The best food at this year’s Mid-South Fair is sugary, sweet and indulgent.

Also, Max’s Sports Bar hosts a grand opening for its new upsized patio space, Urban Consequence Brewing Co. has closed and Cafe Piazza is open in Collierville.

Hattiloo has created the Black Chef’s Table, pairing three-course meals with select performances.

The new South Main Street shop offers locally sourced produce, canned goods, beauty products and more.

Sweet Musings first opened last year in Cordova with from-scratch pastries made daily. 

Ramblin’ Joes to have grand opening on Sunday, Sept. 21. Sonic Drive-In is adding a location at the southwest corner of Poplar Avenue and Yates Road. 

Coffee and pastries will mix with potential cat adoptions in a novel new business slated to open in Southaven later this year.

The Chick-fil-A, which opened in 2009, closed on May 29 for renovations of the 4,400-square-foot building at 1980 Union Ave. 

Memphis’ very own Good Fortune Co. brought their handmade noodle and dumplings and faced off against Nishaan, a Pakistani-American fusion food truck based in New York City.

The Tops location, which suffered another fire in February, had been within four weeks of reopening after a major reconstruction. 

Since its inception, Wiseacre’s Broad Avenue taproom has relied on a rotating cast of food trucks. But now the brewery is opening its own in-house sandwich shop. 

A restaurant with no heat lamps, no deep fryers, no microwaves, and even a “no night shifts ever” approach is opening in Germantown. 

Trap Fusion closes its Cordova restaurant but launches Trap Vegan in its flagship eatery in Whitehaven. Wiseacre Brewing Co.’s new sandwich concept Panuzzo King will launch soon on Broad Avenue.

Hotel Napoleon’s Archives Bar & Bistro has reopened and is being run by the founder of Sweet Magnolia Gelato Co.

The new food truck park is expected to bring new energy to the northern edge of Shelby Farms Park. 

There’s a new way to sample the food and music of Soulsville in Memphis. 

Fox Ridge Pizza is opening in Top Gun, Sen Trang will have new owners and Dvour Desserts is expanding to Southaven.

When a dish only has two main ingredients, there isn’t much room for error.

More Southern chefs are adding plant-based items to their menus, reshaping the region’s food culture and challenging the idea that Southern cuisine has to be meat-heavy — or predictable.

The updated menu is robust and features petite portioned appetizers, sandwiches, salads, entrees and desserts.

Karaoke night at Good Fortune hits a new note with a new Filipino snack bar at the helm. Plus, Maciel’s on Summer Avenue is back, and Ryu Sushi owner opens new restaurant . 

Cracker Barrel in Lakeland wasn’t one of the locations that changed its logo and sign.

A former market researcher has realized her dream of opening a food truck and is serving authentic Polish sauerkraut, beets, kielbasa and pierogi.

A Nashville-based pizza chain is bringing the “House Party,” a vegan option and more to the University of Memphis food court.