Deli Midtown opened last week at 1906 Madison Ave., offering breakfast tacos, soups and Deli on the Square’s famous array of specialty grilled cheese sandwiches.

After 18 years working in the local restaurant industry, David Hernandez and two partners have opened Ricos Tacos & ‘Ritas in Arlington to bring authentic Mexican food to the growing community. 

When The Daily Memphian asked locals what the city needs to improve the area’s culinary scene, the answers spanned the globe.

What began as a pandemic-era, cocktails-to-go service has evolved into a cozy lounge in a century-old bungalow in Cooper-Young. 

Sweet Grass is closing on Easter Sunday, but Ryan Trimm leaves us with one more recipe. This chicken jambalaya is full of flavor, but the secret is in the stock: Make your own.

Black Sheep Catering is putting on the pop-up at 409 S. Main St., where C-themed foods range from chicken, cheeseburgers and corn dogs to champagne and caviar. 

Alcenia’s has reopened on North Main, 390 days after B.J. Chester-Tamayo closed it to renovate the space where she’s operated for 25 years and owned since 2020.

With an important birthday coming up, picking a menu for the party takes care and attention; Fancy’s Fish House is open; you can eat for $10 at New Asia.

After the Hernando DeSoto Bridge shut down shut it down, the ‘diner and dive at Highway 55’ has new booths, a big new kitchen and a new patio that will seat 100. 

New Asia, long a favorite for authentic Chinese food, also offers a solid lunch special.

When the venue partnered with Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken for its grand opening, “people went crazy” for the chicken. 

The new shop, stocked with local and regional food items from more than 50 suppliers, is the latest business to take advantage of the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Open on Main program.

This moussaka from Jim’s Place Grille is a great family meal and could even find a place on your Easter table.

Fancy’s Fish House opens this week on roughly the site of the former Captain Bilbo’s, and it promises good food, a casual atmosphere and an ‘extraordinary’ crudo. 

Festival season is coming into full bloom and this year it begins with a flurry of beer fests.

Tamra ‘Chef Tam’ Patterson goes on ‘Chopped,’ shows everyone what you do in a BLT battle and brings the win home to Memphis.

The new Manes on Main spring beer festival — the “mane” a nod to Memphis vernacular as well as the brewery’s lion logo — will include a hair and beard contest. 

Work has started on Ciao Bella as the longtime local Italian restaurant moves to Sanderlin Centre, just around the corner from where it all began. 

At Memphis’ new pinball pub, David Yopp will showcase a rotating group of machines — from his personal collection of around 70 games, dating from the mid-1970s to the present — for serious and casual players alike. 

Char’s No-Filler Crab Cakes are an indulgence in this season of high crab prices, but if you’re splurging, this is the recipe you want.

A fine fish entree makes an excellent dinner, but there’s a light and easy side to fish, too. For Lent, here are five to try, from sushi to sandwiches.

Pop’s Comfort Kitchen in Bartlett has fried chicken livers with two sides and cornbread every Tuesday for $9.99. It also sells its chicken and dumplings by the gallon. 

It was an eventful week in Memphis, with van Gogh at Graceland, an anniversary at Hampline and sushi at Do, which closed almost 10 years ago.

Maybe you miss a Chicago style hot dog, maybe a Chicago deep dish pizza, maybe you want restaurants to stay open later or want a local diner. What do you think the Memphis restaurant scene needs?

Pair behind Pyro’s plan Instagram-worthy place on Poplar Pike.