Table Talk: Michelin guide whets Memphis chefs’ appetite for stars
Ellen Chamberlain takes a photo with the Michelin man. (Courtesy Ellen Chamberlain)
Ellen Chamberlain
Ellen Chamberlain is a global citizen who is happy to call Memphis her forever home. The Michigan native has worked in media for nearly 25 years as a radio broadcaster, journalist and ghostwriter. As The Daily Memphian’s food and restaurant writer, she gives readers inside perspectives of their favorite restaurants and the people behind them, suggestions for the best bites around town and the latest food news from in and around Shelby County.
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Behind the velvet rope and the red carpet of Michelin’s first Southern awards, held Monday, Nov. 3, I found myself feeling like the luckiest fly on the most luxurious wall. I caught anxious whispers exchanged between the New Orleans delegation and witnessed emotional embraces backstage during the event, which marks a new chapter for the region’s dining scene.
As I stood in line to enter the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina, I hoped to catch a glimpse of some of my favorite chefs (both from Memphis and beyond) before the night was over.
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