DeSoto County hosts hot-wing and ribs festival
Teams competed at the DeSoto County Wings and Ribs Festival in Olive Branch April 6.
Teams competed at the DeSoto County Wings and Ribs Festival in Olive Branch April 6.
Huey’s Downtown will temporarily be closed for renovations, Church’s Texas Chicken on Third Street has reopened and Comeback Coffee has new to-go cans.
“We pick up a lot of the nostalgic places in Memphis to try to keep them the same and a little bit of the history as much as we can,” said one of the new owners.
Hands-on cooking classes are scarce, and Church Health’s Cook Well, Be Well program grew out of an acknowledgment that many locals need to learn basic culinary skills to eat more healthily.
The proposed Whataburger would include a drive-thru and outdoor patio, but the original, 2022 plan for the site said no drive-thru restaurants would be allowed there without approval from the Land Use Control Board and Memphis City Council.
Belltower Coffee is hosting a new festival at the end of April, which kicks off its new initiative focused on community, connection and, of course, coffee.
When West African chef Bala Tounkara noticed all the barbecue drama in Memphis, a proverbial light bulb came on.
Sen Trang opens March 29 in the old Pho Binh building, Bojangles is settling into an old Zaxby’s, and Rock’n Dough is having its grand opening soon in the Edge District.
Presley was on hand for the announcement regarding the former Hard Rock Cafe site, which will house the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum and Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
The lawsuit accuses Collierville of an illegal denial, causing harm to site trustee Bob Cartwright.
Last year’s Asian Night Market event was packed, and organizers have a plan for how to handle for this year’s crowds.
“Today I don’t want to own (a restaurant), but I can never stop cooking,” Chef Tamra Patterson said. “Cooking is in my blood — it’s all I know to do.”
Midtown’s new tropical-themed bar, from the owners of Cameo, will have its grand opening Saturday, April 13.
Penny’s Nitty Gritty has been rebranded into Courtside Grill amid a restaurant ownership change, and Chipotle and Scooter’s Coffee Shop have come to Arlington.
At Cole Jeanes’ Kinfolk restaurant, he’s blended the seemingly divergent influences of Japan and the American South on the menu and in his mind. For him, they are in culinary harmony.
The Terrace menu is also an indication of what’s to come with both Paulette’s Restaurant and Tug’s Casual Grill.
Abraham Valenzuela got his start in the food business playing mariachi music in local restaurants. Now, he owns two restaurants in Olive Branch, one in Memphis and another on the way to Germantown.
The Genre, known for its musical atmosphere as well as its food, is one of the many local businesses participating in the ninth annual Memphis Black Restaurant Week.
Plus, Rendezvous will have special hours for March Madness.
In this week’s episode of Sound Bites, Eric Barnes and Holly Whitfield discuss “100 Things To Do In Memphis Before You Die”.
The Junior BBQ League founded by Memphis in May barbecue grand champion Melissa Cookston is also coming to the rival barbecue contest in Tom Lee Park along with a barbecue boot camp.
In past visits, Publix has praised Collierville on the town’s organization, accessibility, design and cleanliness.
“If you’re in coffee long enough, you need to learn how to source the coffee yourself,” said Tina Tatum, who owns two coffee shops in north Mississippi and is now operating an Arlington roastery.
Back in 2008, Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” had Lou Martin of Uncle Lou’s Fried Chicken in tears.
Zang zang baos became huge on East Asian social media sites starting in 2017, where users began to post their “muddy bun face,” after their first bite covers eaters in cocoa dust. But there’s no guarantee it will last long in the Mid-South.