“We love Memphis,” said Jeremy Reaves, CEO of Cook Out. “We debated between here and Nashville. We want to be here ...”

Long before viral grazing boards and algorithm-friendly spreads took over social media, Memphians were assembling cured meats and cheeses — and doing it properly.

The next era of Swamp Bar arrives the weekend of Feb. 26.

For nearly a year, Comeback Coffee has existed without couches, without conversations and without a morning crowd lingering at its Downtown cafe. On Saturday, Feb. 28, that energy will return to North Main Street.

Tan Tan noodles are extremely versatile as they can be made as a vegan or vegetarian dish.

Both The Studio Karaoke and The SovereignTea Cafe will have their grand openings in February. Also, a new Pizza Hut is coming to Marketplace at Raleigh.

The logistics provider has been cutting its Memphis operations since 2024.

Every spoonful contains pieces of freshly diced avocado, tomatoes, shredded chicken, tortillas and melty cheese in a richly hued chicken broth. 

For one night a month, Bar Limina will be serving craft cocktails at the nearby Sheet Cake Gallery.

Area churches get ready to feed the masses. 

Less than a month shy of its fifth business anniversary, the Downtown Memphis restaurant has announced its permanent closure.

Chef Ben Smith opened Tsunami in 1998, helping Cooper-Young transition from “a downtrodden backwater for failing businesses.”

Now in its final weeks of operation, the announcement of Tsunami’s closure has triggered a wave of sadness and a bevy of last-minute reservations.

Chef Patrick Reilly owns The Majestic Grille and Cocozza American Italian with his wife Deni.

Every Valentine’s Day, Diana Kokernot Britton bakes and decorates sugar cookies for her children and friends — a family tradition that goes back to the 1800s. And now you can make them, too.

The owner of Evelyn & Olive reopened the East Memphis location on Saturday, Feb. 7. Also, TacoNGanas is one step closer to its first brick-and-mortar restaurant and two former Wendy’s properties have been sold. 

“Eleven years after finishing my undergraduate degree at the University of Memphis, I couldn’t remember what I used to order at RP Tracks outside of cheap beer and lots of fries.”

Bake Swap Memphis is exactly what it sounds like: It’s a bunch of Memphians who love baked goods gathering together to trade everything from opinions and recipes to finished products. 

Makeda’s owners knew they had found the right spot — the address was 901 Abernathy Road. 

Park + Cherry chef and owner Phillip Dewayne is turning to the museum’s featured exhibits for inspiration for this year’s seasonal cafe lunch menus.

The restaurant industry can seem turbulent, especially in the past five years or so.

Memphis is the first in a multi-city food tour the popular Slutty Vegan brand is doing to gauge demand for franchise locations. 

The restaurant, located in the former Carrabba’s Italian Grill at 5110 Poplar Ave., officially opens with a ribbon-cutting Monday, Feb. 9.

His short-form cooking videos rack up hundreds of thousands — sometimes millions — of views, but Kai Stowell’s most recent videos have an altruistic side.

Tsunami, the Cooper-Young restaurant that helped launch the Midtown neighborhood as a place for dining and entertainment, will close Feb. 21.