Dan Brown’s Sunday was full of old friends who came to wish the former owner of Leonard’s Pit Barbecue best of luck in his retirement.

The kitchen at the reopened La Baguette is full of experienced bakers, pastry makers and cake decorators, all there to be sure it tastes like you remember.

Molly’s La Casita has been sold, but it’s been bought by regulars who say they plan to spruce up the Midtown restaurant a little but otherwise keep a good thing going.

Memphis took a punch with the death of Tommy Peters; ‘Mrs. Louise’ turned 98; your spicy tomato soup recipe is delivered.

The Junior League of Memphis needs to clear space and is selling about 1,000 cookbooks, including 750 copies of the popular ‘Heart & Soul.’

A Caribbean paradise turned bad for Angela and Tony Sarwar when they found out they had COVID just before they were to return home.

Jennifer, Chris and Eric talk about new masking rules and how the high local numbers are affecting restaurants — and them.

Saucy Chicken has more space and an expanded menu after moving from Crosstown to East Memphis.

If you want to eat at RP Tracks, starting this week, you have to show your vaccination card or negative COVID test. The first day of the new practice went smoothly for the University area restaurant. 

It’s a long trip from Boston to Memphis, but the cold-water cod for the fish and chips at The Majestic Grille gets here fast, flown in each week.

Restaurateurs worry that Shelby County’s new mask mandate might scare customers, but prefer it over more stringent restrictions on their businesses.

It’s one thing to get rid of bookshelves; getting rid of the cookbooks they held turns out to be a little harder.

Jennifer Biggs shares her recipe for Butternut Squash with Dukkah.

Some restaurants are once again closing because of employees testing positive, and a group of employees walked out of Soul Fish’s Midtown location on Sunday because it didn’t close.

Boscos might be a full-service restaurant and bar, but it’s also a brewery and, even more, it was the first new one to open in Tennessee since the repeal of Prohibition.

The Memphis Redbirds are getting in the barbecue spirit with an upcoming weekend ribs competition; they’re even changing the team name for two games.

Downtown restaurateurs face the same problems their colleagues around town do, but a pared-down office population adds to their woes.

A pleasant surprise on the scale inspires a renewed interest in cooking at home.

Jennifer Biggs says that Flame Ramen is crowded, convenient at a well-traveled corner in Midtown and the food is fresh and MSG-free, but that comes at a cost.

A zero-waste goal and humble leftovers come together to make a stellar dish for the bar menu at Dory.

The third area Slim Chickens opens at Wolfchase, with big shoes to fill if it plans to keep up with the other two in international sales standings.

Bryant Bain starts a dinner series to raise money for a bigger smoker, and Peggy’s Healthy Home Cooking has moved about a mile west, from Cleveland to Crump.

Grind City Brewing Co. sits on a hill in Uptown that provides a spectacular view of Downtown Memphis and the bridge, and the artisan taproom has about a dozen beers on tap.

An unsolicited recipe that you’ll appreciate is in this week’s Recipe Exchange; two new Midtown restaurants are on the way; food truck news for you too.

Fresh Apple Cake is simple enough for anyone to make and it’s delicious, like pineapple upside down cake without the pineapple.