Downtown Dining Week starts in two weeks and wise diners know the time to get your reservations is now; November Friday lunch is at Las Tortugas.

Debra Williams was honored Friday for serving up 30 years worth of meals at the Lucille McWherter Senior Center.

Pepe Magallanes prepares the paella he calls pepella this weekend and next, but he starts selling it at Friday lunch and when it’s gone, it’s gone until next time.

Les Bons Amis tamales – crab, shrimp and crawfish – are on the menu at Elwood’s Shells, maybe for the customary one-month appearance, maybe for good.

Central Station is open for business, music is wafting throughout, and wine and cocktails are flowing at Eight & Sand.

Church Health sees church cooks as change agents. 

Zinnie’s likely won’t open until November, but expect a pre-opening party on Halloween.

Jennifer Biggs talks to Karen Carrier about her outdoor venue Back Do/Mi Yard in Cooper-Young.

Karen Carrier brings a slice of the Caribbean to Memphis with Back Dō/Mi Yard, a Cooper-Young outdoor restaurant and bar opening Wednesday.

Three years ago, two high school students met with leaders at their local mosque to create an all-inclusive food pantry. On the morning of Oct. 12, they opened a building to better serve the surrounding neighborhood.

Memphian Lisa Gwatney is leading her category at World Food Championships in Dallas.

Two Memphis basketball figures-turned-restaurateurs are squabbling over who has the best hot wings. There's only one way to find out who's right. 

Guests at Central Station Hotel will soon find Phillip Ashley Chocolates on their pillows.

Maciel’s Tortas and Tacos serves a chicken soup that stifles the sniffles and soothes your stuffy head.

Jennifer Biggs and Kelly English talk about Iris’ new Sunday suppers, pet peeves, drag shows and beignets.

Isiah Thomas and his Cheurlin Champagne were an unexpected treat of the 2019 Memphis Food & Wine Festival.

Ong Cau Cafe serves up authentic Vietnamese food from the north, south and central regions in a strip center in Cordova.

This is weekend chili, not a pot of this and that you throw together after work. But it's worth the trouble, and we have tips if you want to adapt it for a Tuesday night.

Momma’s Roadhouse in the former Dirty Crow serves up burgers and sandwiches just before you cross the old bridge.

Jennifer Biggs talks with chef Michelle Tribble and Marne Anderson of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits about the Memphis Food & Wine Festival, which is set for Oct. 12 at Memphis Botanic Garden.

Mac Edwards wishes the best for Caritas Village and says interim executive director Kristin McMillin would've been his choice as successor.

Mike Miller’s Let It Fly might be a sports bar, but the menu, with some help from restaurateur Melissa Cookston, is a cut above.

Veteran Memphis restaurateur Mac Edwards, Caritas Village executive director for 18 months, was let go on Tuesday.

Wally Joe shows us how to make shrimp toast that becomes an elegant appetizer after a quick saute and a simple garnish.

Memphis Made will join friends at High Cotton in the Edge District when its second brewery opens next year.