Christine Arpe Gang

In Memphis, KFC's new grilled chicken was grounded before it got a chance to fly. That's why it's refreshing to find a restaurant where grills are smoking with fish, chicken, and vegetables.

Although it rubs shoulders with trendy East Memphis businesses like Timna, Napa Café and Bikram Yoga, Muddy's Bake Shop is purposely old-fashioned. Its ambience is more grandma than grand; its desserts more yesterday than today; sandwiches more familiar than fantastic; ...

Mulan Bistro might be called old-fashioned or B.B. -- "Before Buffets" became the ubiquitous way of serving up Asian food. Not that I'm knocking all buffets. I've enjoyed some of the better ones and know they are just the ticket ...

Walk into Lucchesi's Ravioli & Pasta Co. and the aroma of Italian herbs immediately fills your nose and your mind with the anticipation of good things to eat. Lucchesi's, which is best known for its prepared entrees and handmade pastas, ...

The Green Bamboo, a Vietnamese restaurant in a shopping strip, is almost hidden behind Steak 'N Shake and Chow Time Buffet. But it's worth ferreting out for the tantalizing foods on the menu including traditional noodle soups or phos, other ...

Because I never lived in or near Manhattan, I can't vouch for the authenticity of Russo's New York Pizzeria and Wine Bar, a franchise started about 15 years ago in Houston by an Italian family from New Jersey. But I ...