Two of the oldest teams at Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest both say they've been around since Year 1.

The Memphis Greek Festival started Friday and runs through Saturday evening at the Annunciation Greek Church; food and fun are abundant.

In the world of Memphis food, barbecue isn't the only crown jewel. The hot wing, since the 1990s, has played a major role in shaping the way Memphians eat and approach the food industry.

Distillers from the Tennessee Whiskey Trail come to town this weekend for a big party for Memphis' big birthday and you are invited.

Aldo Dean, owner of Aldo’s Pizza Pies, Bardog Tavern and Slider Inn, has purchased another Downtown eatery, the Dirty Crow Inn.

A new restaurant promises both a fresh start and fresh ingredients for a diner that has been through several name changes.

Mary Harvey Gurley's collection of antique chocolate molds included one that struck a professional candy maker's fancy. It will go into mass production as Dinstuhl's "official" bunny next year. 

These carefully crafted loaves were a bit of a secret, a treat for close friends, until Alan McCoy established the DoubleDutch Bakery.

Tops Bar-B-Q has sold but will remain in the hands of locals, including Tiger Bryant of Soul Fish and Young Avenue Deli.

Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman have made the cut for the fifth time and are headed to Chicago again for the James Beard Foundation Award ceremony.

Veteran chef Derk Meitzler has taken over at The Vault and plans to start changing the menu right away; old Harry's favorites are promised.

Mardi Gras restaurant is closed but owner Penny Henderson plans to reopen it in a simpler fashion.

Sweet Lala's Bakery opens in East Memphis on Thursday, bringing cookies baked for juvenile justice to the popular corner of Ridgeway and Poplar.

Patrons can stop in at the Powerhouse for a movie, just a cocktail or glass of wine after work, or to grab a wood-fired pizza or avocado BLT.

This year’s Memphis Black Restaurant Week is March 3-9, with 14 restaurants ranging in locales from Downtown to Hickory Hill.

Fino's in Midtown will reopen under the leadership of chef Kelly English, owner of Restaurant Iris and The Second Line. 

Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman have been nominated once again in the semifinalist round for a James Beard Best Chef: Southeast award.

Franco's Italian Kitchen products are in small groceries, markets and restaurants all around town, and owner Franco Contaldo holds house cooking parties, too.

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center has decided to bring food service in-house, recruiting local food truck favorites and popular chains such as Starbucks, Chick-fil-A and Coletta's. 

Collierville Commissary opens on Monday, serving up all the dishes from the Germantown Commissary in a space almost three times the size.

Soup Sunday is in its 30th year, still serving up hot bowls of soup and plenty more to benefit the programs and the children of Youth Villages.

Newly formed company Tandem Restaurant Partners will open new restaurants and help out existing ones that need money or manpower to succeed.

A growing new restaurant concept in Memphis is about to open its third local store, this one in Germantown near Trader Joe's.

Old Zinnie’s is on its way back, thanks to a new restaurant group and two veteran restaurateurs who want to make it better while keeping it the same.

A new Gulf Coast restaurant comes to Cooper Young: Elwoods Shells is set to open on Monday, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and eventually Sunday brunch.