Plus, a substantial giveaway from Jersey Mike’s, a Tennessee pizza and beer place makes it into Halo and how much would you pay for your favorite cocktail. 

Cocozza gets new artwork, 901 Hot Pot & Korean BBQ is opening, a fancy gala is coming up and you can get your tickets today for next month’s Breakfast for Dinner at First Congo.

Restaurant Iris brings a New Orleans classic event to East Memphis when it starts its Friday Jazz lunch this week; our March Friday lunch is at Limelight; and Memphis Black Restaurant Week is in full swing.

A number of food events are just around the corner: Memphis Black Restaurant Week, Black Opulence, the Soulful Food Truck Festival, a Friday Matinee Menu, the Cooper-Young Chili Cookoff and a Whataburger giveaway.

A new restaurant is coming to South Main, and it was a sad week in the restaurant world.

For something a little different before Lent begins, go the Shrove Tuesday route with a pancake supper.

Chef Ryan Trimm has also been named Memphis’ Restaurateur of the Year, and it comes with a big party. 

Plus, Alcenia’s B.J. Chester-Tamayo killed it during her “Good Morning America” appearance: “Betty Joyce will feed your head, your heart, and, baby, I got your stomach.”

Australia Day is Thursday, Jan. 26, and Memphis Made Brewing is celebrating with trivia, a Vegemite tasting and something that’s not a meat raffle. Plus, a Mid-South name is a semi-finalist for the 2023 James Beard Awards. 

In other food news, it’s time to celebrate the Lunar New Year, Burns night and Portugal. 

Nate Oliva is wearing the chef hat at Bounty on Broad, Josh Steiner’s Hive bakery is open in Midtown, and we may be able to get you in to our sold-out reader lunch at Dim Sum King.

With a brand new year stretching ahead of us, it’s good to have a plan, nice to have a wish list, and as a little luck can’t hurt, either. 

Water boils are inconvenient at home but a crisis for restaurants; it’s time to address our aging infrastructure and fix this mess. Meanwhile, sip on some hot buttered rum and welcome in 2023.

Still shopping for gifts? Try an experience — or a Seessel’s pie. 

Two local restaurants have just opened, two more are on the way and another just resumed service after a significant renovation. 

The holiday season is here, and events are happening, and for our December reader lunch, we’re swinging with Erling. But first, let’s talk gravy. 

On a milestone birthday, Jennifer Biggs has more than restaurant recommendations to impart. Plus, plenty of food news. 

Plus, it’s time to sign up for next year’s Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. 

Last Christmas, in a mountain of boxes, wrapping paper and ribbon, the on-site gift-wrapper at Saddle Creek had an epiphany.

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. 

Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington discuss some of their favorite $10 Deals over the past few years.

Almost everyone loves pecan pie for the holidays, and folks often kick it up with some bourbon. But this recipe changes things up with a coffee-flavored liqueur. 

Friday steak night hasn’t returned, but the Shelby Forest General Store still serves burgers and plenty more seven days a week.