On a milestone birthday, Jennifer Biggs has more than restaurant recommendations to impart. Plus, plenty of food news. 

Bogie’s was forced to close after a water main burst flooding the basement of its building. In a way that’s been worse for business than even the pandemic was, and they are celebrating their re-opening with 2000-era prices. 

Nine years ago, a pair of high school sweethearts quit their jobs in corporate America and struck out on their own with Quintessential Sweets.

After releasing a children’s book earlier this year about playing with food, local food scientist Ali Manning took her own advice. 

This is the carrot cake recipe and absolutely unbeatable in food and dining editor Jennifer Biggs’ experience.

Chris Herrington’s three-part Memphis Coffee Shop Guide concluded last week, and he and Jennifer Biggs talk about it on Sound Bites.

When the Crazy Cactus on Summer Avenue closed abruptly earlier this year, Francisco ‘Poncho’ Gonzales promised his restaurant would return. Now, the name isn’t back, but the menu is. 

Chris Herrington ranks the Mid-South’s coffee shops by best atmosphere, best pastries, best outdoor seating and, with a humble asterisk, best coffee. 

Plus, it’s time to sign up for next year’s Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. 

A pair of longtime local entrepreneurs are opening their first restaurant venture, with an eye toward many more.

Iris’ bar is open daily, from 11 a.m. to at least 10 p.m., and the star of the show during a recent visit was executive chef Russell Casey’s shrimp toast. 

Don’t worry about pulling out your cookbooks. We’ve got you covered with simple and delicious recipes for the entire Thanksgiving meal. 

Breaking the turkey down before cooking frees up the oven on Thanksgiving, makes for a tasty bird and gives you the best turkey gravy you’ll ever have.

The sneaky, best place to find breakfast tacos in Memphis is in a coffee shop, inside a high-end bike shop, tucked back behind Germantown Parkway in Cordova. 

“Harry treated the celebrities just like he treated everyone else, or I guess he treated everyone else like he treated the celebrities. Customers would go to his office to find him to say hello. Everyone loved him.”

Historic Downtown bar and grill Silky O’ Sullivan’s will soon be under new ownership. 

Thanksgiving is almost upon us and before we get to eating, we’ve got to get to cooking — or ordering. We’re ready to help. 

Jim Lord, Danyel Bonds and Sherrie Taylor can now enjoy one complimentary Whataburger meal a week for a whole year. 

The truck’s crew served complimentary tacos and French toast sticks to the city’s “everyday heroes” as part of its tour across the country.

If you’re not in the mood to cook Thanksgiving dinner this year, kill two birds with one stone. So to speak. 

There are chilis, then there is David’s Chili. The winner of a long-ago contest in Mississippi, it originally came from Santa Fe.

As we continue our three-part Coffee Shop Guide, we hit Midtown, where Memphis’ modern coffee shop scene all began. 

Just try choosing between today’s three $10 deals.