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<strong>Volunteer Dimitri Taras cuts pork cubes for skewers on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, while preparing for this weekend&rsquo;s Memphis Greek Festival.</strong> (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)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 21 hours ago
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. 

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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
  • News and Features

    Popular restaurant takes over Blue Plate space

    An established group of restaurateurs will take over the recently vacated Blue Plate Café location in East Memphis.

    By Jennifer Biggs January 26, 2022
  • Food

    New Eats: Gus’s in Germantown is everything fried chicken should be

    Gus’s in Germantown is open at Poplar and Forest Hill Irene and delivers the same fine chicken that it does all over.

    By Jennifer Biggs January 24, 2022
  • News and Features

    Liars’ Lunch group finally finds chicken tenders that stand up to Houston’s

    The club members, upset after chicken tenders were removed from Houston’s menu in July 2020, have found a new home for their favorite lunch.

    By Jennifer Biggs January 21, 2022
  • Food

    Never Have I Ever series launches with Coletta’s barbecue pizza

    We know about a lot of Memphis thangs, but that doesn’t mean we’ve tried them all. This week, our food writer eats her first slice of Coletta’s barbecue pizza.

    By Jennifer Biggs January 14, 2022
  • Food

    Omicron hits home for Gibson’s GM, family, workers

    “Oh, Omicron, when are you gonna be gone?” That’s Britton DeWeese’s question as he sits at home, recovered but with a sick family and a work staff continuing to test positive.

    By Jennifer Biggs January 10, 2022
  • Food

    Biggs: The 10 best things I ate in 2021

    Instead of 10 best restaurants, here are the 10 best things Jennifer Biggs ate in a year that was a COVID rollercoaster for restaurants.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 23, 2021
  • Food

    Table Talk: Christmas is coming and so are the cookies

    Like Santa’s list, the annual baking checklist has to be checked twice and the result is usually the same: Scratch. Too much trouble, not enough time. But this year, a few new things make the cut.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 15, 2021
  • Food

    Recipe Exchange: Senegalese Curry Soup

    “Memphis Cuisine” is a 30-year-old book that continues to provide gifts of restaurant recipes that were popular at the time.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 09, 2021
  • $10 Deals

    $10 Deal: Food is still good under new owners at Pho Saigon

    Pho Saigon has been sold, but it’s staying in the family and you can still get a hearty lunch for less than $10; try $7.99.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 06, 2021
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Everybody say ‘Opa!’ Jim’s Place celebrates 100 years

    With a few hundred guests, Jim’s Place celebrated 100 years. And the memories? Untold thousands.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 13, 2021
  • Food

    New Eats: Wolf River Brisket comes to Crosstown

    Wolf River Brisket has opened in Crosstown Concourse, bringing smoked brisket, chicken and salmon to the restaurant space where Next Door American Eatery was until COVID started.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 17, 2021
  • News and Features

    Reny is back: Former Chez Philippe chef returns to Memphis to open Bog & Barley

    Reny Alfonso, the chef at Chez Philippe from 2005 to 2010, has returned to Memphis and will open Bog & Barley at Regalia with DJ Naylor.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 12, 2021
  • News and Features

    Table Talk: Thanksgiving is family time again in 2021; let’s cook

    Make your Thanksgiving meal easier — and maybe better — by breaking down the turkey before you cook it; email your favorite holiday recipes so we can share.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 10, 2021
  • DeSoto County

    Melissa Cookston to open barbecue superstore in DeSoto County

    The pitmaster brings her “winningest” touch to retail; she’s opening The BBQ Allstars barbecue supply store plus more in Southaven later this month.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 09, 2021
  • Food

    My Favorite Things: Apple pie gets fancy at Sweet Grass

    Ryan Trimm’s take on an all-American treat hits the spot for folks who don’t usually favor fruit-filled desserts. ‘It’s the perfect apple pie for people who don’t like apple pie,’ he explains.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 02, 2021
  • News and Features

    Is it time to say adios to Pancho’s?

    Word on the social street is that Pancho’s will close its last two locations at the end of week. There’s no official word, but folks are flocking to the restaurant to be sure they get in a last meal, just in case.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 26, 2021
  • News and Features

    A $4 sandwich and Mr. Jones make Marianna barbecue joint a destination

    Jones’ Bar-B-Q in Marianna makes The New York Times’ 2021 Restaurant List, and it’s an easy drive across the Arkansas Delta.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 15, 2021
  • Neighborhoods

    New Eats: ‘Lard have mercy’ — this breakfast is big and bad in the best way

    John Currence’s signature breakfast restaurant finally got ahead of the supply chain and is open in East Memphis, and serving good food.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 12, 2021
  • News and Features

    Top chef + Topgolf = Erling Jensen Small Bites

    The culinary ghost of Coach Cal will be but a dusty memory now that a new name is over the door at the DoubleTree Hilton on Sanderlin.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 04, 2021
  • Food

    Table Talk: Dixon hosts a special dinner; fall is beer time

    Mashama Bailey of The Grey comes to Dixon Gallery & Gardens for a special dinner; fall means festival season and plenty are coming.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 29, 2021

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