Showing posts with label Restaurant Iris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Restaurant Iris. Show all posts

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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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Memphis Restaurant News - Wed Nov 2, 2011


 
Bankruptcy court approves Perkins reorganization
Bizjournals.com
Perkins filed for Chapter 11 in June and closed 58 restaurants as part of its restructuring including two in the Memphis area: one at 1571 Sycamore View Road in Memphis and another at 8472 NorthHighway 51 in Millington. At the time of its filing, ...
Restaurant Iris regulars make the trip to help chef Kelly English launch his ...
Memphis Commercial Appeal
English is known for stepping out of the kitchen to visit with guests at his Memphis place,Restaurant Iris, but on Saturday he served almost 400 dinners with a new staff, and he was busy in the kitchen. Memphians Ashley and Sally Pace (left), ...

 
East Memphis Restaurants | OpenTable
Find East Memphis restaurants in the Memphis area and other neighborhoods such as Downtown Memphis, Collierville, Cordova, and more. Make restaurant ...
Memphis Restaurants Fight New Ordinance|Memphis Breaking ...
Downtown business owners and the city council could be at odds over a new ordinance.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

English was one Food & Wine magazine's 2009 Best New Chefs

St. Louis gets two new steakhouses
STLtoday.com
English was one Food & Wine magazine's 2009 Best New Chefs, was a semifinalist for a regional 2010 James Beard Award, and owns Restaurant Iris in MemphisTuesday, Nov. 1, is opening day for J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks and Seafood, in an outbuilding ...