With a variety of chicken choices in restaurants across the county, a Filipino variety is coming to Lakeland.

Plus, get a sneak peek at Bog & Barley, an upscale vegan cheese place and a new neighborhood restaurant near Poplar and Perkins. 

To build out the new Bog & Barley, 447 pieces of the restaurant were built in Ireland, taken apart, boxed up, shipped here and then reassembled. Here’s a sneak peek before it opens next week. 

Vegan restaurant Plant Based Heat packed the Renasant Convention Center for its first Vegan Brunch Sunday, March 26.

Belle Meade Social will open where Jim’s Place and Strano! used to be, and the owners want to “be that local, neighborhood spot where people want to go — not just for when we first open, but for the next 50, 60 years.” 

Julie Piatt is moving her dairy-free cheese production and distribution business to Crosstown — and it will include a cafe serving wine, kombucha and plant-based charcuterie. 

Pat Klinke’s rum cake is as legendary as her fundraising with the Le Bonheur Club, which is turning 100 this year. 

Sure, most of us liked brownies when we were kids and plenty of us still do, but what’s keeping it from having its heyday?

901 Hot Pot & Korean BBQ is communal, it’s fun and diners are feasting on a selection of more than 100 items they cook themselves, right at the table.

BallHoggerz BBQ is the real deal. You can get a smoked turkey leg sandwich at lunch for $8, or even go with smoked sausage for $5.

Recent offerings at 901 Bakes includes strawberry and cream croissants, flourless pineapple cake and mushroom ricotta danishes.

Plus, a substantial giveaway from Jersey Mike’s, a Tennessee pizza and beer place makes it into Halo and how much would you pay for your favorite cocktail. 

“We’re excited. We feel like the market is underserved for independent butchers, and it’s great that we’ll have butchers who know to cook,” said one of the store’s owners. 

When asked, Muddy’s Bake Shop owner Kat Gordon was happy to go to the vault and pull out her retired recipe for Therapy Brownies; she even made a bake-along video.

Sam’s Deli, a Highland Avenue favorite, offers a nice veggie pita sandwich for a lighter lunch and half sandwiches for those who can’t put away a huge hoagie.

Cocozza gets new artwork, 901 Hot Pot & Korean BBQ is opening, a fancy gala is coming up and you can get your tickets today for next month’s Breakfast for Dinner at First Congo.

A pandemic-era hobby and a desire to master sourdough bread have led to a new bakery in Hernando.

A former teacher with Teach For America hopes to offer the best plate of nachos around at the new Louis Connelly’s Bar for Fun Times and Friendship.

The pet friendly shop will also have a full espresso bar. 

A trip to Evelyn & Olive this week had our food writer wondering how much trouble it would be to make Jamaican Beef Patties at home. The answer: No yeast, no frying and just a basic crust you knead by hand. 

Memphis in May used a number of factors to decide what teams wouldn’t make the cut for this year’s scaled-down World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Tom Lee Park.

The Kitchen Table, a new restaurant in Arlington, is preparing to open this weekend filling the former Vinegar Jim’s spot near the town square.

Keeping the pantry stocked with spices is key to be able to cook up a good meal; Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington discuss the most important ones.

Jamaica natives Wayne Lumsden and his wife bought Evelyn & Olive in 2018 and kept the menu but changed the preparation of the dishes to make them more authentic. 

Sun of a Vegan’s Collier family wants to help people make a transition to plant-based eating with tacos, nachos, burgers and their signature lasagna.