Some of the best things in life are found between bread. Especially when that thing is meat. And especially, especially when that meat is lamb and beef.

VIP chefs at the Mempho Music Festival include Ryan Prewitt and Stephen Stryjewski of Pêche and Cochon in New Orleans; Rob McDaniel of Helen in Birmingham, and Aaron Siegel, Taylor Gariggan and Jonathan Banta of Charleston’s Home Team BBQ. 

Several Memphis restaurants were recognized in the recent 2024 Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association’s annual awards.

Enjoy the Nightmare on Union Avenue (a new-ish fall festival with an alpaca selfie station), Alchemy’s wine dinner, lots of beer at Cooper-Young — and save room for more.

After two years of renovations, Carlee McCullough will open her second Mahogany restaurant right off the Mississippi River. 

New Wing Order is back (kind of), a Cooper-Young brewery is serving early morning coffee and a totally new taproom in South Main finally opens after a decade of dreaming. Here’s a roundup of what’s new at Memphis breweries. 

Have Chef Michael Patrick’s famous Cheeseburger Soup at the new Magnolia Bend Grille or make it at home.

Tous Les Jours, a French-Asian bakery that has more than 1,600 locations worldwide, will also joined by the opening of Lao Sze Chuan, a Chinese restaurant chain based in Chicago.

Also, Staks Kitchen will have an Arlington location, and Scooter’s Coffee is adding multiple locations across the region.

An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile — operated by hotdoggers Corn Dog Kait and Coop Dawg — is making stops in Memphis this weekend.

The name will change from Bob’s Barksdale to Barksdale’s, but the spirit of Bob Henry will remain. 

Masti doesn’t have the extensive range that you might find at longer-standing Indian restaurants, but the dishes on its menu are made very well. 

On the eve of Chris Herrington’s move to Minnesota, “Sound Bites” food podcast producer Natalie Van Gundy asked him what Memphis foods he would miss. He said, “I guess I’ll find out.”

Alannah Williams, 17, has moved her baking business from South Korea, to Germany, to Japan and now to Memphis. 

Lean into Western fare at Thornwood’s new restaurant. 

The Blue Cheese & Jalapeño Slaw at Elwood’s Shack is the most-ordered side at both locations of this popular Memphis restaurant.

In January, the chef and former English teacher closed his Cooper-Young restaurant, Farm and Fig, to concentrate on fighting his cancer diagnosis. He died Sept. 19 at age 48.

Cxffeeblack is now serving its coffee at the Hyatt Centric on Beale, Salata Salad Kitchen looks at Memphis for expansion and Uncle Goyo’s reopens. 

Chef Phillip Dewayne’s newest venture brings elevated casual dining to Downtown Memphis.

The birria is tender and spicy, as it should be, and one cup of the fire-red broth is the perfect amount to dip three tacos. But, they also have California burritos. 

What started as a small Greek pastry bazaar is now a 15,000-plus person festival.

Chipotle plans to open at Stage Centre in Bartlett, bringing new life to the shopping district near Stage and Kirby Whitten roads.

Americans are eating double the amount of cheese they did in 1975. Pizza is undoubtedly one of the culprits, but don’t count out the humble cheeseburger. 

A lot of the food in the West — elk, bison, fresh fish and other dishes — aren’t frequently found in Shelby County. The developer Spence Ray said he wanted to replicate that experience as best he could.

The crispy chicken has been a favorite for 45 years and dates back to the Pao family’s Formosa restaurant on Summer Avenue.