Best bites of the year: DM writers dish about their favorite plates of 2025
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.
Plenty of fish isn’t just a dating app. It also describes some of our favorite meals of the year.
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Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen Amelia Gene’s Bain Barbecue Bog & Barley Erling Jensen’s Small Bites Hard Times Deli La Roche Tonica Subscriber OnlyWe’re in the final countdown of 2025. ⌛🪩🎉
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