Jason Gardner’s Whitehaven restaurant, Trap Fusion, had a line of people waiting to order food, while visitors filled most of the tables inside the dining room.

On this week’s “Sound Bites,” Holly Whitfield sat down with two of Hard Times Deli’s owners, Harrison Downing and Schuyler O’Brien, to discuss their backgrounds, the new restaurant and more.

Ecco Lounge is fitted with couches, chairs, tables and wall accents, including the signage Ecco Sala, meaning lounge in Italian. 

Taqueria El Palenke Express doesn’t try to overdeliver, and it doesn’t have to.

The vacant Chili’s restaurant near Poplar Avenue and Exeter Road could soon be home to a restaurant with a niche for breakfast, brunch and lunch.

It used to be you had to make your own king cake or order one from New Orleans, but now many Memphis bakeries make them, as well. 

The Business Blitz goal is to bring businesses, residents and community stakeholders “in a celebration of local commerce.”

“One thing we’ve all learned since the pandemic is that change is the only constant,” restaurateur Deni Reilly said.

Plus, bar owners Mary Oglesby and Paul Gilliam talk about the state of the service industry in Memphis.

“We are being asked to be present so that these court justices can ... put faces to creators and stop seeing this as so much of a battle about data breaches of state information,” said Chloe Sexton of Chloe’s Giant Cookies. 

Two Downtown restaurants welcoming customers, a new Scooter’s coffee and a Waffle House one step closer to construction on Forest Hill Irene Road.

Pair your burger with a beer, cue up a Patsy Cline song on the jukebox and let yourself be charmed by the misshapen magic of this Midtown institution.

James Beard and Webby Award-winning host Dan Pashman will be taping “The Sporkful” — with a local, special guest chef — in front of a live studio audience at the Buckman. 

Lafayette’s Music Room plans to continue its legacy of live music in Overton Square, but with shortened hours.

The Memphis Restaurant Association is looking to the past, roughly 100 years to the past, for its annual February food festival.

“Mad Grocer” Max Hussey approaches sandwiches through the lens of a fine dining chef. His Reuben is a prime example.

The restaurant’s original location Downtown at 87 S. Second St., however, remains open.

In other food news: Whataburger, Tops and Pizza Hut are all adding new locations.

If one of your resolutions is to eat more of Memphis’ culinary offerings, we’ve got you covered.

Unlike some budget-friendly ramen joints that cut corners, Nagoya’s broth delivers a depth and complexity that holds its own — especially against others around the city.

Abbi Nichols began baking on her own around age 12 on a whim. A few years later, she had an idea that would eventually lead to a profitable business.

Fine dining, fried chicken and a new deli are among the types of restaurants opening or expanding in the coming year. 

Increase your chances for luck in the New Year with this hearty soup.

The Daily Memphian staffers share 12 Memphis menu items they couldn’t get out of their heads this year.

Mustapha Mustapha, the owner of Sam’s Main Street Eatery, felt his space needed something more. His son wanted to run his own coffee shop. So, they brewed a plan.