What to Order: Fish Pudding at the Lenten Waffle Shop
Fish pudding and fixings at Calvary Episcopal Church’s Waffle Shop on Friday, March 7, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Jennifer Chandler
A cookbook author and former restaurateur, Jennifer Chandler has been writing about food and dining for more than 25 years. In her role as the food and restaurant writer for The Daily Memphian, she covers food news, provides readers an inside look into their favorite restaurants and offers suggestions for what to order at eateries across the Memphis area.
Chandler’s stories and recipes have been featured in national publications such as Real Simple, HGTV Magazine and Woman’s World. She’s also appeared on a number of national broadcast cooking segments including Food Network’s “Dinner: Impossible” and Ducks Unlimited TV. She also hosts a radio show “The Weekly Dish” on Memphis’s NPR station WKNO-FM.
She is the author of four cookbooks: “The Southern Pantry Cookbook,” “Simply Salads,” “Simply Suppers,” and “Simply Grilling.” While she boasts a degree from Le Cordon Bleu, this Memphis native is about making real food accessible for real families.
Fish pudding is one of those dishes that I consider a Memphis original.
It’s a dish that has been on the Calvary Episcopal Church’s Lenten Waffle Shop menu since day one. And that was 97 years ago, in 1928.
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