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<strong>Chef Reny Alfonso prepares to make haggis at Celtic Crossing in Midtown on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (</strong>Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)Subscribers only Food

How to haggis: Chef Alfonso makes his version of traditional dish for Burns supper

For Celtic Crossing’s annual Burns supper, Chef Reny Alfonso starts by cooking chopped onion in a large pot. As it softens, he adds chicken broth to lamb, then puts it in the pot to lightly brown. Next comes the livers and then the herbs and spices. 

By Jennifer Biggs January 27, 2023
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Biggs’ Best: The cream of the crop in 2022

Restaurants sort of got back to normal in 2022, even if we’re not completely there. But there was plenty of good food to be eaten and these are the dishes that stand out as the best of the best.

By Jennifer Biggs December 29, 2022
Subscribers only Table Talk

Table Talk: Talking turkey, tequila trucks and Whataburger winners

Thanksgiving is almost upon us and before we get to eating, we’ve got to get to cooking — or ordering. We’re ready to help. 

By Jennifer Biggs November 16, 2022
Recipes

Recipe Exchange: Ultimate Thanksgiving Turkey

Breaking the turkey down before cooking frees up the oven on Thanksgiving, makes for a tasty bird and gives you the best turkey gravy you’ll ever have.

By Jennifer Biggs November 19, 2022

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    Penny’s Nitty Gritty officially open, but spoiler: Penny wants his grits plain

    Penny’s Nitty Gritty Upscale Southern Restaurant is officially open and Penny Hardaway says it’s “perfect timing.”

    By Jennifer Biggs December 01, 2022
  • News and Features

    Flight Restaurant reopens Friday after four weeks

    Flight Restaurant reopens on Friday, but for the tenants of Brinkley Plaza, ‘the saga continues’ as parts needed for repairs have been delayed by how low the Mississippi River is. 

    By Jennifer Biggs October 27, 2022
  • Food

    New Eats: Celebrity’s Soul Food delivers with a smile

    Celebrity’s Soul Food on Highland is staffed with friendly people and serves the biggest chicken wings you’ve seen.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 01, 2022
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    New Eats: Germantown’s Limelight shines on Poplar Pike

    Despite a few standard delays and some unexpected ones last month, the very pretty and welcoming Limelight is quietly open now and officially open on Wednesday in Germantown.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 14, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    The Works’ mobile grocery hits the streets in North Memphis

    A local nonprofit’s mobile grocery store launched its first service on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Klondike neighborhood of North Memphis.

    By Joshua Carlucci October 13, 2022
  • Subscribers only South Memphis

    Makeda’s: ‘The story can’t end like this’

    Makeda’s began with a love story, a family recipe, nurses at The Med and a sick little girl. But it almost permanently closed after the killing of rapper Young Dolph there.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 10, 2022
  • Subscribers only Table Talk

    Table Talk: Chow chow, Brewhaha and Oktoberfeast on Saturday; can you do all three?

    Saturday is full of events, from a chow-chow contest in Stanton to Brewhaha at Hampline to Oktoberfeast at Raven & Lily in Collierville. If you figure out how to do it all, share your strategy.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 05, 2022
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    My Favorite Things: Bird’s nest egg rolls at Tuyen’s Asian Bistro

    The Saigon Le bird’s nest egg rolls are under development at Tuyen’s Asian Bistro. They’re as good as ever, but not ready for everyone until Tuyen Le says they’re good enough.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 13, 2022
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    Ryan Hopgood is home, stable and back joking about sandwiches

    Memphis Sandwich Clique founder Ryan Hopgood had a near-death experience this past summer, but today he’s able to walk again. He’s says the secret’s in a sandwich.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 08, 2022
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    As Beauty Shop turns 20, Karen Carrier looks at past, future — and a big party

    Beauty Shop celebrates its 20th anniversary with the re-opening of Back Dō/Mi Yard, Harlan T. Bobo performs at Bar DKDC, and Karen Carrier takes a look at how it started and where she’s headed.

    By Jennifer Biggs August 03, 2022
  • Food

    ‘Upscale convenience store’ opens for coffee, lunch, staples in South Main

    There are still boxes being unpacked and no barista making coffee yet, but Big River Market has opened at the corner of G.E. Patterson Avenue and Tennessee Street.

    By Jennifer Biggs July 13, 2022
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    Le Bon Appetit returns to Crosstown Concourse this weekend

    After a series of virtual events in 2020, Le Bon Appetit brings local chefs and out-of-town chefs back, in-person, for a walk-around tasting. 

    By Jennifer Biggs June 08, 2022
  • Food

    The ‘barbecue’ is back in Bain (just follow your nose)

    Bain Barbecue & Bakery fully lives up to its name later this week, as a converted propane tank smoker named Peggy is on-site and turning out Texas brisket plus more.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 08, 2022
  • Food

    Recipe Exchange: Jerk Shrimp, Island Style

    Elwood’s owner Tim Bednarski fulfills a reader request with the jerk shrimp recipe he says is the one they made back when he was at Bahama Breeze.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 03, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Penny’s Nitty Gritty: ‘Upscale Southern Fare’ with a touch of soul

    For example, there are grit cakes, filled with your choice of shrimp, salmon croquettes, chicken, pork or vegetables.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 05, 2022
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    New Eats: Rotolo’s opens with classic pizza, calzones and, yes, deep-dish

    Rotolo’s Craft & Crust in East Memphis offers Chicago deep-dish pizza. And it’s good. 

    By Jennifer Biggs May 25, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Everybody say opa! Memphis Greek Festival returns in a big way

    Some favorites missing from last fall’s smaller festival — gyros, lamb chops — are back, alongside 28,000 cookies, music, dancing and more. 

    By Jennifer Biggs May 19, 2022
  • Subscribers only Food

    Table Talk: Parties are hard, Cooper-Young is changing, and East Memphis is booming

    Have you thrown a big party since COVID? I was out of practice and it was hard; Williamsburg Village in East Memphis keeps hopping; and Cooper-Young is getting bigger and badder.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 27, 2022
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    New Eats: Tonica is a worthy cousin to Ecco on Overton Park

    Tonica serves up signature gin tonics, true to its Spanish influences, along with tapas and paella. But that doesn’t mean there’s not room for chicken wings on the menu at Sabine Bachmann’s latest restaurant.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 18, 2022
  • Food

    Five fishes: A fancy list for Lent

    It’s Lent, so it’s time for a little extra fish in your diet. Today we bring you five dishes from some of the more upscale places around town. 

    Related story: 

    Fish Fry-days are back: Here’s where to find a church fish fry this Lent

    By Jennifer Biggs March 04, 2022
  • Business

    Downtown grocery store is a reality, as of today

    The grand opening of the store, off South Main Street, is next week, but you can start shopping at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 3.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 03, 2022
  • Subscribers only Food

    Table Talk: Remembering Fr. Vieron, New Eats galore, a new roux

    Memphis weekend features Catalan food, a stroll through the tractors and combines at the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show, and a tribute to Father Nicholas Vieron at the Memphis Restaurant Association banquet.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 02, 2022
  • Subscribers only Food

    Table Talk: Feast & Graze opens Downtown

    Cristina McCarter has opened Feast & Graze on S. Main, and The Daily Memphian is giving away one of her charcuterie boxes for Valentine’s Day.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 02, 2022
  • Food

    New Eats: The Farmer serves up cozy, comfortable food

    With a menu exactly the same as it was when it closed in 2017, eating at The Farmer is a reunion with old favorites.

    By Jennifer Biggs January 28, 2022
  • Subscribers only Table Talk

    Table Talk: Southern food talk brings back sweet memories

    Southern food talk brings back memories, the Liars’ Lunch group finds its chicken tenders, Sunrise is coming to East Memphis, Gus’s is in Germantown and Whataburger is nixed for Collierville.

    By Jennifer Biggs January 26, 2022

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