Reny Alfonso cooks for his first whiskey tasting at Celtic Crossing next week, then the Irish pub takes on Cider Fest two days later; FedExForum shows off food lineup for the season.

Cream of asparagus soup is luxurious but hey, it’s got vegetables. It can’t be too bad for you, right?

The WynnBET Sports Bar at FedExForum will seek to bring fans into FedExForum even when the homecourt isn’t in action. 

In Cordova, you can find a $10 Deal for lunch on Monday at Friday Tuna.

Dine at one of nine Collierville restaurants on Thursday and part of your money will help the employees affected by the Kroger Collierville shooting.

Beer lovers raised a glass to the return of Memphis Brewfest, and the addition of Brunchfest, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Jones’ Bar-B-Q in Marianna makes The New York Times’ 2021 Restaurant List, and it’s an easy drive across the Arkansas Delta.

Memphis Food & Wine Festival, Brewfest and Brunchfest are this weekend, Downtown Dining Week is set for Nov. 1-7, and Big Bad Breakfast brings its bad self to East Memphis.

Kourambiethes are delicious and easy to make in large quantity if you follow tips from the volunteers at Memphis Greek Festival.

Wally Joe and Jose Gutierrez talk about the upcoming Memphis Food & Wine Festival, back on Saturday after a 2020 COVID hiatus.

John Currence’s signature breakfast restaurant finally got ahead of the supply chain and is open in East Memphis, and serving good food.

Memphis Greek Festival returns this weekend after missing two May festivals because of COVID.

Operated out of Kelly Daniele’s home, the Chicks N Cheese sells creative, colorful arrangements of tasty meats, cheese, fruit and veggies, along with candies, nuts, olives, pretzels, crackers and flowers.

The culinary ghost of Coach Cal will be but a dusty memory now that a new name is over the door at the DoubleTree Hilton on Sanderlin.

The shrimp tempura special at Sakura, with soup and salad, might be one of the best lunch deals around. 

“The ‘Vous” is still months away from release, but it was submitted for consideration for the Sundance festival this week; the filmmakers talk about it on Sound Bites.

Mashama Bailey of The Grey comes to Dixon Gallery & Gardens for a special dinner; fall means festival season and plenty are coming.

A fulfilled request for Kelly English’s salad dressing also turns up a nice recipe for a shrimp and tomato salad.

Baking is underway for the 62nd Memphis Greek Festival, coming Oct. 8 and Oct. 9. It’s a bit smaller, but ‘still a party.’

Memphis has the first Wahlburgers in Tennessee and the first Wahlburgers Wild anywhere as restaurant opens in former Uncle Buck’s location at Bass Pro.

A documentary about the Rendezvous has taken more than four years to film about 700 hours of footage, and the hope is that an 80-minute film will find its way to a film festival in early 2022.

B.R. Distilling, makers of Blue Note spirits, have new products in the market and new markets opening as this local company grows at a rapid pace.

B.R. Distilling’s McCauley Williams talks on this week’s Sound Bites about how he started the company.