Never skip the pasta when it’s made in-house.

Travis Ritzie worked at Leroy and Lewis Barbecue in Austin, Texas, a Michelin-starred barbecue restaurant, before returning to Memphis to start his own barbecue trailer.

Holly Whitfield and Natalie Van Gundy offer up six Memphis food recommendations — including a Dubai chocolate crepe — and make a list of restaurants to try next.

Tonica Downtown and Little Petals East Memphis are open to customers. Poppz Drinks & Sweets on Poplar will open in early November. 

Sky Dog Amber was awarded Gold in the International Amber Lager category, and Tiny Bomb picked up Silver in the German-style Pilsener category.

This week, local theaters perform murder shows, Crosstown showcases Vietnamese culture and you can make pottery at Chucalissa.

The third annual Grind City Coffee Tour is about to have Memphis buzzing for all the right reasons.

Marjorie Levy, a financial services professional by day, will compete at the World Food Championships on Thursday, Oct. 16.

Hold the wasabi and ginger, because all the cake roll needs is warm syrup for dipping.

“What it costs to produce a crop is at record numbers, and the price that (Tennessee farmers) get for that corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton … are almost at near-record lows,” said a Farm Bureau Federation staffer. 

Also, the local board game parlor Board to Beers is officially open at its new location at 3482 Plaza Ave.

For writer Erica Horton, each bite comes with a flood of flavor and memories.

Lauren Rae Holtermann’s career is filled with movie designs and concert posters. But when October rolls around, her Monster Market comes out. 

“Chefs who find ways to reduce food waste are the ones who inspire me the most. They’re not just resourceful; they’re spectacularly imaginative.”

Cracker Barrel closed its Shelby Oaks Drive location in Memphis due to the results of internal performance audits, according to the corporate office.

Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and food writer Ellen Chamberlain are talking about local restaurants that had to close after some sort of calamity and how they can come back from it all. 

The North Carolina based chain has opened a second Memphis-area location. 

The owner describes his international market as encompassing Mediterranean, Hispanic and Indian groceries with some European and American products as well.

First Watch submits a permit to look at a Wolfchase space. Raven & Lily in Collierville is now closed. Sanderlin’s Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken is now open. 

The Liquor Store team is having fun in the kitchen while trying to stay within a certain price point for customers.

The restaurant’s owner said he wanted Social Desiii to represent as much of the subcontinent as possible.

Both Gussied Up and Bar Limina are a part of Cnct. design’s goal to make the Edge District a Memphis destination.

Soul & Spirits is planning to bring “freaky fun” to the Great American Beer Festival this year in the form of gravy-flavored beer.

After a kitchen fire caused more than $100,000 in damages to Mulan Asian Bistro, the popular Cooper-Young restaurant announced it would permanently close.

“Our hearts are with them,” said Karen Carrier, who owns two nearby restaurants and was on-site for The Beauty Shop’s lunch service at the time. “We’re really concerned about Mulan.”