Friday, November 6, 2009

Free Food at Fresh Market Saturday

Posted by Pamela Denney on Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 6:09 PM

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Need a little inspiration for your holiday cooking? Or better yet, need a big push toward holiday meals to go?

Stop by Fresh Market Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the store’s annual “Taste of the Holidays Sampling Event” where the food is fresh, free, and someone else prepared it.

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Memphis Magazine's Restaurant Poll

Posted by Susan Ellis on Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 10:01 AM

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It's time to vote in this year's Memphis magazine's Readers Restaurant Poll.

Voting will be held through December 18th, and winners will be revealed in the magazine's February 2010 issue.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Cake Cutting Thursday at Shara's Paperie

Posted by Susan Ellis on Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:25 AM

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Is there anything more delicious-sounding than a cake-cutting ceremony?

Today at Shara’s Paperie, there will be such an event to announce its new line of gift cakes, Cake Bliss, produced locally by Hilda Osarogiagbon.

Osarogiagbon says the path to Cake Bliss and Shara’s Paperie was like one of a boomerang.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

A Visit to Muddy's Underground Bakery

Posted by Stacey Greenberg on Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:55 AM

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Monday afternoon I received a Facebook message from Kat Gordon, owner of Muddy's Bake Shop, inviting me to come see the new "Underground Bakery" which she just opened in Cooper Young. I am not one to say no to the prospect of free cupcakes.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

So Long, Anderton's

Posted by Stacey Greenberg on Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:13 AM

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The final vestiges of Anderton's East — which closed New Year's day 2006 — are being removed today.

Photo by Melissa Anderson Sweazy

Monday, November 2, 2009

Farmer's Market Midtown Open

Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 5:50 PM

This afternoon, Food News writer Pam Denney and I stopped by the newly opened Farmer's Market Midtown at 1632 Union.

Owner John "JR" Raney had originally tried his luck with an open-air Midtown market earlier this summer. When that didn't work out, he decided to take it indoors in a space that was previously a consignment furniture store.

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Friday, October 30, 2009

Opening Night at Stella Marris

Posted by Susan Ellis on Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:43 PM

Last night, Food News writer Pam Denney and I went to the soft opening of Stella Marris, Steve Cooper's restaurant that had been the subject of protests by Cordovans who were concerned about Cooper's background in adult entertainment.

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To say the place — which is two-story and seats 330 — is ornate doesn't quite describe it...

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Pumpkin Eater

Posted by Susan Ellis on Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 12:15 PM

CMI, the Flyer's parent company, is holding a Jack-o-Lantern contest.

Check out this entry of a pumpkin eating gourds. I always suspected pumpkins were vicious like that!

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A Visit to Wayne's Candy Co.

Posted by Susan Ellis on Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:20 AM

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When I stopped by Wayne's Candy Co. earlier today, co-owner Kelly Hardcastle was standing in the door. Check out that smile! He's been selling candy since 6 a.m. this morning.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Dale Skaggs: Horticulturalist/Brewer

Posted by Susan Ellis on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:23 PM

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On Friday, the Dixon Gallery & Gardens is hosting the Brewers' Feast, which will highlight the home-brewed creations of Mike Lee, owner of Mid-South Malts, and Dale Skaggs, a long-time home-brewer who is the Dixon's director of horticulture.

Skaggs took the time to answer a few questions about beer for Hungry Memphis.

You're both a horticulturist and brewer. Where does the twain meet?
The fact that all the ingredients in beer are from cultivated plants is a natural convergence of brewing and gardening. Both involve growing living things for our purposes. In brewing, yeast grows in a media of natural sugars; and in gardening, plants grow in a media of soil. Historically, if you look at the beers brewed in medieval times, many more plant-based ingredients were used than only the barley and hops used today. Both gardening and brewing are celebrations of the natural world.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Food Costumes at Mr. Lincoln's

Posted by Susan Ellis on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 5:39 PM

I stopped by Mr. Lincoln's Costume Shoppe today to check out the food costumes.

There are plenty.

You can be an M&M, for example, in any number of colors.

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The Return of Backyard Blogger

Posted by Susan Ellis on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:30 PM

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She's eaten the black taco, she's competed in the Krystal Square Off, and had her way with Burger King.

Good news: After a hiatus, fast-food chronicler Backyard Blogger is back.

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Kitchenwares at Annesdale-Snowden

Posted by Susan Ellis on Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 4:47 PM

Today, food news writer Pam Denney and I stopped by the estate sale at the Annesdale-Snowden House.

We cleaned the place out.

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Friday, October 23, 2009

Arkansas' Claim to Cheese Dip

Posted by Susan Ellis on Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 3:40 PM

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Slashfood.com recently posted about Nick Rogers' film In Queso Fever, which explores Arkansas' special ties to cheese dip and makes the point that the food-stuff isn't that widespread in other parts of the country.

Could it be true?

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