlucci

Joshua Carlucci

Joshua Carlucci is a writer and food journalist from Los Banos, California. He holds a BA in English from the University of California, Berkeley, a culinary diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Memphis, where he was managing editor of Pinch. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Brussels Review, Redivider, Gravy, EatingWell, Southern Living, and elsewhere. He is a staff writer at Brooklyn-based food and beverage industry magazine, StarChefs.Find more of his work on his website, joshuacarlucci.com.

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