The executive chef for Flight Restaurant Group never attended a day of culinary school, but trained kitchen staff for a national chain. He sold street tacos and now builds seafood towers. And every morning, he brews the coffee for his employees.
Jennifer Biggs and Kelly English talk about rude diners, reminisce about last year’s funeral for the Saints at The Second Line and go off topic.
Jimmy Sinh, aka Sushi Jimmi, is in the kitchen at Saltwater Crab, the menu is new, and it's under new ownership.
There are Grisantis all over, but only one in Collierville. David Grisanti is operating smoothly in the back of Sheffield Antiques Mall, serving up all the family favorites.
Tandem Restaurant Partners will reopen Robilio’s Side Car Cafe within a couple of months.
Tickets are still available to two events at Caritas and our Friday lunch at Tamboli’s Pasta & Pizza; reserve now.
Chocolate Fantasy is back for its 35th year at Agricenter on Saturday. If you have a taste for something else, pasta, pizza, hot dogs, cheese and brews are on the menus at other events this week.
Moondance Grill is Tommy Peters’ latest restaurant, and there’s plenty to like about the new place in Germantown’s Thornwood development.
When you can’t take the beach cure, there’s always more soup. At Mosa, a bowl of yuan bao is one way to combat the gray-day sniffles.
Domenico Canale would be 177 and a birthday party to celebrate him is Thursday at the Old Dominick Distillery, steps away from the warehouse where he started selling whiskey generations ago.
Cold or wet days lend themselves to a pot of soup; book your seat for Friday lunch; get to Napa Cafe for a piece of buttermilk pie and someone else will get one, too.
Renowned chef Stephen Stryjewski will cook with Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman at Bishop’s first guest chef dinner.
Steak by Melissa has closed as construction on I-55 threatens to encroach on property.
Some long-anticipated restaurants opened in 2019. Others quietly popped up and some opened with a bang.
Belly Acres’ new owner is opening a second location in East Memphis and plans to expand the brand regionally.
The Overton Square patisserie 17 Berkshire hosted its first holiday gingerbread house workshop after its social media following requested decorating and baking classes.
Mac Edwards is feeding artists in residence and getting ready to update the bar menu, but has plans for more that could include feeding the public at Crosstown Arts again.
Mike Russell’s Half High Beef is his legacy, a homage to the farm his family has kept for generations in the Piperton-Collierville area.
Elwood’s Shells in Cooper Young has shut its door less than a year after it opened; Elwood’s Shack remains open and ‘booming’.
A group of foodies at the Memphis Islamic Center encourages Memphis restaurants to add halal options to their menus. Their campaign won over restaurateurs at Mulan Bistro and BGR Burger Joint.
Jimmy Gentry and Chris Thorn of P.O. Press are headed to Interim Restaurant and Bar in East Memphis beginning Saturday.
Erling’s plans to double the size of its bar with early 2020 construction project and expand its bar menu when it’s complete.
Slider Inn has opened in the South Main Historic District, bringing sliders and slushies to a building that almost takes up a city block.
Don’t want to bother with cooking a big Thanksgiving meal? You don’t have to. Here are places to buy yours ready to go, or places to eat out on the big day if that’s what you prefer.