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Dining Review: Breakfast almost any time, pancake almost any way
Published 6/13/2013 at 6:47 p.m. 3 comments
I’m always surprised when I mention The Pancake Shop and someone says, “Where’s that?” And I always say the same thing, “On Summer, by Market Basket,” even though Market Basket has been closed for at least 10 years. The thing ...
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Dining Review: Spicy, delicious Ethiopian food in friendly atmosphere
Published 6/6/2013 at 6:34 p.m. 0 comments
Mohammed Omer wanted to name his restaurant after Dire Dawa, a city in his native Ethiopia, but he knew better. No one wants their restaurant to be called "Dire."
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Dining Review: Buckley's still delivers taste at fair price
Published 5/30/2013 at 6:04 p.m. 1 comment
Among the late Don Pelts’ favorite restaurants was Buckley’s, both the steak house just a hop down Poplar from Corky’s, the barbecue restaurant Pelts founded, and the lunch-only spot a skip and a jump around the corner. Hearing this piqued ...
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Dining Review: Variety spice of DKDC life
Published 5/24/2013 at 12:22 p.m. 0 comments
When we asked our server at Bar DKDC what “DKDC” stands for, she replied “Don’t Know, Don’t Care.” That may be the name, but it’s certainly not the philosophy of the servers and cooks at this little bar in the ...
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Dining review: Central BBQ
Published 5/16/2013 at 12:04 p.m. 2 comments
If a stranger to our town gathered the national television footage and press clippings from national publications about food in Memphis, he would likely think that all we eat is barbecue. Folks from other places sure do like to tell ...
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Dining Review: Chiwawa is Memphis meets Mexico
Published 5/10/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 0 comments
If you read early, crowd-sourced reviews of Chiwawa online, clear your mind and start fresh. Restaurants have opening pangs and the ones that are highly anticipated are also the ones that bear the brunt of dashed, though unrealistic, expectations.
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Some like it hot, some like it spicy
Updated 5/3/2013 at 8:25 p.m. 0 comments
Some culinary scents are unmistakable. Blindfolded, you’d know if you were led to a barbecue restaurant. Same for burgers on the grill, onions in a skillet, and just as certainly for Indian food. Bharat International Market & Restaurant is no ...
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Dining Review: Pizza that's good, any way you slice 'em
Published 4/25/2013 at 3:09 p.m. 0 comments
The food truck scene in Memphis continues to grow, and vendors out at lunch or events are usually blessed with customers standing in line for tacos, grilled cheese or, in Jeremy Denno’s case, pizza. His Rock ’n Dough Pizza food ...
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Fino Villa lures back former chef
Published 4/18/2013 at 8:47 p.m. 0 comments
Walking into Fino Villa, in Collierville, reminds me of walking into an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn. And I definitely don’t mean that in a bad way.
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Dining Review: Burgers – beef and more – are the stars at Arlington eatery
Published 4/4/2013 at 9:14 p.m. 0 comments
It seemed kind of a long trek out to Arlington, in search of what one friend called “the best burger in town.”
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Dining Review: Freaky for Taziki's
Published 3/14/2013 at 10:22 p.m. 0 comments
When Pei Wei closed by the Kroger grocery store at Mendenhall and Sanderlin, a little mystery developed about what would go in the space.
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Dining Review: Venerable Folk's Folly real deal
Published 3/8/2013 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
When the University of Memphis was courting the commissioner of the Big East Conference a year ago, the school’s president and athletic director, along with the founder of FedEx and the former First Tennessee Bank chairman, had steaks with their ...
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Dining Review: Noodle Star offers nice mix of Asian dishes
Published 3/1/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 0 comments
The menu at Noodle Star features several selections of pho, along with a few Vietnamese dishes, Thai food and, on the board at least, sushi.
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Best Bet: Cupcakes
Published 3/1/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 0 comments
Kyra Cross, a co-worker, describes herself as a “cake connoisseur.” So, when she told me to check out Cocoa Van Cupcake Bakery, I made tracks.
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Dining Review: Cove is treasure trove of fine cocktails, small dishes
Published 2/21/2013 at 8:59 p.m. 0 comments
In 2008 Memphis interior designer Jim Marshall rescued a load of charming nautical relics and installed them at a bar in the center of the developing Broad Avenue Arts District.
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