Desmond Robinson says just appearing on ‘Chopped’ was a big win: “The response has been so overwhelming, from congratulations to business inquiries. It’s going to take me months to go through these messages.’

Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about nachos, from the ones you make at home to barbecue nachos to dessert nachos, and Chris is so inspired by a curry on Facebook that he makes a comment.

Desmond Robinson, who graduated from the University of Memphis, is known professionally as Chef D. Arthur. His “Chopped” competition is titled “Meat Fight: Bison!”

Sourdough bread is the star at this South Main bakery and cafe, but an egg sandwich with milk bread is well worth trying. The lobby of the Arrive Memphis hotel provides the appealing backdrop. 

The owners of Tops Bar-B-Q have sold at least seven of their 15 restaurant buildings to a Phoenix firm that buys the real estate of businesses and leases it back to them.

The second location of Marshall Steakhouse will hold 340 customers and occupy 7,800 square feet on two levels with a brewery onsite.

A new ownership group has bought Earnestine & Hazel’s for $900,000 and and a nearby warehouse for $200,000. The old bar will reopen soon, and the new owner promises to keep those Soul Burgers sizzling.

After rehab and recovery, a couple finds an anonymous investor to make their dream project come to life on Brookhaven Circle. 

This year, instead of lasting three hours on one day at FedExForum, the annual event to benefit Youth Villages will be held over two days, Feb. 27-28, at 20 restaurants.

Leonard’s Pit Barbecue might end up on the chopping block if Dan Brown doesn’t find a new owner for Memphis’ oldest barbecue restaurant.

The snow came and we drank it with booze, The Peanut Shoppe faces a tough decision, and the Rendezvous loses a beloved, 53-year employee.

Michigan-based Gordon Food Service — which caters both to restaurants and the food-service industry as well as the general public — has stores in Nashville and Knoxville but none yet in Memphis. 

Salad Expressions will be wedged between the new URBN on Union buildings. The restaurant will open at 1308 Union, which formerly housed E’s 24 Hour Café.

Germantown’s Design Review Commission gave favorable reviews to Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken and the addition to Houston Middle School.

Marshall Steakhouse is adding to its popular Holly Springs location, opening a second restaurant at The Lake District in Lakeland.

Bobby Ellis spent more than 50 years at the Rendezvous; he knew what each one of the 70 keys on a big ring unlocked.

Le Bon Appetit @Home has been postponed a week because of the boil order; Jennifer Biggs and Kelly English talk about cream cheese and all the things it makes better.

You can score a Rendezvous deal today on ‘Good Morning America’ and this week, we have more information about the upcoming Soup Sunday, and Le Bon Appetit cooking classes are postponed one week.

The pandemic and dropping sales have challenged downtown’s Peanut Shoppe. But now the colorful shop that has operated in the same place for 72 years faces more adversity. It must move or close at the end of the year.

A new concept by a local partnership is helping restaurants take orders with employees who are not even at the business.

Despite an announcement earlier in the day that restaurants would have to close due to the boil order, the Health Department directive says they do not.

The kids have had their fun and you’ve made the snow cream. Before it melts away, grab a big bowl of snow and whip up a batch of snosé.

We got through Mardi Gras, Valentine’s Day, two (maybe three) winter storms, yet we cooked and we ate well, and we have the stories and photos to prove it.