The AM/DM podcast: A weekend of food

By , Daily Memphian Published: April 17, 2026 6:24 AM CT

If there’s one thing happening this weekend, it’s food. 

More specifically, it’s a bunch of food festivals. You like hot wings? The World Championship Hot Wing Contest & Festival is at River Garden Park on Saturday. 

Vegan fare? The Vegan Block Party at Martyr’s Park is the same day. What about wine? You can wine-d down your Saturday at the Vintage901 Grand Tasting. 


Hear music on porches, the Peabody rooftop and at the new Grind City Amp


The next day, there’s more, with the Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival on Riverside Drive and the Mid-South Food Truck Festival. 

Today, digital producer Kelsey Bowen joins us to talk about what looks, and sounds, good. 

Join us. 

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AM/DM Food Events
Mary Cashiola

Mary Cashiola

Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration. 

Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there. 

She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry. 


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