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.
Some favorites missing from last fall’s smaller festival — gyros, lamb chops — are back, alongside 28,000 cookies, music, dancing and more.
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.
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.
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. Fish Fry-days are back: Here’s where to find a church fish fry this LentRelated story:
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.
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.
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.
With a menu exactly the same as it was when it closed in 2017, eating at The Farmer is a reunion with old favorites.
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.
An established group of restaurateurs will take over the recently vacated Blue Plate Café location in East Memphis.
Gus’s in Germantown is open at Poplar and Forest Hill Irene and delivers the same fine chicken that it does all over.
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.
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.
“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.
Instead of 10 best restaurants, here are the 10 best things Jennifer Biggs ate in a year that was a COVID rollercoaster for restaurants.
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.
“Memphis Cuisine” is a 30-year-old book that continues to provide gifts of restaurant recipes that were popular at the time.
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.
With a few hundred guests, Jim’s Place celebrated 100 years. And the memories? Untold thousands.
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.
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.
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.
The pitmaster brings her “winningest” touch to retail; she’s opening The BBQ Allstars barbecue supply store plus more in Southaven later this month.
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.
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.
Jones’ Bar-B-Q in Marianna makes The New York Times’ 2021 Restaurant List, and it’s an easy drive across the Arkansas Delta.
John Currence’s signature breakfast restaurant finally got ahead of the supply chain and is open in East Memphis, and serving good food.
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.
Mashama Bailey of The Grey comes to Dixon Gallery & Gardens for a special dinner; fall means festival season and plenty are coming.