Health soapbox aside, fermented food is delicious. Natural fermentation unlocks surprising flavors that are otherwise unachievable from cooking alone.

East Memphis’ Bog & Barley is adding another ‘b’ to its offerings: brunch.

On this week’s Sound Bites, Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington talk about some food stories they’ve each recently written and one recent Memphis food event they both missed. 

Ryu’s kimchi dumpling soup comes in a size somewhere between a cup and a bowl. It’s pretty to look at and even more fun to eat.

Second Line’s regular menu will be replaced, temporarily, by a German one, Sugar Ghost opens a second location in Germantown and a Summer Avenue favorite moves down the road.

New Asia restaurant hosted a private event with close friends, family and regular customers who have been there since the beginning to help close this chapter for original owners, Yong and Wah Hu. 

We’re under an excessive heat warning, and the best idea might be to fight fire with fire. 

Various factors have made “off-premises” options more popular than ever, and local restaurants are adjusting accordingly.

Olive Branch native Kendal Adair and his teammates on Fox’s “MasterChef” liked working together so much, they’re visiting each of their hometowns and putting on a three-course dinner. 

Skol-Astic Book Fair, complete with beer and books, is for adults and will be held at Soul & Spirits on North Main near the Pinch District. A number of bookstores are participating.

Self-taught chef Kunal Jadhav created one of Memphis Magazine’s top 10 dishes for 2018 and has raised more than $100,000 for animal rescue groups. Now he’s doing a five-course dinner at Cameo. 

Another popular restaurant is headed to East Memphis, and we’ve got a new restaurant reporter. 

Since Dory opened its doors in East Memphis two years ago, chef David Krog and his wife, Amanda, have operated their restaurant using a six-course, prix fixe tasting menu. But now they’re changing the fine dining restaurant’s concept.

As the restaurant’s almost 26-year run comes to a close, more than 200 Hard Rock alums will say goodbye Sunday with one last party and one last group photo. 

Writer Joshua Carlucci says this dish at Vietnam Restaurant is a sleeper hit. 

The parent company — Holiday Ham Holdings LLC, which also includes Pimentos Burgers, Bar & Grill — filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. Meanwhile, other restaurants are focusing on the to-go sector.

At Red Koi’s upcoming Highland Street location, there will be a few tables for diners but the main focus will be as a take-out location. 

Since the neighboring Coming Attractions clothing store space became available, the restaurant is expanding with an area dedicated to carry-out orders.

Ed and Brittney Cabigao have expanded The Liquor Store diner brand with a second location in the Williamsburg Village shopping center.

“We wanted to pay homage to the city,” said one of the owners of The Crazy Coop. “Homage to Crumpy’s, Rayford’s, D’Bo’s — all of the big wing places. But we knew we needed to come with something different, something unique.”

In Tennessee, the Peach Cobbler Factory has 17 new locations planned, which will bring the number of venues in the state to 20. 

Despite its smaller menu, Horn of Africa, an Ethiopian restaurant tucked off Summer Avenue, serves up a few deals with bold flavors. 

With power outages costing the company at least half a million dollars, the local owner of Captain D’s restaurants is planning a new solar project — and it’s got community leaders excited. 

Chris Herrington summarizes recent Daily Memphian food coverage, including a recent Sound Bites episode about the best Memphis restaurants to take out-of-town visitors.

Plus, The Lobbyist in Downtown Memphis opens its new patio, and a micro-grocery store opens in Raleigh.