Marmalade Restaurant preserved more than Southern food
Czenzie Smith said her mother Mae Smith, who died in 2020, chose the now-closed restaurant’s name because “marmalade is a preserve” and she wanted to preserve Southern culture. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Almost a decade before the National Civil Rights Museum opened, the Marmalade Restaurant and Lounge thrived on Calhoun Avenue.
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Christin Yates
Christin Yates is a native Memphian who has worked in PR and copywriting since 2007. She earned her B.S. in public relations and M.S. in mass communications from Murray State University.
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