Meal kits can be a time saver, but having them on hand doesn’t always mean you’re going to be motivated to cook; we dive into the mail bag.

Memphis Black Restaurant Week Cynthia Daniels discusses how the week started, about some of her other events. 

Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk over Herrington’s first Folk’s Folly experience and Chipotle opening on Summer Avenue.

Whether it’s a sit-down meal or a bucket to-go, there’s something about fried chicken that satisfies the Southern in all of us.

This week, Chris Herrington and Jennifer Biggs discuss the best pizzas in Memphis, and while their lists match up a little, they also differ.

This week Chris and Jennifer talk a little about recent meals then open for the mail bag. Iris is coming soon, Joes’ is not a lost cause by any stretch, and the P.O. Press carrots─mmm.

Fried chicken or barbecue? Mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes? And why didn’t we even mention squash or coleslaw? Chris and Jennifer talk Southern food on Sound Bites.

Is a trip to Jerry’s Sno Cones REALLY a trip to Jerry’s if you don’t get a Supreme? We talk it over: ice cream in your snow cone versus straight up.

Science of Beer returns to the Pink Palace on Friday as MoSH returns to its pre-pandemic event schedule.

Chris Herrington and Jennifer Biggs discuss the end of 2021 and what’s ahead for 2022 in food.

Bert Smythe and John Littlefield talk about the 21 months they spent remodeling McEwen’s, which is reopening Dec. 20.

The Timex watch of the Memphis restaurant scene is back. Mac Edwards brings favorites from The Farmer to Railgarten starting next week. He tells us how he got there from way back when in Gadsden, Alabama.

The Never Have I Ever series will begin soon, COVID permitting, and Chris Herrington and I talk about the things we plan to eat and discuss why some restaurants seem insider-ish.

Click; have a listen and feel free to comment about your meal, tell us what the tradition is in your family.

Pancho’s is closed and closing, but there’s plenty of Mexican food in Memphis; Jennifer and Chris talk about some places they like and some they remember.

Also, find out about the Science of Beer at MoSH, coming up next week.

Wally Joe and Jose Gutierrez talk about the upcoming Memphis Food & Wine Festival, back on Saturday after a 2020 COVID hiatus.

Memphis Greek Festival returns this weekend after missing two May festivals because of COVID.

“The ‘Vous” is still months away from release, but it was submitted for consideration for the Sundance festival this week; the filmmakers talk about it on Sound Bites.

B.R. Distilling’s McCauley Williams talks on this week’s Sound Bites about how he started the company.

Martha Hample and her partners started Hampline Brewing Co. on the eve of COVID and opened during the pandemic.

La Baguette is open again – and will soon be for dinner – Bryant’s is humming along, and Ciao Bella prepares for a move in January.

Jennifer, Chris and Eric talk about new masking rules and how the high local numbers are affecting restaurants — and them.