One restaurant owner has allowed her staff to come to work out of uniform, trading chef’s coats and pants for tees and shorts, just to keep them more comfortable.

The Center City Development Corp. also approved a $30,000 grant for Dawg Team, a pet apparel and accessories store that will also offer boarding and a self-serve dog wash.

The restaurant became a local favorite for its creative, grass-fed burgers, colorful interior modeled after a quirky modern farm, and its dedication to locally sourced ingredients.

On this episode of The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and suburbs reporters Abigail Warren talk about the reasons behind the proposed change and the implications of it.

No one does a bloody mary like Slider Inn. Forget a celery stalk or lemon wedge as garnish; this drink comes with an entire Angus beef slider. 

“Our lunch rush isn’t nearly as busy as it used to be. And it seems like everyone is trying so hard to speak English,” one local restaurant worker said.

The location would, in some ways, represent a homecoming and a “return to the street” where the journey began.

A Memphis-based wing chain restaurant must pay Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, a judge ruled Friday.

Several other commercial tenants recently opened or are opening soon.

“Relocating to Memphis has been a culture shock in a variety of ways ... Because of this, I was really confused when the latest festival popped up on my calendar.”

A former Memphian returned to the city to claim the record for eating the most deep-fried Oreos at Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint in Midtown.

The grand opening of Monkeygrass Mayhem, an Airstream serving coffee drinks, pastries and bagels, is Monday, Aug. 11. 

Go off menu, slightly, at Bar Hustle to get a pizza with red onions, fennel sausage and spicy honey. 

Scottie’s Chicken Shack at TPC Southwind features a wall with a photo of Scheffler laying on the bench in the holding cell from “Happy Gilmore 2.”

Grind City Brewing Co. has made it through the IPA craze, the pandemic seltzer wave and several Dry Januarys, but back in May, the company decided to make a big shift.

Celtic Crossing will close until early fall to construct a new patio. Bora Bora Smoothie Cafe and Uncle Red’s Turkey Legs just opened. Board to Beers is soon to follow. 

The combination of beef and cheese, encased in a corn dog breading, and then topped with cinnamon cereal is not supposed to work. But it does. 

Wolf River Hospitality Group is bringing a new concept to the Germantown building where Asaderos Mexican Grill formerly operated. The restaurant company has owned the space since 2021.

Huey’s is working with Muddy’s, Bar Limina is becoming Bar Lumpia and Feast & Graze is working with two other Memphis-area companies on a mixology class.

“We want to reactivate the space in the near future,” said one of the restaurant’s owners. 

After Stephanie Feng started a small, local food trailer serving burritos, her lemonade became the star of the show. 

The restaurant’s salmon is served with sauteed spinach, mushrooms and fresh peas atop a red wine sauce — and it’s magnificent.

The restaurant closed its doors recently, but it’s taking its show on the road.

“If you want to watch golf, great, we’ve got that,” the tournament’s executive director said. “But also if you don’t, I bet you still have a good time.”

Jojo’s Espresso owners Taylor and Hannah Whiddon join Sound Bites to talk about their seasonal pop-ups and partnering with other local small businesses.