“We’re actually seeing a lot of restaurant veterans who might have left the industry during COVID and want to come back for various reasons,” said Ed Cabigao, co-owner of SOB.

An economics professor at Mississippi State University has turned his hobby into a Cooper-Young business, joining an ever-growing group of local brewers.

When the Grind City Coffee Xpo began in 2018, it included eight coffee vendors, which was nearly everyone in town. Since then, the local coffee scene has blown up.

“The space has been such a landmark here,” said one of the restaurant’s new owners. “It’s exciting to be able to take the space and do something different.”

1111 Lounge, located at the former site of Just Threading, will sell various sandwiches and salads, including vegan sandwiches, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches and cold-cut sandwiches. 

Mariscos Sinaloa is a nautical-themed restaurant on the corner of Summer Avenue and Bartlett Road, and our advice to its menu is this: Treat it like tapas. 

In this episode of Sound Bites, we discuss the must-haves for laptop-friendly locations — it’s more than just good Wi-Fi — and share our favorite spots to write, send emails, meet or even pay bills.

After an outpouring of negative publicity, Local on the Square closed late last month. Memphis restaurateur Tim Quinn plans to open Madison Tavern — with a lodgelike feel and a large menu of American classics — in its place. 

More than 50 Downtown restaurants are set to take part in this year’s Downtown Dining Week.

Memphis is checking some popular food-trend boxes while others, such as a Brazilian restaurant, still elude the area.

The latest version of Cameo’s Fancy Dinner pop-up, which showcases new talent on Memphis’ culinary scene, will be lead by Acre’s Colleen Kohl. 

Over the years, late Daily Memphian food and dining editor Jennifer Biggs supported efforts by The Kindness Revolution to “pay it forward.” But now the nonprofit is returning the favor. 

In our new food-related news roundup, a Chicken Salad Chick and three new coffee shops are opening within the Memphis area. 

In addition to offering a classic American menu chock-full of comfort foods, The Public Bistro also plans to focus on notable cocktails — with a twist. 

Franchisee Loay Abdallah, who signed a five-location, five-year deal with Bonchon, tried Korean fried chicken in Chicago and couldn’t forget the taste.

The Memphis Mushroom Festival returns for its third year with music, cooking demos from local chefs, workshops and, of course, plenty of fun ... gi. 

Crosstown Concourse is homebase for SriMu’s online, subscription-based vegan cheese operation, but the storefront also offers grab-and-go options — and will soon include a small cafe.

“This festival plays a very pivotal role in fostering cross-cultural awareness and education,” said Manjit Kaur, India Association of Memphis board member. 

These sandwiches are not for the light or neat eater, nor are they for the faint of heart.

This week’s restaurant news brings us a spate of openings and closings as well as the sale of a longtime family business. 

In 2022 alone, 29 billion pounds of food materials moved through the Memphis metropolitan area.

An auction for two Holiday Deli & Ham locations, plus all the business’ extras, is ongoing through Thursday, Oct. 26, at noon. 

The 1,300-square-foot Memphis restaurant, 706 S. Mendenhall, will include a covered patio when it opens in late February or March. 

The 7,200-square-foot building will house Fanatic Sports Bar, the Wing Fanatic and a 1,000-square-foot entertainment zone known as the “living room.”

As Belly Acres focuses on its East Memphis and forthcoming Southaven location, it’s looking to breakfast and “ultimate Belly shakes.”