The Downtown Memphis Commission is once again looking for restaurateurs to bring new life to empty storefronts — like the former Cafe Keough — along the Main Street Mall.

While some favorites remain, about two-thirds of Babalu’s menu has been updated or replaced with new dishes. 

Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen delayed a vote that was destined to approve a Chick-fil-A after a Chancery Court ruling against the town’s previous rejection.

The Liars’ Lunch club tried without success to get the Houston’s chicken tenders back on the menu. Now, there’s a plan to bring back tempura chicken tenders at a different restaurant on the same site. 

For each coffee shop closure, a new opening is on the horizon — or, sometimes, in the same spot. 

The food truck park is currently home to three permanent food trucks with a fourth joining them next month.

You get two spring-y recipes in one this week, with directions for making the sandwich but also the green goddess dressing.

Fourteen months after its unexpected closure, Petra Cafe is back with its signature Mediterranean dishes. And former customers don’t have to look too far to find it. 

Jay’s Catering will open in the Non-Vintage Wine Bar space on Broad Avenue sometime this month. Renovations at Brookhaven Pub & Grill are underway, and the Café Keough space is up for a low-rent, one-year lease.

McDonald’s could open another location in Collierville under the leadership of an established franchisee.

Fresh off a favorable ruling, Cook Out is moving forward with its plans to convert the former Back Yard Burgers.

For six weeks every year, Calvary Episcopal Church hosts its waffle shop and speaker series during Lent, serving fish pudding, shrimp mousse and tomato aspic. 

“We’ve more than doubled sales in 20 years,” said Mike Miller, owner of Patrick’s. “And we’re thankful for everybody that comes to see us.”

Chef Shayne Diaz has announced an opening day for her new Filipino snack bar in South Main.

A former Memphis pastor opens The Living Room, a luxury lounge without liquor at the former Abundant Life Fellowship Church on Knight Arnold Road.

Dog & Bone, 2116 Madison Ave., will be a British pub, featuring a mix of British, European and American beers and cocktails and a menu that includes British favorites. 

Late last year, the owners decided to eliminate the retail portion of the Broad Avenue business.

For years, this was one of the most popular fish dishes in town.

Problems at the Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control has led to delays in the delivery of spirits to DeSoto County businesses, bars and restaurants.

Something new is in full swing at Southaven’s Silo Square and a freshly opened sports bar is hosting themed nights, including karaoke, pool and dart tournaments and bingo.

A trip to Chickasaw Oaks’ La Baguette is like a quick visit to Paris — almost. 

“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.