Celtic Crossing will close until early fall to construct a new patio. Bora Bora Smoothie Cafe and Uncle Red’s Turkey Legs just opened. Board to Beers is soon to follow. 

Wolf River Hospitality Group is bringing a new concept to the Germantown building where Asaderos Mexican Grill formerly operated. The restaurant company has owned the space since 2021.

“We want to reactivate the space in the near future,” said one of the restaurant’s owners. 

The restaurant’s salmon is served with sauteed spinach, mushrooms and fresh peas atop a red wine sauce — and it’s magnificent.

The restaurant closed its doors recently, but it’s taking its show on the road.

The Dame, located at 69 Pontotoc Ave., is part of the restoration of the century-old Downtown hotel. And across town, a Sonic Drive-In is being razed.

At Prince Tea House, tea is served from delicate teapots and poured into charming, matching cups with saucers.

A trend, driven in part by social media, is adding sweet and savory flavors to Memphis’ treat scene. 

The mushroom queen returns with a selection of guest chefs at her Artist Table. Plus, Horn Lake gets a Chipotle. 

Fuego Vivo is expected to open by the end of the year in the space formerly occupied by Carrabba’s Italian Grill at 5110 Poplar Avenue.

Baby Jack’s owner Will Clem is retiring and selling the building at 7610 U.S. 70 after 15 years in business.

Roast, relate, repeat: Award-winning local coffee roaster Naiman Rigby encourages patrons to pause and indulge in accessible luxury.

Also, Wiseacre Brewing Co. will introduce sandwich restaurant Panuzzo King, and a beverage shop, coffee by day and craft cocktails at night, will open late fall on South Main.

A friendly competition over who could make the best homebrew turned into the city’s second-largest brewery. 

Plus a Playa Bowls location is planned for the Edge District. More locations could be on the way.

A new pizza place is planned for Downtown, a Germantown Mexican restaurant closes and Midtown gains a coffee shop. 

Chef Marisa Griffith has been curating the Overton Park Shell’s dining experiences for the past four years, but this year, the food is a little different. 

The last Baby Jack’s in Bartlett is slated to close, and Goodwill hopes to put a retail and drop-off center on the site. 

Omi Blu’s spice blends Spice Lyfe blends incorporate functional foods such as turmeric, kelp powder and cinnamon to create easy ways to season foods while also eating for health.

The Tops on Thomas Street reopens, Kinfolk doesn’t and more Cronuts are on the way.

“Structurally, things may be a little different,” said the owners, but the Cooper-Young pub is coming back with a new cocktail to mark the occasion. 

The new Maeve’s could have been a second Bog & Barley but the restaurant group decided to do something different. 

Filipino fried chicken franchise Kukuruku — pronounced koo-koo-roo-koo — marinates its chicken in lechon, a spice blend traditionally used for roasting whole hogs. 

Video posted to social media shows the driver crashing into the Cooper-Young restaurant’s front patio without making efforts to brake.

The “safety” of Bartlett is part of the appeal of the new location, after owner was shot in the leg at its East Memphis location.