Table Talk: Gratitude and Hail Marys
It’s Thanksgiving and if you’re not ready, you’re not alone. The best of plans often go awry, but hey, there’s always New Asia, right?
It’s Thanksgiving and if you’re not ready, you’re not alone. The best of plans often go awry, but hey, there’s always New Asia, right?
Bala’s Bistro has reopened in a much larger space, the menu has expanded and now you don’t have to decide because you can buy food from a cafeteria line by the pound.
Stanton has lost population, the income is low and its Downtown is gone, but a can-do mayor and a boost from Blue Oval City seem likely to change the town’s luck.
With empanadas, arepas, cachapas and more on the menu, Sabor Caribe has been a tasty Edge District anchor through a period of profound neighborhood change.
Workers are returning to dining establishments, but not exactly in droves. Local restaurateurs still have problems hiring and retaining staff, even with higher wages and more benefits.
A chef, a commissioner, and other Memphians are offering ways to support Makeda’s Cookies
All fried chicken tenders are similar, but not quite the same. Large, fresh and nicely spiced, Abner’s tenders are a cut above. The Oxford, Mississippi favorite now has three Memphis-area locations, including at Crosstown Concourse.
If you can’t bear going to the grocery and cleaning the house, you can always go out to eat on Thanksgiving instead. Why not?
Carrots cooked in bacon fat and brown sugar are savory and sticky, and spicy if you add red pepper flakes.
Two cranberry recipes that belong on the Thanksgiving table, even if someone at your house insists on opening a can of the jellied stuff.
Wolf River Brisket has opened in Crosstown Concourse, bringing smoked brisket, chicken and salmon to the restaurant space where Next Door American Eatery was until COVID started.
Pancho’s has served the Memphis community for over 60 years and is known for its varieties of queso dips that have been available in 1,200 stores.
Let someone else do the cooking for Thanksgiving, and help support local businesses, too. But jump on it because most deadlines are looming.
The Craft Food & Wine Festival returns to The Columns at one Commerce Square on Sunday, Nov. 21 for a feast of local artisan foods.
Reny Alfonso, the chef at Chez Philippe from 2005 to 2010, has returned to Memphis and will open Bog & Barley at Regalia with DJ Naylor.
Make your Thanksgiving meal easier — and maybe better — by breaking down the turkey before you cook it; email your favorite holiday recipes so we can share.
A simple cornbread dressing recipe turns out a delicious pan, perfect for your Thanksgiving table.
At $2 apiece, packed with beef and spice, Pop’s Tamales are one of the city’s best deals. And getting them, from Pop’s cash-only little Orange Mound shop, is an experience unto itself.
The pitmaster brings her “winningest” touch to retail; she’s opening The BBQ Allstars barbecue supply store plus more in Southaven later this month.
‘If nothing else, you learn patience with barbecue because it takes a long time to cook,’ said Melissa Cookston, organizer of the World Junior Barbecue League Championship.
Home-style cooking is served up quick and for $9.99, drink included, when you order the ‘fast lunch’ special at Wally Hatchet’s.
The second Grind City Coffee Xpo was scheduled the week COVID truly hit Memphis. Twenty months later, it brings local shops, roasters and coffee enthusiasts together again.
Hog and Hominy served its first meals at a soft opening on Tuesday and we were there to try it; Pantà is open and we were there, too. Pancho’s is still serving in West Memphis, for now, and Sweet Grass has an apple pie you gotta try.
This soup is ready in about 10 minutes with ingredients that are easy to keep on hand. A bonus is that a whole bowl weighs in around 150 calories.
Pancho’s is closed and closing, but there’s plenty of Mexican food in Memphis; Jennifer and Chris talk about some places they like and some they remember.