A friendly competition over who could make the best homebrew turned into the city’s second-largest brewery. 

Josh Carlucci wrote his first $10 Deal after eating the soul burger at Earnestine & Hazel’s. He didn’t think, at the time, that it would be the start of a terrifying and wonderful career writing about food.

Here in Memphis you can’t throw a proverbial stick without hitting a restaurant that’s been featured on someone’s broadcast or streamed network.

Plus a Playa Bowls location is planned for the Edge District. More locations could be on the way.

Turkey is smoked for an entire day before it becomes part of this breakfast favorite. 

The Peach Cobbler Factory is one of the country’s fastest-growing quick-service chains, and in Memphis, Otis and Janie Jackson are on a roller coaster of expansion. 

Ellen Chamberlain returns to Sound Bites, where she and host Holly Whitfield talk Detroit-style pizza, gouda grits and where to find late-night dining Downtown.

A new pizza place is planned for Downtown, a Germantown Mexican restaurant closes and Midtown gains a coffee shop. 

Renee’s Sandwich Shop has an old-school breakfast that will keep a diner full all day long. 

Chef Kelly English is hosting a four-course meal inspired by “Away with the Tides,” an exhibition currently at the Brooks Museum of Art. 

Chef Marisa Griffith has been curating the Overton Park Shell’s dining experiences for the past four years, but this year, the food is a little different. 

The last Baby Jack’s in Bartlett is slated to close, and Goodwill hopes to put a retail and drop-off center on the site. 

The Fig & Prosciutto Flatbread is sweet and tangy, with fresh, peppery arugula, prosciutto de parma and balsamic glaze. 

And, soon, it will be in area Kroger stores, courtesy of Oh Grate! 

Ellen Chamberlain joins Memphis food podcast host Holly Whitfield to talk about Memphis food news of the week, from a car crash at Celtic to caviar bumps. 

Omi Blu’s spice blends Spice Lyfe blends incorporate functional foods such as turmeric, kelp powder and cinnamon to create easy ways to season foods while also eating for health.

The Tops on Thomas Street reopens, Kinfolk doesn’t and more Cronuts are on the way.

“Structurally, things may be a little different,” said the owners, but the Cooper-Young pub is coming back with a new cocktail to mark the occasion. 

The new Maeve’s could have been a second Bog & Barley but the restaurant group decided to do something different. 

The Bar Limina owner calls the guest bartender “a huge get” right out of the gate.

Filipino fried chicken franchise Kukuruku — pronounced koo-koo-roo-koo — marinates its chicken in lechon, a spice blend traditionally used for roasting whole hogs. 

A new hangout spot is coming to Midtown Memphis that brings a twist to the traditional game night. 

Video posted to social media shows the driver crashing into the Cooper-Young restaurant’s front patio without making efforts to brake.

The Four Way in South Memphis knows special-occasion food doesn’t have to be relegated to holidays and family gatherings.

The “safety” of Bartlett is part of the appeal of the new location, after owner was shot in the leg at its East Memphis location.