From barbecue to baking: Memphis vegetarian competes on the national stage
Marjorie Levy, a financial services professional by day, will be representing her team, Game of Bones, at the World Food Championships on Thursday, Oct. 16. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
A Memphis woman is taking her love of sweets to the national stage, representing her barbecue team in an unexpected category: desserts.
Marjorie Levy, a financial services professional by day, has always considered herself “just a decent cook.” Now, she’ll be representing the team at the World Food Championships on Thursday, Oct. 16.
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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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