After Chi Phi food truck owners Aubrey Hampton and Lamar Dales moved to Memphis three years ago, they missed the food from their respective hometowns. 

What started as an effort to combat food insecurity in Memphis has evolved into a community of people looking out for one another.

The festival uses more than 1,000 pounds of pork to make their popular marinated shish kabobs. But you can make them at home with just a pound of meat. 

A&W Restaurant is coming to Millington, Elise Desserts is closed, Cordova welcomes Bojangles and Arlington Taziki’s is now open. 

Monique Williams already operates two locations of Biscuits & Jams. Now, she’s planning another music-centric concept. 

I Love Pho recently opened, and while the simple beef noodle pho is the cheapest bowl of soup on the menu, you’d never guess it. 

It’s pumpkin-spice season, and local bakeries and sweet shops are here for it. 

The restaurant has been shut down since a June kitchen fire. Although the fire was mostly contained to the back wall of the building, it still caused quite a bit of damage. 

The popular Harbor Town restaurant suffered a flood in late July that left it closed for more than six weeks. Now, owner Cole Jeanes said they are almost ready to reopen. 

Places such as Ching’s, The Wing Guru and Crumpy’s are well-known stops for hot wings. But there are dozens of small, family-owned hot wing spots in town you need to add to your list.

Nashville author Anne Byrn, known for her “The Cake Doctor” cookbooks, shares a favorite from the new “Baking in the American South.”

Here’s a roundup of food news from around the Mid-South, including Amelia Gene’s reopening after two-week culinary vacation and a popular taco stand plans to open its ninth location in southeast Memphis.

During the farm’s annual event, Home Place Pastures challenges world-class chefs to use every part of the animal. Think oxtails, beef tongues, pig feet and lamb belly.

Though Bain’s is known mostly for its Texas barbecue, you can find some delicious deals on the restaurant’s lesser-known sandwich menu. 

Alcenia’s owner BJ Chester-Tamayo never plans on retiring. But she is planning an epic 70th birthday party. 

The former chef at Interim and Bounty on Broad, who was at the forefront of the local farm-to-table movement, battled cancer four times in his life. 

The story of the Memphis Pronto Pup started more than 75 years ago with a local barber. 

Dutch Bros could become the second coffee shop in Schilling Farms. On Thursday, the coffee chain will present its preliminary site plan to the town’s Planning Commission.

Former Rizzo’s Chef Michael Patrick says to “expect comfort food, but executed at a chef’s level.”

The Jungle of Greens Salad at McEwen’s has been on the menu since before 2008, and the owners know they can’t take it off.

A proposed Whataburger in Midtown has sparked controversy because of its drive-thru. If the restaurant is built, it will join 12 existing fast-food chains within a 1-mile radius.

Enjoy wine, pizza, Greek fare and more at these special events happening in Memphis in September.

Muddy’s Bake Shop owner Kat Gordon loves to use seasonal fruits in her desserts, and for good reason.

“I’ve grown up cooking Louisiana food my whole life, so it’s second nature to me,” the owner said. “There’s not anything like this in Bartlett or in that area of Shelby County.”