Boscos might be a full-service restaurant and bar, but it’s also a brewery and, even more, it was the first new one to open in Tennessee since the repeal of Prohibition.

Three local restaurants/bars require vaccine cards, an idea for giving new life to leftovers, prosecco on tap has us giddy, and everyone loves a good sandwich.

Chinese leftovers are given new life when they’re used to make a fusion Asian Paella.

Lenny’s started in Bartlett in 1998 and now is expanding its brand as it opens inside the Walmart store on Winchester this week.

Red sauce? Green sauce? Cheese sauce? El Gallo Giro on Lamar Avenue says, why choose?

Bari opens Tuesday in its new place at 524 S. Cooper, just a stone’s throw from its old place but with lots more room and its own parking.

The Memphis Redbirds are getting in the barbecue spirit with an upcoming weekend ribs competition; they’re even changing the team name for two games.

Three local bar/restaurants have laid down the law: If you want to drink or eat with them, you have to show proof of vaccination or that you’re COVID-free.

Agricenter International’s signature fundraiser, Feast on the Farm Gala, is expected to return to in-person festivities Saturday, Aug. 7 in the newly-renovated ShowPlace Arena.

At the Backlot Sandwich Shop, on South Front, the meats are done in-house and piled high, from clubs to Reubens to po’ boys and more. 

Downtown restaurateurs face the same problems their colleagues around town do, but a pared-down office population adds to their woes.

A recently passed state law is raising questions about Germantown’s recent vaccination requirement. However, the city believes the employment policy is not prohibited by state law.

A pleasant surprise on the scale inspires a renewed interest in cooking at home.

Fig bread is an easy and delicious way to use every single fruit that comes your way during the short fig season.

Jennifer Biggs says that Flame Ramen is crowded, convenient at a well-traveled corner in Midtown and the food is fresh and MSG-free, but that comes at a cost.

Dr. Jeff Warren believes it’s time for mandatory masking; Deni Reilly worries restaurants are going to bear the brunt of high COVID numbers once again.

Memphis Dining Week is in two weeks; have a look at menus online now and make your pick and reservations from the 13 participating restaurants.

Ghost River Beale Street opened earlier this month on the east end of the street, bringing food, live music, its local beers, a nano brewery and a full bar to the new taproom.

Jennifer Biggs: A follow-up tip for last week’s apple cake; a visit to an Uptown brewery; My Favorite Things comes back this week after a visit to Dory and Slim Chickens hired errybody.

Jennifer Biggs: “It’s the best time of the year to eat local, we talk about tomato pies, quiche, beer — and this: Do grownups eat cereal?”

Elwood’s Shells might be closed, but now you can make the same shrimp and grits at home whenever you want.

A zero-waste goal and humble leftovers come together to make a stellar dish for the bar menu at Dory.

The third area Slim Chickens opens at Wolfchase, with big shoes to fill if it plans to keep up with the other two in international sales standings.

Bryant Bain starts a dinner series to raise money for a bigger smoker, and Peggy’s Healthy Home Cooking has moved about a mile west, from Cleveland to Crump.

Through a partnership with Whole Child Strategies, Memphis Area Transit Authority offers Klondike and Smokey City residents bus rides each Tuesday and Saturday to nearby locations where healthful food is available.