Sugar Avenue bakery had a name and a website, but it took a crisis and a desire to do something happy to bring it to fruition.

Gov. Bill Lee will receive a recommendation to allow dining establishments, closed one month, to reopen May 1, but area restaurateurs say that’s too soon. 

Restaurateurs find applying for loans under the CARES Act to be time-consuming and confusing, but now they hope the money is on the way so they can put people back to work.

Huey’s continues to pay all employees their regular salaries; The Boggs family, which owns the company, is banking on a CARES Act loan to cover the 565-employee payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Muddy’s Bake Shop closes for now, for the safety of employees and customers, during the COVID-19 crisis. And everyone came out for the ‘best worst day ever.’

A crisis brings out the good in Memphians, from restaurateurs to anonymous donors to business owners and nonprofit organizations.

Need a little human interaction while you’re isolating? Turn to online resources and follow local cooks or create a Zoom happy hour with your friends.

Restaurant dining rooms are closed, but owners are finding ways to help laid-off employees, and hope for government solutions to cut through red tape.

Some landlords are waiving April rent to help restaurateurs weather the COVID-19 storm that closed their dining rooms.

Jennifer Biggs & Kelly English talk about how the local restaurant business is faring under fears of coronavirus.

In trying times, local restaurants are looking to new menus for delivery, discount gift cards and letting diners know they're open – and clean.

Local restaurant owners worry that slow business could last longer than they can if fears of coronavirus keep people from dining out.

Local restaurants are seeing a varying degree of impact on business as concerns regarding coronavirus grow. Meanwhile, eateries are taking precautions to protect customers

Robilio’s Side Car Café is almost back in play, ready for Wednesday bike nights and Sunday afternoon crawfish boils.

Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day are celebrated with fancy chocolates and whiskey this weekend.

Grab a $10 Deal through Lent by visiting local Catholic churches for Friday night fish fries.

The property is near the intersection of Wesley Drive, close to Methodist South Hospital.

The restaurant group also owns Rum Boogie Café, King’s Palace and The Pig on Beale.

Participating restaurants mostly offer a two-course lunch for $15 and a three-course dinner for $25.

Muddy’s magic began with an accident, a ‘crisis of certainty,’ a lot of prayer and, ultimately, a leap of faith on Leap Day.

Native sons Andy and Michael have been nominated as semifinalists for–guess what?–Best Chef: Southeast by the James Beard Foundation.

We can still cross our fingers for more of NBC’s “Bluff City Law,” but should it return to the air, Elijah will need a new office building: Strait & Associates at Front Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard will soon be home to a restaurant, a sandwich shop and up those stairs where a beer or two was consumed on the show, a speakeasy.

The pizza will set you back $8-$10, depending on which one you order. The crust was perfect, puffed around the edges, a bit of chew in the center.

Soup Sunday is back for its annual event that has filled bellies with warm soup for 31 years and the coffers at Youth Villages with more than $1.5 million.

Shawn Danko has been named the Restaurateur of the Year and will be honored at Sunday’s annual Memphis Restaurant Association banquet; February events still to come; tamales are back at Elwood’s Shack.