What to order: Boiling Fish at Petals of a Peony earns Michelin attention with fiery finesse
Petals of a Peony has a location on Overton Square. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
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.
Steam billows from bowls of rice, sizzling stews, and skillets of beef as they make their way from a busy kitchen to an equally bustling dining room. Diners chat about their chopstick skills and chuckle when an observant server discreetly sets a fork on the table.
The din of conversation and clinking of glasses raised in toast make Petals of a Peony in Overton Square feel like the heartbeat of the neighborhood. Dishes glide across sleek conveyor tables while bartenders pull taps of crisp, Asian beers, a blend of novelty and comfort that keeps the dining room buzzing.
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