Friday, November 20, 2009
Chicago BBQ Better Than Memphis BBQ?
Posted by Susan Ellis on Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Forty Carrots' Prepared Dishes
Posted by Susan Ellis on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:29 PM
According to Phyllis Cline, owner of the East Memphis kitchen wares store Forty Carrots, it's one of the city's worst kept secrets.
Forty Carrots has been offering frozen side dishes, pies, Parker House rolls, soups, made-to-order cakes, and more for 15 years. The only difference now is that they're advertising the fact.
St. Mary's Book Sale: Who Needs More Cookbooks?
Posted by Susan Ellis on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:54 PM
St. Mary's Episcopal School is holding a fund-raiser book sale Friday and Saturday.
Among the impressive array of contemporary fiction, non-fiction, kids books, movie DVDs, etc. are cookbooks.
Food Fetish Greatest News Ever ... If You Like See's Candies
Posted by Susan Ellis on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 1:24 PM
See's Candies opened a temporary "gift center" in the Wolfchase Gallery last week.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
"Assassination Sandwich"
Posted by Susan Ellis on Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Happened upon this eatmedaily.com post on an artist's wax sculptures depicting images of assassins and their victims on bologna sandwiches. "King/Ray" is pictured below:
Recommended Dish Reusable Sushi Menu at Sekisui Midtown
Posted by Stacey Greenberg on Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Sekisui Midtown has embraced the idea of reducing their environmental impact since signing on with Project Green Fork in the spring. Not only can you take your leftovers home in an eco-friendly box, you can order your sushi (and appetizers) on a reusable sushi menu that they designed themselves. Wet-erase markers plus laminated menus equals an annual savings of 60 reams of paper. If customers respond well to the reusable menus, Sekisui will stock them in all of their restaurants.
Monday, November 16, 2009
On the Scene at the Signature Chefs Auction
Posted by Pamela Denney on Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 6:12 PM
While eating my way through Sunday’s March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction at the Racquet Club in East Memphis, I mixed up this recipe for a fun and happy fund-raiser.
Start off with a great dress like the one worn by honorary chair Jennifer Hobson. Here she is talking with Connie Loeb:
Joy Bateman Booksigning Tuesday
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:36 PM
In 2005, Joy Bateman, who works as an account executive for Flyer sister publication Memphis magazine, published The Art of Dining in Memphis. The cookbook includes recipes from the city's best restaurants and illustrations by Bateman. The book sold well, and Bateman followed it up with The Art of Dining in New Orleans in 2007.
The city Bateman turned her attention to next came as a surprise ... at least to her.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Food & Politics
Posted by Susan Ellis on Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Breakfast Links
Posted by Susan Ellis on Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 7:16 AM
- thomameat.com
And in other breakfast news, former Memphian and Flyer contributor Paul Gerald has a new online radio show based on his book Breakfast in Bridgetown, covering the most important meal of the day in Portland, Oregon. Get more info on the show here.
Paul is considering doing breakfast books for other cities. Perhaps a Breakfast in M-Town?
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Restaurant News The Rumba Room Opens for Lunch
Posted by Pamela Denney on Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Friday afternoon, the dance floor was empty but the tables by the bar were busy with customers ordering a Cuban sandwich or Veracruz shrimp. The Cuban sandwich looked delicious: ham, pernil (Cuban roast pork), mustard, Swiss cheese, and pickle on a French baguette. It costs $8 and comes with fries.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Food Fetish How To Eat a Chicken Wing
Posted by Susan Ellis on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 12:55 PM
- unitedmask.com
Finally! Something useful on Hungry Memphis.
Flyer contributer Stacey Greenberg pointed me to the link to foodwishes.com's video "How to Eat a Chicken Wing."
It's more complicated than you would think ...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The Vegetable Plate Conundrum
Posted by Susan Ellis on Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Last week, coworkers Greg, Pam, and Leonard and I went to the Blue Monkey. I ordered the vegetable plate, and just as the waitress was out-of-reach I began lamenting my choices.
"I should have ordered the tomatoes," I said.
"Why didn't you?" Greg asked.
"I panicked."
Monday, November 9, 2009
David Chang's Visit to the Mid-South
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:16 PM
- newasiancuisine.files.wordpress.com
Chang and Meehan were in Oxford Halloween weekend for an appearance at the Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium.
Here's a taste of Chang's first impressions of the Mid-South: "the flight got delayed for four hours... but it was all news to me: I pilled myself out, so I came to on the runway in Memphis. Who knew that Memphis was so close to Mississippi?"
Scroll down to the middle of the page for the pair's take on the Mid-South.
On the Scene at the Harvest Celebration
Posted by Pamela Denney on Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 6:39 AM
Hundreds of supporters gathered at downtown's Central Station Sunday evening for Harvest Celebration, the Memphis Farmers Market annual fund-raiser. It was quite the culinary event: tasting stations from 20 of the city’s leading restaurants, lots of wine (thank you, Star Distributors and A.S. Barboro), and a unique auction for fun food stuff like pick-your-own strawberries, a party patio at Hunt Phelan, cooking classes with Tsunami chef Ben Smith, and backyard composters.
Hungry Memphis Blogroll:
LOCAL
Cooking4Carnivores
Vegan Crunk
Chubby Vegetarian
Midtown Stomp
Our Summer of Magical Eating
Muddy's Bake Shop
From the Southern Table
Benito's Wine Reviews
Dining With Monkeys
OTHERWHERES
30 Bucks A Week
Serious Eats
The Kitchn
fo.odie.us
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