$15 Deal: Pearl’s banh mi is a cool summer staple
Pearl's Tea & Coffee House serves a grilled pork banh mi with pickled vegetables, cilantro and topped with a jalapeno. (Kelsey Bowen/The Daily Memphian)
Kelsey Bowen
Kelsey Bowen is a born-and-bred Memphian with publications in Creative Nonfiction magazine and at the Library of Congress, who occasionally moonlights as a writing teacher. You can usually find her digging around a Summer Avenue antique mall or seated at a Malco movie theater.
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