Table Talk: July Fourth menu inspo from Memphis restaurateurs
Napa Café owner Glenda Hastings calls her Frosty Blended Watermelon “summertime in a glass.” (The Daily Memphian file)
With the Fourth of July this week, all I can think about is what will I be cooking on Thursday for the holiday.
Every year I mix it up a little. But most years, my menu includes watermelon, fresh corn, Ripley tomatoes, ice cream and something on the grill.
Looking for inspiration, I reached out to Memphis restaurateurs Bert Smythe, Jimmy Stovall, Eric Vernon, Glenda Hastings and Kat Gordon to find out what their favorite Fourth of July dishes are.
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Jennifer Chandler
Jennifer Chandler has been a restaurateur, a cookbook author, a food stylist, a writer and a TV and radio personality.
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