Isiah Thomas and his Cheurlin Champagne were an unexpected treat of the 2019 Memphis Food & Wine Festival.

Mac Edwards wishes the best for Caritas Village and says interim executive director Kristin McMillin would've been his choice as successor.

Mike Miller’s Let It Fly might be a sports bar, but the menu, with some help from restaurateur Melissa Cookston, is a cut above.

Wally Joe shows us how to make shrimp toast that becomes an elegant appetizer after a quick saute and a simple garnish.

Memphis Made will join friends at High Cotton in the Edge District when its second brewery opens next year.

Eggxactly Breakfast and Deli in Whitehaven opens Oct. 8 and will serve breakfast, lunch and brunch.

A locally owned seafood restaurant that opened in Cordova a year ago will soon open a second location in Midtown.

Crosstown Arts’ Today & Always restaurant has closed, but will continue to serve coffee and pastries and provide meeting space.

Memphis Food & Wine Festival brings top-notch local and national talent together for a big party with creative food and excellent wine.

Moondance Grill opens in Germantown and serves up American classics such as steak and shrimp, pours solid cocktails and has a nice wine list.

The middle child of Anastasia and Charlie Vergos, who founded the Rendezvous 71 years ago, Nick Vergos grew up in the family business, most recently running the restaurant's Downtown shipping operation.

Chef duo Andy & Michael will have a bar in Central Station when it opens and a restaurant about a month later.

The proprietors of Lucy J's Bakery are paying employees $15 an hour, a tall order for small businesses but one they say is paying dividends beyond profits.

The Arcade is throwing a big block party on Saturday and featuring a $1 – or 100-cents – menu.

Global Café celebrates its first anniversary on Saturday and Sunday at Crosstown; join the family for a meal.

In Erling Jensen’s kitchen, chefs learn the skills and gain the confidence to run their own restaurants.

Soul Fish opens its sixth location just hours after being given final approval.

Bala Tounkara wants to make African food appealing to those who have never tried it, but he also wants to give people with African parents a chance to try dishes beyond their familiar fare.

Festival organizers said they want to introduce people in the "capital of barbecue and soul food" to alternative dining styles.

Summertime is watermelon time, and Bonefish Grill mixes up an icy and delicious martini with a skewer of frozen fruit for garnish.

Golf fans and restaurateurs Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman put a concession on TPC Southwind for the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

At Fix, Memphians who want the convenience of a meal kit delivery service can also support a local business.

Jim & Samella’s House in South Memphis celebrates its sixth anniversary on Saturday and reopens next month.

El Mero Taco brings its Mexican-Southern mashup style to Cordova at Macon Station.

Coastal Fish Company, owned by Russ Graham and Tom Powers, will open this fall in the space on Hyde Lake formerly occupied by The Kitchen.