The word is out about the magical chicken Los Picosos is selling.

This week on our Sound Bites podcast, Chris Herrington and Holly Whitfield hold a remembrance of restaurants past. 

At Tennessee breweries such as Crosstown Brewing Co., January is the slowest month of the year for sales. 

“I was smiling ear-to-ear a couple of days in a row. Like, my face hurt,” said Little Bettie head chef Jared Riddle after “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” shot an episode at Wiseacre Brewing Co’s Downtown pizza bar. 

Collierville leaders denied a new roomier Chick-fil-A due to concerns with traffic.

Almost three decades after he came to the U.S., Marco Puerto said it’s a “privilege and honor to be able to accomplish the American dream.”

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill wanted to bring a new restaurant to the Silo Square project. The development has become emblematic of Southaven’s status as a developing city in one of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S.

If you’ve never heard of Vietnamese beef jerky rolls — known as goi du du kho bo cuon — you’re in for a treat.

The Memphis-based chocolatier is leaning even more into luxury and ceasing individual chocolate sales except for special holidays. 

Memphis’ largest craft brewery is joining the near-beer trend.

Unusual at Memphis-area Mexican restaurants, the chips and salsa are to order rather than appearing at the table gratis. But they’re worth it, and the basic salsa can be supplemented at a self-serve salsa bar with a dozen varieties.

When the Schweighofer family moved from Manhattan to Memphis, they struggled to find a coffee shop open on Sundays.

This week on Sound Bites, Chris Herrington and Holly Whitfield sift through various national food trend stories to weigh in on topics such as “vegetable forward” restaurants, looking for Memphis connections along the way. 

Let it Fly, the sports bar Mike Miller opened in 2019, closed its Germantown location.

Chicken and waffles and cheesecake are now all together at Fannie Lou’s.

Sometimes, the best food is the least messed with, and the folks at Public Bistro, Midtown’s new dinner spot, are keen on this.

Here’s our list of the best dishes The Daily Memphian’s food writers and editors ate this year, listed in alphabetical order by restaurant. 

Crosstown Concourse’s Global Cafe, where immigrant and refugee food entrepreneurs serve up authentic cuisine representing their home countries, is a 2023 Inner City 100 award winner. 

Quarterly print art magazine Memphis Current will end its run at 497 N. Hollywood St. with a farewell event on Sunday. The next issue of the magazine is expected sometime before spring 2024.

After more than a decade away from Memphis, Guy Fieri’s popular Food Network show returned to the Bluff City — and Whitehaven’s Trap Fusion is already feeling the effects. 

Zebra Lounge Memphis and Pho Binh have now closed, and Whataburger has started construction in Millington. 

There’s no better place to showcase some of the best local eats Colombia has to offer than El Sabor Latino on Avon Road.

Eric Barnes, Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington take turns this week paying tribute to some of the most memorable food experiences they had in Memphis this year.

Memphis Filling Station, also known as MFS Brewing, plans to open at 206 G.E. Patterson Ave. and offer beer on 12 taps with various pours, from 4-ounce tasters to 16-ounce full pours. 

Memphis’ original lager, the flagship beer of the old Tennessee Brewing Co., is coming back and may be available by the end of January.