Table Talk: Remembering Jennifer Biggs with the mahjong ladies
Before she died in 2023, Jennifer Biggs made recommendations that the MahJ Squad 901 would follow. (Jason R. Terrell/The Daily Memphian file)
Welcome to Table Talk, The Daily Memphian’s weekly food and dining newsletter for subscribers only.
As The Daily Memphian celebrates its seventh anniversary today, I wanted to — alongside a group of longtime readers — take a minute to remember the late Jennifer Biggs, one of the site’s first staffers.
Biggs didn’t just review restaurants — she created community. Before she died in 2022, her work was part of the rhythm of Bluff City life, inspiring groups of friends and coworkers to turn her dining recommendations into itineraries.
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Ellen Chamberlain
Ellen Chamberlain is a global citizen who is happy to call Memphis her forever home. The Michigan native has worked in media for nearly 25 years as a radio broadcaster, journalist and ghostwriter. As The Daily Memphian’s food and restaurant writer, she gives readers inside perspectives of their favorite restaurants and the people behind them, suggestions for the best bites around town and the latest food news from in and around Shelby County.
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