Conaway: The Tasteful List 2025
Coletta’s claims to be the home of barbecue pizza, and theirs is served on a bready crust, topped with cheese, piled with pork and slathered in sweet barbecue sauce. (Holly Whitfield/The Daily Memphian file)
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
Presenting the Tasteful List 2025 — my 15th annual alphabetical presentation of local favorites in one decidedly local man’s opinion, and everything on the list is locally owned.
If you’re looking for balanced reporting here, you might as well be looking for a balanced diet.
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