With a menu exactly the same as it was when it closed in 2017, eating at The Farmer is a reunion with old favorites.

Southern food talk brings back memories, the Liars’ Lunch group finds its chicken tenders, Sunrise is coming to East Memphis, Gus’s is in Germantown and Whataburger is nixed for Collierville.

Fried chicken or barbecue? Mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes? And why didn’t we even mention squash or coleslaw? Chris and Jennifer talk Southern food on Sound Bites.

The application for a Whataburger restaurant in Collierville was withdrawn on Jan. 14, according to Donquetta Singleton, Collierville project planner.

An established group of restaurateurs will take over the recently vacated Blue Plate Café location in East Memphis.

Tucked into Ridgeway Trace shopping center in East Memphis, the restaurant serves ramen, of course, and you’ll also find takoyaki, bao, donburi and more.

Gus’s in Germantown is open at Poplar and Forest Hill Irene and delivers the same fine chicken that it does all over.

The club members, upset after chicken tenders were removed from Houston’s menu in July 2020, have found a new home for their favorite lunch.

Sure, it would be nice to be on a beach and enjoying the surf and the sand, but if COVID is keeping you from escaping the cold weather, there’s always soup. Soup will never let you down.

A lentil soup is the perfect versatile weeknight winter meal, taking on a different character with a range of slight spice adjustments. 

The restaurant will be located on a site where Malco once considered building a theater.

Horn of Africa adds to the diverse food choices of the Summer Avenue corridor, offering Ethiopian food in the same strip with Kay Bakery.

We know about a lot of Memphis thangs, but that doesn’t mean we’ve tried them all. This week, our food writer eats her first slice of Coletta’s barbecue pizza.

Science of Beer returns to the Pink Palace on Friday as MoSH returns to its pre-pandemic event schedule.

Grocery store shelves are bare, produce departments are all but empty early in the day, and whose fault is it? Yes, it’s COVID.

A crème brûlée recipe from Tiger and Peacock in The Memphian makes an easy but impressive dessert.

“Oh, Omicron, when are you gonna be gone?” That’s Britton DeWeese’s question as he sits at home, recovered but with a sick family and a work staff continuing to test positive.

Pho 4 Ever in Cordova offers an extensive menu and we’ve barely begun, but so far the food and the service are promising.

Blue Plate Café to close after the death of its owner, Memphis Pizza Café goes to shorter hours due to staffing issues and we’re trying Kind January instead of Dry January. 

The Science of Beer returns to the Museum of Science & History for a big, spread-out tasting and educational event Jan. 14.

2021 brought staff shortages, supply chain delays, COVID surges and sad losses, but also new restaurants and the return of old friends.

Las Delicias is a solid choice for Mexican food and a destination for guacamole and chips. It’s also a real bargain.

With hopes for a better 2022, we look to new places and a return to dining reviews; catch up on food stories you missed over the busy holidays. 

Hoppin’ John with black-eyed peas? Maybe we’ve been wrong about that. This year, give field peas a chance.

Melissa Cookston intended to simply find a hangout headquarters for the World Junior Barbecue League, but then she stumbled upon 12,000-square-feet of space. She’d always wanted a barbecue supply store.