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    Sound Bites: Greek church’s festival is back for 65th year

    What started as a small Greek pastry bazaar is now a 15,000-plus person festival.

    By Jennifer Chandler September 20, 2024
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    Everything’s coming up Swamp Bar

    Swamp Bar opened in December 2023, replacing the tapas joint Panta. At the time, Derk Meitzler said it would be a pop-up concept focused on Creole fusion food and cocktails. Today, it’s a popular late-night spot.

    By Holly Whitfield September 14, 2024
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    Boucherie is a nose-to-tail chef competition

    During the farm’s annual event, Home Place Pastures challenges world-class chefs to use every part of the animal. Think oxtails, beef tongues, pig feet and lamb belly.

    By Jennifer Chandler September 05, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Sweet LaLa’s cookies to be sold in almost 650 Love’s stops

    A business built around ensuring “anybody who walks in ... feels love” is getting a boost from a different kind of Love. 

    By Jennifer Chandler August 30, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Corky’s is ready for its close-up

    The shopping channel was in Memphis this week to shoot live at Corky’s, as part of its Foodie Travel Series. 

    By Jennifer Chandler August 20, 2024
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    More on the menu with Tsunami’s Ben Smith

    At Tsunami, the owner ships in fresh fish from around the world, and he likes to order whole fish so he can control portion sizes. 

    By Jennifer Chandler August 11, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Behind the scenes at Muddy’s

    Kat Gordon and her team of “gnomies” (that’s what she calls her employees) at Muddy’s have been providing Memphians with cupcakes and sweet treats — with a side of whimsy since 2008.

    By Jennifer Chandler August 09, 2024
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    Sound Bites: How Sugar Ghost began and the ‘perfect’ flavor they can’t get rid of

    For years, Broad Avenue gift shop owner Mary Claire White told people that the arts district needed some sort of sweets shop.

    By Jennifer Chandler August 07, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Escaping into Midtown Memphis’ tropical bar

    Mary Oglesby and Paul Gilliam discuss all things tropical drinks, plus dive into the reason the two seasoned bartenders decided to open their own bars.

    By Jennifer Chandler July 12, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Elwood’s Shack owner enthuses about hot dogs

    Shack owner Tim Bednarski has nine specialty hot dogs on the “Doggy Style” section of his menu.

    By Jennifer Chandler July 05, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Memphis cheese shop adds fondue, raclette to menu

    While most Memphians are familiar with fondue, they may not have had raclette before.

    By Jennifer Chandler June 28, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Craft Food & Wine Festival celebrates city’s food artisans

    Craft Food & Wine Festival is a tasting event that celebrates local food artisans and their delicious creations. Here’s what you can expect to find (and taste) at this annual festival.

    By Jennifer Chandler June 23, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Introducing food writer Jennifer Chandler

    Jennifer Chandler shares her plans for The Daily Memphian’s food beat, from the return of the Table Talk column to recipe exchanges to future podcast guests. 

    By Holly Whitfield June 15, 2024
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    Sound Bites: How to celebrate National Cheese Day in Memphis

    In honor of National Cheese Day, June 4, this week’s Sound Bites is about that most exquisite of human inventions: cheese.

    By Holly Whitfield June 10, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Le Bon Appetit preview, Memphis chefs history

    Holly Whitfield and Natalie Van Gundy talk about Le Bon Appetit and use the local chef lineup as a guide to talk their way through a list of standout chefs and restaurant history.

    By Holly Whitfield June 01, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Smoke clears after barbecue battles, big chicken news

    This week on Sound Bites, Chris Herrington and Holly Whitfield follow up with the Jerry’s Sno Cones rumors discussed last week and share impressions from last week’s dueling barbecue contests.

    By Holly Whitfield May 31, 2024
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    Sound Bites: cheddar biscuits and sno-cone closures

    On this week’s Sound Bites, Chris Herrington and Holly Whitfield go through a big list of local food news, complete with some Memphis restaurant history and annotations.

    By Holly Whitfield May 17, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Memphis in May barbecue judging secrets

    How do hundreds of judges choose the best smoked pork barbecue (and more!) from more than 120 teams at Memphis in May? Barbecue judge chairs Michelle and Brandon O’Guin sit down with Holly on this week’s podcast to discuss.

    By Holly Whitfield May 11, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Quizzing Daily Memphian staffers, part three

    Here’s part three of asking Daily Memphian staffers their food hot takes, date night ideas, lunch plans and more. Digital desk manager Elle Perry, digital producer Nick Lingerfelt and reporter Sophia Surrett are in the hot seat.

    By Holly Whitfield May 05, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Quizzing Daily Memphian staffers, part two

    Eric Barnes and Holly Whitfield riff on Memphis barbecue and hot slaw as the Tennessee state foods, wine menus and water pet peeves.

    By Holly Whitfield April 29, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Quizzing Daily Memphian staffers, part one

    Hot takes, date ideas and breakfast opinions are all on the menu for this week’s special edition of Sound Bites, featuring quick interviews with Daily Memphian staffers.

    By Holly Whitfield May 03, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Downtown lunch spots, spring festivals

    Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington discuss recent Downtown restaurant news, including the Front Street Deli reopening, Huey’s renovations and the Frank’s Biscuits & Briskets coming to South Main.

    By Chris Herrington April 17, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Whataburger, West African BBQ and more

    This week on Sound Bites, Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington take in the breaking news that a location of the Texas-based fast-food franchise Whataburger could be Midtown bound.

    By Chris Herrington April 03, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Live pastries, dive bars and a trip to Harbor Town

    This week on Sound Bites, Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington dined on pastries from Crosstown’s Lucy J’s Bakery and dished on some recent local food news.

    By Chris Herrington March 27, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Black Restaurant Week, Downtown dining tips

    On this “Sound Bites,” Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington highlight a few favorites from the Black Restaurant Week slate and go deep on where they’d eat and where they’d send visitors within walking distance of FedExForum.

    By Chris Herrington March 20, 2024

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