Showing posts with label Memphis restaurants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Memphis restaurants. Show all posts

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Sun Mar 11, 2012

River City Brewers Festival
WMC-TV
Beer from the across the country will be available for sampling as well as samples of signature dishes from some of Memphis' finest restaurants such as Hard Rock Cafe and Pa Pa Pia's. International brews will also be available for sampling.



Pete & Sam's Restaurant - Quince - Memphis, TN
See 2 reviews of Pete & Sam's Restaurant, ranked 4th of 70 in Restaurants & Bars in Quince -Memphis, TN. Find out more on MapQuest where you can get ...


Tiffany Tastes: Five Star Dining at Restaurant Iris
For as long as Restaurant Iris has been open, it has been considered one of the best restaurants in Memphis, and it was a perfect location for a fabulous ...


Whining and Dining: 'Jersey' housewife gets taste of South
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The restaurants -- there's also one on Houston Levee and another on Memphis-Arlington -- serve Chinese-American and authentic Szechwan dishes. The new place will be open 11 am to 10 pm Monday through Thursday; 11 am to 11 pm Friday and Saturday; ...



Kosher Recipes And Tips From Tennessee
Chabad Info
She baked fresh challah, made seven to eight salads and prepared fish, chicken and beef dishes" ● Recipes for Mousse Cake and Kreplach ● Full Story Unlike larger cities, Memphis has very few kosher options for dining out. To keep kosher in Memphis...



My Memphis Mommy: Restaurant Deals List
Here's a great list of deals you can find at your local restaurants! Coupons: - Arby's: Free Drink & Curly Fries With .... My Memphis Mommy Chat Box - Fullscreen ...


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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Tue Mar 6, 2012


Restaurant, hotels provide 11M jobs in US, pay $15800 average
Memphis Business Journal (blog)
Memphis food and lodging workers barely beat the national average, earning $15900 per year, but still more than the $14900 their counterparts in Nashville earned. There were a total of 2239 restaurants, hotels and motels in the Memphis metro area in ...
Unveil Downtown: A Walkable Art Experience in Downtown Memphis - 20 Artists 20 ...
Memphis Commercial Appeal
This collaborative project will offer 20 artists from across the region exhibit space in 20 makeshift galleries in active retailers and restaurants throughout Downtown Memphis for 20 days. Artists in the mid-south area are encouraged to submit ...
Cooper-Young Growth
Memphis Daily News
It's been like that throughout the years, but now I don't think there's any other place in Memphis that has such a concentration of restaurants.” Besides Alchemy, new additions to the area in the past few months include Mulan Bistro, Skunx Chef's Pub ..

Special Report: Tastes of the Union
Nation's Restaurant News
Patrick Neely, owner of three-unit Neely's Bar-B-Que in Memphis, Tenn., previously spoke to Nation's Restaurant News about the challenges of operating outside his home turf. Less than 250 miles away, at his location in Nashville, Tenn., ...



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Friday, March 2, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Fri Mar 2, 2012


Six Meals In Memphis: More than Ribs and Peanut Butter & Banana sandwiches
Toronto Star
SATURDAY NIGHT - RESTAURANT IRIS I wasn't expecting to find one of the best restaurants in North America in Memphis, but here it is! Set in an elegant yet inviting townhouse, chef Kelly English not only creates culinary magic, but keeps coming out to ...

Toronto Star
'Undercover Boss' left impressed with Horn Lake restaurant worker's spirit
Memphis Commercial Appeal
He turned to the faith-based Warriors Center in Memphis. The recovery program changed his life -- and it showed to those at the Popeyes where he landed a job. Zappone loved how Finch "always described the restaurant as, 'This is my Popeyes.
US News online travel report ranks Memphis top in barbecue cities
Memphis Commercial Appeal
“Basically, 90 percent of what (barbecue restaurants) do in Memphis is two items: ribs and pork shoulder,” he said. US News scoured travel blogs and dining reviews from sites like TripAdvisor to create the ranking, said lead travel editor Miriam Weiner ...
Harrah's Says Happy Birthday to Leap Year Babies
Patch.com
By Rob McLean English, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York, also owns one of the top restaurants in MemphisRestaurant Iris. Happy birthday, leap year babies! Feb. 29 only comes around a few times in a life time — and the ...
Memphis named No. 1 barbecue city in America
Memphis Business Journal (blog)
US News recently named 'America's Best BBQ Cities' and Memphis topped the list, followed by Lockhart, Texas, at No. 2 and Kansas City, Mo., in third. Memphis contains about 80 barbecue restaurants, according to the report, which highlights a few ...

Nationally syndicated radio show honors Midtown's Project Green Fork
WMC-TV
"I'm proud to have been nominated for the E-Chievement Award but more importantly, I'm thrilled to see Memphis and all the PGF-certified restaurants be recognized nationally," said McNeeley. "It validates the work being done to make our city a more ...

'World in a Skillet:' Couple's saga charts immigrants' influence on new ...
Memphis Commercial Appeal
By Jennifer Biggs Angela and Paul Knipple pose for a picture over lunch at Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant, one of dozens of eateries with culinary roots from around the world and the individuals who made them flourish explored in the Knipple's new book ...



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Monday, February 27, 2012

Memphis Food - Mon Feb 27, 2012

Memphisbest burger is not far away from your apartment | Preserve ...
A juicy burger, a cold beer and some smokin' blues — Huey's Blues, Brews & Burgers sets you up with all three and it's only 3 miles away from your.


What's the best street or neighborhood for dining in the Memphis ...
What's the best street or neighborhood for dining in the Memphis area?


Chef Jennifer Chandler Makes Salads At Easy Way
Memphis Magazine
Certainly not Saturday, when the Memphis chef and author held a ... wooing customers with her infectious enthusiasm and samples of her popular recipes.



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Friday, February 24, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Fri Feb 24, 2012


January/February's Restaurant Scores « Dining In Memphis
Dining In Memphis. Supporting the independent restaurants in Memphis, TN. Hey there! Thanks for dropping by Dining In Memphis! Take a look around and ...
Dining Review: Jamaican eatery like Evelyn & Olive overdue in ...
Getting excited over a bowl of cabbage doesn't happen every day, but it has happened twice at Evelyn & Olive, the new Jamaican/Southern fusion restaurant ...



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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Thu Feb 23, 2012

Free pancakes at IHOP to benefit Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Bizjournals.com
28 from 7 am to 10 pm, International House of Pancakes restaurants in Memphis and around the country will offer a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes in exchange for donations for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. In Memphis, the donations at ...



Howard Richardson led Memphis unions, worked behind the scenes
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Instead of accepting low wages and poor working conditions, Mr. Richardson joined the Hotel andRestaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union. It became his passion for 44 years. At his first union meeting, Frazier says, her father "stood up ...



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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Tue Feb 21. 2012

Trio of Memphis restaurants gain national props
Memphis Daily News (blog)
These days, even restaurants in New York City seem to be tackling fried chicken and other dishes historically associated with the South. That's why Deep South Magazine created the list, “Where to Eat in the South in 2012,” featuring Acre, ...



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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Sat Feb 18, 2012


Healthy Memphis Dining 2: Electric Boogaloo — The Healthy Voyager
Healthy Memphis Dining 2: Electric Boogaloo. February 13, 2012 By HealthyVoyager Leave a Comment. With so many incredible historic locations and ...
St. Patrick's Day Parade in Memphis, TN - visitsouth.com
At Silky's restaurant, you can dine on Memphis barbecue, seafood selections, and burgers, or share a Deluxe Fried Garbage Plate that offers fried oysters, ...



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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Wed Feb 15, 2012

Whining & DiningMemphis follows to vacation in paradise
Memphis Commercial Appeal
And I couldn't help but laugh, sitting in Savant restaurant in Christiansted, St. Croix, listening to Al Green and BB King as I watched folks at my table eat ribs. The menu was an eclectic mix that included Asian, Mexican and local-catch dishes, ...



ACRE – A Celebrated Restaurant Experience | eat local Memphis
What is a good gift for a couple that loves to eat, works a fair amount, and either writes about food or prepares a ton of it? You guessed it, a Snuggie. No, just ...


Asian Fusion In Memphis | The Westbury
3 Excellent Restaurants Serving Asian Fusion around Memphis ... Thankfully, there are plenty ofrestaurants serving up Asian fusion around Memphis that have ..


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Monday, February 13, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Mon Feb 13, 2012

Fire destroys popular soul food restaurant near downtown Memphis
WREG
The fire at Willie Moore's Family Restaurant on South Third near Crump Boulevard broke out around midnight. The fire was so bad, fire fighters were forced to fight the fire from the outside using aerial trucks. "It's an older structure.







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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Sun Feb 12, 2012

Design expert offers recipe for Memphis 'urban magnets'
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The workaday, blue-collar jobs are integrated with Granville Island's newer public market, art college, live theater, microbrewery, arts and crafts shops and restaurants. Several hundred people gathered last week at Memphis College of Art to hear ...



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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Sat Feb 11, 2012


Project Green Fork Restaurant of the Month: Tsunami
WMC-TV
By Andy Wise - bio | email (WMC TV) - PROJECT GREEN FORK RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH: Tsunami, 928 S. Cooper St., Midtown Memphis (Cooper-Young Historic District), 901-274-2556,http://www.tsunamimemphis.com/ Any trash that can be either recycled or ...
Cheddar's Casual to open second location; Neil's moves from Midtown to East ...
Memphis Business Journal
The franchisee for Cheddar's Casual Cafe has found a landing spot for the concept's second Memphis-area location while it's in the process of opening the first. Greer Land Co. Restaurants LLC, a part of Kentucky-based Greer Cos. and a Cheddar's ...
Off the Clock: Karen Roth: Exercise helps chef stay healthy
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Memphis has an amazing selection of restaurants. I am always happy when someone else cooks for me and cleans up. Inspiration for what you're doing today? My inspirations are my desires. The creation of Alchemy was based on the way that I like to eat.

Tastin' Around Town
MyFox Memphis
It's the brain child of Chef Lance Silkes of tastinroundtown.com food tours in Memphis. You sign up, and for around 64 dollars he takes you on a food tour with as many as six restaurants on a tour. "You know having a job you enjoy is a fun thing," says ...



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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Tue Feb 7, 2012

Memphis Company Inks Major Miami Lease
Memphis Daily News
Even though SMPO's main office is at 5858 Ridgeway Center Parkway, about 98 percent of SMPO's transactions are outside of the Memphis market, Williams said. “We don't really do much inMemphis,” Williams said. “We've developed some restaurants in the ...



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Monday, February 6, 2012

Memphis Restaurant Reviews - Mon Feb 6, 2012

Neil's to Relocate to East Memphis
Memphis Daily News
After owners of the space, Don McCormack and Ceylon Blackwell, decided rebuilding the 7373-square-foot restaurant didn't make sense economically, the property was demolished in December. East Memphis certainly will have a different feel than Neil's ...



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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Sat Feb 4, 2012


If I Were King of Memphis ...
Memphis Flyer (blog)
They like their neighborhoods, their chain restaurants, their traffic, their malls, and their schools. Good for them. Live and let live. We're a River Town, not a farm community. B. Market what we are: a vibrant, interesting place to live.

Casablanca Restaurant to open in Cordova; Moe's franchisee plans two new ...
Memphis Business Journal
Isam Showli, Aimer Shtaya and Omar Moon are partners in Casablanca Restaurant, seen here in their East Memphis location. A touch of the Mediterranean is coming to Germantown Parkway's crowded restaurant scene. Casablanca Restaurant is planning to open ..
High beef prices are putting the squeeze on restaurateurs, grocers and consumers
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The restaurant says it's holding the line on prices and the size of its burgers. Huey's cook Ray Anderson shuttles burgers from the grill to the prep station Thursday during the lunch rush at the Madison Avenue location. The Department of Agriculture ...
Browse We Recommend
Memphis Flyer
Thank you for your recent offer to participate in the inaugural MBJ's Best Chef in Memphiscompetition. As people who work hard everyday to elevate the culinary experience in Memphis, we appreciate your coverage of the restaurant and hospitality ...
World's music in Memphis: 28th Blues Challenge fulfills international billing
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The 28th edition of the International Blues Challenge kicked off on Wednesday night in Memphis, with clubs in and around Beale Street reverberating with music as the first of some 230 acts offered up a kaleidoscopic take on blues, reflecting the myriad ...
French Quarter Inn May Become Comfort Suites
Memphis Flyer (blog)
... meeting at Memphis Heritage's Howard Hall on Wednesday evening. The property is under contract to be purchased by two local businessmen, Rishi Chopra and Jay Kumar. Chopra owns several local Subway restaurants, a liquor store, and a Baskin Robbins.



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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Sun Jan 29, 2012


Special order: New owners of CK's look to grow quirky home-grown diner business
Memphis Commercial Appeal
He has spent his career in the restaurant business, having moved seven years ago to Memphis with Logan's Roadhouse. Vela, 44, is a CPA who came to Memphis in 2008 and worked at City Hall's accounting department. Gross said, "I kept driving him crazy, ...
Growing pains: Cooper-Young is learning the downside of popularity
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Walkability has been a major draw for Cooper-Young, where its shops and restaurants are easily accessed by foot, giving street life a sense of small-town vibrancy missing from most Memphis-area commercial districts. That has attracted unique businesses ...



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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Tue Jan 24, 2012


What's behind that restaurant's health score
WMC-TV
"Failure to correct the noted critical violations may result in closure of the establishment until all noted critical violations are corrected," says the Memphis-Shelby County Health Department's PSN. Now here's the thing that rubs restaurant managers ...
Business Licenses Rise Slightly in 2011
Memphis Daily News
... the city's first all-vegan, full-service dining establishment, at 2516 Young Ave. Arguably one of the most notable business license filings of the year took place in the third quarter, when The Kroger Co. filed licenses for seven Memphis-area ...



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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Thu Jan 19, 2012


Happy Trails
Memphis Flyer
"We're also looking at the economic benefits the county will enjoy by people riding and stopping at different restaurants, destinations, and cultural events." The Memphis Regional Design Center is hosting Thursday's community meeting at 6 pm in the ...
Project Green Fork to be featured monthly on Restaurant Scorecard
WMC-TV
Next month, Action News 5 and Project Green Fork (http://projectgreenfork.org/) will team up to showcase the PGF Restaurant of the Month as a regular feature on Andy's Restaurant Scorecard. Project Green Fork is a Midtown Memphis-based non-profit, ...
Tweaking rules: Memphis, Shelby County planners propose numerous changes to ...
Memphis Commercial Appeal
... owners of new bars and restaurants that serve alcohol must get a special-use permit. "This process is onerous but more importantly, unnecessary and duplicative since new owners must obtain new permits from the state and/or Memphis and Shelby County ...



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Monday, January 16, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Mon Jan 16, 2012

Strong response to 'healthier options' encourages owner of vending franchise
Memphis Commercial Appeal
In an age when even fast-food restaurants offer fruit and vegetable alternatives, the new owner of Fresh Healthy Vending Memphis says it's time vending machines do too. "You're not going to eat this food and lose weight, but they're healthier options," ...



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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Memphis Restaurants - Thu Jan 12, 2012

Your Guide to Dining Out in Memphis | Metro 67
While cooking at home is certainly important, sometimes it's just fun to go out for a meal. You can splurge on a few extra calories and allow yourself to be.


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