Chickasaw Oaks store keeps your gifts under wraps
Last Christmas, in a mountain of boxes, wrapping paper and ribbon, the on-site gift-wrapper at Saddle Creek had an epiphany.
Last Christmas, in a mountain of boxes, wrapping paper and ribbon, the on-site gift-wrapper at Saddle Creek had an epiphany.
Plus, it’s time to sign up for next year’s Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
On a milestone birthday, Jennifer Biggs has more than restaurant recommendations to impart. Plus, plenty of food news.
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.
Two local restaurants have just opened, two more are on the way and another just resumed service after a significant renovation.
Still shopping for gifts? Try an experience — or a Seessel’s pie.
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.
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.
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.
In other food news, it’s time to celebrate the Lunar New Year, Burns night and Portugal.
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.
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.”
Chef Ryan Trimm has also been named Memphis’ Restaurateur of the Year, and it comes with a big party.
For something a little different before Lent begins, go the Shrove Tuesday route with a pancake supper.