Who says snacks can’t be a solo meal? But, if that goes against your principles, get a sandwich on the side. 

In other food news, it’s time to celebrate the Lunar New Year, Burns night and Portugal. 

After being diagnosed with egg and dairy allergies, Brinkley Erb flipped over pancakes with no gluten-containing ingredients, no added sugar and no added flour.

Here’s a nice shrimp and crawfish etouffee from Cafe Roux, and if you want to adapt it to make Catfish Acadian, go right ahead.

The pop-up restaurant will feature a dozen authentic small plates, such as porco preto grelhaldo — grilled pork belly — and three desserts.

Last Sunday’s NFL Countdown featured a mini-documentary on Dallas Cowboys running back and Memphis native Tony Pollard, whose family owns Pollard’s Bar-B-Que.

A chicken sandwich with Memphis white sauce is new to the menu at Tops Bar-B-Q. But this deal does come with a caveat. 

Nate Oliva is wearing the chef hat at Bounty on Broad, Josh Steiner’s Hive bakery is open in Midtown, and we may be able to get you in to our sold-out reader lunch at Dim Sum King.

“The ethos is modern Memphis cuisine. To me that means taking Memphis, Mid-South classic dishes and incorporating different ingredients or influences of the major immigrant communities that exist in the Mid-South,” said the food truck’s founder. 

Per a reader request, here’s the recipe for barbecued oysters from the old Four Flames restaurant. 

Queen of Sheba Imperial Restaurant recently opened in Cordova and offers, in addition to an extensive menu, a hearty $10 deal with its shawarma platter. 

With a brand new year stretching ahead of us, it’s good to have a plan, nice to have a wish list, and as a little luck can’t hurt, either. 

It was a better year than 2021 and 2020; in fact, 2022 saw a flurry of new restaurants open toward the end of the year and served up some tasty dishes all year long.

It’s mostly for fun, but our January event is also a bit of a “lunch and learn” at Dim Sum King.

Sunrise in East Memphis is now open seven days a week and has an expanded menu from the original Downtown location.

After the struggles of 2020 and 2021, the restaurant scene in Memphis showed promise of recovery in 2022.

Here’s a quick and easy New Year’s Day meal that gives you all the luck and prosperity without the guilt: This is full of flavor and good-for-you vegetables.

It’s a nice hearty burger, too, and even with cheese and a side of fries, it still comes in at less than $10. 

Water boils are inconvenient at home but a crisis for restaurants; it’s time to address our aging infrastructure and fix this mess. Meanwhile, sip on some hot buttered rum and welcome in 2023.

Between the Memphis Grizzlies topping the Western Conference standings and Ja Morant about to get his own signature sneaker, one can almost feel the energy coursing around the team — and the FedExForum. Here’s where to grab a bite or a game day special. 

It’s another one, two punch in our regular reader exchange. This week, it’s milk punch made two ways, one in a batch and the other by the glass. 

Hot buttered rum is a retro winter favorite, and forget winter is coming: Winter is here. So we’ve got a bonus recipe this week for you. 

Fat Larry’s in Bartlett serves plenty of barbecue along with home cooking. The plate lunch is a bargain at $10, and the country fried steak is unlike any other: It’s made with pork.