Popular food truck opens its first Beale St. restaurant
New Wing Order partner Jesse McDonald has operated a food truck with longtime friend Cole Forrest since 2018. Now they’re opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant within Ghost River taproom on Beale Street. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life.
Craft beer and hot wings make beautiful music — and up to 240 different flavor combinations — together on Beale Street.
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