Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Three 6 Mafia and Wolfgang Puck
Posted by Susan Ellis on Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- thefoodmag.com
Spotted on eater.com: a picture of Three 6 Mafia and chef Wolfgang Puck, previewing the March issue of Food Magazine. In addition to this celebrity pairing, the site includes Three 6's music video "Feel It," from their upcoming album Laws of Power.
Three 6 Mafia are set to debut their reality show Cooking Ain't Easy on VH1 sometime this year.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Food Fetish Bowl Winner
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 2:01 PM
... Not the Super Bowl, silly. This is the Guac Bowl, a freakishly imaginative guacamole contest held each year on game day by a group of friends in L.A.
Winner of this year's "Icarus Award" — "for the guac that soars closest to the sun, only to fall the farthest" — went to GWARcamole.
- guacbowl.com
Saturday, February 6, 2010
On the Scene at the National Barbecue Association Conference
Posted by Susan Ellis on Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 2:32 PM
Camaraderie.
That was the word, or some variation of it, I kept hearing today at the National Barbecue Association Conference and Trade Show, which is wrapping up after four days at the Whispering Woods Hotel in Olive Branch.
"I'm not alone," Bertrand Newson said. "It's a pleasure to be around people who love barbecue."
Newson is one of the 300 attendees — backyard barbecuers, restauranteurs, caterers, competitors, and retailers — who attended the event, now in its 19th year.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Tasty Links
Posted by Susan Ellis on Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- swathipradeepkitchen.blogspot.com
A couple of Memphis food blogs for you to check out:
The IAM Food Blog, maintained by members of the India Association of Memphis, includes mouth-watering recipes and photos.
Lunchbrag from Jen-sized.net is a Tumblr page devoted to lunch.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Recommended Dish Michael's Last Meal
Posted by Susan Ellis on Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 4:33 PM
This is the Zinnie-loney at Zinnie's East.
My coworker Michael says that this sandwich — a thick slab of all-beef bologna, swiss, and bacon — would be on the menu of his proverbial death row/last meal.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
A Memphis Vegan in San Francisco
Posted by Bianca Phillips on Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 6:58 PM
Having grown up a vegetarian in the South, I’m used to not having many options when dining out. Dinner at Central BBQ? I’ll have the barbecue portabella mushroom sandwich, no cheese. Huey’s? Veggie burger. RP Tracks? Barbecue tofu nachos, please.
But I spent last week in San Francisco for an Association of Alternative Newsweeklies web publishing conference. While I was there, I managed to sneak in a dinner date with a California friend at the all-vegan Millennium Restaurant.
- vegansoapbox.com
Monday, February 1, 2010
King Cake Question
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 1:35 PM
I spotted my first king cake of the season at Whole Foods a week ago Sunday. The second was in the office on Thursday.
When I saw a coworker with a piece, I told him, "I'd rather be punched in the face than eat king cake."*
"Me too," he said.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Trolley Stop Market
Posted by Susan Ellis on Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- whittonfarms.blogspot.com
I had been hearing little blips all week about the Trolley Stop Market to be opened this spring by Jill and Keith Forrester of Whitton Farms.
Yesterday, Jill put up an extensive post on the Whitton Farms blog about their plans.
It sounds fantastic.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Restaurant News Giving It a Swirl: Gigi's Cupcakes
Posted by Susan Ellis on Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 7:22 AM
When Food News writer Pam Denney and I left the newly opened Gigi's Cupcakes yesterday, we felt big disappointment.
A man had seen us scribbling notes and taking pictures and asked if we were from the media. We said we were. "The Commercial Appeal?" he asked. "The Flyer," we said. His face fell!
At least he had the cupcake to comfort him.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Restaurant News A Visit to Mellow Mushroom
Posted by Susan Ellis on Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:19 PM
Today for lunch, Food News writer Pam Denney and I visited Mellow Mushroom, which opened Monday in Germantown.
The plan was to get there at 1 p.m. to avoid the lunch crowd. We got there at 1:30 p.m. The place was packed.
Greatest News Ever ... If You Like Walgreens and Beer
Posted by Susan Ellis on Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:47 AM
I had noticed the cleared shelves in the cooler section at Walgreens some time last week and had assumed that it had to do with the announcement that the company was planning on stocking fresh foods.
That may be yet to come. What is happening now is that beer is back.
Links: A Taste of Childhood
Posted by Susan Ellis on Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:58 AM
- mrspersonality.com
Two local bloggers indulge in nostalgia.
The hilarious Mrs. Personality whips up a batch of Hostess Cupcakes. (Spoiler alert: the secret is marshmallow fluff.)
And over at Benito's Wine Reviews, Ben Carter makes a pizza using a Chef Boyardee Cheese Pizza Kit.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Andrew Michael's "Nose to Tail" Swine & Wine Dinner
Posted by Susan Ellis on Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 9:58 AM
- imageshack.us
Can’t believe you ate the whole thing? Believe it. For the upcoming Swine & Wine Dinner at Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, you’ll be going whole hog — from nose to tail. (And, yes, that does include pig brains.)
“We’re trying to take the fear out of it,” explains Michael Hudman, who owns the East Memphis restaurant with Andrew Ticer.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Restaurant News Charley's, Mellow Mushroom Open Monday
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:20 AM
Charley’s Grilled Subs, a chain based in Ohio, will hold a grand opening of its 400th location at the Oak Court Mall on Monday, January 25th, 10 a.m.
Also on Monday, the popular pizza franchise Mellow Mushroom opens at the Shops of Forest Hill in Germantown.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Sunday Brunch in Cooper Young
Posted by Pamela Denney on Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 9:10 AM
Last weekend was my friend Victoria’s birthday, and we celebrated with drinks and brunch in Cooper Young. We started at Blue Fish, where the Bloody Mary bar is part of the restaurant’s new brunch menu. It was a sight to behold: martini glasses filled with green tomatoes, olives, white asparagus, pepperoncini, pickled green beans, and large stalks of celery so you could have a little crunch with every sip.
- David Meredith
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