The year it all went wrong and we still pulled through
It was while dining at David Grisanti’s in Collierville on Jan. 21, 2020 that Jennifer Biggs received a news alert about something called the Wuhan coronavirus. In those unmasked days, Franchele Kusmierz took customers’ meal orders. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Jennifer Biggs
Jennifer Biggs is a native Memphian and veteran food writer and journalist who covers all things food, dining and spirits related for The Daily Memphian.
We started 2020 like any other year, but even if we didn’t know it, the world changed in January and Memphis was set to change within weeks.
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