Food Files: Frank Grisanti’s has closed
Ellen and Frank Grisanti stand in Frank Grisanti’s, their East Memphis Italian restaurant, in 2021. The restaurant closed Saturday, May 25. The Grisantis opened their first Memphis restaurant in 1973. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Also: Memphis’ first Waldo’s Chicken and Beer is now open and Plant Based Heat Express is making some changes at its Downtown location.
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Sophia Surrett
Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers small business, nonprofits, restaurant real estate, hospitality and tourism, manufacturing, and transportation and logistics.
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