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Fire breaks out at Cooper-Young restaurant

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:10:39 -0500

“Our hearts are with them,” said Karen Carrier, who owns two nearby restaurants and was on-site for The Beauty Shop’s lunch service at the time. “We’re really concerned about Mulan.”

Hive Bagel opening location in East Memphis

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:31:17 -0500

During a recent Sound Bites podcast, Hive owner Josh Steiner said the bagel shop and deli’s next location would be in East Memphis. Now we know where.

What to eat at the Mid-South Fair

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 08:47:07 -0500

The best food at this year’s Mid-South Fair is sugary, sweet and indulgent.

'Dinner and a show' takes new meaning at Hattiloo

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 04:00:09 -0500

Hattiloo has created the Black Chef’s Table, pairing three-course meals with select performances.

Savoring fall: A guide to some of Memphis' best seasonal restaurant offerings

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:55:13 -0500

Pumpkin spice may seemingly dominate the season, but there are plenty of autumnal flavors on offer, from sweet potato lattes at breakfast to hearty dinners and spiced cocktails at night.

Sound Bites: Hive owner talks bread, bees, and a second bagel shop location

hwhitfield@dailymemphian.com (Holly Whitfield) — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:03:31 -0500

Bread is a lifestyle for Hive Bagel & Deli owner Josh Steiner, the guest on this week’s Sound Bites episode.

Sweet Musings opens new location with new menu items

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:34:59 -0500

Sweet Musings first opened last year in Cordova with from-scratch pastries made daily.

Sound Bites: Looking back at the smorgasbord so far

hwhitfield@dailymemphian.com (Holly Whitfield) — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:31:04 -0500

This season so far on Sound Bites, we’ve offered unsolicited advice, heard some hot takes, interviewed barbecue royalty and swapped stories with Memphis restauranteurs.

$15 Deal: Boba Society's extra garlicky garlic noodles

ericaevolves@gmail.com (Erica Horton) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:59:48 -0500

A warning: The amount of garlic in these noodles is not for the faint-hearted. But if you’ve watched a certain vampire movie recently, you may be more than grateful.

Eat more chicken again on Union Avenue

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 17:00:28 -0500

The Chick-fil-A, which opened in 2009, closed on May 29 for renovations of the 4,400-square-foot building at 1980 Union Ave.

Memphis has Good Fortune Co. in 'Great Food Truck Race' finale

lwilliams@dailymemphian.com (Lydia Williams) — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 05:52:59 -0500

Memphis’ very own Good Fortune Co. brought their handmade noodle and dumplings and faced off against Nishaan, a Pakistani-American fusion food truck based in New York City.

Sunday Tops Bar-B-Q fire suspected as arson

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:45:36 -0500

The Tops location, which suffered another fire in February, had been within four weeks of reopening after a major reconstruction.

Wiseacre's OG location isn't just for beer anymore

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:31:33 -0500

Since its inception, Wiseacre’s Broad Avenue taproom has relied on a rotating cast of food trucks. But now the brewery is opening its own in-house sandwich shop.

Sound Bites: What's going on with Irish pubs?

hwhitfield@dailymemphian.com (Holly Whitfield) — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:24:18 -0500

DJ Naylor and Reny Alfonso join Sound Bites podcast host Holly Whitfield to talk about Celtic Crossing reopening, Irish pubs and more.

Something new to look out for soon in Germantown? First Watch

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:00:06 -0500

A restaurant with no heat lamps, no deep fryers, no microwaves, and even a “no night shifts ever” approach is opening in Germantown.

$15 Deal: Hog & Hominy's poutine

ericaevolves@gmail.com (Erica Horton) — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:36:03 -0500

The fries are crispy and hefty enough to bear the load of the rich ingredients poured on top of them.

Shelby Farms gets permanent food truck park

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Mon, 8 Sep 2025 16:13:05 -0500

The new food truck park is expected to bring new energy to the northern edge of Shelby Farms Park.

New Memphis ‘Soul Crawl’ tour kicks off with soul food, music

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:39:57 -0500

There’s a new way to sample the food and music of Soulsville in Memphis.

Sound Bites: Kinfolk's Sunday pop-ups and plans for Gussied Up

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:23:57 -0500

What is a dive bar anyway? On this week’s Sound Bites, Holly Whitfield talks to Cole Jeanes and Harrison Downing about the definition of a dive bar and about a weekly breakfast biscuit pop-up.

It's taco time: $15 favorites from around the Mid-South

joshuadcarlucci@gmail.com (Joshua Carlucci) — Tue, 2 Sep 2025 04:00:14 -0500

If you’ve been a long-time reader of $10 and $15 Deals, you know how diverse the regions, styles and flavors of tacos are in this city. We’re lucky for it. Better for it.