Rotolo’s Craft & Crust expands into the Water Tower District at Schilling Farms and Silo Square in Southaven, Zaxby’s opens a to-go-only location and Popeye’s coming to Wolfchase Galleria. 

You might need to wield a fork to finish off the torta de lengua at Taqueria el Mariachi, because this here is a contender of a sandwich.

From Downtown to Collierville, soft to crisp, thin to thick, meaty to meatless, we discuss our favorite Memphis pizza spots and what are go-to orders are at each. 

This week, we salute the people behind three small-scale attempts at something new on the Memphis food-and-drink scene, three related attempts to fill a major need and another for a meaningful endeavor coming to a close.

Running from Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, to Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, participating DeSoto County restaurants will offer a special deal — such as a percentage off of a dish or a reduced-price menu item — selected by each establishment.

A food tour revealed that, with a mix of Memphis-based brands and familiar chains, the airport is trying to have a little something for everyone.

A veteran hospitality worker recently opened a new coffee shop Downtown. 

Customers who want to go to Edge Alley just one more time only have a few days to do so. 

The grocery store would be the chain’s first in the Mid-South.

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Baker Aika Renzo opened Wagashi Japanese Bakery in November to fill a culinary void in Memphis.

Hispanic and Latino people make up about 7.7% of Memphis’ population. As that number climbs, so does the number of Latin American-inspired restaurants. 

Love cats and coffee? Christian Brothers University student Sahra Hernandez has just the place for you, on Summer Avenue.

After some legal problems with The Wing Guru location in Arlington, the business has reopened under its original owners.

Hanukkah’s “miracle of the oil” is the reason for celebrating with fried foods, like latkes. Guest writer Sharon Fox O’Guin shares her favorite recipe.

Black Lodge’s new cocktail bar serves classic cocktails with an old-Hollywood vibe.

Stud Muffins expands into Cordova and Crosstown sees the return of Farm Burger and the addition of Vibe Foods Superfood Bar.

The menu at Subarashi is akin to that of a Japanese izakaya: cheap, informal small snacks and plates of the fried, the grilled, the raw and the brothy.

Chris Herrington writes of the new BBQ festival: “When I saw that this event would take the form of a contest ... and that it would also take place the same week that the Memphis in May barbecue contest is set to happen at Liberty Park … well, I laughed.”

New Asia’s new owners have added dim sum dishes from their food truck to the menu, but the restaurant has also kept its standards, such as Peking duck and walnut shrimp — cooked by the same chef as before. 

The upscale seafood restaurant in Downtown Memphis opened less than two years ago.

“Every person brings more to a disagreement than the rest of us will ever know. While my creamed corn debacle is a far cry from a presidential election in importance, what’s behind it is similar.”

The new restaurant opened on Front Street last month in the brick-and-steel maze that once held the William C. Ellis & Sons Ironworks & Machine Shop.

Memphis will get an eighth location of the popular fast-food chain. Plus, Margarita’s is coming to Lakeland Commons, and Marco’s Pizza is also planning an Arlington site.

The bar at 605 N. Second St. will also serve smoothie bowls, freshly pressed juices, salads and wraps, as well as offering a grab-and-go section. 

The producers planning a May music festival in Tom Lee Park announced they are planning a barbecue contest there the same month — and at the same time as Memphis in May’s barbecue contest at Liberty Park.