Three Memphis chefs with Chinese roots share their favorite “lucky” dishes to celebrate the Lunar New Year. 

Bao Toan, from the family behind Mochi & Mi, will open their newest restaurant Wednesday, Jan. 29. 

Central BBQ marries both the old and the new in its revamped Central Avenue location. 

When the new Rawgirls owner Laura Wegner saw an opportunity to merge her culinary roots with her health care expertise, she didn’t hesitate.

As the U.S. surgeon general raises the alarm about the link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk, the “sober curious” are seeing the benefits of abstaining.

The sober and sober curious movements have made a mark, especially on restaurant and taproom menus.

Memphis Jamaican Kitchen owners Ryan and Ebony Meeks are adding a second location in the Medical District area with dine-in service. They will also be keeping the food truck open in Downtown Memphis.

Shroomlicious pauses operations to kickstart progress on new location, Pretty Taco closed “temporarily” and The Ready Room is closed.

The one-day addition to the MIM barbecue contest at Liberty Park is tied in with the Fort Worth, Texas based Steak Cookout Association.

The rib steak, with its charred edges and tender middle, balances beautifully with plump shrimp just kissed by the grill. 

Applications open Tuesday, Jan. 28. Anyone interested is encouraged to apply in person at the Southaven Chamber of Commerce during weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Bog & Barley chef Reny Alfonso has created a Robert Burns Night menu that offers a modern spin to traditional Scottish dishes. 

Honorees from two local restaurants and one bakery made the prestigious semifinalists list. 

Three local experts talk about how proteins, carbs and fats make up the building blocks of the body and how they keep people energized, functioning and healthy. 

This week’s jigsaw features a photo by The Daily Memphian’s photographer, Mark Weber, of a salad from Wild Beet Salad Co.

Kelcie Nollner didn’t have a background in restaurants when she opened her first one in 2014. But she knew her salad-focused concept could find a following.

Jason Gardner’s Whitehaven restaurant, Trap Fusion, had a line of people waiting to order food, while visitors filled most of the tables inside the dining room.

On this week’s “Sound Bites,” Holly Whitfield sat down with two of Hard Times Deli’s owners, Harrison Downing and Schuyler O’Brien, to discuss their backgrounds, the new restaurant and more.

Ecco Lounge is fitted with couches, chairs, tables and wall accents, including the signage Ecco Sala, meaning lounge in Italian. 

Taqueria El Palenke Express doesn’t try to overdeliver, and it doesn’t have to.

The vacant Chili’s restaurant near Poplar Avenue and Exeter Road could soon be home to a restaurant with a niche for breakfast, brunch and lunch.

It used to be you had to make your own king cake or order one from New Orleans, but now many Memphis bakeries make them, as well. 

The Business Blitz goal is to bring businesses, residents and community stakeholders “in a celebration of local commerce.”

“One thing we’ve all learned since the pandemic is that change is the only constant,” restaurateur Deni Reilly said.

Plus, bar owners Mary Oglesby and Paul Gilliam talk about the state of the service industry in Memphis.