Memphis magazine, February 2016

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Kids don’t take a day off.

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The Spence and Becky Wilson Baptist Children’s Hospital is dedicated to caring for your children from birth through their teens. The pediatric ER is staffed 24/7 with pediatric physicians and specialists to help ensure your children get the best emergency care. All pediatric services, including the ER, are conveniently located with easy parking and access, and offer the same level of exceptional care you’ve come to expect from Baptist.

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Memphis (ISSN 1622-820x) is published monthly for $15 per year by Contemporary Media, Inc., 460 Tennessee Street, P.O. Box 1738, Memphis, TN 38101 © 2016. Telephone: 901-521-9000. For subscription info, please call 901-521-9000.

Subscription customer service mailing address is Memphis magazine, P.O. Box 1738, Memphis, TN 38101. All rights reserved. • Periodicals Postage Paid at Memphis, TN. Postmasters: send address changes to Memphis, P.O. Box 1738, Memphis, TN 38101.

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31 Penthouse Perfection

At home with interior designer Warner Moore.

~ by anne cunningham o’neill

38 1983: The Way We Were

Rediscovering the city’s finest dining experiences. ~ by tom martin

42 Five-Dollar Favorites

A writer fills her plate with fun and satisfying cheap eats. ~ by eileen townsend

51 2016 Readers Restaurant Poll Winners!

Plus the top ten new restaurants in town.

65 901 Health: No Bones About It Dr. Terry Canale looks back on 40 years of orthopaedic medicine in Memphis.

~ by michael finger

96 Columns/Departments 78 ask vance

Remembering Fantasia Our trivia expert solves local mysteries of who, what, when, where, why, and why not.

~ by vance lauderdale

80 books

Chick-lit Publishing three books in one year keeps this Memphis writer on her toes and in her element. ~ by richard j. alley

88 city dining

Tidbits: Ray’z World-Famous Dr. Bar-B-Cue; plus the city’s most extensive dining listings.

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Magic in the Making A Memphis chef reveals that it’s the little things that matter. ~ by gary williams FEBRUARY 20 16 • MEMPHISMAGA ZINE.COM • 7

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BONUS

In This Issue SCENE DINING 2015

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LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT SPOT FOR THAT FIRST DATE? WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING NEW FOR YOUR NEXT ANNIVERSARY? OR DO YOU SIMPLY FIND YOURSELF WITH A HANKERING FOR A NICE, THICK BURGER AND FRIES? WHATEVER YOUR CRAVING MAY BE, YOU’RE SURE TO FIND A DELECTABLE DESTINATION ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES.

AUGUST 2015

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Main Street’s most happening patio invites you for a slice and a shot of house-made limoncello! Enjoy 60 brews (with 30 on tap) or a handcrafted cocktail. We also offer fresh salads, sandwiches, and the best NY Cheesecake in Memphis. Open 7 days a week. Kid-friendly. We deliver downtown. Eat more pie!

Downtown’s favorite New York Style pie heads to Midtown with our new location located at Cooper and Central. Enjoy the same great house-made dough, fresh ingredients, and kid-friendly service we’ve been serving up for three years now! Featuring a unique rooftop patio; stop by to see why our pizza is the best in town.

Another Broken Egg Café

Arcade Restaurant

Another Broken Egg Café at Park Avenue is an upscale, southern inspired breakfast, brunch, and lunch restaurant with seating indoors and outdoor patio, which is pet friendly. Menu includes multiple varieties of benedicts and omelets, Banana’s Foster over waffles, French toast, and cakes, southern crabstack, shrimp and grits, biscuit beignets, burgers, specialty sandwiches and salads. A full bar is available and signature drinks complement the menu. Don’t miss the Mimosa or the Bloody Mary! Open Daily 7am – 2pm. Coming Soon to 65 S. Highland.

The Arcade Restaurant — Memphis’ oldest café — is located in the South Main Historic District, on the trolley line. Surrounded by glowing neon signs and 1920s architecture, diners enjoy such modern favorites as pesto, feta, and walnut pizza. Also serving country ham, sweet potato pancakes, hot plate lunches, cheeseburgers and fries. Large private dining room available.

Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights open until 11pm with a full bar. Sensational spiked shakes, marvelous Mimosas, Bloody Mary’s and spectacular specialty drinks.

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pages 81 - 87 Profiles of the area’s leading restaurants.

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40T H A NNI V ERS A RY IS SUE A celebration of four decades of writing, art, design, and photography from the South’s best city magazine.

Alan Crone is passionate about resolving disputes for businesses and individuals. He is committed to finding innovative solutions to traditional legal issues in the areas of: Employment law Business formation and litigation Human resources Overtime, wage and hour disputes Noncompetition and intellectual property litigation Business divorces Business disputes Business transactions And more

Go Red for Women

celebrates more than ten years of fighting heart disease in women.

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or many years, women throughout the United States were suffering in silence. Heart disease was claiming one in three women, but little was being done to raise awareness of the issue. Then, the American Heart Association took charge.

In February 2004, the American Heart Association launched Go Red for Women, a nationwide initiative designed to raise women’s awareness of their risk of heart disease while encouraging them to take charge of their own heart health. Due to the organization’s educational efforts, more than 627,000 women’s lives have been saved, but the fight is far from over.

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While he is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and Arkansas, he has represented clients in courtrooms all over the United States. Crone enjoys cases with complex factual and legal issues, and works to maximize outcomes for each client.

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emphis will celebrate its annual Go Red for Women luncheon at The Great Hall & Conference Center on Thursday, June 4, 2015. Prior to the luncheon, guests will be able to visit a number of sponsor booths to learn more about women’s health and what it takes to live a heart-healthy lifestyle.

During the luncheon, attendees will hear from a local heart disease survivor who will share her personal story. The luncheon will end with the annual survivor fashion show, which is presented by Macy’s Oak Court.

To learn more about how you can support the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign in Memphis, e-mail billye.mcghee@heart.org.

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Taking a stand against heart disease through awareness and prevention.

Our annual special section encourages awareness of the issue of women and heart disease.

For more information on advertising or our upcoming special sections, please contact Margie Neal at margie@memphismagazine.com

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General Excellence Grand Award Winner City and Regional Magazine Association 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014

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PUBLISHER/EDITOR kenneth neill EXECUTIVE EDITOR michael finger MANAGING EDITOR frank murtaugh ARTS & LIFESTYLE EDITOR anne cunningham o’neill FASHION EDITOR augusta campbell FOOD EDITOR pamela denney ASSOCIATE EDITORS shara clark, eileen townsend CONTRIBUTING EDITORS richard j. alley,

john branston, chris davis, tom jones, vance lauderdale EDITORIAL INTERN sam cicci

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SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES joy bateman,

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Highlights from memphismagazine.com Our revised, revamped, and reader-friendly website is designed to supplement the printed magazine you are holding in your hands.

Fora further reading by writers in this issue, use the “Archives” link on our website:

“ T HE BILL MORRIS SCR A PBOOK ” by john branston (April 2012)

“ W HEN IT WA S HIP T O BE SQ UA RE” by michael finger (January 2008)

When learning begins at Hutchison, there is no limit to where a girl can go. Values, leadership development, and commitment

to service are at the very heart of learning. Outstanding academics, competitive athletics, and a wide array of arts programs open worlds of opportunity. World-class teachers cultivate young women with a passion for achievement and the confidence to think for themselves. Graduates develop the resilience to meet life’s challenges and the determination to realize their dreams.

It all begins with an Early Childhood program designed especially for your two-year-old; It leads anywhere she can imagine. Call 901.762.6672 to schedule a personal tour.

Our Blogs For a closer look at Memphis — past and present — visit our regular blogs:

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Compiled by the staff of Memphis magazine, this is where readers can find tidbits relating to all facets of life in the Bluff City. memphismagazine.com/Blogs/901

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We celebrate our city’s community table and the people who grow, cook, and eat the best Memphis food. memphismagazine.com/Blogs/Memphis-Stew

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Regional One Health is creating a new concept for care at our new location in east Memphis, where 385 crosses Kirby Parkway. This modern and convenient health care campus will not only provide primary care, but specialty care, too. New services include internal medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, rheumatology, reproductive medicine, urogynecology, an outpatient rehabilitative medicine center, imaging center, and a pharmacy. It’s not just our job to create new, convenient services that help you live a healthier life; it’s what we love to do.

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IN THE BEGINNING | by kenneth neill

Frozen in Time

Sometimes, what’s hot is not always cool.

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et me explain. I first used this phrase in an article here nearly 19 years ago, speaking about a particular place that had been “frozen in time” for decades.

No, it’s not the Tops BBQ joint on Summer built to scale, adding nuance to the existing Avenue (sorry; that’s a shameless plug for Memphis skyline, rather than creating the our “Five-Dollar Favorites” feature on p. 42). kind of vertical glass menageries that define most everyone else’s downtown.

Nor is it the magnificent Church of the River, By now you’ve probably figured out where designed by Roy Harrover and built along the I’m headed here, so let me cut to the chase by banks of the Mississippi in 1965. plagiarizing from myself, in that 1997 article: The timeless “place” I’m talking about is “All urban America looks pretty much the a jewel even more precious than Harrover’s Church of the River. This place is, well, more same. Memphis, on the other hand, looks difthan just a place. I’m referring to the downferent. More by luck than design, we’ve ended town Memphis skyline, a skyline now frozen up with a downtown that still has a distincin time for over half a century, and one that’s tive sense of place. The skyline is both scaledunique in all America. down and approachable. Boss Crump could The best perspective of still find his way around, the Memphis skyline, of even with many new struccourse, is gained by hoptures in place. If we play ping across the Mississipour cards right, downtown pi on one bridge, turning Memphis may well become, around and coming back on architecturally, a very histhe other, although you can toric place.” now do just about as well Last fall, first approvby taking the elevator up to als were given by city and the observation deck of the county authorities for the Bass Pro Pyramid. Either construction of the One way, our city presents itself Beale tower complex at the in stunning fashion when foot of Beale Street at Rivviewed from afar. erside Drive. It’s an ambiWe all know why our skytious project, envisioning a scape has looked much the 30-story residential tower, a same for decades. It’s befour-star hotel, and a host of March 2002 cause the skyscraper boom amenities. The developers in Memphis began in the 1920s and ended in are lifelong Memphians, committed to the the 1960s, largely because downtown Memcity. Their intentions are not the issue. But phis was pushed to the verge of economic our concern as a community should be this: extinction in the aftermath of the King asDoes Memphis really need to go down the sassination. As a result, time indeed passed same development track that virtually every other major American city already has travus by. Go online and Google images for the eled? Is this actually progress? Or should we downtown skylines of Tulsa, Birmingham, replace the modern American helter-skelter and Nashville. Then print them out and show them to your friends without labels, and dare approach towards vertical downtown dethem to tell you which one is which. They velopment with something more cohesive, won’t be able to do so, since all three pretty striving to preserve and create something much look the same. completely different, architecturally, in downNone of these skylines will ever be contown Memphis? fused with Memphis’. Despite the extraordiReally, it’s up to us. As of now, we still nary downtown redevelopment here over the have a golden opportunity to continue doing past three decades, our main emphasis has things differently in terms of American urban consistently been upon rehabilitating existing architecture. Maybe, just maybe, we should structures. Even the handful of new buildings look before we leap. constructed downtown in recent decades — the Morgan Keegan Tower, the Pyramid,

Kenneth Neill

publisher/editor AutoZone headquarters, etc. — have been

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Memphis Minded Ashley Dill ’17 Launched in 2013, “An Evening at Elvis’” is a live music web-series filmed in the living room of Elvis Presley’s first home on Audubon Drive. The house is owned by the Mike Curb Institute at Rhodes, and the series, which has featured artists such Rosanne Cash, Charles Lloyd, Bill Frisell, and Bobby Rush, to name a few, is filmed, edited, promoted, and produced

by Rhodes students.

Ashley Dill, an urban studies major from Austin, Texas, who has a fellowship with the Mike Curb Institute, is the associate event manager for the series, which means she books the bands, budgets and markets the shows, manages the student teams, and interviews the artists.

“The mission of the project is to use this historic space to have discussions about the importance of Memphis on the development of music and culture,” Ashley explains. “With each concert, we are exploring the breadth of Memphis music and sharing it with the world through digital media.”

To learn more, please visit www.eveningatelvis.org.

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SPOTLIGHT | Carnival Memphis Announcement Party | December 28, 2015 | Home of Mimi and Jim Taylor Photography by Andrea Zucker

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This is an important milestone year for Carnival Memphis, which is celebrating its 85th anniversary as well as the 50th anniversary of the Secret Order of the Boll Weevils, those mischievous, greenmasked fellows who are an integral part of Carnival’s public face. Jim Taylor, 2016 Carnival’s energetic and enthusiastic president, told me the worthy children’s charities Carnival Memphis and the Krewes will raise money for throughout the year are Stax Music Academy, the Exchange Club Family Center, and Best Buddies Tennessee.

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Mr. Anonymous?

The aftermath of a liver transplant.

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n 2009, Apple Computer CEO Steven Jobs received a life-saving liver transplant at Methodist Hospital in Memphis. In 2015, the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute received a $40 million donation. Was there a connection?

“It’s anonymous,” said Dr. James Eason, director of the transplant institute, when I asked him about the donation for this column. He declined to explain why. That’s been the official line since Eason and Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare CEO Gary Shorb made the announcement last November.

This, apparently, is the donor’s wish. The $40 million is a big gift, an unprecedented one in fact, even for a hospital with $1.67 billion in revenue in its most recent IRS filing. For comparison, a recent (and widely repor ted) donation to St. Jude Children’s Resea rch Ho spita l

by Ellen DeGeneres was for $200,000, the amount of a humanitarian award given to her by Walgreens.

To recap, in April of 2009, a gravely ill Jobs f lew to Memphis on his jet and, hours later, underwent a liver transplant operation p er fo r me d by D r.

Eason. After the operation, Jobs and his wife Laurene stayed in Memphis while he recovered, living inconspicuously in a house on Morningside Drive in Midtown near Overton Park that was secured by his lawyer, former Memphian George Riley. If their neighbors knew this, they kept discreetly quiet and protective about it.

After Mr. and Mrs. Jobs moved back to California that year, the house was purchased by Eason,

who moved into it.

That much is in the public record, although it was several months after Jobs had returned

to California before Eason and a few Memphians in the know acknowledged it.

Jobs went back to work and lived long enough to introduce the iPad. Apple’s stock price, which had been in a slump, rallied nearly 400 percent by the time he died in 2011. Saving Steven Jobs, like saving Private Ryan in the 1998 movie, was an epic story.

And still incompletely told,

although Jobs has become a cult reference “the unusual circumfigure of Elvis magnitude. stances surrounding the liver Two movies about him, one transplant” in a footnote, but released in 2013 and the othgive only two paragraphs to er in 2015, don’t go into the Jobs’ stay in Memphis in their Memphis story.

412-page book.

In the spring of 2009, Reviewing the “Because of Steve Jobs flew to 2015 movie, A. complications Memphis on his jet and, O. Scott of The he required a second surNew York Times hours later, underwent a wrote, “Jobs reliver transplant operation. gery a couple of days later,” mains a mystery they write. “He and Laurene to those who know him best, and a brilliant, steely-eyed enigremained in Memphis for two ma at the center of the new excruciating months, during which things were so touchmovie that bears his name.”

Walter Isaacson’s authorized and-go that relatives and close friends came to visit and perhaps say goodbye to him.”

Eason has been reticent. I interviewed him and wrote about him a couple of times as a columnist for the Memphis Flyer. In 2013 he was fretful about a dispute between rival transplant organizations in Tennessee and an organ-sharing agreement that seemed to b enef it Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville at the expense of Met ho d i st a nd Memphis becoming a talent biography, Steve Jobs, was published in 2011 at about the time and transplant magnet.

“I have been approached by Jobs died. It added details about the organ donor (a car-accident other programs,” he told me. “I victim in his mid-20s), the nursam a native West Tennessean, es from Mississippi who cared but I also have to look at every for Jobs (unawed, the way he option and opportunity where liked it), and a secret visit to Sun I can do the most good.”

It looks like he and his staff Studio (the tour guide got a job offer from Jobs). will be staying in Memphis a In the 2015 biography Bewhile, with more resources to save more lives. Thanks to an coming Steve Jobs, authors Brent anonymous angel.

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Reaching Out Neighborhood groups are getting the smallest slice of the budget pie.

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t’s a City Hall mantra heard often by Memphis neighborhoods: We’d love to help but we don’t have any money and times are tough.

And yet, millions of dollars are given to profit-making projects and millions more are waived in tax freezes for private companies. Meanwhile, neighborhood leaders wonder if they can ever get to the front of the line when the money is handed out.

The Memphis economy, proAt the same time, small-scale jected to return to pre-Recession projects that could make a big levels at the end of next year, is difference in neighborhoods go wanting, leading activists finally rebounding and $4 billion to ask: If the city can approve in signature projects underscore funding, give away taxes, and that fact. City government gets little credit for its role in getting these projects off the ground in the form of tax abatements, direct appropriations, or financing mechanisms.

For example, Crosstown Concourse got a 20-year tax freeze waiving about $42 million in city-county taxes, but also $15.2 million from the city. The Chisca Hotel project got a $2 million check from the City of Memphis to go with a 20year tax freeze that foregoes $6 million in taxes.

The­­­­ Tennessee Brewery got a 20-year tax freeze waiving issue bonds for big projects, why more than $7 million in taxes plus can’t it find money to help us?

City council members at a $5.1 million from the Downtown Parking Authority for a parking meeting about Crosstown Congarage and $2.5 million from course were told that as part city government. Most recently, of the work on that project, a the city council approved a $4 plan to revitalize the Klondmillion loan/grant ike/Smokey Cit y It’s time for for a development neighborhoods to at Union at Mcthe north would neighborhoods to be implemented.

Lean that also got move to the front A slide presentaa 15-year tax freeze that gives it a pass tion emphasized of the line. on $10.5 million in t hat “ neighb o r c i t y a n d c o u n t y t a xe s . hoods are the building blocks These are exciting projects, of community” and city govbut it often seems that when ernment would “redevelop Memphis inside out, neighdevelopers are shown the menu borhood by neighborhood.” of options for how city govThe high-prof ile project ernment can support them, got its money, but a city counthey pick “all of the above.”

cil vote on the money to execute the neighborhoods’ plans has never taken place.

Neighborhood leaders took it as a hopeful sign when Mayor Jim Strickland called for his transition committee to focus on neighborhoods. Committee recommendations called for more direct city government involvement in identifying the needs of neighborhoods, creating measurements of programs’ impact, improving poor customer service, and stimulating economic revitalization by cre-

ating stronger partnerships.

In addition, the committee said that “the City should establish and capitalize a new redevelopment fund comprised of city funds, private investment, grant funds, and other available national, state, and local funds to assist non-profit and for-profit investors who seek to develop single family, multifamily, and retail projects that will accelerate demand and investment in Memphis,” and “the City should partner and assist in developing a strong and independent community enterprise development entity that partners with the City, charged with facilitating increased urban revitalization for both commercial and residential areas.”

There is growing demand for greater attention to neighborhoods to build on the work of Memphis HOPE, Methodist Health Assets, Neighborhood Christian Center, Agape, Le Bonheur’s nurse practitioners, GrowMemphis, Christ Community Center, BRIDGES, Caritas Village, Community Development Council, Community LIFT, neighborhood a s so ciat ions , a nd ot her s .

The transition ­­­­­c ommittee said words matter, recommending that rather than talking about “blighted neighborhoods,” urban neighborhoods should instead be called “reinvestment zones.” As for the plan for the Klondike/Smokey City reinvestment zone, it remains on a shelf with other neighborhood revitalization plans waiting for a life line from City Hall.

All that’s needed for the plans and recommendations is money, but unlike many cities, city government puts no local money in the budget for neighborhood redevelopment. Instead, whatever gets done here has hinged on how much HUD funding is received by the Memphis Housing Authority and Division of Housing and Community Development. With yearly declines in federal funding, city government funding will more and more determine if neighborhoods can be improved.

When city government talks about the need for a balanced budget, it’s referring to revenues and expenditures. But the budget also needs to be balanced between big projects and neighborhood improvements.

As neighborhood leaders say, it’s time for neighborhoods to move to the front of the line.

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Barry Manilow

One of the world’s topselling artists, singer/ songwriter Barry Manilow returns to Memphis for the first time in over a decade. The 13-piece band will perform hits such as “Mandy,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” and “Copacabana (At the Copa).”

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Whiskey, Wine and Chocolates

Chocolatier Phillip Ashley matches his fine chocolates with all manner of whiskey, cocktails, champagne, wine, and beer. Admission includes the pairings and light appetizers.

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Film Fatales

Crosstown Arts hosts the first-ever Film Fatales speaker series, led by Deputy Film Commissioner Sharon Fox O’Guin. Learn about resources for independent filmmakers while enjoying complimentary food and drink.

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Jason Aldean

Why just wait through the cold winter for spring to come around? That’s Jason Aldean’s philosophy, so join one of country music’s biggest stars on his “We Were Here Tour!”

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Talented pianist Marcus Roberts covers the full range of traditional jazz piano. His personalized 12-piece set aims to usher in a new generation of jazz performers.

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Juneteenth

In Jamestown, Virginia, 1619, the first 20 Africans were discovered on a Dutch freighter.

Jubilee Day/Juneteenth Celebration presents a historical progression from the advent of slavery all the way to its dismantlement.

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Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters

The Pink Palace Museum presents a look at the power of Mother Nature and her vast effect on all human lives.

Pink Palace Museum, 3050 Central Ave., 636-2362

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Tennessee Comic Con

The Cook Convention Center hosts Memphis’ biggest comic and pop culture event, led by notable actors, authors, and more from the

entertainment world.

Bring your best costume and line up to meet your idols!

Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St., 576-1200

Ballet Memphis Presents Places

Young choreographers present a set of entirely original work dedicated to taking the audience to places past, present, and future.

Playhouse on the Square, 66 South Cooper, 737-7322

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Potential heir to a large family fortune plans to eliminate his rivals in the line of succession. The 2014 Best Musical Tony Award winning show comes to Memphis as part of the Orpheum’s 2015-16 season.

The Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main St., 525-3000

Next up in the Orpheum’s family series is a sequence of interactive comedy performances from Doktor Kaboom! With a combination of theatre and science, the good Doktor will shock and awe the crowd with an exploration of electrical energy and the history of human science.

Halloran Centre, 203 S. Main St., 525-3000

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Krewes for Kids

Carnival Memphis and the Grand Krewes of Carnival Memphis host their 8th annual fundraiser at the Memphis Botanic Garden with a “Fat Friday” Mardi Gras theme. Proceeds go towards the Carnival Memphis Children’s Charities Initiative. Purchase tickets at carnivalmemphis.org.

Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road, 636-4131

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2.20

Memphis Symphony Orchestra presents Bolero!

Featuring a selection of pieces from the biggest composers, Memphis Symphony Orchestra recreates the magic of Bernstein, Tchaikovsky, Bates, and Ravel with Bolero!

Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 S. Main, 537-2525

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Youth Villages Soup Sunday

The 27th annual Soup Sunday provides soup, bread, and dessert samples from around 50 of Memphis’ best restaurants. Proceeds go towards the Youth Villages’ programs aiding troubled children and their families.

Reserve a place at youthvillages.org.

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2.26 – 27 Mid-South Farmer and Gin Show

The South’s greatest Farm Show returns for its 64th iteration. Tennessee’s largest indoor farm event showcases all the newest advancements in farm equipment, machinery, and technology.

Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St., 576-1200

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Hands of Hope Auction Party

The National Exchange Club hosts its Hands of Hope Auction Party at the Memphis University Club. Ron Childers and Councilman Philip Spinosa will lead live and silent auctions, with proceeds helping victims of child abuse and family violence.

Tickets are available at exchangeclub.net.

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o borrow from Romeo & Juliet, Dr. Iris Pearce’s love for the works of William Shakespeare was “as boundless as the sea.” Pearce, a former director of Memphis City Hospitals who attended Rhodes College in the 1940s (when it was still Southwestern at Memphis), expressed her love for the most famous person ever to hail from Stratford-upon-Avon by making a generous gift to the college, accompanied by an open-ended charge to promote Shakespeare-related studies in Memphis. Since 2007, the Pearce Shakespeare Endowment, under the guidance of Dr. Scott Newstok, professor of English Renaissance literature, has funded plays, musical events, film screenings, and more.

Pearce’s gift has enabled Rhodes to host free symposiums, lectures, and workshops by an extraordinary range of visiting scholars and artists. This year Memphis joins the world in commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with concerts, readings, and productions of Hamlet, Henry the Fifth, and The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged). In April, the Pearce Endowment will host the “1616 Symposium,” a two-day multidisciplinary event organized by Newstok, with speakers set to deliver lectures on every aspect of early seventeenth-century life: the development of print, Galileo, Cervantes, Kun opera, early medicine, corporate personhood, the beginning of Biblical scholarship, and the collision between alchemy and chemistry.

Newstok, the editor of collections such as The Weyward Macbeth and Kenneth Burke on Shakespeare, is Memphis’ most indefatigable publicist for the Bard. He explains how all of these seemingly disconnected ideas relate back to an author regarded as the most accomplished writer in the English language, and one of the most misunderstood.

Is there a specific time when Shakespeare the writer became SHAKESPEARE the icon?

Why are his plays (and film adaptations) seemingly more popular than ever?

That didn’t come until the eighteenth century. It was partly a product of the first major anniversary. In 1769 David Garrick, an actor, director, and theater promoter, created a centennial Shakespeare jubilee at Stratford-upon-Avon to start the Shakespeare tourism industry and to promote his own career as an interpreter and inheritor of the figure of Shakespeare.

Shakespeare receives disproportionate weight as a non-contemporary writer. There has been less attention paid to other non-contemporary writers; it seems that may be one of the reasons attention paid to him has increased or amplified.

There’s been a long-term trend in education at the secondary level to engage less frequently with verse and non-contem-

porary writing. That leads to a kind of hyper-valuation or canonization of a solitary figure who comes to stand for all non-contemporary writing.

I think Shakespeare is a clear example of this. In the Common Core guidelines for reading [at Rhodes], Shakespeare is the only named author.

Because it’s a safe choice?

I think it attests to some anxiety about not wanting to name authors. Here’s one that’s non-contentious, so we can all agree on him. So there is a lot of attention to Shakespeare [because of] less attention paid to everyone else.

Does overemphasizing Shakespeare also make it harder for us to understand him?

A fixation on Shakespeare occludes the way he actually worked. For example, we know the way he worked in the theater was immensely collaborative. He wasn’t working alone.

He was not a solitary genius.

One of his talents seemed to be working really well with others in collaboration. That literally includes working with peers — other playwrights.

The sense of Shakespeare as a solitary genius is a romantic notion, very nineteenth century.

It’s the notion we see in Shakespeare in Love, where he’s sitting in a tower trying to write and needing love to be inspired, rather than someone who is just really savvy about what he does working with really smart people and getting the best out of them. Yes, this almost sounds like a business-management cliché. But it’s true.

It does, but he really did know how to tap into the unique talents of his actors, right?

He had a deeply collaborative relationship with his company. He’s the rare playwright that’s actually invested in the company, and that’s one of the reasons he was so successful as a playwright. Most play-

wrights would get a one-time fee and no royalties. That concept didn’t exist, and most playwrights didn’t make very much money as a result. Part of Shakespeare’s business savvy was becoming a partner in the company and getting revenue from every purchased ticket.

He wrote with specific actors in mind. Even their body shapes. If someone was tall, he could make fun of them for being tall, and if someone was really rotund like Richard Burbage, he could write them into certain kinds of roles. If there were a comic actor who tended to improvise more than Shakespeare would like, he might make fun of the actor for improvising more than he would like, as in Hamlet’s famous advice to theatrical players. To fixate on Shakespeare as a solitary player actually distracts us from who he was — someone who was deeply interactive with people.

And the “1616 Symposium” at Rhodes is designed to make people think about the ways Shakespeare was collaborative and connected to his world?

Rather than focusing on Shakespeare, we’re taking the 400th anniversary of his death as a chance to think through what the world was like in 1616.

It’s a rare occasion to think laterally about how economics, culture, art, performance, and the role of women work to enrich or thicken our appreciation for that moment in time.

Shakespeare was writing at a time of physical and intellectual exploration ...

Yes. We’re bringing in a historian of medicine to discuss the transition between medieval ideas of the way the body worked towards more contemporary notions of the way the body works.

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AT HOME WITH INTERIOR DESIGNER WARNER MOORE

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e n t h o u s e . That word alone connotes an elegant aerie high in the sky. This certainly describes Warner Moore’s East Memphis apartment which, in fact, combines two penthouses with a total of three balconies

atop the Fairway Towers. As one friend of his remarked recently,

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the overall look and feel inside is of a grand Parisian apartment.

That’s a perfect description of Chez Moore!

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Moore is a talented interior designer, and over the years he has been affiliated with Shea Design here in Memphis. He has worked on homes in Aspen, San Francisco, New York City, Palm Beach, and elsewhere, and his work has been featured in Southern Living and Veranda. An endlessly energetic fellow, he is, of course, always open to new clients and challenges.

From his bowtie to his velvet Stubbs and Wootton slippers, Warner Moore is the picture of elegance. He has a penchant for porcelain, with a special passion for Old Paris urns in particular. I asked him why he was attracted to these pieces, and he said that, while they are mostly not marked, they are distinguished by their charming, rustic, and hand-painted figural scenes.

While exploring Moore’s magical home I was reminded of a quote by the ninety-something fashion and design guru, Iris Apfel, who is the “it” girl of the moment; a film on her long career was screened lately at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Apfel has been quoted memorably as saying that “more “MORE IS is more and less is a bore.”

Clearly Warner Moore agrees. As he MORE AND says, it is “the things” that give a place LESS IS A its charm and character. The great deBORE.” signer Billy Baldwin always suggested that homeowners should display their collections, not hide them away. Moore has done just that with his tortoise-shell pieces, his coral, bronze Napoleons, and of course those Old Paris urns. And about that coral: Moore says in contrast to his more refined decorative objects, he really loves shells and anything beautiful that comes from the sea.

above: A cozy seating area at one end of the large living room is decorated with old books as well as Moore’s collection of Old Paris porcelain urns.

Through the years Moore has of course bought antiques in France and elsewhere, but make no mistake, he has found many treasures on eBay. I once overheard his good friend, Anne Gibson, wondering aloud how Moore manages to snag the beautiful things he does online. He told us that if you know what you are looking for, the trick is to “narrow one’s search.” Remember that, readers! Of course, a collector never stops, and, true to form, Moore recently acquired a handsome, painted neo-classical chest on eBay which fit perfectly into his rich red master bedroom.

The real trick, he says, is knowing how to arrange your things, the so-called “art of display” which, as you can see from these images, Moore has developed into an art form all its own. He also creates stunning floral arrangements for weddings and other events, such as those he did for the fabulous anniversary party held by George and Nayla Nassar at Annesdale not so long ago.

Moore believes that, of all the homes he has ever lived in, this one is probably his favorite. He had originally thought he was “not ready for apartment living,” but when his friend Lila Saunders, a well-known realtor with Hobson, showed him his penthouse he knew “this was it.” Now nicely settled, he truly enjoys all the amenities and great services that the Fairway Towers offers, not to mention its handy central location. He has amazing views from his top floor which make him feel like he is somewhere else, “on a vacation” every day, as he says. In spring and summer he sees nothing but lush treetops all the way to the horizon.

Although his previous homes were much larger, Moore was very pleasantly surprised that all of his

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far left: The art of display is evidenced in this table filled with coral and other gifts from the sea. near left: A magnificent Sevres tureen has pride of place in the dining room. below: Another cozy seating area in Moore’s living room looks towards the dining room beyond.

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opposite: Pairing this jolly favorite furniture and fittings worked perfectly in his little winged figure on a new place. The lovely salmon-colored silk drapes he pedestal with a handsome has used throughout the apartment have moved with screen behind makes this him at least four times! He likes that they “sit on the corner of the hall glow. floor and create a poufy, whipped cream effect.” Sounds above: The dining room is perfectly delicious! In contrast to this luxe look, Moore a jewel box with its round has also used zebra, tiger, and leopard-patterned decotable set with Moore’s grandrative textiles to add contrast and texture. mother’s Venetian glass Moore collects art and has a number of modern goblets and a back wall works by well-known Memphis artists including Cathcovered with Japanese silk. erine Erb, Kat Gore, Mathew Hasty, and Anton Weiss. left: Posed in his penthouse He also points proudly to a charming little drawing on living room, Warner Moore is his study’s wall of his granddaughter Posey, done by our the picture of elegance. mutual good friend, Shirley Turner.

Moore’s home has seating areas at each end of his grand living room, which are both anchored by Aubusson rugs. The distribution of light is a key element in Moore’s decorative THE DISTRIBUTION style, and his surroundings are filled OF LIGHT IS A KEY with glistening chandeliers, handsome ELEMENT. table lamps, and candelabrum ablaze with black candles. The lovely stone mantel was designed by Moore and executed and installed by the very talented Mark Pepke of European Stone Werks in Memphis.

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loves to entertain and is a great host who always makes his guests feel comfortable. Warner has a lovely singing voice, and friends often gather around the piano with cocktails poured from the handsome bar, enjoying a fun evening of music.

In his jewel-like dining room, Moore retained the hand-painted Japanese silk wall covering which had been installed by the previous owner. He really surprised me when he said the glowing ceiling in this room

top left: A handsome leather screen placed between the tall bookcases is a focal point in this cozy, taupe-colored study. top right: The gold sunburst above Moore’s silver barware creates a stunning effect. above left: Moore’s fine collection of Napoleon bronzes displayed below a Venetian mirror welcomes visitors into the entry hall. above right: With its rich red wall color and baronial bed, this is a gentleman’s bedroom par excellence.

was his own handiwork, using four coats of a metallic Benjamin Moore burnished gold color. The sparkling chandelier over the round dining table was found, of all places, in a French farmhouse and sold to Moore by the farmer who was willing to let it go (ahem) for a very fair price.

It is obvious that Moore loves all things French, and as we sipped champagne (naturellement!) at the end of the photo shoot, I asked him how and where he had developed his keen aesthetic tastes and impressive knowledge of antiques and all things beautiful. He told me that through the years he had been fortunate enough to travel the world which he firmly believed was the best education in the fine arts that one can get.

As we departed a bit on the late side, and the apartment’s handsomely decorated double-entry doors closed behind us, my photographer and I felt somehow deflated. The party was over, the magic of this magnificent apartment was left behind, and it was time to call it a day.

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editor’s note: As Memphis magazine is now in its Fortieth Anniversary year, each month we are publishing stories from our four-decade archives, stories that we think today’s readers of the magazine will find of interest and value.

Our archival feature this month is an abridged version of “Dinner at Eight,” originally published in July 1983. Tom Martin, our longtime dining critic (covering the local food scene from 1982 to 1992) featured eight of “the city’s most elegant dining experiences,” in what was Memphis magazine’s first comprehensive dining guide. Of those eight restaurants, only one — The Peabody’s Chez Philippe — is still in business today, 33 years later. And while now there are literally dozens of restaurants that provide fine dining experiences, we think our readers will enjoy this stroll down Memphis’ culinary memory lane.

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t’s little wonder some of life’s most special occasions are celebrated with a meal in a good restaurant. Graduation from high school or college, a birthday or anniversary, a promotion to a new job — all of these are good excuses to select a favorite restaurant and forget about the expense, at least for the evening.

In Memphis, fine dining has improved dramatically in the last few years. While we may not rival the great capitals of Europe, there are a growing number of very good restaurants in town, especially considering the city’s size and makeup.

In choosing the finest dining experiences available in Memphis, I visited all of the restaurants that I feel strive to be something well above the

average establishment. Many restaurants serve good food, but only a handful reach for excellence on every front. These are restaurants with fresh flowers on each table, soft candlelight, tasteful table appointments, and a clear commitment to attractive service. You won’t find steak-andsalad-bar restaurants on this list, for example, or home-cooking restaurants, or places that specialize in only one thing.

When I began this search, I didn’t have a particular number in mind for the final list, although I knew I was hunting for just the right combination of food, service, and atmosphere that would qualify as something truly special.

When my visits were completed, I had found eight restaurants that merited this distinction.

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wiss Manor radiates refinement, from the formal entry court to the airy dining room, done in soft peach colors with huge plate-glass windows looking out on floodlit gardens. It is the proper pastoral setting for a country manor house.

The food provided by Chef Roland Schneider is similarly refined, and for the most part excellently prepared.

Among the first courses, the smoked trout is a standout, with a deep smoky flavor offset by garnishes of capers and a sharp horseradish sauce. The escargots are nicely done, topped with a gratinée of breadcrumbs, parsley, and garlic that makes a perfect dipping sauce for the fresh bread brought around in large woven baskets.

While the kitchen is not without fault (the soups, for example, are unremarkable), many of the entrées are truly outstanding. In the quail breasts stuffed with veal mousse, the chefs demonstrate their true abilities. The quail is plump and tender, the mousse a perfect counterpart for the birds. Other triumphs are the veal piccata (with a lemony butter sauce), king salmon, and fillet of trout. Service is generally good; taken as a whole Swiss Manor is one of the city’s best culinary efforts.

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or so many years, Justine’s was practically the only game in town when it came to fine dining. There were other good restaurants, but none of them had the grand presence that Justine’s exudes. The sweeping entrance foyer, the live piano music, the long-stemmed roses, the elegant gardens … all the elements for a special evening are here.

With its long-standing reputation as Memphis’ crème de le crème, Justine’s could have been tempted to rest on its laurels. From all evidence, however, owners Justine and Dayton Smith have recognized that the competition has intensified in recent years, and they seem to be trying harder than ever to protect their position.

Aside from the sheer pomp and circumstance

of the place, Justine’s food is the real attraction. The menu is probably the most extensive in town; one could eat for weeks on end without duplicating a dinner.

Crabmeat Justine is the de rigueur starter: huge chunks of lump crabmeat in a sherried cream sauce, served over toast points. The soups are also renowned. The vichyssoise is supposed to be the best in town; I know of none better.

The beef at Justine’s is well-aged and tender, but I much prefer the seafood dishes. One of my favorites is one of the simpler selections: plain crabmeat sautéed in butter and roasted almonds. Another excellent combination is the fillet of trout with spinach, served in a casserole with a delicate nutmeg flavor.

While the service can on occasion leave something to be desired (if you’re not a regular, you may find the waiters a bit standoffish), the food rarely does. As the grand dame of Memphis restaurants enters her fourth decade, Justine’s seems as vital as ever.

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any people have trouble finding the Bradford House on their first visit; it is situated in a less-than-desirable block between two pawn shops. But don’t let the setting fool you. The Bradford House is gaining a well-deserved reputation for excellence among knowledgeable Memphis diners.

The interior of the restaurant provides a sharp contrast to the neighborhood. The lofty ceilings, gold-leaf moldings, marble fireplaces, and elaborate chandeliers have been wonderfully restored, thanks largely to the handiwork of owner Wayne Reynolds, who sometimes serenades patrons with his classical guitar.

The menu is not extensive, but the excellence of the dishes ser ved more than makes up for the lack of selection. I begin almost every visit with a sampling of the mousseline of scallops. It is the essence of what a proper mousseline should be: subtle seafood f lavor in a cloudlike creamy texture. The house paté is another excellent first choice, served with a refreshing raspberry sauce.

The soups are also splendid, particularly the mussel bisque — a harmonious blend of tender mussels and a creamy stock — and the creamy soup (laced with vermouth). Among the entrées, I find the tenderloin dishes very nice, especially the one with Roquefort sauce.

The Bradford House suffers from growing pains at times. The restaurant still seems ill-prepared to deal with a full house, and the noise from the crowd upstairs can mar the atmosphere. I can forgive such shortcomings, however, as long as the quality of the food remains as superb as it is now.

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n more than a decade of operation, owners Dave Pierson and Jim Shannon have perfected a competent menu with a decidedly New Orleans influence.

Some will find the menu too limited, but I like a restaurant that recognizes its boundaries. Vieux Chalet concentrates on aged beef, fresh seafood, and wonderful sauces, and what makes it so popular with the regular clientele is that it does these things so well.

While I avoid eating steak at most restaurants, I almost always order it at Vieux Chalet. The filets and entrecotes are cooked over rea l cha rco a l , which accounts for the crusty exteriors and the buttery-tender centers.

While the aged beef is its star attraction, Vieux Chalet also does a fine job with its seafood offerings; the nightly specials are usually the freshest and most interesting dishes.

I like to finish an evening here with Bananas Foster.

It’s a simple New Orleans dish that, at $6 for two, is probably overpriced. But I like it anyway; it seems to fit in perfectly with the overall ambience of the place.

Vieux Chalet may not be Memphis’ most imaginative or daring restaurant, and it certainly isn’t the most elaborate. But what it lacks in imagination, it more than makes up in sheer charm.

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n selecting the city’s best restaurants, the most surprising choice had to be Palm Court.

This is one of the newer dining establishments in the city, but Chef Michael Cahhal’s unique cuisine and his restaurant’s pleasant ambience merit its inclusion.

The restaurant is set in the large atrium at Overton Square that formerly housed an ice-skating rink. The high ceilings give an open feeling, while canopies of gathered fabric preserve a sense of intimacy. The elegance is further enhanced with free-standing antique lampposts, huge green plants, an oval oak bar, and a large fountain in the center of the room.

The menu is Northern Italian, with an emphasis on delicate seasonings, fresh seafood, and white sauces, rather than tomato sauces, parmesan cheese, and oregano.

The appetizers set a nice tone for the rest of the meal: tiny gnocchetti (little puffy dumplings of cheese and pasta in a

rich creamy sauce), calzones (deep-fried turnovers stuffed with sausage and cheese), and best of all, pepperoni all bagna cauda, sweet red peppers and tomatoes in a lovely anchovy and garlic-flavored cream sauce. The rest of the menu is similarly imaginative, and included an excellent fish soup with a hint of Pernod, mussels simmered in wine and cream, and fresh salmon with a pesto cream sauce.

While Palm Court leans a bit too heavily on the same creamy garlic sauce used on several dishes, the pasta certainly tastes fresh, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the selections show there is indeed room in Memphis for a fine restaurant that dares to be different.

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relative newcomer to Memphis, Rene’s is perhaps the most French of them all.

The restaurant is run by René Vincent (himself a native of Grenoble) and his wife, Marie. They formerly owned the now-defunct Café du Louvre in Overton Square, and operated Le Fine Fourchette as a French delicatessen at the present location, until changing to a more formal restaurant.

Rene’s is a tiny place, and instead of having a set menu it features two or three fixed-price meals each night. It’s an uncommon approach in Memphis, and only time will tell if Memphians are ready for this Continental custom.

Yet Rene’s serves exceptionally prepared food, which is the primary reason it’s included here.

On one visit, the menu included celery soup, tomato timbales (light, custardlike creations), mixed salad with fresh peas, a choice of either seafood terrine or salmon fillet for the main course, a selection of cheeses, and dessert. The fixed price for all six courses was $25. Each dish was served with obvious care, and the presentations were the most artistic I’ve seen in any restaurant here; almost every selection was accented with a bit of sculpted vegetable or fruit. The desserts were especially nice: pears in ginger sauce, crusty lemon tart, and strawberries in wine.

It’s wise to phone ahead and check out the meals being offered on the night you plan to visit. With the ever-changing nature of the selections, it would be unfortunate to drop in on a night when none of the combinations being served suited your taste.

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The menu developed by Chez Philippe’s French-born chef, José Gutierrez, includes absolutely first-rate nouvelle cuisine specialties, something few other Memphis restaurants attempt and certainly none on such a grand scale. The cold smoked trout is properly smokey, beautifully garnished, and served with piquant horseradish sauce. The lobster bisque is also excellent.

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The loin of veal may be one of the best entrées served in Memphis: tender meat stuffed with the most delicious paté de foie gras. There is also an ample selection of seafood, including enormous grilled shrimp served on a net of julienned potatoes.

A word about price: Chez Philippe is probably the most expensive José Gutierrez restaurant in Memphis; it is relatively easy to spend over one hundred dollars for dinner for two. But the service is so elaborate, the setting so ornate, and the food so daring, that many people will feel this expense more than justified for a special evening out.

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The menu features a wide selection of seafood entrées and appetizers, good soups, and several other good dishes. I especially enjoy the smoked duckling: a large portion of moist, tender meat, topped with crisply fried skin. Mussels in cream with pasta is also quite good, as is the duck and sausage gumbo, Fettucini River Terrace, and the Scampi Bienville.

For the most part, the food at River Terrace is well above average by Memphis standards, and the recent changes in management don’t seem to have slowed the restaurant’s growing popularity. What with the monorail ride and that magnificent view, River Terrace is one of the best places in town to take a friend and watch the sun go down.

THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST

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And in those innocent days before Huey’s and Corky’s became permanent contenders for the top burgers John Grisanti and barbecue, the 1983 winners were:

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A S S O C I AT E E D I T O R EILEEN TOWNSEND F I L L S H E R P L AT E W I T H F U N A N D S AT I S F Y I N G

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h e r e i s s om e t h i ng u nden i ably ro m a nt ic about a no-nonsense Southern diner. Maybe that’s because they’re at their best in the early hours of the morning, when the only patrons are third-shifters and insomniacs. Or maybe it is that they recall a kind of Bruce Springsteen-ish sense of American possibility. Or perhaps it’s just because a place like the Pancake Shop always reminds us that an expensive sandwich does not a good meal make.

Though we live in a time and place where fancy food and ingredients are more readily accessible than ever before, I have lived most of my adult life on the working theory that you can eat well for around $15 a day. You just have to know where to look.

With this in mind, I compiled a list of some of my current favorite spots for excellent, economical dining. I chose the restaurants not only for the quality of their food, but for their top-notch service and ambiance. Most of them can be found along the Sunset Strip of budget dining in Memphis — a five-mile stretch that starts around the Crosstown area and extends all the way out Summer Avenue. These are by no means the only good eats on that circuit, but they all get high marks, and most ring in for around five dollars.

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Pancake Shop

A 24/7 TRADITION A friend and I have a kind of unofficial tradition, in which he calls me to ask where he should take out-of-town friends to eat, and I tell him the same thing every time: He should take them to the Pancake Shop. This Summer Avenue diner is nothing fancy, but it is about as Memphis as it gets — a 24/7 operation featuring the usual staples. It is a place where you can get a hot cup of coffee and a warm meal no matter when you get off work, or how much money you have to spend. The most recent time I ate there, before a late movie, I ordered coffee and a piece of their chocolate pie. My friend ordered a grilled cheese and fries. The total tab? About $10. Another perk is conversation with the crew of regulars — what a cousin of mine refers to as “old men drinking coffee and discussing politics.”

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Tacos Los Jarochos

H O T TAC OS A N D C O LD I C E C R E A M Is there anything better than hot tacos and Mexican ice cream? This Mexican food truck, which has been around Memphis in various incarnations for the past five years, now has a permanent home next to an ice cream shop, Los Jarochos Paleteria y Neveria. A covered wooden deck connects the two, or if it is cold outside, eating inside the shop is also an option.

Tacos Los Jarochos gets points not only for the quality of its food, but for the laid-back atmosphere. The food truck is a perfect place to eat solo, if you are grabbing lunch, or to swing by with friends when you want to eat quickly. Service is friendly and efficient, and you may find yourself wanting to linger over a second order of tacos or one of their signature ice cream-filled pineapples.

The tacos at Tacos Los Jarochos would be something to write home about, if they weren’t so close to home. They are at least something to text home about. The Summer Avenue food truck is the kind of place where you could eat every day and never get bored. The pastor, chorizo, and asada tacos (among others) come in perfectly prepared corn tortillas, served on a paper plate, with a spate of accompanying sauces and toppings.

Also available are giant tortillas, Mexican hamburgers, tortas, burritos, and plenty of other generously sized meals for under $10.

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DIM SUM AND MORE Dim sum is a Chinese tradition in which food such as dumplings, vegetables, hot buns, and meats are served family-style. The original dim sum style is for the food to be served off carts — literally a la carte. Located near the iconic Summer Twin Drive-In, Asian Palace is one of Memphis’ few dim sum restaurants, but their menu is not limited to dim sum. Although there also is no cart service at Asian Palace, the food is classic: Pot stickers, short ribs, and stir-fried broccoli are all available for around $5 apiece.

I’m a fan of the shrimp and chive dumplings, which, paired with rice or soup, make for a light (and economical) meal. Asian Palace is a spacious restaurant, which contributes to a semi-private feel when you want to have a good conversation in addition to good food. But the best way to approach it may be to invite a bunch of friends out and order liberally from the dim sum menu.

And that way, everyone can try a bit of everything, and no one leaves with wallets any worse for the wear.

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Jerusalem Market & Restaurant MIDDLE EASTERN-MEETSMID-SOUTHERN DINING As soul singer Sam Cooke once crooned, “Darling, you send me. You honestly do.” It is this exact sentiment that comes to mind any time I walk into the Jerusalem Market & Restaurant when they have put out their fresh-baked pita bread. That bread, sold in the mart and used to make the sandwiches in the neighboring deli, is otherworldly. I do some weekly shopping at the mart (if you’ve never tried the deliciousness that is Middle Eastern pickles, this is a great place to get them) but the real attraction is the deli.

The falafel sandwich from Jerusalem Restaurant is perfect in every way: amazing tahini, crispy falafel, and the signature pita bread. Even better, it is just over $5. The sandwich is a complete meal, but for a couple more dollars, we also recommend the gyro platter. The eggplant-based baba ghanoush is also a winner. Pro tip: Don’t go between one and two in the afternoon, when the restaurant and market are closed for a prayer hour.

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Phuong Long

Y O U R N E W F AV O R I T E V I E TN A M E S E R E S TAU R A NT Memphis has so many good Vietnamese restaurants that it can sometimes be easy to develop loyalty to one and never try out any of the others. Since I was in high school, I had been an unwavering patron of one Vietnamese restaurant. So deep was my commitment that when a friend told me that Phuong Long was well worth paying a visit, I brushed off the advice. “Why try to fix what is not broken?”

What — or, rather, who — got me to Phuong Long was Michael Roy, i.e. Birdcap, whose art you may have noticed around Memphis and in the pages of this magazine. Roy painted a large mural for the walls of Phuong Long and now is a regular at the restaurant. When we met for lunch one day, he recommended the jalapeno tofu. It was game-changing. The tofu is just the right balance of crispy and spicy on the outside, and melt-inyour-mouth soft on the inside.

With the new Crosstown Concourse and the always-busy Crosstown Arts just a block away, Phuong Long is the ideal place to get dinner before heading to a show at the Hi-Tone, a storytelling night at Amurica, or an art opening in Crosstown’s gallery space. Did I mention the restaurant has bubble tea?

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Midtown Crossing A FOOTHOLD IN CROSSTOWN The building where Midtown Crossing Bar & Grill is located, on the corner of Watkins and Overton Park, has been through a lot of incarnations. It was a coffee shop and a bar, both under different ownership, before it became its current self. But it seems as if the past identity flux was all for the best, because Midtown Crossing is really killing it these days. I am personally partial to their wide range of vegetarian and vegan options, including a Vietnamese-style sandwich named after local vegan food writer Bianca Phillips.

Full disclosure: Most of Midtown Crossing’s menu is in the $10 range. But they regularly have lunch specials that ring in closer to $5, such as one they offered recently that included two slices of pizza and a soda.

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There are also some delicious appetizers, such as the garlic knots, which could easily be paired with a beer for five-o’clock snacks.

On warm days, this is a great place to eat lunch and sit out on the deck, which overlooks a quiet street. Or you could visit for one of the restaurant’s regular art events, which add to the new business’s growing foothold in the Crosstown community.

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BACK TO BASICS For years, Memphis was not the kind of place where you could get a great slice of pizza. The scene has improved somewhat in the recent past, but let us not forget the good deeds of Little Italy. The New York-style pizzeria used to be the only decent and readily accessible slice in town. They are still the standard-bearer for generously portioned, simple pepperoni pizza, available for $2.89 per slice.

When I think of Little Italy, I imagine Nicolas Cage in the famous bakery scene from the quintessential Italian-American movie, Moonstruck. (If you haven’t seen this, watch it.) Cage yells, “What is life? They say bread is life!” as Cher looks on, confused. Basically, Little Italy isn’t the sort of place that is going to brag about its “artisanal qualities,” or tell you the mushrooms are organic.

They are just going to serve you a slice of pizza and not overcharge you for it. They are going to give it to you straight. And if you are smart, you’re going to take it.

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B E C AU S E , O B V I O U S LY Chef Kelly English, the man behind Restaurant Iris and The Second Line, has been known to say that his favorite cheeseburger in town is from Tops B-B-Q. He is a smart man. The Tops cheeseburger is everything you want from a fast-food patty: a thin, salty patty and a by-the-book white bread bun. But the Tops burger is way better and far more authentic than anything you might find at big chain restaurants. I don’t exaggerate when I say that it is the best-known cure for a hangover or a break-up.

It is most likely not going to help you keep to your diet, but at $4.05, at least it won’t break the bank.

Plus, with more than a dozen locations, a Tops is pretty much on every corner in Memphis, and you can’t walk into one without feeling like someone rewound the clock 50 years. Pro tip: Check their website for deals.

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WINNERS OF OUR MEMPHIS MAGAZINE READERS RESTAURANT POLL

This year, as we celebrate this magazine’s fortieth anniversary, we can’t begin to say how many restaurants and chefs we’ve featured since 1976. Looking back through the archives, though, we found it interesting that we waited more than seven years — until July 1983 — before we actually decided to ask our readers which places were their favorites. You can read about those first winners, and our dining critic Tom Martin’s top choices, in “The Way We Were” on page 38.

The current poll, and the city’s dining infrastructure, has certainly expanded in the past four decades. This year’s results present the winning restaurants in more than 40 categories, and judging from the number of entries submitted, it’s obvious that current readers took quite a bit more time to ponder the best places in town, including categories that might have stumped our 1983 subscribers, such as Best Food Truck, Best Craft Cocktails, and Best Local Brew.

With online voting and safeguards to prevent multiple entries, this can rightfully be considered our city’s most definitive and accurate dining poll.

The winner in each category is listed in bold type, followed by other contenders in the order of votes received. To be declared a winner, that establishment had to receive at least 10 percent of the total votes. We’re happy to report that our readers had clear opinions about their favorites in every category but two; for Best Happy Hour and Restaurants We Miss the Most (among them, two from that 1983 poll) there were so many contenders that we listed the top vote-getters.

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ver the holidays, I spent a week in Los Angeles, eating my way through menus as diverse as the city’s population.

I discovered Ray Garcia’s new Mexican playbook at Broken Spanish, Jessica Koslow’s brioche toast with plum and thyme jam at Sqirl, and Roy Choi’s tempestuous Korean hot pots at his restaurant named POT. (I kid you not.)

I also spent a small fortune there, a comparison I couldn’t help but make with Memphis magazine’s top 10 new restaurants, places where the food is often big-city good, but decidedly less expensive. In fact, it’s possible to eat at many of this year’s restaurants for under $20.

Likely, you will spend more as you move from familiar comfort food for breakfast to hearty burgers topped with mac ’n cheese for lunch, to exquisite new American dishes for dinner, served family-style like the trendiest restaurants in LA. Speaking of trend-spotting, be on the watch for my New Year’s projection, reinventions of classic dishes from the 1960s, a la Julia Child only healthier. Already, dishes are popping up on Memphis menus, like the exceptional beef tartare at Bounty on Broad, this year’s top new restaurant, and the salmon Wellington at Maximo’s on Broad, a restaurant headed most certainly for next year’s list. — Pamela Denney

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BEST PIZZA

BEST MEXICAN

BEST ITALIAN

BEST MEDITERRANEAN

MEMPHIS PIZZA CAFE ALDO’S PIZZA PIES PYRO’S FIRE FRESH PIZZA HOG & HOMINY MELLOW MUSHROOM

LAS DELICIAS LAS TORTUGAS MOLLY’S LA CASITA EL MESCAL EL PORTON

ANDREW MICHAEL ITALIAN KITCHEN BARI RISTORANTE PETE & SAM’S CIAO BELLA FRANK GRISANTI’S

CASABLANCA JIM’S PLACE JIM’S PLACE GRILLE KWIK SHOP TAZIKI’S / PETRA (TIE)

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n a post-holiday Saturday night with unrelenting rain, a seat at Bounty’s bar seemed like a safe bet. Who goes out the weekend after New Year’s? At Bounty on Broad, apparently everybody.

Customers of all ages, from millennials to baby boomers, filled tables or jostled one another at the bar, confirming Bounty’s pick by Memphis magazine readers as the city’s best new restaurant. Simply put, the place was rocking, energized by animated conversation and

platters of fragrant and sharable food.

Kudos for the restaurant’s success go to Chef Jackson Kramer, formerly of Interim in East Memphis, and his wife Carrie Kramer, who is Bounty’s general manager. The couple’s talents seem custom-made for the Broad Avenue Arts District and the restaurant’s beautiful renovation in a two-story brick building from the early 1900s.

Open for dinner and Sunday brunch, Bounty serves exceptionally good cocktails and inventive but relatable

American cuisine, like mountain trout (Kramer’s favorite) stuffed with fennel, orange, and carrots. Updated seasonally, the menu also honors vegetables with unusual respect, offering dishes like fried green tomatoes with corn succotash and pickled shrimp, and cauliflower, an almost legendary customer favorite tossed with honey, chili, balsamic, and fresh herbs. — Pamela Denney

BEST CHINESE

BEST JAPANESE

BEST INDIAN

BEST VIETNAMESE

MULAN A-TAN WANG’S MANDARIN HOUSE FORMOSA ROYAL PANDA

SEKISUI SAKURA OSAKA BLUEFIN SEKISUI PACIFIC RIM

INDIA PALACE GOLDEN INDIA BOMBAY HOUSE MAYURI CURRY BOWL

PHO SAIGON / SAIGON LE (TIE) PHO BINH LOTUS VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT GREEN BAMBOO

Sunday brunch at Bounty includes some dishes from the dinner menu, such as grilled chicken wings (left), along with inventive breakfast plates, like sweet potato hash with smoked bacon (right).

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Porcellino’s Craft Butcher

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he appealing dinner menu at Porcellino’s seems easy enough to navigate, offering 10 small plates, chef’s choice for three entrees, and shareable vegetable bowls, like green beans tossed with mint, toasted almonds, charred lemon, and Dijon vinaigrette. But here’s the catch: You will want everything, so start with a cocktail while you decide what to eat. Updated seasonally, the new selections for winter build around brandy and rum and drink like a well-crafted novel, memorable

and captivating.

Move next to small plates. Try dumplings stuffed with collard greens and pork belly, salmon mouse topped with green apple jelly in a mini-Mason jar, or housemade charcuterie, a resplendent plate of cured meats and pickled garnishes. (Standout moment: a spicy and spreadable ‘nduja the color of Christmas tangerines.)

Diners with hearty appetites should keep on eating. Since opening Porcellino’s, chef/owners Michael Hudman

and Andrew Ticer have added classic cuts for beef, pork, and veal to the small plate menu, a delicious yahoo moment that solidifies the restaurant’s triad of café, grab-and-go grocery, and butcher shop. Porcellino’s also serves a soup and sandwich menu at lunch and biscuits and coffee that are so good my recent millennial houseguests showed up for breakfast every day. — Pamela Denney

BEST THAI

BEST FOOD TRUCK

BEST CAJUN / CREOLE

BEST DELI

BHAN THAI BANGKOK ALLEY JASMINE MOSA ASIAN BISTRO SAIGON LE

FUEL CAFE CENTRAL BBQ ROCK-N-DOUGH PIZZA RAW GIRLS SAY CHEESE

BAYOU BAR & GRILL THE SECOND LINE OWEN BRENNAN’S FELICIA SUZANNE’S DEJAVU

BOGIE’S DELICATESSEN / ELWOOD’S SHACK (TIE) FINO’S YOUNG AVENUE DELI LUCCHESI’S

Shareable dishes, such as the confit duck salad (left) and the charcuterie plate with cured meats, pickled tomatillos, and spicy ’nduja, headline the menu at Porcellino’s.

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he pizzas at Aldo’s are so popular that one downtown location just wasn’t enough.

Aldo’s Pizza Pies Midtown opened on Cooper Street in the former Two Way Inn space back in April. The fourth Memphis restaurant from Aldo Dean (in addition to Bardog, Slider Inn, and Aldo’s Pizza Pies downtown), this Midtown pizza joint offers classic concoctions (think pepperoni or Margherita), along with a few unique options.

The Memphis pizza is a twist on a local

favorite: Tender, smoky pulled pork, barbecue sauce, mozzarella, red onion, and coleslaw are piled onto a crispy yet still doughy crust. (This could easily become a new favorite way to eat a loaded barbecue sandwich.) Another delicious option, the Bring Out the Gump, is topped with grilled shrimp, poblano cream, sundried tomato pesto, mozzarella, red onion, and basil.

Other menu items are exclusive to the Midtown location, including a selection of grilled paninis. Another draw is the

rooftop patio — the only one in Midtown — which is a charming setting to chow down with a local beer or two. Aldo’s always has an offering from Memphis Made — their neighbor — on one of its six beer taps. If it’s not patio weather, dine inside and watch the pizza makers work their magic in the restaurant’s open kitchen squeezed in behind the bar.

— Shara Clark

BEST SMALL PLATES

BEST DELI

BEST BURGER

BEST STEAK

BABALU ALCHEMY SWEET GRASS PORCELLINO’S TERRACE AT THE RIVER INN

ELWOOD’S SHACK FINO’S BOGIE’S DELICATESSEN YOUNG AVENUE DELI LUCCHESI’S

HUEY’S BELLY ACRES BELMONT GRILL ALEX’S TAVERN MAJESTIC GRILLE

FOLK’S FOLLY RUTH’S CHRIS MAJESTIC GRILLE THE CAPITAL GRILLE RESTAURANT IRIS

The rooftop patio at Aldo’s on Cooper Avenue offers a charming retreat for socializing with friends and popular dishes, like Grandma’s Meatballs or one of a dozen different pizza pies.

752 S. COOPER 901-725-07437 • $-$$

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here’s some hocus-pocus going on at LYFE Kitchen. No white flour, no refined sugar, nothing fried — all the good stuff — and, yet, LYFE (Love Your Food Everyday) pulls it off.

Indeed, dining at this healthy alternative feels downright indulgent.

Both an omnivore and vegan’s delight, there’s something for everyone here, from breakfast to dinner. The hearty Veggie Burger on ciabatta bread is oh-so-satisfying. The Banana Date Smoothie will change your concept

of smoothies. Another favorite is the Ancient Grain bowl, which features grilled vegetables, Gardein beefless tips, quinoa, and black rice. (That fake meat has fooled more than one meat eater.)

Art’s Unfried Chicken (named after consulting chef Art Smith) is famous for a reason. The vibe is airy contemporary.

There’s an herb garden near the front, plus a water station offering chilled, sparkling, and ambient waters. The bar, the first for the LYFE Kitchen chain (that says something about Memphis,

doesn’t it?), also skews healthy, with liquor pours being an ounce and a fourth instead of the standard one and a half.

At the opening of the East Memphis location, Smith said, “This is the future of food — whole, delicious, and affordable.” We believe him.

The second LYFE Kitchen is due to open downtown just as this issue hits the stands. — Susan Ellis

BEST SEAFOOD

BEST OYSTERS

BEST BBQ SANDWICH

BEST BBQ RIBS

TSUNAMI THE HALF SHELL BONEFISH GRILL RESTAURANT IRIS RIVER OAKS

PEARL’S OYSTER HOUSE THE HALF SHELL THE SECOND LINE FELICIA SUZANNE’S THE COVE

CENTRAL BBQ THE BAR-B-Q SHOP GERMANTOWN COMMISSARY CORKY’S TOP’S BAR-B-Q

CHARLEY VERGOS’ RENDEZVOUS CENTRAL BBQ CORKY’S THE BAR-B-Q SHOP GERMANTOWN COMMISSARY

LYFE Water offerings (LEFT), like cucumber mint or hibiscus beet, complement a colorful menu that includes crispy flatbread made with roasted mushrooms and goat cheese (right).

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oes Jeff Johnson strut? He should. He’s quickly become one of the most interesting restaurateurs in Memphis. First, there was Local with its serious updated pub grub and then the imaginative Japanese-themed Oshi Burger Bar. Johnson hit another bull’s-eye with Agave Maria. The decor is ’70s Tijuana chic, the tequila menu 100plus strong, and the menu expressive.

What’s not to like?

Let’s talk about the decor: pink and

olive walls, black booths, padded bar, religious candles in honor of our saints, Elvis, Isaac Hayes, and Jerry Lawler. You’ll feel 10 degrees hipper just by entering.

The menu is stellar as well. The Wild Mushroom and Poblano Enchilada, topped with meaty mushrooms, queso blanco, and goat cheese, is perfect in every way. The short rib barbacoa (available in both tacos and enchiladas) is the stuff of legends. The Tinga (also both in tacos and enchiladas) bursts with flavor,

with shredded roasted chicken being only part of the story. The rest: a mole of pumpkin seeds and soy sauce and lime and chili paste. Adding to the wonder are the chips that come with the guacamole that are almost perfectly round.

Agave Maria is a shared menu restaurant, but you won’t want to share. Not one bite. — Susan Ellis

BEST FRIED CHICKEN

BEST BRUNCH

BEST BREAKFAST

BEST COFFEEHOUSE

GUS’S FRIED CHICKEN JACK PIRTLE’S UNCLE LOU’S THE CUPBOARD FELICIA SUZANNE’S

OWEN BRENNAN’S THE BEAUTY SHOP MAJESTIC GRILLE PAULETTE’S CAFÉ ECLECTIC

BROTHER JUNIPER’S BRYANT’S BREAKFAST BLUE PLATE CAFÉ THE ARCADE CAFÉ ECLECTIC

MUDDY’S GRIND HOUSE CAFÉ ECLECTIC REPUBLIC OTHERLANDS BLUFF CITY COFFEE

At Agave Maria, try Tamales de Cerdo (ABOVE), made with pork and chilies, or tacos Pescado, a combination of grouper, jicama slaw, creamy mango salsa, and jalapeño aioli on soft tortillas.

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The restaurant serves E&H’s iconic Soul Burger, plus a few Southern-style dishes like fried catfish and shrimp & grits. A menu standout is the Monsieur Jacques de Pirtle: an upgraded BLT that doubles the crunchy, meaty factor with the addition of Jack Pirtle’s fried chicken skins.

Another customer favorite is the Smoked Chicken Bahn Mi, a po boy with tender smoked chicken, cilantro, and mushroom paté — a hint of lime and jalapeño give it just the right amount of kick.

Adjacent to the restaurant’s small

kitchen, the dining area is dimly lit, its walls dark brown and brick. Hints of the building’s history — it was once home to a pharmacy and a brothel — are reflected in its rustic interior design.

There’s not much in the way of beer selection, but the cocktails — like the Dark & Stormy and the Moscow Mule — are well prepared and reasonably priced.

— Shara Clark

BEST DESSERT

BEST PEOPLE WATCHING

WORTH THE DRIVE

MUDDY’S BAKE SHOP PAULETTE’S CHEESECAKE CORNER FROST BAKE SHOP JERRY’S SNO CONES

PEABODY LOBBY BAR LAFAYETTE’S MUSIC ROOM MAJESTIC GRILLE FLYING SAUCER BABALU

CITY GROCERY (OXFORD, MS) BOZO’S (MASON, TN) AJAX DINER (OXFORD, MS) BONNE TERRE (NESBIT, MS) JACK BINION’S STEAKHOUSE (TUNICA, MS)

ucked behind Earnestine & Hazel’s downtown, the Five Spot feels a little like its dive-bar neighbor. And it’s no surprise since Five Spot was an original concept thought up by E&H’s longtime proprietor, Russell George, who passed away in 2013.

In an effort to carry out George’s dream for the space, owner Bud Chittom enlisted Kelly English, renowned chef and owner of Restaurant Iris and The Second Line, to create the restaurant’s menu — bar food, but better.

Bar food never tasted so good thanks to Chef Kelly English, who designed the menu at downtown’s Five Spot, offering Southerninspired dishes with a Louisiana twist.

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BEST LATE NIGHT DINING (AFTER 10 PM) HUEY’S HOG & HOMINY BARDOG TAVERN BELMONT GRILL THE HALF SHELL

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here aren’t many things more inviting than the smell of warm pancakes and maple syrup. And that’s exactly what welcomes you at Staks Pancake Kitchen. (Hello, heaven!) Tressa and Bill Ogles, along with co-owners Brice and Stephanie Bailey, opened the restaurant in September, offering fluffy, slightly sweet flapjacks along with a mix of breakfast and lunch offerings.

The World’s Greatest Sandwich is a fancified BLT with thick-cut bacon,

Monterey Jack, butter lettuce, tomato, mayo, and an over-medium egg tucked between two slices of crunchy ciabatta bread. The Chicken ’n Biscuit features a hand-breaded chicken tenderloin inside a flaky, scratch-made buttermilk biscuit.

The kicker here is the spicy-sweet Sriracha honey glaze that comes alongside.

If you want to stick with the restaurant’s namesake, order the Birthday Cake, a short stack of pancakes decorated with an icing drizzle, rainbow sprinkles, and whipped cream and topped with a

candle, birthday or not.

For added fun, make your own pancakes on community griddles in the center of the table. They’ll provide you with a carafe of buttermilk batter and a squirt bottle of liquid butter, and you do the rest. Here’s the best part: eating an interactive pancake feast without destroying your kitchen at home.

– Shara Clark

BEST PATIO DINING

BEST AMBIENCE

THE SECOND LINE BHAN THAI FELICIA SUZANNE’S TERRACE AT THE RIVER INN LAFAYETTE’S MUSIC ROOM

NO WINNER: ALL LESS THAN 10% FOLK’S FOLLY RESTAURANT IRIS PAULETTE’S CHARLIE VERGOS’ RENDEZVOUS CHEZ PHILIPPE

BEST PLACE TO IMPRESS OUT-OF-TOWNERS

Staks solidifies the city’s love affair with brunch, offering pancakes such as lemon ricotta (left), locally sourced bacon, and a hearty burger topped with a fried egg.

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Blue Nile Ethiopian Kitchen

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n a culinary landscape littered by too much of everything, a platter of vegetables at Blue Nile, steam curling into the afternoon sunlight, sets cooking straight. Fragrant and a little musty, the plate is downright sexy thanks to scoops of savory stew called Mesir Wat, one made with green split peas, the other with spicy red lentils.

Other abundant dishes bring more flavor to the plate: spiced tea and fragrant coffee; collard greens; lamb burgers, fresh house salad; cabbage —

fragrant, shredded, and steamed; and chunks of potatoes and carrots that taste much better than the ones you likely make at home.

Injera, a soft and spongy bread native to Ethiopia, also lines the plate. Tucked under a jalapeño and onion beet salad, the bread gets stained with beet juice and looks beautiful, like a sweet and colorful splash of boysenberry jam.

For meat lovers, Blue Nile offers many wonderful options. Plump kabobs (chicken, steak, shrimp, and tofu) are

mainstays on the menu, because Stick ‘Em food truck came before the restaurant’s permanent location on Madison Avenue. Add in respectful service, no corkage fees for wine, and a family-run operation helmed by Ermyias Shiberou, and Blue Nile Ethiopian Kitchen is a welcome addition to the international paradigm reshaping Memphis food.

— Pamela Denney

Owner Ermyias Shiberou (above) followed his popular food truck Stick ’Em with a permanent restaurant offering a more extensive menu of traditional Ethiopian coffee, kabobs, stews, and vegetarian dishes.

1788 MADISON AVE. 901-474-7214 • $-$$

RESTAURANT WE MISS THE MOST

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

BEST RESTAURANT

NO WINNER: ALL LESS THAN 10% ANDERTON’S JUSTINE’S JIM’S PLACE EAST JARRETT’S RONNIE GRISANTI’S / MIDTOWN

BOUNTY ON BROAD PORCELLINO’S ALDO’S PIZZA PIES (MIDTOWN) LYFE KITCHEN AGAVE MARIA

RESTAURANT IRIS FOLK’S FOLLY MAJESTIC GRILLE ERLING JENSEN THE RESTAURANT ANDREW MICHAEL ITALIAN KITCHEN / HOG & HOMINY (TIE)

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Heritage Tavern & Kitchen

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t’s election year, right? Time to elect a president and watch an inauguration parade. But while we like tradition as much as anyone, dare we suggest a culinary celebration instead? At Heritage Tavern & Kitchen, proud Americans can commemorate their favorite food, updated just enough by owner Mike Miller.

Organized by region, the menu at Heritage links ingredients to geography.

For instance, the lump crab cake settles in the Southwest because they are made

with roasted corn and peppers and served with ancho-chili remoulade.

Regardless of region, most dishes at Heritage fall in the $10 to $15 range, but affordable doesn’t mean a sacrifice in quality. Everything at Heritage is made from scratch, including the restaurant’s salad dressings, exceptionally good baskets of cornbread, and desserts like strawberry shortcake topped with crème Anglaise.

Open for about six months in the Regalia Shopping Center, Heritage’s

comfortable amenities include a separate bar and upstairs space for private events.

Miller, who still owns and operates Patrick’s nearby, also seems to understand his customers, with promotions like $5 Martini Mondays and offering premium well drinks. Even better is Fried Chicken Friday, when a breast, leg, and two sides cost only $10. Can you get any more American than that? — Pamela Denney

HIPPEST BAR SETTING

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o be perfectly honest with you,” says Dr. S. Terry Canale, sipping coffee at the window table in the men’s bar of the University Club, “I’m no John Grisham, but I’m doing all right with it.”

With a well-deserved reputation, earned over four decades as a top orthopaedic surgeon with Campbell Clinic, one might wonder why this esteemed physician is comparing himself to the best-selling author.

It’s because Canale retired “lunch is for sissies,” served in the (well, sort of — more about that Army under the son of General later) on the last day of December Patton, and eventually landed in 2015, and, with time on his hands the emerging field of orthopaedics now, he’s describing his newest because — are you ready for this? venture. Deciding that nobody — the other candidate for the powould read his memoirs even if sition hanged himself. he bothered to pen them, Canale has turned his writing skills to a t’s safe to say that novel. He’s midway through the the Canales are a Memphis first chapter, and he has a title for institution. In the early 1900s, it: Murder by a Croquet Wicket. various members of the fam“It started out as Murder by ily made their fortunes in such Croquet,” he explains, though he wide-ranging business ventures is reluctant to divulge the plot, as liquor distribution, whole“and then I thought, what about sale groceries, and even funerthe wicket — the al homes. In the things you stick 1960s, six brothers “I had wanted to be in the g round of John D. Canale a football coach,” he and have to shoot became famous through them.” says, “but we had such for their athletIt’s that attena lousy team that I was ic skills. Writer John Branston tion to quirky detail that makes a graduate assistant for described Frank, any conversation Ju s t i n , W h i t , only four days before Conn, George, with Canale such I realized that wasn’t an entertaining and Billy as “Memaffair, for this is a phis’ First Family my calling.” fellow who once of Jockdom,” and played touch football with Elvis, all these young men went on talks about midnight ambulance to impressive, though perhaps rides, ran in the Memphis and short-lived, careers in college and Boston marathons, firmly believes professional football.

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“I was just a cousin to them,” says Terry Canale, “but it was really a lot more than that.”

The “other” Canales owned a grand home at Belvedere and Harbert, and for a time “until I was 14 or so,” he lived with that family, and others joined the clan, until 620 South Belvedere, and a newly built house out back, eventually became home to more than 20 people.

“Back then, we played peewee football, and every single person on our team was a Canale,” he remembers. “Because my uncle ran the Spencer-Sturla Funeral Home on Union [later Canale Funeral Directors], we had jerseys with ‘Little Diggers’ stitched on the back.”

Among the other kids they played with was a youngster named Elvis, “but that was before anyone knew who he was,” says Canale. “To us, he was just some nice kid driving a truck for an electric company.”

While his cousins opted for football scholarships with Southeastern Conference schools (mainly Ole Miss and UT), Terry Canale decided to attend the University of Virginia, and played lineman for the Cavaliers. Unfortunately for him, the team was in the midst of a 28-game losing slump.

“I had wanted to be a football coach,” he says, “but we had such a lousy team that I was a graduate assistant for only four days before I realized that wasn’t my calling.”

So he came home and began to take courses at then Memphis State University, after deciding on a career in medicine. His grades weren’t good, he admits, and his major didn’t help his chances of getting into med school. “I majored in geology because I was a football player,” he says, laughing. “The dean asked me what geology was, and I said it was the study of rocks, and he said, ‘You can forget about that.’”

So Canale took other coursework, repeated some of his basic science classes, and eventually got accepted to medical school at the University of Tennessee-Memphis, where he graduated in 1967. He earned a surgical residency at Philadelphia General, which was run by five different universities in the area.

By this time, the war in Vietnam was raging.

“Back then, you had something called the Berry Plan,” he says. “By the luck of the draw, if you were a doctor you either got sent to Vietnam as soon as you graduated, or you got a one-year deferment.”

Canale drew the “short straw,” as he says, earning a one-year residency at the Mayo Clinic after his stay at Philadelphia General.

But he never made it to Mayo. Still in Philadelphia, a doctor there asked if he would consider a residency in orthopaedics. Apparently there was a “sudden opening.”

“I told him I wasn’t interested, hadn’t even thought about it, but he insisted that I talk with the head of the orthopaedic department at Jefferson Medical College, a brilliant surgeon named Anthony De Palma” (whose son became the famous film director, Brian De

Palma). Canale was given two choices: take the residency in orthopaedics, or get shipped to Vietnam.

“And then De Palma told me something else,” says Canale. “‘You have 24 hours to think about it. But you can sub for the resident who two weeks ago hanged himself in the hallway.’ I thought to myself, “Holy ….”

So Canale served his orthopaedic residency in Philadelphia, and this was when he embarked on a lifelong health-improvement regimen. “I weighed 220 when I played football,” he says, “but in medical school all that athleticism

Dr. Canale, named Best Resident Teacher, speaks at the Campbell Clinic Resident Graduation, held at the Memphis Country Club Ballroom.

went to pot because I was going to class all day and night, and I just turned into a slob. So I started running, and my weight dropped.”

When his tenure in Philadelphia was over, he joined the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a captain (leaving the service as a major) and was transferred to Ft. Hood, Texas. “Our commanding general there was George Patton’s son,” he says. “I never got to meet him, but people said he was just like his old man, riding around on a horse, carrying pearlhandled pistols.”

His military tour of duty finally over, Canale began to search for employment. He considered an offer from Campbell Clinic, in the 1970s a growing practice with some 14 surgeons tucked away in a small brick building at 869 Madison.

“I told my wife, I’ll see what they offer, and I’m not going to work for a penny under $20,000.

Well, they offered me $40,000, which I thought was fantastic, and that was that.”

He joined the Campbell staff in 1974, and that’s when he began what might be called phase two of a self-improvement plan: better eating habits.

“When we were on Madison, we had the worst kitchen. They served roast beef and mashed potatoes and gravy, and if you stepped away to take a phone call, when you came back, it was all congealed,” he says.

Then there were the “fat pills.” The cafeteria

served big chunks of cornbread, “and they would just lob these into the deep fryer, and they floated up when they were cooked. The grease would just be dripping off.”

So Canale began to avoid these lunches, and he discovered another advantage. “I went to the office and finished up early, and if I didn’t eat, I could go over to surgery and get the best nurses and best equipment, get started early, get finished early, and have the best of both worlds. So I just quit eating lunch.”

Even today, he insists, “Lunch is for sissies.”

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hen he started at Campbell Clinic, Canale explains that orthopaedics was not considered a large specialty, and many hospitals didn’t even have orthopaedic specialists. “General surgeons did hips, knees, amputations, and everything else,” he says. Orthopaedists mainly focused on back problems. “So it’s changed a lot. General surgeons won’t even do amputations now; it’s beneath them. Or course, orthopaedic surgeons really don’t like to do them either.”

Why not? “It’s unrewarding,” he says. “Let’s say a cardiologist has tried to restore circulation to a bad leg, but it failed. So you’ve got a dead leg and the best you’re going to get out of it is a person legless, who’s going to need a stump or a prosthetic.”

Eventually, with a major role played by Campbell Clinic, the world of orthopaedics grew to include other joints, especially hips and knees. “And that all began with [Campbell Clinic founder] Willis Campbell,” says Canale. “He started it all with Richards Medical here, who made specialized appliances for him, like the prosthesis the guy with the dead leg could walk on. And one thing led to another. That’s the reason all the medical companies — Smith and Nephew, Richards, Wright, Sofamor Danek — are here, because of Campbell.”

Canale was initially interested in pediatric orthopaedics, after receiving a BergSloat fellowship while serving at Ft. Hood.

“They paid me money to travel to different hospitals, and I picked pediatrics,” explaining that orthopaedic problems in children, then as now, are labeled either “hot” or “cold.” Cold orthopaedics involve congenital problems: a hip dislocated at birth, or a child born with six fingers. “Hot” usually means fractures, which are still huge problems with active children.

But he didn’t focus on pediatrics very long.

“When I got back here, having played football, I began taking care of the Memphis State football team, and more or less the Ole Miss team as well, so I took care of students at those schools for almost 25 years.” Because of his interest in tennis, he became the “go-to guy” for players competing at The Racquet Club as well.

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n 40 years, Canale has witnessed dramatic changes in orthopaedic surgery and medicine. “Back in the 1970s, if you operated on a knee or hip, the incidence of infection was around 10 percent,” he says.

“That compares to less than one percent today. And whenever you got an ortho infection, the joint was usually destroyed. You couldn’t do anything with it. But all that’s changed now, because of better antibiotics and better procedures.”

He can tell horror stories of the “old days,” which really weren’t that long ago. Canale particularly remembers a case involving a young man, who developed an infection following a prodedure, and ultimately required 17 operations just to get rid of the infection.

The other major advancement was the development of total joint replacement. Years ago, the standard treatment for a bad hip, for example, was to replace just the ball at the top of the femur. “We had what you called cup arthroplasty,” he says, “and that was basically opening up your hip, taking all the arthritis out of it, cementing a steel cup onto it, and hoping it didn’t get infected. That was considered state-of-the-art when I was starting out.”

The other common procedure was joint fusion, as crude as it sounds. “If you had really bad arthritis or an infection, we’d take one end of the bone and stick it to the end of the other bone, and it would grow together as one bone. You had no bending at all, just a totally stiff joint, but that was all we had. “ So the big advancement has been the total joint, where the entire knee, hip, shoulder, or elbow is replaced with a high-tech joint.

The other change has been the materials used. “We’ve gotten away from metal-on-metal, which turned out to be a disaster,” he says. “The stainless steel reacted with the body, so patients were getting these big cysts around the joint called pseudocysts.” New materials, such as teflon and high-strength plastics and polymers, have almost eliminated that problem.

The new materials, combined with advances in technology, mean the new joints last much longer than they used to. “When I was coming along, the idea was to save the total hip operation for the old lady, because she might outlive the joint if we operated on her if she was too young.” Back then, a hip joint was expected to last about 10 years, and replacing it was difficult. “Now that they are lasting 20 and 25 years,” he says, “the attitude is, ‘Hey, doctor, operate on me when I’m young so I can have a better quality of life and be useful. Don’t wait until I’m too old, so old I can’t walk.’”

New surgical techniques have also brought about changes. “Shoulders are fantastic now,” he says. “We used to do a fairly poor total shoulder operation. They came loose and caused problems.”

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n Memphis and the surrounding area, sports, races, educational classes, and more are happening throughout the year to help keep us active, fit, and healthy. Here, we’ve included a selection of upcoming and ongoing sports and wellness activities for people of all ages, so you can run, play, walk, or bike your way to better health and stay in tip-top shape.

Upcoming Events Memphis Open February 6th-14th Racquet Club of Memphis 5111 Sanderlin Avenue memphisopen.com

The Memphis Open is one of the longest-running American tournaments on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the only indoor ATP event contested in the United States.

Mike Cody 4-Mile Classic February 6th, 9 a.m.

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Benefiting the Rhodes College cross country/track & field teams. The 4-mile road race runs through and around the campus.

Valentine’s Day 10K & 5K Run/Walk February 13th, 9 a.m.

3465 Kirby Whitten Road Bartlett, TN valentinesdayrun.racesonline.com

Compete individually or in the Couples Sweetheart Division. Awards ceremony will be held in the Bartlett Baptist Church auditorium.

Memphis Mile February 14th, 8 a.m.

Memphis Jewish Community Center 6560 Poplar Avenue jccmemphis.org/aquatics/memphis-mile

One-mile swim for time for master, fitness, and age group swimmers, as well as triathletes. Entry fee: $18 for MJCC members, $20 for non-members.

Nanette Quinn Gobbler 5K February 27th, 9 a.m.

St. Mary’s Episcopal School 60 Perkins Extended gobbler5k.racesonline.com

Benefiting the Nanette Quinn Memorial Scholarship Fund that helps young women attend St. Mary’s. The course starts at the school, winds through the surrounding neighborhoods, and ends back at the school.

Chucalissa Relic Run 5K March 5th, 9 a.m.

C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa 1987 Indian Village Drive racesonline.com/events/chucalissa-relic-run-5k

Benefiting the youth programming at the C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa. Starting and finishing at the museum, the run/walk course winds through the scenic woods of Chucalissa and T.O. Fuller State Park.

Germantown Half-Marathon & Mayor’s Cup 5K March 13th, 7:30 a.m.

Germantown Athletic Club 1801 Exeter Germantown, TN germantownhalfmarathon.com

Benefitting Special Olympics. The half-marathon course takes you through the rolling hills of Germantown. The start line, finish line, and all other race-related activities will take place at the Germantown Athletic Club.

The Healing Races of Whitehaven 5K and 10K March 19th, 8 a.m.

The Healing Cathedral Christian Church 4523 Elvis Presley Boulevard racesonline.com/events/the-healing-races-of-whitehaven5k-10k

Proceeds will be used to help heal the community by enhancing health and fitness ministry, improving the church’s playground area, and educating the community on the benefits of exercise and eating right to prevent disease.

Hosted by the Shelby County Drug Court Foundation.

All proceeds will go directly to offering services to participants in the Drug Court program. These services help participants become productive members of Shelby County and strengthen our community.

Viking Half Marathon and 5K March 26th, 8 a.m.

Greenwood, MS vikinghalfmarathon.com

Located in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, the Viking Half Marathon and 5K promises Southern charm, fast times, and a great race experience. The races will begin and end in the historic Cotton Row district and will take you through the flat, tree-lined streets of Greenwood.

Racers and spectators will pass by many site locations used in the filming of The Help.

Ongoing Sports & Fitness Events CYCLING

Memphis Hightailers Bicycle Club offers weekly bicycle rides and social events for all ages and skill levels. Many rides do not require membership. Fee: $25 per year for individuals and $40 per year for households. memphishightailers.com Mid-South Trails Association offers a calendar of racing and mountain-biking events, and detailed maps of Memphis area trails. Members receive discounts at many area bicycle shops and work to promote off-road cycling. Fee: $30 per year for individuals and $45 per year for families. Family memberships include individual, spouse, and children 17 and under. midsouthtrails.com SOCCER

Greater Memphis Soccer Association offers men’s, women’s, and coed leagues for fall, spring, summer, and indoor for ages 16 and up. Fee: $128-$133 per season for individuals. Email: info@memphissoccer. com. memphissoccer.com TENNIS

Memphis Tennis Association offers yearround leagues for men and women age 18 and up. Runs the local USTA Tennis Leagues. memphista.com TRACK

Memphis Runners Track Club offers a racing schedule of events, retail discounts for running merchandise, training, and weekly workouts. Fee: $25 per year and $45 for two years for individuals and $30 per year and $55 for two years for households. For more information: memphisrunners.com SOFTBALL

Memphis Division of Parks and Neighborhoods (MDPN) offers leagues for Spring and Fall, ages 18 and up. Register in March or August. Seasons run April-August and September-October. Entry fee: $500 per team for Spring, and $350 per team for Fall.

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Germantown Parks and Recreation Department (GPRD) offers men and co-ed leagues for ages 18 and up. Register in February. Season runs September-November. Entry fee: $460 per team and $11 per non-resident player.

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BRPD offers Spring and Summer Leagues. Seasons begin in March and June. Entry fee: $210 per team.

YOGA Big and Lil Yoga First Tuesday of each month, 9:15 a.m.

Whole Foods 5014 Poplar Avenue

Each first Tuesday, the cafe area will turn into a family-friendly yoga studio. A certified yoga teacher will teach a gentle, kid-friendly class. A healthy snack will be provided. Limited to 15 persons per class. Free, pre-registration required.

Email emily.lux@wholefoods.com.

Sunrise Yoga Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15 a.m.

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens 4339 Park Avenue 901-761-5250 Free for members, $5 non-members

Ongoing Wellness Events The Church Health Center offers a free Health Education class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Monday at 1115 Union. Health Education will teach you how to manage your hypertension, cholesterol, or obesity. It’s free and open to community. Registration is not required. Can’t make it on Monday? They also offer a special session 9 a.m.-12 noon the second Saturday of each month.

Registration is required for the Saturday class. Call 901259-4673 to sign up.

The Church Health Center offers free Diabetes Education, a two-class series that will give you the skills to self-manage your condition. Classes are held each Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Church Health Center Wellness, 1115 Union. Registration is not required, and you may start at any point during the month. Can’t make it on Tuesday? Diabetes Education is presented in its entirety from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. Registration is required for the Saturday course. Call 901-701-2221 to sign up.

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aintaining a healthy diet is important, and not just for our waistlines. Limiting certain foods and adding more veggies to our plates has lots of benefits and enhances overall well being. To add to our healthy meal repertoires, the Church Health Center has shared a few step-by-step recipes from their food blog, Stalking Celery. Be well and bon appetit! — Shara Clark PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY CHURCH HEALTH CENTER

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1. In a large bowl, combine the water, yeast, and honey until the yeast has dissolved. Add the wheat flour and olive oil and stir well.

2. Add the all-purpose flour, one cup at a time, until a dough forms. Knead the dough for 3-5 minutes or until it is smooth. Spray the top of the dough lightly with cooking spray, cover with a damp towel, and place the bowl in a warm, draft-free spot for about 1 hour.

Alternately, you could cover the dough bowl with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator up to 3 days in advance. Allow the dough to come to room temperature before trying to make pizza. The dough can be portioned and frozen for later use. Thaw the dough in the refrigerator overnight and allow it to come to room temperature before rolling it out.

For the pizza crust: INGREDIENTS:

½ pizza dough 4 medium carrots, washed and peeled 1 pinch salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 1-2 tbsp. water 1 beet 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided ½ fennel bulb, thinly sliced; reserve the fronds for garnish ½ small red onion, thinly sliced 4 ounces goat cheese ¼ cup toasted walnuts DIRECTIONS:

3. Place the bottom rack of the oven in its lowest slot and preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the beet on a large piece of foil and drizzle it with 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Wrap the foil around the beet, making sure it is well secured. Roast for 45 minutes, or until soft. Remove the beet from the oven and allow it to come to room temperature.

Once it has cooled, peel and dice it into ½-inch cubes.

4. While the beet is roasting, line a cookie sheet with foil. Place the carrots onto the cookie sheet and toss with 1 teaspoon olive oil, salt, and pepper and place into the oven to roast for 10-15 minutes. When the carrots are golden brown and tender, remove from the oven and place into a food processor or blender. Puree with 1 tablespoon of water. You may need to add a bit more water to make a smooth puree but make sure that the carrot puree is not runny. The puree and roasted beets can be done up to 3 days in advance.

5. Pat or roll the pizza dough into a 16-inch round on a well-floured baking sheet. Spread the carrot puree on the dough, leaving two inches of uncovered dough around the sides. Sprinkle on the diced beet, fennel, and onion. Dot the pizza with chunks of goat cheese and place the pan into the oven on the lowest rack. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the crust is golden and the cheese is lightly browned and bubbly. Remove the pizza from the oven and scatter with the toasted walnuts and fennel fronds.

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4 slices Canadian bacon 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 small onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken or vegetable broth, divided 16 cups chopped collard greens or kale, stems removed 2 cups water, plus more as needed 1 cup grits (not instant) ¾ cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese, divided ¼ cup salsa 1 large egg, lightly beaten DIRECTIONS

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Clinic developed a solution called the reverse shoulder. Just as the name suggests, the ball and socket of the shoulder joint are swapped, which allows more strength and freedom of movement. “You’ve now got more muscle pulling across the top of the shoulder,” says Canale. “So that’s a big thing, and we’re doing a lot of those.”

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An equally impressive discovery was the development of minimally invasive surgery. “Back in the 1970s, we kept people in the hospital for one or two weeks, just for stupid things. Now we can send them home the same day.” Campbell Clinic has even begun running TV ads for same-day hip replacement surgery, something that would have been considered impossible, or at least extremely risky, years ago. “We do the surgery that morning, work with a pain specialist to control the pain, and they go home that evening,” he says. “They have to sleep in a special bed, and will work with a physical therapist, but they don’t have to stay in the hospital. Hell, even I hate to stay in the hospital!”

He speaks from experience, with two total hip replacements in recent years. How does it feel for an orthopaedist to undergo his own orthopaedic surgery? “I got the two best guys at Campbell to do them, James Guyton and James Harkess, and I trained both of them,” he says. “And I told them, I want to stay awake and watch, to make sure you clowns do it right.”

So the surgeons set up a mirror allowing Canale to monitor the procedure, while he

had a spinal block. Or so he thought. “I just remember one of them saying, ‘Goodnight, Dr. Canale,’ and poof, I was gone. Later, I said, ‘You lied to me!’ and they laughed. You don’t keep anybody awake for something like that.”

Not even Dr. Terry Canale.

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uring his 40 years as a surgeon, Canale has operated on “more people than I can remember.” He recalls surgeries on tennis star Bobby Riggs, but the rest are a blur. He remembers some amusing moments in the operating room. One time, a patient asked, “Dr. Canale, do you also own that funeral parlor?” and he reassured him, “No, that would be a conflict of interest.”

Over these four decades, he has shared his knowledge and experience in countless ways. He has been chief-of-staff at Campbell Clinic, chairman of the UT-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has served as editor of Campbell’s Operative Orthopaedics, the 5,000page textbook that is considered the bible of the orthopaedic field.

Even in the age of the Internet, the Operative is a best-seller. “We literally wrote the book on orthopaedics, and it’s now been translated into eight language,” Canale says.

He has authored, at last count, 58 book chapters and 59 medical journal articles. Until 2015, he was the editor of AAOS Now, the journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is also involved with the clinic’s own quarterly, Campbell’s Research Journal.

Though he is supposedly retired, that merely means he will stop seeing patients. Canale will continue working in Campbell’s research and education departments, interview potential residents, and work on the forthcoming edition of the Operative, which comes out later this year.

In the last editorial he wrote for AAOS Now, Canale bid farewell to his readers in this way: “Who needs a 74-year-old orthopaedist? I’m at the age that I’m being operated on more often than I’m operating. When I was younger, patients would say to me, ‘You’re going to operate on me, right, and not the resident?’ Now they say, ‘Are you going to do the operation? Can the resident help?’”

At the same time, he wrote, “I’m not leaving the orthopaedic office and going home to hibernate.” In addition to painting that he took up years ago — his colorful acrylics have been displayed at galleries around Memphis — he’ll swim and play tennis at the University Club, travel to the Gulf Coast with his wife, Sissie, and spend time with daughter Haines and son Robb and his five grandchildren. And, though by his own admission he is no John Grisham, perhaps someday soon he will be signing copies of his best-seller, Murder by a Croquet Wicket.

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Scott Newstok contin u ed from page 2 6 fascinating. Not only is he a scholar of Renaissance medicine, last year he enrolled in medical school for a year to see what it’s like now and differs from medical training 400 years ago.

William Newman [General Editor, Indiana University Department of the History and Philosophy of Science] is the world’s foremost expert on alchemy, which looks like “not chemistry.” He works in particular on a later figure, Isaac Newton, who still did secret alchemical studies that were largely unknown for a long time.

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assistance, I was able to piece together the charming history you’re about to read.

In 1969, two young fellows named David Hyde and Laurence Hall met in the Navy when they were stationed in Okinawa. “One day I took Laurence to a coffee bar where they played classical music — a bit of a novelty at the time,” Hyde told me. “He wondered if Our trivia expert solves local mysteries of such a place would fly in Memphis, but we didn’t give who, what, when, where, why, and why not. it a lick of thought for several years.”

After they got out of the Navy, Hyde went to school Well, sometimes. at the University of Missouri and Hall moved here by vance lauderdale and attended Southwestern, where he met Robert Hamilton and Susie “Creamcheese” Huddleston (so DEAR VANCE: What is DEAR K.N.: Fantasia is one of those odd little places that named because of her creamy white complexion, I’m people remember fondly, but never very accurately, as the story behind the told). That notion of a classical music bar was revived, it turns out. And even more frustrating, even though classical music bar so Hall purchased an old house at 1718 Madison. For I spoke with (at last count) 12,575 people who claimed called Fantasia, located years that property had been home to various members on Madison in the late they visited the place on a regular basis, not a single of the Friedel family, and then served as offices for a 1970s? — k.n., memphis. one of them bothered to take a photo of it. doctor named Samuel Paster. Working together, the So I turned to my Facebook friends four friends (Hyde had by this time for help, seeking information and “Loud music puts people in joined them) gutted the interior and images, and that turned into quite a a bad mood, makes people transformed it into what newspapers called “an offbeat gathering place.” headache. Many people, it seems, conirritable, and makes them fused this cozy establishment, tucked “Because of the novelty of a classical into a former home on Madison just music bar in Memphis,” Hyde told me, lose their appetites.” east of Belvedere, with other bars and “people who could not believe such a clubs along Madison that were also called Fantasia place existed came to try it out.” at one time or another — or at least that’s how they In a city crowded with clubs and bars, reporters remembered it. tried to explain the concept behind Fantasia: “The idea Luckily, two of those friends — my good pals Wayne is to offer an alternative to the rowdier, more raucous diversions in Overton Square and along the Madison Dowdy and Brigitte Billeaudeaux — had access to old strip,” according to a March 6, 1979, Commercial Appeal newspaper articles and photos in the archives where they are employed: the Memphis and Shelby County article. “You will find no jukebox, no greasy burgers, no Room at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, and foot-stomping country music, or deafening rock-andthe Special Collections Department at the University of roll. You will find classical music, original artworks, a Memphis Libraries, respectively. So, with their capable limited but interesting menu, and a nice selection of

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right: Susie “Creamcheese” Huddleston, shown here taking part in a college festival, is perhaps the best remembered of the group of friends that ran Fantasia.

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wines, liqueurs, and non-alcoholic beverages.”

Why the name Fantasia, which many people associate with the 1940 Walt Disney movie? “We found a definition of ‘fantasia’ that has nothing to do with that,” explained Huddleston, who became one of the managers. “It’s a composition in which fancy and imagination have been given more importance than strict order and form. We don’t follow the formula for restaurant-bars, and we were looking for a name that would bring together the arts and classical music.”

She and the others were quite adamant about a bar where people could talk without shouting. “Loud music puts people in a bad mood, makes people irritable, and makes them lose their appetites,” she told the Press-Scimitar. “Classical music never goes out of style.”

The place was tiny, barely able to hold 80 people, and didn’t even have a stage, just a small performance area with a piano. The interior was quite basic, with tabletops laminated with sheet music, dark paneling, and neutral colors. What brightened up Fantasia was the ever-changing display of paintings and artwork from local artists, most of it for sale. “We wanted a subdued atmosphere,” said Huddleston, “one that would provide a backdrop for the art. People don’t go to museums anymore, so we’ve got to take the art to where the people are.”

It also helped that Fantasia offered unusual food, including Vietnamese specialties, and claimed to have the best-stocked bar in Memphis, offering more than 40 wines and 60 cordials and liqueurs.

And people definitely came to Fantasia. On weekends, customers were often turned away because it was so crowded, and the music was confined to the piano or the tape deck since there was no room for musicians to stand. You’d never know who might turn up. One evening, the members of Jethro Tull paid a visit after their show at the Mid-South Coliseum. Another night, June Lockhart, quite famous for her roles in the TV series Lassie and Lost in Space, showed up for a drink.

In 1980, a newspaper article declared, “Popularity of Fantasia Is a Classical Success Story.” It was “an institution, a refuge for Midtowners, college students, and people who’d just attended the symphony or opera.”

The club had begun hosting live jazz performances, wine tastings, and shows broadcast over the Memphis State University radio station. A popular event was celebrating composers’ birthdays throughout the year.

Despite its popularity, five years later, that same newspaper announced everything was coming to an end. “One of the city’s best-known forums for classical music will end tonight,” wrote CA columnist Whitney Smith on July 16, 1985, “ending a symphony of Midtown memories going back nearly seven years.” The old building was demolished to make way for an expansion of

Zinnie’s, which quickly became known as Zinnie’s East.

It’s now the site of Frida’s Mexican restaurant.

Many Memphians were dismayed by this news, even threatening a boycott of Zinnie’s, and Huddleston told reporters, “It’s unusual that so many people feel that way about a bar and restaurant. I guess that’s because Fantasia was more than that. But though the place will be destroyed physically, if people use the spirit that remains, maybe a new Fantasia can be created.”

The Brass Rail

DEAR VANCE: Looking through my mother’s old letters,

I discovered she had an anniversary dinner with my father at a restaurant called the Brass Rail. Where was this place? – k.t., memphis.

In the Lauderdale Archives, I have an old matchbook for the Brass Rail, but since on the back it carried the vague slogan “The House of Refinement,” I always assumed this was a longgone haberdashery in Memphis.

But you’re correct. It was actually quite an elegant restaurant, located at 18 North Second, near Court Square.

I managed to turn up an old advertisement (shown here) from a Cotton Carnival program, and I really admire the bold lettering and the modern entrance.

For an anniversary dinner, this indeed appeared to be a special place.

The owner was a fellow with the dashing name of Waldemar LaSalle, who opened his “House of Refinement” sometime around 1945 in a three-story building that had been home to a popular restaurant called Dinty Moore’s for almost 20 years. LaSalle also owned a smaller eatery called LaSalle’s Restaurant (later LaSalle’s Coffee Shop) at 103 Court Avenue.

He closed both places in 1952. I have no idea why he did that, though it’s possible he passed away or moved from Memphis. After 1953, city directories have no listing for Waldemar or Daisy LaSalle, his wife.

I wish I could tell you more about the Brass Rail, but without a menu I have no idea what was offered there.

The nice building on North Second became home to Alfred’s Clothing for almost 30 years, but — with the façade so drastically altered that it’s not recognizable as the restaurant you see here — more recently it has housed a Goodwill store and then a short-lived health spa. LaSalle’s Coffee Shop on Court was demolished years ago for a parking lot.

DEAR K.T.:

Tattered matchbooks and old advertisements are all that remain of the once-popular Brass Rail Restaurant.

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Chick-lit Publishing three books in one year keeps this Memphis writer on her toes and in her element.

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tacey Wiedower has been busy the past year.

The Memphis-based freelance writer has published three novels, with the last one released just last month.

The books — 30 First Dates, Now a Major Motion Picture, and How to Look Happy — are all from Gemma Halliday Publishing, “a small, boutique publisher of quality women’s genre fiction who work with a select number of authors per year,” according to their website.

To be fair, two of the books were written already when Wiedower got the offer to publish 30 First Dates, the second manuscript she’d actually finished.

“I wrote two books before I

Stacey Wiedower started seeking a publisher,” she says. “I edited Now a Major Motion Picture (the second book published) for years while I was looking into how to get published and while I was working on the second book. That one wasn’t the one that I felt I was ready to launch with.”

When she wrote 30 First Dates, she knew it was “hooky,” and that it would grab someone’s attention. Her publisher asked if she had anything else she was working on and, as it happened, she did. “Things happen faster in boutique publishing and small press publishing than they do in

traditional publishing where it would be a year-and-a-half before your book is on a shelf. Here it’s like you get signed and my contract said ‘within a year.’”

Despite her good fortune, she doesn’t recommend publishing so quickly and so close together.

“It did surprise me, the speed of it,” she says. “It would not have happened that way had I not had two finished books on the table to present to my publisher before I signed a contract. Launching a book is so emotionally taxing, it’s been the most exhausting year of my life.”

Write what you know. That’s the advice given to every wouldbe writer and Wiedower has taken it to heart. She was born in Girard, Illinois, and moved to Manchester, Tennessee, with her family as a child. She’d intended to enter college with the idea of studying law, but was dissuaded by a book of essays written by attorneys looking back at their decisions. She went, instead, into journalism for an undergraduate degree from the University of Memphis. “I would’ve become a writer no matter what I tried to do, that’s one thing I’ve figured out.”

Her first job as a reporter was with The Daily News. But she knew she needed to write what she knew — or what she loved — and that she should tailor her writing career towards that. With that goal in mind, she

enrolled again at the U of M for a master’s in home furnishings merchandising, or interior design. Since then, as a freelance writer, she’s worked with The Commercial Appeal, HGTV.com, StyleBlueprint.com, and at an interior design firm, among others.

And, as would happen when you’re writing what you know, How To Look Happy, her latest novel, is about an interior designer. That character, Jen Dawson, works with the South’s hottest design firm and has a fiancé who’s on the short list of the city’s most eligible catches. But the plans she’s hatched for her life fall apart when her boss deceives her and her fiancé dumps her on the same day.

Chick-lit. It’s become a pejorative term in some circles, looked down up o n by t ho s e with a more highbrow, literary bent.

But it’s the genre these books belong shelved with, and Wiedower embraces it. “It was a bona fide term in the publishing industry until sometime in the last decade,” she says. “It became passé and publishers would not touch the genre at all. And it’s because it became oversaturated. Bridget Jones’s Diary was the tipping point.

The same thing that happened to vampire young adult literature had happened to chicklit a decade earlier.”

As she was editing Now a Major Motion Picture, she says, “I was sadly learning that the book I’d written was in a genre the publishing companies wouldn’t touch.”

But she didn’t let that get her down and she certainly didn’t stop or swerve into other top-

ics. She stayed true to what she wanted to write and, in the end, it’s paid off. “At the same time I was learning all that, I was discovering the indie community, which is where that genre moved because it didn’t die; it’s seen a rebirth in indie publishing.”

And by all accounts, the indie community and chick-lit devotees have embraced Wiedower. Sales are brisk and her books are all well-rated on the Amazon and Goodreads sites.

The Wiedower household is a literary one. Her husband, Lance, is a freelance writer as well, specializing in business and travel stories. The couple met in college, have been married for 16 years, and, at one point, she was his editor while at Th e Daily News. Now, he’s her first reader and the two have found a symbiotic relationship as they both work from home to get their stories into print. Even their 9-year-old son, Colby, is getting in on the family business with a middle-grade chapter book manuscript in progress.

Stacey continues to weave her days a rou nd w r it i ng from various points of view and with differing intents. She’s stepping outside of chick-lit with her next work in progress and is anxious to see where that might lead. But whether it’s chick-lit or another genre, or a story about interior design for a local publication, the key is to keep writing.

“For my career, I have no real desire solely to do fiction, though I’d like to make that my main focus and have freelance on the side,” she says. “Right now it’s the other way around. I’d love to flip that.”

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LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT SPOT FOR THAT FIRST DATE? WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING NEW FOR YOUR NEXT ANNIVERSARY? OR DO YOU SIMPLY FIND YOURSELF WITH A HANKERING FOR A NICE, THICK BURGER AND FRIES? WHATEVER YOUR CRAVING MAY BE, YOU’RE SURE TO FIND A DELECTABLE DESTINATION ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES.

Aldo’s Pizza Pies Downtown

Aldo’s Pizza Pies Midtown

Main Street’s most happening patio invites you for a slice and a shot of house-made limoncello! Enjoy 60 brews (with 30 on tap) or a handcrafted cocktail. We also offer fresh salads, sandwiches, and the best NY Cheesecake in Memphis. Open 7 days a week. Kid-friendly. We deliver downtown. Eat more pie!

Downtown’s favorite New York Style pie heads to Midtown with our new location located at Cooper and Central. Enjoy the same great house-made dough, fresh ingredients, and kid-friendly service we’ve been serving up for three years now! Featuring a unique rooftop patio; stop by to see why our pizza is the best in town.

Another Broken Egg Café

Arcade Restaurant

Another Broken Egg Café at Park Avenue is an upscale, southern inspired breakfast, brunch, and lunch restaurant with seating indoors and outdoor patio, which is pet friendly. Menu includes multiple varieties of benedicts and omelets, Banana’s Foster over waffles, French toast, and cakes, southern crabstack, shrimp and grits, biscuit beignets, burgers, specialty sandwiches and salads. A full bar is available and signature drinks complement the menu. Don’t miss the Mimosa or the Bloody Mary! Open Daily 7am – 2pm. Coming Soon to 65 S. Highland.

The Arcade Restaurant — Memphis’ oldest café — is located in the South Main Historic District, on the trolley line. Surrounded by glowing neon signs and 1920s architecture, diners enjoy such modern favorites as pesto, feta, and walnut pizza. Also serving country ham, sweet potato pancakes, hot plate lunches, cheeseburgers and fries. Large private dining room available.

Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights open until 11pm with a full bar. Sensational spiked shakes, marvelous Mimosas, Bloody Mary’s and spectacular specialty drinks.

100 S. Main Street • 901.5.777.PIE • aldospizzapies.com

6063 Park Avenue • 901.729.7020

752 S. Cooper Avenue • 901.725.PIES • aldospizzapies.com

540 South Main Street • 901.526.5757 • arcaderestaurant.com

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The Bar-B-Q Shop

Bardog Tavern

Voted #1 BBQ restaurant in America by The Food Network. Now over 27 years in the Midtown area, west of Overton Square on Madison Avenue, The Bar-B-Q Shop has been using recipes made from scratch that are over 60 years old. Originators of BBQ Spaghetti & The Texas Toast BBQ Sandwich, we serve real pit barbecue cooked daily with a blend of our Dancing Pigs Bar-B-Q Sauce and Dry Seasoning, also sold in Kroger. Featured on USAToday.com, Andrew Zimmerman of The Travel Channel, & regularly in Southern Living. Private dining and bulk orders available.

We are a bar with a restaurant, not the other way around. Everyone enjoys our great staff, but they stay for the food. Serving weekend brunch, lunch, dinner, and our full menu until 2am every night, 7 days a week. Beer for breakfast? We open at 8am Monday - Friday. Two dining and bar levels, non-smoking downstairs. Kitchen closes one hour before bar. Book the Underdog Room for private parties. 21 & over. Monday - Friday 8am-3am; Saturday and Sunday 11am-3am. Daily downtown delivery.

Bhan Thai

Bounty on Broad

Owner Molly Smith along with Chef Sorrasit “Alex” Sittranont offers original Thai cuisine in an elegant, friendly environment both inside and outdoors.

Our newly expanded patio is sure to capture your presence! Longtime favorites are pad Thai, tiger cry, crispy duck, tuna and many more. Voted Best Thai 2003-2015. Lunch Tuesday-Friday 11:00am – 2:30pm and dinner Tuesday – Friday beginning at 5pm. Closed Monday.

Bounty on Broad’s vibrant menu continuously evolves based on the availability of seasonal and sourced ingredients. Our dishes are designed to be shared and enjoyed, family style, among everyone at the table. We offer dinner Tuesday through Saturday and brunch on Sunday, along with a full bar, wine list, and house cocktails. See our website for full hours, menu, and other information. Reservations are recommended.

Broadway Pizza

Celtic Crossing

Old-fashioned pizza house with a lovely comfortable atmosphere where the staff has you feeling like you are in their pizza home. Delicious hot pizzas overflowing with toppings of your choice. Appetizers, salads, spaghetti, catfish, cheeseburgers, Philly cheese steaks, Broadway whole wings, daily plate lunch specials, and more. Located in Memphis’ Broad St. Arts District and look out, Memphis... NOW a second location at 629 South Mendenhall at Poplar. Legendary Pizza since 1977. Call-in orders are welcomed!

Now non-smoking and recently renovated with custom art and handcrafted furniture, Celtic Crossing offers fresh Irish food and cold beer seven days a week, Monday-Saturday 11am-3am and Sunday 10:30am-3am. Located in the heart of Midtown’s beloved Cooper-Young, our Sunday Irish Brunch from 10:30am-3pm, features live Celtic music and drink specials. Our popular lunch menu offers $5.95 daily specials Monday-Friday 11am-3pm.

Annual winner of Best Patio in Memphis Magazine and Memphis Flyer polls.

1782 Madison Avenue • 901.272.1277 • dancingpigs.com

1324 Peabody Avenue • 901.272.1538 • bhanthairestaurant.com

2581 Broad Ave • 901.454.7930 & 629 South Mendenhall • 901.207.1546

73 Monroe Avenue • 901.275.8752 • bardog.com

2519 Broad Avenue • 901.410.8131 • bountyonbroad.com

903 S. Cooper St. • 901.274.5151 • celticcrossingmemphis.com

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Central BBQ • 901.272.9377

4375 Summer Avenue • 901.767.4672 & 147 Butler • 901.672.7760 Voted Best BBQ sandwich, ribs, and food truck by Memphis magazine. Our beef brisket, BBQ turkey, and smoked hot wings continue to be a Memphis treasure. With seating up to 200 folks there is plenty of room for all your family and friends. Our catering team can bring you the best Central BBQ has to offer to any location. Catering business luncheons, private parties, and weddings.

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Ciao Bella

565 Erin Drive • 901.205.2500 • ciaobellamemphis.com Located in the heart of East Memphis, Ciao Bella Italian Grill serves authentic Italian cuisine and hand-tossed gourmet pizzas. We offer a full bar with an extensive wine list, beautiful patio, and private party facilities with full audio-visual equipment. Dine in or carry out. Catering available. Happy Hour Sunday 4-7pm, Monday-Thursday 11-7pm. Open for dinner 7 days a week. Lunch served weekdays. PGF Certified.

Crazy Italians

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WE ARE TWO ITALIAN GUYS, TWO CRAZY ITALIANS. Looking for authentic affordable Italian food? This is the place! We’ve been creating delicious food for years in Italy. Now we’ll prepare it for you here in Cordova, TN. We prepare all of the dishes to order in front of our guests. The fresh herbs are not just for decoration, but to offer the special taste that every dish deserves. Our sauces, dressings and desserts are all prepared in-house and guaranteed to be made of the finest and freshest ingredients. Crazy Italians fast casual restaurant is the perfect setting for a quick lunch, an afternoon break, or a pleasant dinner with friends or family.

eighty3 features globally inspired cuisine with Southern sensibilities. Enjoy an array of delectable “shared” plates or choose your own entrée to savor—inside or out with the bustling backdrop of Main Street at the eighty3 patio year-round. eighty3 features specialty cocktails, daily happy hour food specials, and brunch on Saturday and Sunday.

Erling Jensen

Huey’s

In an elegantly sophisticated, yet warm and inviting atmosphere, Erling Jensen’s appetizers, such as Maine Lobster Pancakes or Jumbo Lump Crabcakes, are totally amazing. A few entrees to mention are Seasonal Sea Food, Elk Chop and Filet of Buffalo. Small Plates and Specialty Drinks at the bar. Wine Dinners offered every Friday night. Sundays are Special: three courses for $38. Jensen’s approach is globally inspired and classically executed,using the freshest, most seasonal ingredients to produce meals of the highest caliber for 19+ years. Dinner nightly 5pm-10pm. Contact us for Special Events or Corporate Affairs.

Huey’s is celebrating over 46 years of “Blues, Brews, and Burgers” and has been voted Best Burger for 31 consecutive years by the readers of Memphis magazine! Enjoy live music on Sundays, sip on a local brew, shoot frill picks in the ceiling and write on the walls. The menu offers 13 different burger choices, a variety of delicious sandwiches ranging from a grilled tuna fish sandwich to a reuben, awesome salads and yummy homemade soups. Enjoy one of the World Famous Huey Burgers at one of our eight convenient locations. For directions and hours of operations, please visit hueyburger.com.

1250 North Germantown Pkwy, Ste. 105 • 901.347.2449 • crazyitalians.com

1044 S. Yates Road • 901.763.3700 • ejensen.com

83 Madison Avenue • 901.333.1224 • eighty3memphis.com

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Itta Bena

145 Beale Street • 901-578-3031 • ittabenamemphis.com Itta Bena is an upscale restaurant tucked away above the world famous B.B. King’s Blues Club in the heart of Downtown Memphis. The restaurant was named after the small town of Itta Bena, Mississippi, where B. B. King was born in 1925. The kitchen offers a Southern contemporary cuisine inspired by the flavors found in the Mississippi Delta. The menu, professional staff, and unique setting make Itta Bena an unforgettable choice for any special event or evening out. (Located on the corner of Beale Street and Second Avenue above B.B. King’s.)

Lisa’s Lunchbox Lisa’s Lunchbox lisaslunchbox.com

lisaslunchbox.com Fresh good food for breakfast and lunch. Large selection of sandwiches, salads, Fresh good food for breakfast and lunch. Large selection of sandwiches, salads, wraps, and desserts, plus fresh smoothies and juices and homemade frozen wraps, and desserts, plus fresh smoothies and juices and homemade frozen dinners and sides at the Poplar location. Exceptional service has made Lisa’s dinners and sides at the Poplar location. Exceptional service has made Lisa’s Lunchbox an instant favorite among diners, whether they’re seeking a quick Lunchbox an instant favorite among diners, whether they’re seeking a quick salad to go, a hearty lunch with friends, or 500 sandwiches for a corporate event. salad to go, a hearty lunch with friends, or 500 sandwiches for a corporate event.

East Memphis delivery available. 5030 Poplar Avenue, 901.761-4044. 5885 East Memphis delivery available. 5030 Poplar Avenue, 901.761-4044. 5885 Ridgeway Center Parkway, Ste 101, 901.767-6465.

Ridgeway Center Parkway, Ste 101, 901.767-6465.

LBOE (Last Burger on Earth)

L’Ecole Culinaire

LBOE (pronounced elbow) serving burgers using only the top ingredients, 8 ounces of fresh locally sourced ground beef, turkey or Chipotle black bean patties, and turning them into one of the finest creations on a bun. Great Burgers of the Day like the Madison Melt, The double-patty Grizz, or the ever popular “Luther” (pictured). Full bar with local drafts and bottled favorites.

Covered patio and private room! For daily specials follow us on facebook and instagram.

Tucked behind the big box stores on Germantown Parkway, The Presentation Room Restaurant is a chance for the public to taste what students at L’Ecole Culinaire are learning. The gourmet menu changes every ten weeks to incorporate fresh ingredients and the broad scope of techniques students are taught during their culinary education. Features include Indian Spiced Lamb, Braised Chicken Maquechoux, and Truffle Pimento Cheese with Bacon. Open select weekdays for lunch and dinner. Reservations recommended but not required.

Marlowe’s Ribs & Restaurant

Medallion - Holiday Inn / U of M

Family-owned and operated since 1973, Marlowe’s is the longtime gathering place for Elvis fans. Known for Pink Cadillac limo rides featuring Elvis memorabilia on the walls and tables. Fully stocked gift shop, spectacular barbecue featured on Food Network, traditional American fare, Southern hospitality, and a full bar. Dine in or take out, plus delivery to area hotels.

One mile south of Graceland. Open Noon-3am daily.

Select this award-winning hotel for your catering needs. Located in the heart of Memphis, we’re first in banquets up to 1,000 people and receptions up to 1,400. Our European-trained chef reigns over a 12,000-square-foot ballroom with a permanent stage and three wood-inlay dance floors. Ice carvings, wedding cakes, and hand-made hors d’oeuvres are among our specialties. Also try our fabulous Sunday brunch.

2021 Madison Avenue • 901.725.0770 • lboerestaurant.com

4381 Elvis Presley Blvd. • 901.332.4159 • marlowesmemphis.com

901.759.5000 • lecole.edu.

3700 Central Avenue • 901.678.8200

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Memphis Pizza Cafe

Molly’s La Casita

Our crust is prepared one way — thin and crisp. Choose one of our specialty pizzas or create your own from our extensive ingredients list, and see why we’ve been voted “Best Pizza” 20 years in a row. Best pizza. Coolest workers. Five locations: Overton Square at 2087 Madison - 901.726.5343, East Memphis at 5061 Park Ave. - 901.684.1306, Germantown at 7604 W. Farmington - 901.753.2218, Southaven at 5627 Getwell - 662.536.1364, and Collierville at 797 W. Poplar - 901.861.7800

For over 33 years, Molly’s La Casita has been voted one of the best Mexican restaurants and “Best Margarita” in Memphis. Choose from a variety of fajitas, enchiladas, burritos, quesadillas, seafood, sandwiches, vegetarian dishes, shrimp or fish tacos, and a children’s menu. Open Sunday-Thursday 11am-10pm, and Friday & Saturday, 11am-11pm. Join us for Margarita Monday 11am-10pm, or Happy Hour Tuesday-Friday 3pm-8pm and Saturday, 11am-8pm.

Mulan Asian Bistro

Pancho’s Mexican Foods

Mulan Asian Bistro was voted in the top 100 Chinese restaurants in the USA. Authentic Chinese cuisine that will make you so warm inside you’ll be coming back for more. Now offering a new Asian fusion menu with Vietnamese spring rolls and Thai cuisine. Our five-star chef will cater your wedding or anniversary party. We have a full bar, happy hour from 3-6pm.

We deliver up to 10 miles. The only restaurant that delivers sushi in Memphis! Located at Young Avenue and Houston Levee in Collierville.

Order online at mulanbistro.net.

Take a trip to Mexico right here in Memphis. Pancho’s has wowed Memphians with its unique Mexican flavors since 1956. It’s the perfect in-town getaway. Famous for its mouth-watering cheese dip, Pancho’s also serves up a variety of tacos, enchiladas, and mix-and-match platters.

717 North White Station in Memphis, 901.685.5404, and 3600 East Broadway, in West Memphis, AR, 870.735.6466.

Pearl’s Oyster House

Pete & Sam’s

Pearl’s Oyster House is one of Memphis’ favorite spots for great seafood, steaks, chicken and pasta. Pearl’s is the perfect place for business luncheons, private parties and casual evening dining. Located in the historic South Main Arts District, Pearl’s charm is sure to please everyone with free parking and easy access to FedEx Forum and the Orpheum. Open Monday-Saturday 11am, Sunday 1-8pm.

Serving Memphis for nearly 65 years to diners of all ages. Offers delicious steaks, seafood, and traditional authentic Italian dishes, including homemade ravioli, lasagna, chicken Marsala, and fabulous thin-crusted pizzas. Consistently voted one of the best Italian restaurants in the area

by Memphis magazine readers. Open every night for dinner and even most holidays.

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2149 Young Ave. • 901.347.3965 & 2059 Houston Levee • 901.850.5288

299 S. Main Street • 901.522.9070.

2006 Madison Avenue • 901.726.1873

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3886 Park Avenue • 901.458.0694 • peteandsams.com

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R.P. Tracks

Rendezvous

RP Tracks has been serving the University of Memphis area since 1987. It is home to the World Famous BBQ Tofu Nachos, in addition to various other uniquely “Tracks” dishes. We have a full bar and a large beer selection including our favorite local beers on tap. We also offer brunch every Saturday and Sunday. RP Tracks is open Monday through Saturday 11am-3am and Sunday 10am-3am. Dine-in or carry-out. Please visit our website to see our full menu.

When people come to work at the Rendezvous they stay awhile, including Big Jack (above), who retired this year after 44 years. The pork ribs are legendary, as are the wisecracking waiters and the vintage Memphis décor.

Winner of numerous awards in Southern Living and other publications, the menu offers barbecued ribs, beef brisket, cheese plates, Greek salads, and wine. We ship our ribs overnight, too! Call about private parties for lunch and dinner. Open for dinner Tuesday - Saturday. Lunch Friday - Saturday only. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Restaurant Iris

The Second Line

3547 Walker Avenue • 901.327.1471 • rptracks.com

2146 Monroe Avenue • 901.590.2828 • restaurantiris.com Home of James Beard Award semi-finalist and one of Food & Wine magazine’s “Best New Chefs” for 2009, Chef Kelly English is inspired by the familiar flavors from his childhood in southern Louisiana and incorporates that inspiration into each dish he cooks. Restaurant Iris appeared on the Food Network’s Guilty Pleasures and was voted Memphis’ “Best Restaurant,” “Best Service,” and “Best Chef,” in 2012, 2011, and 2010 by Memphis magazine readers.

Slider Inn

2117 Peabody Avenue • 901.725.1155 • thesliderinn.com Slider Inn, at Peabody and Cooper, in the heart of Midtown, boasts one of the greatest patios in town. Specializing in mini-sandwiches, or “sliders,” we’re proud to serve you burgers, chicken, fried green tomatoes, homemade meatballs, and more. We feature fresh-squeezed lemonade—mix it with vodka for a fantastic ‘LUI,’ or Lemon Under the Influence, our house specialty! Try the Mid-South’s ONLY AUTHENTIC lobster roll, a savory delight prepared with fresh Maine lobster shipped in three times a week. 4 HDTV’s, including one on our big deck. 21 and over.

Monday-Sunday 11am-3am. Kitchen closes one hour before bar. Rev it up.

52 South Second Street • 901.523.2746 • 888.HOGSFLY • hogsfly.com

2144 Monroe Ave • 901.590.2829 • secondlinememphis.com Chef Kelly English’s second restaurant, The Second Line, is located right next door to its older sister in Midtown Memphis. The Second Line boasts a casual atmosphere, complete with traditional New Orleans favorites like po’ boys, seafood plates, roasted meats, all served in a bar. The Second Line continues English’s commitment from Restaurant Iris to use fresh and local ingredients whenever possible on all menu items. Monday-Friday, 5pm 10pm, Saturday-Sunday: 11am - 11pm.

South Main Sushi & Grill 520 S. Main Street • 901.846-8807

At South Main Sushi & Grill, you’ll find outstanding Japanese cuisine, fresh sushi, and a vibrant atmosphere along the famed South Main. Specialties include sushi and hibachi food. 40 years of experience in the kitchen and you’ll taste that expertise with every bite. Open for lunch & dinner with happy hour between 3pm - 6:30pm. Premium bar, sake and wine varietals, simple menu, big taste...every time. Take out and call-ins are welcome. Grab a seat along the street-side patio or cozy up to the full bar for a great meal.

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Strano! Sicilian Kitchen & Bar

Tops Bar-B-Q

Chef Josh Steiner grew up in a Sicilian and Moroccan kitchen under the eye of his two grandmothers, inspiring him to create dishes based on authentic family recipes with a modern Sicilian twist. Raised in Memphis, his passion took him to Offering catering, private Italy events, to learn traditional cooking techniques from Sicilian masters and bring online ordering contemporary Italian to the heart of Cooper Young. From wood- fired meats, & delivery for orders over whole fish to handmade pastas and authentic pizzas, Chef Josh uses fresh and $300 with skill, respect and restraint. His innovative fare is local seasonal ingredients complemented with signature cocktails and award winning wines.

Tops Bar-B-Q Inc. is Memphis’ oldest and only home-owned chain of 15 barbecue restaurants, serving real Memphis pit barbecue since 1952.

Now serving brisket and ribs. We slowly cook pork shoulders the oldfashioned way—over real hardwood charcoal and real hickory wood— imparting that characteristic moist, smoky flavor that has distinguished our products for over half a century. Now renovating our Macon location with additional seating and a drive thru. General offices: 5720 Mt. Moriah Road, 901.363.4007.

948 South Cooper Street • 901.275.8986 • stranoskitchen.com

948 South Cooper Street Memphis, TN 38104 n 901.275.8986 11am-10pm Tues.-Thurs.& Sun. n 11am-12am Fri. & Sat. Sunday Brunch at 11am n Reservations Recommended ChefJosh@stranoskitchen.com n stranoskitchen.com

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Wang’s Mandarin House / East Tapas & Drinks

Woman’s Exchange

Come to Wang’s to enjoy fine traditional and contemporary Chinese Cuisine, voted Memphis best since 1986. Our services include a lunch buffet, dinein, take-out, free deliveries, and catering. We also have a private room for business meetings and/or parties. Or go next door to East Tapas and Drinks which offers unique small plates prepared with an Asian twist, a long list of libations like no other, and live music on selected evenings. East is the place to wind down after a long day of work or to just relax during the weekend.

The Woman’s Exchange Tearoom is a treasured gem, part of the “little house” at 88 Racine. Chef Emanuel Bailey and his staff daily order and prepare an array of foods, ranging from fresh vegetables, tenderloin (a Thursday tradition), homemade vegetable soup, and cornbread to mouthwatering caramel brownies. When you finish eating, you can browse the gift shop for that perfect present or an outfit for one or all of the grandchildren.

6065 Park Ave • 901.685.9264 • wangsmemphis.com • east-tapas.com

88 Racine Street • 901.327.5681 • womans-exchange.com

Jack Pirtle’s Chicken (8 Memphis Locations) • jackpirtleschicken.com

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Founders, Jack and Ovra Pirtle Photo taken in 1957 at the original store on S. Bellevue

Jack Pirtle started serving fried chicken in Memphis in 1957, and from the beginning we’ve had something that sets us apart from chicken everywhere: Pirtle pride, and Memphis style. Jack Pirtle’s Fried Chicken was born in the city of Beale Street, barbecue and blues. It’s the town that gave the world Elvis Presley, who coincidentally purchased Graceland, just down the street from the original Jack Pirtle’s, the same year Jack opened his first restaurant at 1217 Bellevue. And it’s where soul music was created.

People from all over the world come to Memphis for the music and the food, and we’re proud to have them here. But it’s the hometown folks we really aim to please, because we know that in Memphis, people know good food. From the start, they’ve loved the chicken at Jack Pirtle’s. Fine chicken, seasoned just right, and fried with pride by people who are proud to serve it. Fresh biscuits, hot from the oven; our signature country-fried steak sandwich; mashed potatoes, crinkle-cut fries or rice with our homemade chicken cracklin’ gravy, which is so popular people get gravy to-go even when they’re doing the cooking themselves. You’ve heard Southerners talk about gravy so good you could drink it by the glass? Well, they must’ve been to Jack Pirtle’s, where we really do sell gravy by the cup.

Tour buses welcome! • For Good Ole’ Southern Style Catering, call 901.372.9897 Contact us with your favorite Jack Pirtle’s Chicken story at customer2jackpirtles@gmail.com

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Keeping the tradition going today! Founders only son and wife, Cordell and Tawanda Pirtle

Dine In/Drive-Thru restaurant locations: 3571 Lamar Ave. • 2520 Mt. Moriah Rd. Drive-Thru Only restaurant locations: 811 S. Highland • 1370 Poplar Ave. • 1217 S. Bellevue Blvd. • 4349 Elvis Presley Blvd. • 2484 Jackson Ave. • 890 Thomas St F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6 • M E M P H I S M A G A Z I N E . C O M • 87

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Kids of all ages, including the happy pair above, make their own pancakes on the community griddles at Staks.

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Ray’z World Famous Dr. Bar-B-Que

by pamela denney hen Ray Nolan was growing up, his dad picked up dinner at a barbecue joint every Friday night, and 6-yearold Nolan tagged along. In the third grade, he fell in love with his future wife, Shirley, while they sat side-by-side on the wall of a neighbor’s barbecue pit. As a young working teen, Nolan was so enamored with smoke, fire, and meat that he said to his boss, “Don’t pay me in cash. Just pay me in barbecue.”

“My blood bleeds barbecue,” says Nolan, whose well-earned bragging rights include a landscape of barbecue businesses in Tennessee and Mississippi and a Memphis win on the Travel Channel’s Underground BBQ Challenge with G. Garvin.

For now, Nolan’s barbecue food truck — a converted medical bus — is saved for special events, because he is busy with a new permanent location near the Chisca Hotel on South Main. Called Ray’z World Famous Dr. Bar-B-Que, Ray’z with a Z means a new beginning, like the rays of the sun. And what about the doctor? “When you hear the word doctor, you know you are getting something good.”

Amen to that. Nolan’s barbecue Italian beef brisket hoagie is a marvelous invention, layering sliced brisket in au jus with slaw and giardiniera, a relish of onions, carrots, celery, and a surprise green olive or two. And his St. Louis-style ribs, cooked out back in an enormous 5,000-gallon smoker with four different woods, fall off the bone in flavorful and succulent chunks.

Served alongside much of the menu, which includes chicken, catfish, sausage, rib tips, and chopped or pulled pork, Ray’z ketchup-base barbecue sauce is the restaurant’s crown jewel and a remedy to whatever ails you. “Everything in my sauce is natural and healthy,” Nolan says, ticking off super food ingredients like garlic and blueberries. “So if something bad is trying to come into your body, my sauce is going to say, ‘Stop, in the name of barbecue.’”

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Just what the Doctor ordered: St. Louis-style ribs drenched in Ray Nolan’s ketchup-based sauce, with all the fixings.

302 S. Main Street (901-527-9026). Closed Monday. $

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emphis magazine offers this restaurant listing as a service BONNE TERRE—This inn’s cafe features American cuisine with a flair, and a seasonal menu that changes monthly. Offers Angus to its readers. The directory is not intended as a recommendation of the estab- Southern steaks, duck, pasta, and seafood. Closed Sun.-Wed. 4715 Church Rd. lishments included, nor does it list every restaurant in town. It does, however, W. (Nesbit, MS). 662-781-5100. D, X, $-$$$ include most of the city’s finer restaurants, many specialty restaurants, and a representative BOOKSELLERS BISTRO—Serves soups, sandwiches, quiche, pasta, and seafood, including shrimp polenta; a specialty is pesto sampling of other Bluff City eating establishments. No fast-food facilities or cafeterias salads, pasta. The Booksellers at Laurelwood, 387 Perkins Extd. 374-0881. are listed, nor have we included establishments that rely heavily on take-out business. B, L, D, WB, X, $-$$ BOSCOS—Tennessee’s first craft brewery serves a variety of freshly Restaurants are included regardless of whether they advertise in Memphis magazine. brewed beers as well as wood-fired oven pizzas, pasta, seafood, steaks, The guide is updated regularly, but we recommend that you call ahead to check on hours, and sandwiches. 2120 Madison. 432-2222. L, D, SB (with live jazz), prices, and other details. Suggestions from readers are welcome; please contact us.

X, MRA, $-$$ BOUNTY ON BROAD—Offering family-style dining, Bounty Email dining@memphismagazine.com. serves small plates and family-sized platters, with such specialties as grilled pork loin and stuffed quail. Closed Mon. 2519 Broad. 410ABUELO’S MEXICAN FOOD EMBASSY—Mejores de la baked mac-and-cheese. 2125 Madison. 207-1436. L, D, WB, X, 8131. D (Tues.-Sat.), SB, X, $-$$ casa — beef and stuffed shrimp — is a specialty here, along with $-$$ BOZO’S HOT PIT BAR-B-Q—Barbecue, burgers, sandwiches, tilapia Veracruz, quesadillas, chili rellenos, and chicken BAR-B-Q SHOP—Dishes up barbecued ribs, spaghetti, bologna; and subs. 342 Hwy 70, Mason, TN. 901-294-3400. L, D, $-$$ medallions. 8274 Highway 64 (Bartlett). 672-0769. L, D, X, $-$$ also pulled pork shoulder, Texas toast barbecue sandwich, chicken BRAZIL FLAVOR—Offers daily buffet with traditional Brazilian ABYSSINIA RESTAURANT—Ethiopian/Mediterranean sandwich, and salads. Closed Sun. 1782 Madison. 272-1277. L, D, dishes. Closed Monday. 8014 Club Center Dr. 746-9855. L, D, $ menu includes beef, chicken, lamb, fish entrees, and vegetarian X, MRA, $-$$ BRASS DOOR IRISH PUB—Irish and New-American cuisine dishes; also a lunch buffet. 2 600 Poplar. 321-0082. L, D, X, $-$$ BARDOG TAVERN—Classic American grill with Italian influence, includes such entrees as fish and chips burgers, sandwiches, salads, and ACRE—Features seasonal modern American cuisine in a stylish Bardog offers pasta specialties such as Grandma’s NJ Meatballs, as well as daily specials. 152 Madison. 572-1813. L, D, SB, $ setting using locally sourced products; also small-plates/bar. Closed salads, sliders, sandwiches, and daily specials. 73 Monroe. 275-8752.

BROADWAY PIZZA HOUSE—Serving a variety of for lunch Sat. and all day Sun. 690 S. Perkins. 818-2273. L, D, X, B (Mon.-Fri.), L, D, WB, X, $-$$ pizzas,including the Broadway Special, as well as sandwiches, salads, $$-$$$ BARI RISTORANTE ENOTECA—Authentic Southeastern wings, and “soul-food specials.” 2581 Broad. 454-7930; 627 S. AGAVE MARIA—Menu items at this Mexican eatery include Italian cuisine (Puglia) emphasizes lighter entrees. Serves fresh fish Mendenhall. 207-1546. L, D, X, $-$$ duck tacos, shrimp and scallop enchiladas, and salmon sashimi and beef dishes and a homemade soup of the day. 2 2 S. Cooper.

BROOKLYN BRIDGE ITALIAN RESTAURANT— tostadas; also family-style chef’s seasonal selections. 83 Union.

722-2244. D, SB, X, MRA, $-$$$ Specializing in such homemade entrees as spinach lasagna and lobster 341-2096. L, D, X, $-$$ BAYOU BAR & GRILL—New Orleans fare at this Overton ravioli; a seafood specialty is horseradish-crusted salmon. Closed ALCHEMY—Southern fusion, locally grown cuisine features small Square eatery includes jambalaya, gumbo, catfish Acadian, shrimp Sun. 1779 Kirby Pkwy. 755-7413. D, X, MRA, $-$$$ and large plates; among the offerings is the pan-seared hanger steak dishes, red beans and rice, and muffalettas; also serves some BROTHER JUNIPER’S—Breakfast is the focus here, with specialty with duck-fat-roasted fingerling potatoes; also handcrafted cocktails favorites from the former Le Chardonnay. 2094 Madison. omelets, including the open-faced San Diegan omelet; also daily and local craft beers. Closed for dinner Sun. 940 S. Cooper.

278-8626. L, D, WB, X, $-$$ specials, and homemade breads and pastries. Closed Mon. 3519 726-4444. D, SB, X, $-$$ BEAUTY SHOP—Modern American cuisine with international Walker. 324-0144. B, X, MRA, $ ALDO’S PIZZA PIES—Serving gourmet pizzas — including Mr. flair served in a former beauty shop. Serves steaks salads, pasta, and THE BRUSHMARK—New American cuisine with a menu that T Rex — salads, and more. Also 30 beers, bottled or on tap. 100 S. seafood, including pecan-crusted golden sea bass. Closed for dinner changes seasonally; offers sandwiches, salads, soups, pastas, and Main. 577-7743; 752 S. Cooper. 725-7437. L, D, X, $-$$ Sunday. 966 S. Cooper. 272-7111. L, D, SB, X, $-$$$ crepes. Closed Mon. and Tues. Brooks Museum, Overton Park, 1934 AMERIGO—Traditional and contemporary Italian cuisine includes BEDROCK EATS & SWEETS—Memphis’ only Paleo-centric Poplar. 544-6225. L, WB, X, $-$$ pasta, wood-fired pizza, steaks, and cedarwood-roasted fish. 1239 restaurant offering such dishes as pot roast, waffles, enchiladas, BRYANT’S BREAKFAST—Three-egg omelets, pancakes, and Ridgeway, Park Place Mall. 761-4000. L, D, SB, X, MRA, $-$$$ chicken salad, omelets, and more. Closed Sun. 327 S. Main. 409The Sampler Platter are among the popular entrees here. Closed 6433. B, L, D, X, $-$$ ANDREW MICHAEL ITALIAN KITCHEN—Traditional Tuesday. 3 965 Summer. 324-7494. B, L, X, $ Italian cuisine with a menu that changes seasonally with such entrees BELLE-A SOUTHERN BISTRO—Brisket in a bourbon BUCKLEY’S FINE FILET GRILL—Specializes in steaks, as Maw Maw’s ravioli. Closed Sun.-Mon. 712 W. Brookhaven Cl. 347brown sugar glaze, and chicken with basmati rice are among the seafood, and pasta. (Lunchbox serves entree salads, burgers, and 3569. D, X, $$-$$$ specialties; also seafood entrees and such vegetables as blackened more.)

5355 Poplar. 683-4538; 919 S. Yates (Buckley’s Lunchbox), green tomatoes. Closed for dinner Sun. and all day Mon. 117 Union ANOTHER BROKEN EGG CAFE—Offering several varieties of 682-0570. L (Yates only, M-F), D, X, MRA, $-$$ Ave. 433-9851. L, D, WB, X, $-$$$ eggs benedict, waffles, omelets, pancakes, beignets, and other THE BUTCHER SHOP—Serves steaks breakfast fare; also burgers,sandwiches, and salads. . 6063 Park Ave. BENIHANA—This Japanese steakhouse ranging from 8-oz. fillets to a 20-oz.

729-7020. B, L, WB, X, $ serves beef, chicken, and seafood grilled at DINING SYMBOLS porterhouse; also chicken, pork chops, fresh the table; some menu items change THE ARCADE—Possibly Memphis’ oldest cafe. Specialties include seafood. 107 S. Germantown Rd. monthly; sushi bar also featured. 912 Ridge sweet potato pancakes, a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich,

B — breakfast (Cordova). 757-4244. L (Fri. and Sun.), D, Lake. 767-8980. L, D, X, $$-$$$ and breakfast served all day. 540 S. Main. 526-5757. B, L, D L — lunch X, MRA, $$-$$$ (Thurs.-Sat.), X, $ BHAN THAI—Authentic Thai cuisine D — dinner CAFE 1912—French/American bistro serving includes curries, pad Thai noodles, and AREPA & SALSA— Offering Venezuelan dishes such as the

SB — Sunday brunch such seafood entrees as grouper and steamed vegetarian dishes, as well as seafood, pork, namesake arepa (a corn-based dish with a variety of fillings) and mussels: also crepes, salads, and French onion and duck entrees. Closed for lunch Sat.tostones with shredded pork or black beans. Closed Sunday. 662 WB — weekend brunch soup, 243 S. Cooper. 722-2700. D, SB, X, Sun. and all day Mon. 1324 Peabody.

Madison. 949-8537. L, D, X, $ X — wheelchair accessible MRA, $-$$ 272-1538. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ ASIAN PALACE—Chinese eatery serves seafood, vegetarian items, MRA — member, Memphis CAFE ECLECTIC—Spanish omelets, and BLEU—This eclectic restaurant features dim sum, and more. 5266 Summer Ave. 766-0831. L, D, X, $-$$ Restaurant Association chicken and waffles are among menu items, American food with global influences and A-TAN—Serves Chinese and Japanese hibachi cuisine, complete along with sandwiches, wraps, and $ — under $15 per person without local ingredients. Among the specialties are with sushi bar. A specialty is Four Treasures with garlic sauce. 3445 burgers. 603 N. McLean. 725-1718; 111 a 14-oz. bone-in rib-eye and several Poplar, Suite 17, University Center. 452-4477. L, D, X, $-$$$ drinks or desserts Harbor Town Square. 590-4645; 510 S. seafood dishes. 221 S. Third, in the AUTOMATIC SLIM’S—Longtime downtown favorite specializes $$ — under $25 Highland. 410-0765. B, L, D, SB, X, MRA, Westin Memphis Beale St. Hotel. in contemporary American cuisine emphasizing local ingredients; also $$$ — $26-$50 $ 334-5950. B, L, D, WB, X, $$-$$$ extensive martini list. 83 S. Second. 525-7948. L, D, WB, X, MRA, $$$$ — over $50 CAFE KEOUGH—European-style cafe BLUE DAZE BISTRO—Serving $-$$$ serving quiche, paninis, salads, and American cuisine with Cajun flair; lunch SHADED — new listing BABALU TACOS & TAPAS—This Overton Square eatery more. 12 S. Main. 509-2469. B, L, D, X, $ entrees include the Black & Bleu Salad and dishes up Spanish-style tapas with Southern flair; also taco and a crab cake sandwich; dinner entrees range CAFE OLE—Now under new ownership, enchilada of the day; specials change daily. 2115 Madison. 274from salmon to Cajun cream penne pasta. Closed for dinner Sun., and this 23-year-old eatery specializes in authentic Mexican cuisine; one 0100. L, D, SB, X, $-$$ all day Mon.-Wed. 221 E. Commerce St., Hernando (MS). specialty is the build-your-own quesadilla. 959 S. Cooper. 343-0103.

BAHAMA BREEZE—Baby back ribs, Jamaican chicken wings, 662-469-9304. L, D, SB, X, $-$$$ L, D, WB, X, MRA, $-$$ and coconut shrimp are among the entrees at this Caribbean-fusion BLUE NILE ETHIOPIAN—Kabobs, flavorful chicken and lamb CAFE PALLADIO—Serves gourmet salads, soups, sandwiches, restaurant. 2830 N. Germantown Pkwy. (Cordova). 385-8744. stew, and injera (flatbread) are traditional items on the menu, along and desserts in a tea room inside the antiques shop. Closed Sun. 2 169 L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ with vegetarian options. 1 788 Madison. 474-7214. L, D, X, $-$$ Central. 278-0129. L, X, $ BANGKOK ALLEY—Thai fusion cuisine includes noodle and BLUEFIN RESTAURANT & SUSHI LOUNGE—Serves CAFE PIAZZA BY PAT LUCCHESI—Specializes in gourmet curry dishes, chef-specialty sushi rolls, coconut soup, and duck and Japanese fusion cuisine featuring seafood, duck, and steaks, with pizzas (including create-your-own), panini sandwiches, and pasta. seafood entrees. Closed for lunch Sat. and all day Sun. at Brookhaven seasonally changing menu; also, a sushi bar and flatbread pizza.

Closed Sun. 139 S. Rowlett St. (Collierville). 861-1999. L, D, X, location; call for hours. 121 Union Ave. 522-2010; 2150 W. Poplar Closed for lunch Sat.-Sun. 135 S. Main. 528-1010. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ at Houston Levee (Collierville). 854-8748; 715 W. Brookhaven $-$$ CAFE PONTOTOC—Serves a variety of internationally inspired Cl. 590-2585. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ BOMBAY HOUSE—Indian fare includes lamb korma and small plates, as well as salads and sandwiches. Closed Mon. 314 S. BAR DKDC— Features an ever-changing menu of international chicken tikka; also, a daily luncheon buffet. 1727 N. Germantown Main. 249-7955. L, D, WB, X, $-$$ “street food,” from Thai to Mexican, Israeli to Indian, along with Pkwy. (Cordova). 755-4114. L, D, X, $-$$ CAFE SOCIETY—With Belgian and classic French influences, specialty cocktails. Closed Sun.-Mon. 964 S. Cooper. 272-0830. D, BONEFISH GRILL—Serves wood-grilled fish,as well as steaks, serves Wagyu beef, chicken, and seafood dishes, including baconX, $ chicken and pork entrees. 1250 N. Germantown Pkwy. (Cordova). wrapped shrimp, along with daily specials and vegetarian entrees.

BAR LOUIE—Serves small plates, flatbreads, sandwiches, burgers, 753-2220; 4680 Merchants Park Circle, Carriage Crossing Closed for lunch Sat.-Sun. 212 N. Evergreen. 722-2177. L, D, X, MRA, salads, and such large plate entrees as blackened fish tacos and (Collierville). 854-5822. L (Fri.-Sat.), D, SB, X, $-$$$ $$-$$$ F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6 • M E M P H I S M A G A Z I N E . C O M • 89

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These establishments offer American cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. While some serve ethnic entrees, the emphasis is on steaks, salads, sandwiches, pasta, fish and seafood. Also some soulfood and homestyle cooking.

J. ALEXANDER’S—2670 N. Germantown Pkwy. (Cordova). 381-9670.

APPLEBEE’S—2114 Union Ave. 7257136; 2890 Bartlett Blvd. (Bartlett). 2135034; 710 DeSoto Cove (Horn Lake, MS).

662-772-5914; 7515 Goodman Rd. (Olive Branch, MS). 662-893-7555.

AJAX DINER— 118 Courthouse Sq., Oxford, MS. 662-232-8880.

BELLY ACRES—2102 Trimble Pl, 529-7017.

BLUE AND WHITE RESTAURANT—1355 U.S. 61 N., Tunica, MS. 662-363-1371.

BLUE PLATE CAFE—5469 Poplar.

761-9696; 113 S. Court. 523-2050.

BLUE SHOE BAR & GRILL—Hotel Memphis, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd.

362-6200.

BON TON CAFE—150 Monroe.

525-0883.

CAJUN CATFISH COMPANY—1616 Sycamore View Rd. 383-8958; 336 New Byhalia Rd. Collierville. 861-0122 CHEDDAR’S—7684 Winchester.

624-8881; 2147 N. Germantown Pkwy.

380-1119.

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY—2760 N. Germantown Pkwy, Suite 193 (Wolfchase). 937-1613.

CHILI’S—7810 Poplar (Germantown).

756-5203; 4609 Poplar. 685-2257; 8100

Giacosa Pl. 372-3132; 287 W. Goodman Rd. (Southaven). 662-349-7002; 237 Market Blvd. (Collierville). 853-7520; 1260 N. Germantown Pkwy. (Cordova).

756-7771; 8526 Highway 51 (Millington).

872-0555.

COLTON’S STEAKHOUSE—8030 Highway 64 (Bartlett). 383-8445; 8051 Goodman Rd. (Olive Branch). 662-8904142.

COMO STEAKHOUSE—203 Main St. Como, MS. 662-526-9529.

THE COVE—2559 Broad Ave. 7300719.

THE CUPBOARD—1400 Union.

276-8015 ELWOOD’S SHACK—4523 Summer.

761-9898.

EVERGREEN GRILL—1545 Overton Park. 249-2393.

T.G.I. FRIDAY’S—185 Union, Double Tree Hotel. 523-8500; 176 E. Goodman Rd. (Southaven). 662-349-4223; 7733 Winchester Rd. 752-1369; 8325 Highway 64. 372-2539.

KEM’S RESTAURANT—2751 New Brunswick Rd., Holiday Inn & Suites. 2661952.

LBOE—2021 Madison Ave. 725-0770.

LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE—2710 N. Germantown Parkway. 381-5254; 5901 Poplar. 684-2272; 7755 Winchester Rd. 759-1430; 6685 Airways Blvd.

(Southaven). 662-772-5015.

MAC’S BURGERS—4698 Spottswood. 512-4604.

MIDTOWN CROSSING GRILLE—394 N. Watkins. 443-0502.

O’CHARLEY’S—6045 Stage Rd., #74.

373-5602 (Bartlett); 1040 N. Germantown

CAPITAL GRILLE—Known for its dry-aged, hand-carved steaks; among the specialties are bone-in sirloin, and porcini-rubbed Delmonico; also seafood entrees and seasonal lunch plates. Closed for lunch Sat.-Sun. Crescent Center, 6065 Poplar. 683-9291. L, D, X, $$$-$$$$ CAPRICCIO GRILL ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE—Offers prime steaks, fresh seafood (lobster tails, grouper, mahi mahi), pasta, and several northern Italian specialties. 149 Union, The Peabody.

529-4199. B, L, D, SB, X, MRA, $-$$$$ CARRABBA’S ITALIAN GRILL—Serves chicken Bryan, calamari, various pastas, and other “old-world” Italian entrees. 4600 Merchant’s Park Cl., Carriage Crossing (Collierville). 854-0200; 5110 Poplar. 685-9900. L (Sat.-Sun.), D, X, $-$$$ CASABLANCA—Lamb shawarma is one of the fresh, homemade specialties served at this Mediterranean/Moroccan restaurant; fish entrees and vegetarian options also available. 5030 Poplar. 7258557. L, D, X, $-$$ CELTIC CROSSING—Specializes in Irish and American pub fare.

Entrees include shepherd’s pie, shrimp and sausage coddle, and fish and chips. 903 S. Cooper. 274-5151. L, D, WB, X, MRA, $-$$ CENTRAL BBQ—Serves ribs, smoked hot wings, pulled pork sandwiches, chicken, turkey, nachos, and portobello sandwiches.

Offers both pork and beef barbecue. 2249 Central Ave. 272-9377; 4375 Summer Ave. 767-4672; 147 E. Butler. 672-7760. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ CHEZ PHILIPPE—Classical/contemporary French cuisine presented in a luxurious atmosphere with a seasonal menu focused on local/regional cuisine. Afternoon tea served Wed.-Sat., 1-3 p.m. (reservations required). Closed Sun.-Tues. The Peabody, 149 Union.

529-4188. D, X, MRA, $$$$ THE CHOO— Serving train-themed dishes, including the Brakeman smoked sausage and the Baggageman, a BLT with bologna or bacon. Also serving salads, daily chef specials, and meat-and-two dishes. Closed Mon.-Tues. 3045 Southern. 324-3246. L, SB, $ CIAO BELLA—Among the Italian and Greek specialties are lasagna, seafood pasta, eggplant rolotini, gourmet pizzas, and vegetarian options. Closed for lunch Sat.-Sun. 565 Erin Dr., Erinway Shopping Center. 205-2500. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$$

CLUBS/PUBS/SPORTS BARS Pkw. 754-6201; 357 W. Goodman Rd. 662-349-6663 (Southaven); 656 W. Poplar (Collierville). 861-5811.

THE OLIVE GARDEN—7778 Winchester. 624-2003; 8405 Highway 64, Wolfchase Galleria. 377-3437; 6615 Airways (Southaven). 662-536-3350; 5679 Poplar, #1. 761-5711.

OSHI BURGER BAR—94 s. Main.

341-2091.

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE— 1110 N. Germantown Parkway.

751-9800; 2255 Union Ave. 7285100; 125 W. Goodman Rd. (Southaven).

662-349-7488. MRA. RAFFERTY’S—4542 Poplar.

374-0096; 505 N. Germantown Pkwy.

755-4799.

RUBY TUESDAY—1653 Sycamore View. 382-9280;7535 Winchester. 7556570.

SIDECAR CAFE—2194 Whitten.

388-0285.

SILVER CABOOSE—132 E. Mulberry (Collierville). 853-0010.

SKIMO’S—1166 N. Houston Levee, #107. 756-5055. MRA. SOUL FISH CAFE—862 S. Cooper.

725-0722; 3160 Village Shops Dr. (Germantown). 755-6988. 4720 Poplar.

590-0323. MRA. SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE—40 W. Huling. 521-0907.

TUGS—River Inn, 51 Harbor Town Square. 260-3344. MRA. VINEGAR JIM’S—12062 Forrest (Arlington). 867-7568.

WOLF RIVER CAFE—460 U.S. 194 (Rossville). 853-2586.

CITY GROCERY—Southern eclectic cuisine; shrimp and grits is a specialty. Closed for dinner Sunday. 152 Courthouse Square (Oxford, MS). 662-232-8080. L, D, SB, X, $$-$$$ COLETTA’S—Longtime eatery serves such specialties as homemade ravioli, lasagna, and pizza with barbecue or traditional toppings. 2850 Appling Rd. (Bartlett). 383-1122; 1063 S. Parkway E. 948-7652. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ CORKY’S—Popular barbecue emporium offers both wet and dry ribs, plus a full menu of other barbecue entrees. Wed. lunch buffets, Cordova and Collierville. 5259 Poplar. 685-9744; 1740 N. Germantown Pkwy. (Cordova). 737-1911; 743 W. Poplar (Collierville). 405-4999; 6434 Goodman Rd., Olive Branch.

662-893-3663. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ COZY CORNER—Serving up ribs, pork sandwiches, chicken, spaghetti, and more; also homemade banana pudding. Closed Sun.Mon. 745 N. Parkway. 527-9158. L, D, $ THE CRAZY NOODLE—Korean noodle dishes range from bibam beef noodle with cabbage, carrots, and other vegetables, to curry chicken noodle; also rice cakes served in a flavorful sauce.

Closed for lunch Sat.-Sun. 2015 Madison. 272-0928. L, D, X, $ CURRY BOWL— Specializes in Southern Indian cuisine, serving Tandoori chicken, biryani, tikka masala, and more. Weekend buffet.

4141 Hacks Cross. 207-6051. L, D, $ DEJAVU—Serves Creole, soul, and vegetarian cuisine, including po-boys, jambalaya, and shrimp and grits. 51 S. Main. 505-0212.

L, D, X, $-$$ DERAE RESTAURANT—Ethiopian and Mediterranean fare includes fuul, or fava beans in spices and yoghurt, goat meat and rice, and garlic chicken over basmati rice with cilantro chutney; also salmon and tilapia. Closed Monday. 923 S. Highland. 552-3992. B, L, D, $-$$ ECCO—Mediterranean-inspired specialties range from rib-eye steak to seared scallops to housemade pastas and a grilled vegetable plate; also a Saturday brunch. Closed Sun.-Mon. 1585 Overton Park.

410-8200. L, D, X, $-$$ EIGHTY3—Contemporary menu of steaks and seafood offers a variety of eclectic specialties; also weekly specials, small plates, appetizers, and patio dining. 83 Madison Ave. 333-1224. B, L, D, WB, X, MRA, $-$$$

From Beale Street night spots to neighborhood bars/grills, these places dish out a variety of food. Many offer live entertainment, and patrons can’t miss the large-screen TVs. ALEX’S TAVERN—1445 Jackson. 278-9086.

ALFRED’S—197 Beale. 525-3711. MRA. B.B. KING’S BLUES CLUB—143 Beale. 524-5464. MRA. BEALE STREET TAP ROOM—168 Beale St. 576-2220.

BELMONT GRILL—4970 Poplar. 767-0305; 9102 Poplar Pike (Germantown). 624-6001. MRA. BLIND BEAR SPEAKEASY—119 S. Main, Pembroke Square.

417-8435.

BLUE MONKEY—2012 Madison. 272-2583; 513 S. Front. 5276665.

BLUES CITY CAFE—138 Beale St. 526-3637. MRA. BROOKHAVEN PUB & GRILL—695 W. Brookhaven Circle.

680-8118. MRA. BUFFALO WILD WINGS—3448 Poplar. 324-9225; 3770 Hacks Cross Rd. 737-9463; 7188 Airways (Southaven). 662-3497776; 8385 Highway 64. 380-9294.

DOUBLE J SMOKEHOUSE & SALOON—124 E. G.E. Patterson. 347-2648.

EARNESTINE & HAZEL’S—531 S. Main. 523-9754. MRA. EAST END GRILL—7547 Highway 64. 937-1392; 7956 Winchester Rd. 432-4256. MRA. FLYING SAUCER DRAUGHT EMPORIUM—130 Peabody Place. 523-7468; 1400 Germantown Pkwy. 755-5530.

MRA. FLYNN’S RESTAURANT & BAR—159 Beale St. 523-1940.

FOX AND HOUND ENGLISH PUB & GRILL—847 Exocet Dr. 624-9060; 5101 Sanderlin Ave. 763-2013; 6565 Town Center Crossing (Southaven). 662-536-2200.

GRAWEMEYER’S—520 S. Main. 800-1553.

HADLEY’S PUB—2779 Whitten Rd. 266-5006.

HARD ROCK CAFE—126 Beale. 529-0007.

HICKORY TAVERN—4600 Merchants Park Cir. 861-0196.

HIGH POINT PUB—477 High Point Terrace. 452-9203.

HUEY’S—1927 Madison. 726-4372; 1771 N. Germantown Pkwy.

(Cordova). 754-3885; 77 S. Second. 527-2700; 2130 W. Poplar (Collierville). 854-4455; 7090 Malco Blvd. (Southaven). 662-3497097; 7825 Winchester. 624-8911; 4872 Poplar. 682-7729; 7677 Farmington Blvd. (Germantown). 318-3030. MRA. JERRY LEE LEWIS’ CAFE & HONKY TONK—310 Beale St. 654-5171.

KING’S PALACE CAFE—162 Beale. 521-1851. MRA. MEMPHIS SPORTS PUB—5012 Park Ave. 767-8632.

MIDTOWN CROSSING GRILLE—394 N. Watkins.

443-0502.

MURPHY’S—1589 Madison. 726-4193. MRA. NEIL’S MUSIC ROOM—5727 Quince Rd. 682-2300.

OLD ZINNIE’S—1688 Madison. 726-5004.

PATRICK’S—4972 Park Ave. 682-2852. MRA. P & H CAFE—1532 Madison. 726-0906.

PIG ON BEALE—167 Beale. 529-1544 ROCKHOUSELIVE—2586 Poplar. 324-6300. 5709 Raleigh LaGrange. 386-7222.

R.P. TRACKS— 3547 Walker. 327-1471.

RUM BOOGIE CAFE— 182 Beale. 528-0150.

SAMMY HAGAR’S RED ROCKER BAR & GRILL— Southland Park, 1550 North Ingram Blvd. (West Memphis). 872735-3670.

SILKY O’SULLIVAN’S—183 Beale St. 522-9596. MRA. THE SILLY GOOSE—100 Peabody Place. 435-6915.

THE SLIDER INN—2117 Peabody. 725-1155.

SOUTH OF BEALE— 361 S. Main. 526-0388.

T J MULLIGAN’S—8071 Trinity Rd. (Cordova). 756-4480; 2821 N. Houston Levee Rd. 377-9997.

UBEE’S—521 S. Highland. 323-0900 WESTY’S—346 N. Main. 543-3278 .

THE WINDJAMMER—786 E. Brookhaven Cl. 683-9044.

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CIT Y DINING LIST EL MEZCAL—Serves burritos, chimichangas, fajitas, and other Mexican cuisine, as well as shrimp dinners and steak. 402 Perkins Extd. 761-7710; 694 N. Germantown Pkwy. (Cordova). 755-1447; 1492 Union. 274-4264; 11615 Airline Rd. (Arlington). 867-1883; 9045 Highway 64 (Lakeland). 383-4219; 7164 Hacks Cross Rd. (Olive Branch). 662-890-3337; 8834 Hwy. 51 N. (Millington).

872-3220; 7424 Highway 64 (Bartlett). 417-6026; 9947 Wolf River (Collierville) 853-7922. L, D, X, $ EL PORTON—Fajitas, quesadillas, and steak ranchero are just a few of the menu items. 2095 Merchants Row (Germantown). 7544268; 8361 Highway 64. 380-7877; 65 S. Highland, Poplar Plaza.

452-7330; 1805 N. Germantown Parkway (Cordova). 624-9358; 1016 W. Poplar (Collierville). 854-5770. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ EMERALD THAI RESTAURANT—Spicy shrimp, pad khing, lemon grass chicken, and several noodle, rice, and vegetarian dishes are offered at this family restaurant. Closed Sunday. 8950 Highway 64 (Lakeland). 384-0540. L, D X, $-$$ ERLING JENSEN—Presents “globally inspired” cuisine: specialties are rack of lamb, big game entrees,and fresh fish dishes. 1044 S. Yates. 763-3700. D, X, MRA, $$-$$$ EVELYN & OLIVE—Jamaican/Southern fusion cuisine includes such dishes as Kingston stew fish, Rasta Pasta, and jerk rib-eye. Closed for lunch Sat. and all day Sun.-Mon. 630 Madison. 748-5422. L, D, X, $ EXLINES’ BEST PIZZA—Serves pizza, Italian dinners, sandwiches, and salads. 2935 Austin Peay. 388-4711; 6250 Stage Rd. (Bartlett). 382-3433; 2801 Kirby Parkway. 754-0202; 7730 Wolf River Blvd. (Germantown). 753-4545; 531 W. Stateline Rd. 662-342-4544 (check online for additional locations). L, D, X, $ 4DUMPLINGS—Chicken with celery and pork with Napa cabbage are among the hand-made dumpling varieties; also serves Asian tacos, and noodle and rice meals. Closed Sunday. 6515 Poplar. 762-4184.

L, D, X, $ THE FARMER—Serving upscale Southern cuisine, with a focus on locally grown ingredients. Among the specialties are smoked beef tenderloin and shrimp and grits. Closed for dinner Sun.-Mon. 262 S. Highland. 324-2221. L, D, X, $-$$ FELICIA SUZANNE’S—Southern cuisine with low-country, Creole, and Delta influences, using regional fresh seafood, local beef, and locally grown foods. Entrees include shrimp and grits. Closed Sun. and Mon. Brinkley Plaza, 80 Monroe, Suite L1. 523-0877. L (Fri. only), D, X, MRA, $$-$$$ FERRARO’S PIZZERA & PUB—Rigatoni bolognese and capellini pomodoro are among the pasta entrees here, along with pizzas (whole or by the slice), with a variety of toppings. 111 Jackson.

522-2033. L, D, X, $-$$ FIREBIRDS—Specialties are hand-cut steaks, slow-roasted prime rib, and wood-grilled salmon and other seafood, as well as seasonal entrees. 8470 Highway 64 (Bartlett). 379-1300; 4600 Merchants Circle, Carriage Crossing (Collierville). 850-1637. L, D, X, $-$$$ THE FIVE SPOT—Tucked behind Earnestine & Hazel’s, this popular eatery features innovative bar food by chef Kelly English. 531 S. Main. 523-9754. D, X, $-$$ FLEMING’S PRIME STEAKHOUSE—Serves wet-aged and dry-aged steaks, prime beef, chops, and seafood, including salmon, Australian lobster tails, and a catch of the day. 6245 Poplar. 7616200. D, X, MRA, $$$-$$$$ FLIGHT RESTAURANT & WINE BAR—Serves steaks and seafood, along with such specialties as pork rib-eye and roasted duck, all matched with appropriate wines; also gourmet plate lunches. Closed for lunch Sat.-Sun. 3 9 S. Main. 521-8005. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$$ FLYING FISH—Serves up fried and grilled versions of shrimp, crab, oysters, fish tacos, and catfish; also chicken and burgers. 105 S. Second. 522-8228. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ FOLK’S FOLLY ORIGINAL PRIME STEAK HOUSE— Specializes in prime steaks, as well as lobster, grilled Scottish salmon, Alaskan king crab legs, rack of lamb, and weekly specials. 551 S. Mendenhall. 762-8200. D, X, MRA, $$$-$$$$ FORMOSA—Offers Mandarin cuisine, including broccoli beef, hotand-sour soup, and spring rolls. Closed Monday. 6685 Quince. 7539898. L, D, X, $-$$ THE FOUR WAY—Legendary soul-food establishment dishing up such entrees as fried and baked catfish, chicken, and turkey and dressing, along with a host of vegetables and desserts. Closed Monday. 998 Mississippi Blvd. 507-1519. L, D (call to check hours.), $ FRATELLI’S—Serves hot and cold sandwiches, salads, soups, and desserts, all with an Italian/Mediterranean flair. Closed Sunday. 750 Cherry Rd., Memphis Botanic Garden. 766-9900. L, X, $ FRIDA’S—Mexican cuisine and Tex-Mex standards, including chimichangas, enchiladas, and fajitas; seafood includes shrimp and tilapia. 1718 Madison. 244-6196. L, D, X, $-$$ FUEL CAFE—Focus is on natural “Americana” dishes with such specialties as bison burgers, grass-fed beef dishes, and wild-caught fish; also vegan and gluten-free entrees. Closed Sun.-Mon. 1761 Madison. 725-9025. L, D, X, $-$$

GERMANTOWN COMMISSARY—Serves barbecue sandwiches, sliders, ribs, shrimp, and nachos, as well as smoked barbecued bologna sandwiches; Mon.-night all-you-can-eat ribs. 2290 S. Germantown Rd. S. (Germantown). 754-5540. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ GOLDEN INDIA—Northern Indian specialties include tandoori chicken as well as lamb, beef, shrimp, and vegetarian dishes. 2097 Madison. 728-5111. L, D, X, $-$$ GREEN BAMBOO—Pineapple tilapia, pork vermicelli, and the soft egg noodle combo are Vietnamese specialties here. 990 N. Germantown Parkway, #104 (Cordova). 753-5488. L, D, $-$$ GREENCORK—Wine-on-tap bar serves seasonal menu of modern Southern cuisine. Specialty is the picnic basket, which includes cheese truffles and daily selections of premium meats.

Closed Sun.-Mon. 2156 Young Ave. 207-5281. D, X, $-$$ GRIDLEY’S—Offers barbecued ribs, shrimp, pork plate, chicken, and hot tamales; also daily lunch specials. Closed Tues. 6842 Stage Rd. (Bartlett). 377-8055. L, D, X, $-$$ FRANK GRISANTI’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT— Northern Italian favorites include pasta with jumbo shrimp and mushrooms; also seafood, fillet mignon, and daily lunch specials.

Closed for lunch Sunday. Embassy Suites Hotel, 1022 S. Shady Grove. 761-9462. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$$ RONNIE GRISANTI’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT—This Memphis institution serves some family classics such as Elfo’s Special and chicken ravioli, along with lighter fare and changing daily chef selection. Closed Sun. Sheffield Antiques Mall, 684 W. Poplar (Collierville). 850-0191. L (Mon.-Sat.), D (Thurs.-Sat.), X, $-$$$ THE GROVE GRILL—Offers steaks, chops, seafood, and other American cuisine with Southern and global influences; entrees include crab cakes, and shrimp and grits, also dinner specials. 4550 Poplar. 818-9951. L, D, SB, X, MRA, $$-$$$ GUS’S WORLD FAMOUS FRIED CHICKEN—Serves chicken with signature spicy batter, along with homemade beans, slaw, and pies. 310 S. Front. 527-4877; 215 S. Center St. (Collierville). 853-6005; 2965 N. Germantown Pkwy. (Cordova).

373-9111; 730 S. Mendenhall. 767-2323; 505 Highway 70 W., Mason, TN. 901-294-2028. L, D, X, MRA, $ HALF SHELL—Specializes in seafood, such as King crab legs; also serves steaks, chicken, pastas, salads, sandwiches, a ”voodoo menu”; oyster bar at Winchester location. 688 S. Mendenhall. 682-3966; 7825 Winchester. 737-6755. L, D, WB, X, MRA, $-$$$ HAPPY MEXICAN—Serves quesadillas, burritos, chimichangas, vegetable and seafood dishes, and more. 385 S. Second. 5299991; 6080 Primacy Pkwy. 683-0000; 7935 Winchester. 7515353. L, D, X, $ HAVANA’S PILON—Tiny eatery serving Cuban cuisine, including fried plantains in a pilon topped with shrimp, ropa vieja (shredded beef in tomato sauce), roasted pork, and a Cuban sandwich. Closed Sunday. 143 Madison. 527-2878. L, D, X, $ HERITAGE TAVERN & KITCHEN—Featuring classic cuisine from the country’s five regions, including lobster rolls, fried chicken, smoked tamales, Green Goddess shrimp, and more. 6150 Poplar, Regalia. 761-8855.L, D, WB, X, $-$$$ HIGH POINT PIZZA—Serves variety of pizzas, subs, salads, and sides. Closed Monday. 477 High Point Terrace. 452-3339. L, D, , X $-$$ HOG & HOMINY—The casual sister to Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen serves brick-oven-baked pizzas, including the Red-Eye with pork-belly, and small plates with everything from meatballs to beef and cheddar hotdogs;and local veggies. Closed for lunch Mon. 707 W. Brookhaven Cl. 207-7396. L, D, SB, X, $-$$$ HONG KONG—Cantonese and Mandarin standards are sweetand-sour chicken, and pepper beef. Closed Sunday. 3966 Elvis Presley. 396-0801. L, D, X, $ HOUSTON’S—Serves steaks, seafood, pork chops, chicken dishes, sandwiches, salads, and Chicago-style spinach dip. 5000 Poplar. 683-0915. L, D, X $-$$$

I LOVE JUICE BAR—Serving an extensive line of juices and grab-and-go lunch items. 553 S. Cooper. 612-2720. L, D, X, $ IMAGINE VEGAN CAFE—Dishes range from salads and sandwiches to full dinners, breakfast items served all day. 2299 Young. 654-3455. L, D, SB, X, $ INDIA PALACE—Tandoori chicken, lamb shish kabobs, chicken tikka masala are among the entrees; also, vegetarian options and a daily lunch buffet. 1720 Poplar. 278-1199. L, D, X, $-$$ INTERIM—Offers American-seasonal cuisine with emphasis on local foods and fresh fish; macaroni and cheese is a house specialty.

Closed for lunch Sat. 5040 Sanderlin, Suite 105. 818-0821. L, D, SB, X, MRA, $-$$$ INTERSTATE BAR-B-Q—Specialties include chopped porkshoulder sandwiches, ribs, hot wings, spaghetti, chicken, and turkey.

2265 S. Third. 775-2304; 150 W. Stateline Rd. (Southaven).

662-393-5699. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ ITTA BENA—Southern and Cajun-American cuisine served here; specialties are filet Oscar and shrimp and grits, along with steaks, chops, seafood, and pasta. 145 Beale St. 578-3031. D,X, $$-$$$ JASMINE THAI AND VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT—Entrees include panang chicken, green curry shrimp,and pad thai (noodles, shrimp, and peanuts); also vegetarian dishes. Closed Mon.-Tues. 916 S. Cooper. 725-0223. L, D, X, $ JIM ’N NICK’S BAR-B-Q—Serves barbecued pork, ribs, chicken, brisket, and fish, along with other homemade Southern specialties. 2 359 N. Germantown Pkwy. 388-0998. L, D, X, $-$$ JIM’S PLACE/JIM’S PLACE GRILLE—Features American, Greek, and Continental cuisine with such entrees as pork tenderloin, several seafood specialties, and hand-cut charcoal-grilled steaks.

Closed for lunch Sat. and all day Sun. 518 Perkins Extd. 766-2030; 3660 Houston Levee (Collierville). 861-5000. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$$ JOE’S CRAB SHACK—Serves a variety of seafood, along with chicken, steak, and pasta. 7990 Horizon Center Blvd. 384-7478.

L, D, X, $-$$$ JULLES POSH FOOD CO.— The changing menu features seasonal “cooking light” dishes such as salmon-shrimp cakes with green salad and roasted sweet potato wedges; also cold-pressed juices, to-go dishes, and desserts. 6300 Poplar. 509-8675. B, L, D, X, $-$$ JUST FOR LUNCH—Serves sandwiches, quiche, salads, fresh fish including fried oysters, daily specials, and homemade rolls.

Closed Sunday. 3 092 Poplar, Chickasaw Oaks Plaza. 323-3287. L, D (Thurs. only), X, MRA, $-$$ KOOKY CANUCK— Offers prime rib, catfish, and burgers, including the 4-lb. “Kookamonga”; also late-night menu.

9 7 S. Second. 578-9800; 1250 N. Germantown Pkwy. 1-8002453 L, D, X, MRA, $-$$$ LA BAGUETTE—An almond croissant and chicken salad are among specialties at this French-style bistro. Closed for dinner Sun. 3088 Poplar. 458-0900. B, L, D (closes at 7), X, $ LA PLAYITA MEXICANA—Specializes in seafood and Mexican entrees, including red snapper, tilapia, oysters, chimichangas, tostados, and taco salad. 6194 Macon (Bartlett).

377-2282. L, D, X, $-$$ LA TAQUERIA GUADALUPANA—Fajitas and quesadillas are just a few of the authentic Mexican entrees offered here. 4818 Summer. 685-6857. L, D, $ LAFAYETTE’S MUSIC ROOM—Serves such Southern cuisine as po boys and shrimp and grits, and wood-fired pizzas; also live music. 2119 Madison. 207-5097. L, D, WB, X, $-$$ LAS DELICIAS—Popular for its guacamole, house-made tortilla chips, and margaritas, this restaurant draws diners with its chicken enchiladas, meat-stuffed flautas, and Cuban torta with spicy pork.

Closed Sunday. 4 002 Park Ave. 458-9264; 5689 Quince. 8002873. L, D, X, $ LAS TORTUGAS DELI MEXICANA—Authentic Mexican food prepared from local food sources; specializes in tortugas —

COFFEEHOUSES/BOOKSTORE CAFES

In addition to gourmet coffees and drinks, these eateries generally serve pastries, sandwiches, soups, and salads, and some have a wider range of menu items.

AVENUE COFFEE—786 Echles. 454-3348.

BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSELLERS— 2774 N. Germantown Pkwy. 386-2468; 4610 Merchants Park Cl., #521 (Collierville). 853-3264.

BELLA CAFFE—Pink Palace Museum, 3050 Central. 3206320 BLUFF CITY COFFEE—505 S. Main. 405-4399.

THE BOOKSELLERS AT LAURELWOOD— 387 Perkins Extd. 683-9801.

CARITAS VILLAGE COFFEE SHOP— 2509 Harvard. 327-5246..

CITY AND STATE—2625 Broad. 249-2406.

JAVA CABANA—2170 Young. 272-7210.

MUDDY’S GRIND HOUSE—585 S. Cooper. 683-8844.

OTHERLANDS—641 S. Cooper. 278-4994. MRA. QAHWA COFFEE BAR—Claridge House, 109 N. Main.800-2227.

REPUBLIC COFFEE—2924 Walnut Grove. 590-1578.

SQUARE BEANS ESPRESSO + GELATO— 103 N. Center St. (Collierville). 854-8855.

STARBUCKS—1850 Union Ave. 729-4288; 3388 Poplar.

320-1021; 5201 Poplar. 818-9954; 2955 Kirby Whitten (Bartlett), 266-2497; 180 Goodman Rd. E. (Southaven). 662-349-0342; 8140 Goodman Rd. (Olive Branch). 662-890-9507.

For more listings, check online.

TAMP & TAP—122 Gayoso. 207-1053 THE UGLY MUG— 4610 Poplar. 552-3165.

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LOCALITY GUIDE BARTLETT

Joe’s Crab Shack Logan’s Roadhouse Abuelo’s Moe’s Southwest Grill Applebee’s T.J. Mulligan’s Cajun Catfish Company O’Charley’s Coletta’s Olive Garden Colton’s Steakhouse On the Border Dixie Cafe Osaka Japanese El Porton Outback Steakhouse Exlines’ Best Pizza Pasta Italia Firebirds Pei Wei Asian Diner Gridley’s The Presentation Room Hadley’s Pub Pyro’s Fire Fresh Pizza La Playita Mexicana Rafferty’s O’Charley’s Red Lobster Ruby Tuesday Romano’s Macaroni Grill Sekisui Sekisui Side Car Cafe Shogun Side Porch Steakhouse Skimo’s Tops Bar B-Q CHICKASAW GARDENS/ Tannoor Grill Zaytos

UNIV. OF MEMPHIS

with a side of enlightenment, please February 11-March 18 tuesdays - fridays waffle shop: 11 am-1:30 pm preaching: 12:05-12:40 pm

The Rev. John Pitzer The Rt. Rev. Robert C. Wright Dr. Maxie Dunnam Dr. Tony Campolo Rabbi Micah Greenstein The Rev. Daniel Matthews, Sr. Dr. Walter Brueggemann The Rev. Dr. John Kilzer The Rev. Cheryl Cornish The Rev. Marianne Borg The Rev. Virzola Law The Rev. Becca Stevens The Rev. Richmond Webster

A-Tan Brother Juniper’s Cheffie’s The Choo Derae El Porton The Farmer Just for Lunch La Baguette Los Compadres Lost Pizza Medallion Osaka Japanese Pete & Sam’s Rock’n Dough Pizza R.P. Tracks Woman’s Exchange

DOWNTOWN

Agave Maria Aldo’s Pizza Pies Alfred’s The Arcade Automatic Slim’s Bangkok Alley Bardog Tavern B.B. King’s Blues Club Bedrock Eats & Sweets Belle — A Southern Bistro Bleu Blind Bear Speakeasy Blue Monkey Bluefin Blues City Cafe Bon Ton Cafe COLLIERVILLE/WEST TN. Brass Door Irish Pub Burrito Blues Mexican Grill (ARLINGTON, COVINGTON, Cafe Eclectic MILLINGTON, OAKLAND) Cafe Keough Bangkok Alley Cafe Pontotoc Bonefish Grill Capriccio Bozo’s Hot Pit Bar-B-Q Central BBQ Cafe Piazza Chez Philippe Cajun Catfish Company City Market Carrabba’s Italian Grill Cozy Corner Chili’s DeJaVu Corky’s Double J Smokehouse & Saloon Crepe Maker Earnestine & Hazel’s El Mezcal Eighty3 El Porton Felicia Suzanne’s Emerald Thai Ferraro’s Pizzeria Firebirds Five Spot Ronnie Grisanti’s Italian Restaurant Flight Gus’s Fried Chicken Flying Fish Hickory Tavern Flying Saucer Huey’s T.G.I. Friday’s Jim’s Place Grille Grawemeyer’s Manila Filipino Gus’s Mulan Happy Mexican Osaka Japanese Hard Rock Cafe Memphis Pizza Cafe Havana’s Pilon Pig-N-Whistle Huey’s Sekisui Itta Bena Silver Caboose King’s Palace Cafe Stix Kooky Canuck Vinegar Jim’s Little Tea Shop Wolf River Cafe Local CORDOVA Lookout at the Pyramid Bahama Breeze McEwen’s on Monroe Bombay House The Majestic Bonefish Grill Marmalade Brazil Flavor Mesquite Chop House Butcher Shop Mollie Fontaine Lounge Cheddar’s The Office@Uptown Chili’s Onix Corky’s Oshi Burger Bar Crazy Italians Paulette’s East End Grill Pearl’s Oyster House El Mezcal Pig on Beale El Porton Pink Diva Cupcakery & Cuisine T.G.I. Friday’s Rendezvous, Charles Vergos’ Flying Saucer Rizzo’s Diner Green Bamboo Rum Boogie Cafe Gus’s Silky O’Sullivan’s Happy Mexican South of Beale Hunan Palace South Main Sushi & Grill Huey’s Spaghetti Warehouse J. Alexander’s Spindini Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cafe & Honky Tonk The Terrace Jim N Nick’s Bar-B-Q

Texas de Brazil Tugs Twilight Sky Terrace Uncle Buck’s Fishbowl & Grill Westy’s

EAST MEMPHIS

Acre Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen Asian Palace Bangkok Alley Belmont Grill Blue Plate Cafe Booksellers Bistro Broadway Pizza Brookhaven Pub & Grill Buckley’s Fine Filet Grill Carrabba’s Italian Grill Casablanca Central B B Q Chili’s Ciao Bella City East Corky’s Dixie Cafe El Mezcal El Porton Fino’s from the Hill Folk’s Folly Fox & Hound Fratelli’s The Grove Grill Half Shell Hog & Hominy Houston’s Huey’s Interim Erling Jensen Jim’s Place Las Delicias LYFE Kitchen Lynchburg Legends Dan McGuinness Pub Marciano Mayuri Indian Cuisine Mellow Mushroom Memphis Pizza Cafe Mortimer’s Mosa Asian Bistro Napa Cafe Neil’s New Hunan Old Venice On the Border One & Only BBQ Patrick’s Porcellino’s Craft Butcher Rafferty’s Sekisui Pacific Rim Skewer Soul Fish Cafe Staks Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe Three Little Pigs Whole Foods Market

GERMANTOWN

Belmont Grill The Cheesecake Factory Chili’s City East El Porton Exlines’ Best Pizza Germantown Comm.

Mellow Mushroom Memphis Pizza Cafe Mesquite Chop House New Asia Petra Cafe Royal Panda Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar Sakura Soul Fish Cafe West Street Diner

MEDICAL CENTER Arepa & Salsa The Cupboard Evelyn & Olive Sabrosura Tops Bar-B-Q Trolley Stop Market

MIDTOWN

Abyssinia Alchemy Aldo’s Pizza Pies Alex’s Applebee’s Babalu Tacos and Tapas Bar DKDC Bar Louie Bar-B-Q Shop Bari Barksdale Restaurant Bayou Bar & Grill Beauty Shop Belly Acres Bhan Thai Blue Nile Ethiopian Boscos Bounty on Broad Broadway Pizza House The Brushmark Cafe 1912 Cafe Eclectic Cafe Ole Cafe Palladio Cafe Society Celtic Crossing Central B B Q The Cove Cozy Corner The Crazy Noodle The Cupboard Dino’s Ecco El Mezcal Evergreen Grill Fino’s from the Hill Frida’s Fuel Cafe Golden India Greencork Huey’s I Love Juice Bar Imagine Vegan Cafe India Palace Jasmine Thai Java Cabana Lafayette’s Music Room LBOE Local Mardi Gras Memphis Maximo’s on Broad Memphis Pizza Cafe Midtown Crossing Grille Molly’s La Casita Mulan Chinese Bistro Murphy’s Old Zinnie’s Otherlands Outback Steakhouse P & H Cafe Pei Wei Asian Diner Pho Binh Pho Saigon Restaurant Iris Robata Ramen & Yakitori Bar Saigon Le Schweinehaus The Second Line Sekisui The Slider Inn Soul Fish Cafe Stone Soup Strano Sicilian Kitchen Sweet Grass Tart Tsunami Young Avenue Deli

NORTH MISSISSIPPI Ajax Diner Applebee’s Blue and White Blue Daze Bistro Bonne Terre Chili’s City Grocery Colton’s Steakhouse Como Steakhouse Corky’s Fox & Hound Huey’s Lee’s Family Restaurant Logan’s Roadhouse

Lost Pizza McEwen’s Memphis Barbecue Company Memphis Pizza Cafe Mesquite Chop House Nagoya O’Charley’s Olive Garden Osaka Japanese Cuisine Outback Steakhouse Ravine Sekisui Tuscany Ital Steakhouse

PARKWAY VILLAGE/ FOX MEADOWS Blue Shoe Bar & Grill Leonard’s Jack Pirtle’s Chicken Three Little Pigs Bar-B-Q POPLAR/I-240 Amerigo Benihana Blue Plate Cafe Brooklyn Bridge Capital Grille, The P.F. Chang’s Chipotle Exlines’ Best Pizza 4Dumplings Fleming’s Frank Grisanti’s Happy Mexican Heritage Tavern & Kitchen Julles Posh Food Co. Mister B’s Olive Garden One & Only BBQ Owen Brennan’s Pyro’s Fire-Fresh Pizza Red Koi River Oaks Ruth’s Chris Salsa Seasons 52 Sekisui Wang’s Mandarin House

RALEIGH

Exline’s Best Pizza

SOUTH MEMPHIS Coletta’s The Four Way Interstate Bar-B-Q Jack Pirtle’s Chicken

SUMMER/BERCLAIR Bryant’s The Cottage Elwood’s Shack High Pockets High Point Pizza La Taqueria Guadalupana Lotus Nagasaki Inn Orr Restaurant Pancho’s Panda Garden Tops Bar-B-Q

WEST MEMPHIS/ EASTERN ARK.

The Cupboard Pancho’s Sammy Hagar’s Red Rocker Bar & Grill

WHITEHAVEN Hong Kong Marlowe’s

WINCHESTER

Cheddar’s East End Grill Curry Bowl Formosa Half Shell Happy Mexican Huey’s Logan’s Roadhouse Olive Garden Red Lobster Ruby Tuesday T.G.I. Friday’s Tops Bar-B-Q Tycoon

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CIT Y DINING LIST grilled bread scooped out to hold such fillings as brisket, pork, and shrimp; also tingas tostados and such sides as steamed corn. Closed Sunday. 1215 S. Germantown Rd. 751-1200. L, D, X, $-$$ LEONARD’S—Serves wet and dry ribs, barbecue sandwiches, spaghetti, catfish, homemade onion rings. and lemon icebox pie; also a lunch buffet. 5465 Fox Plaza. 360-1963. L, X, MRA, $-$$ THE LITTLE TEA SHOP—Downtown institution serves up Southern comfort cooking, including meatloaf and such veggies as turnip greens, yams, okra, and tomatoes. Closed Sat.-Sun. 69 Monroe. 525-6000, L, X, $ LOCAL GASTROPUB—Eclectic entrees with a focus on locally grown products include lobster mac-and-cheese and pork osso bucco.

95 S. Main. 473-9573; 2126 Madison. 725-1845. L, D, WB, X, MRA, $-$$ THE LOOKOUT AT THE PYRAMID—Serves Southern fare, including catfish tacos and crawfish tails, atop The Pyramid with a panoramic view of the river. 1 Bass Pro Dr. 620-4600/291-8200. L, D, X $-$$$ LOS COMPADRES—Serves enchiladas, burritos, tamales, tacos, and vegetarian dishes; also Cuban entrees. 3295 Poplar. 458-5731. L, D, X, $-$$ LOST PIZZA—Offering pizzas (with dough made from scratch), pasta, salads, sandwiches, tamales, and more. 2855 Poplar. 5721803; 5960 Getwell, Southaven. 662-892-8684. L, D, X, $-$$ LOTUS—Authentic Vietnamese-Asian fare, including lemon-grass chicken and shrimp, egg rolls, Pho soup, and spicy Vietnamese vermicelli. 4970 Summer. 682-1151. D, X, $ LYFE KITCHEN—Serving healthy, affordable wraps, bowls, sandwiches, and more; entrees include roasted salmon and “unfried” chicken. 6201 Poplar. 684-5333. B, L, D, WB, X, $ LYNCHBURG LEGENDS—This restaurant with a Jack Daniels’ theme and Southern cuisine serves such entrees as Bourbon Street salmon, buttermilk-fried chicken, and grilled steak and wild mushroom salad. Double Tree Hotel, 5069 Sanderlin. 969-7777. B, L, D, X, $- $$$ THE MAJESTIC GRILLE—Housed in a former silent-picture house, features aged steaks, fresh seafood, and such specialties as roasted chicken and grilled pork tenderloin; offers a pre-theatre menu and classic cocktails. 145 S. Main. 522-8555. L, D, WB, X, MRA, $-$$$ MANILA FILIPINO RESTAURANT—Entrees include pork belly cutlet with lechon sauce, and shrimp and vegetables in tamarind broth; also daily combos, rice dishes, and chef specials. 7 849 Rockford (Millington). 209-8525. L, D, X, $ MARCIANO MEDITERRANEAN AND ITALIAN CUISINE—Rack of lamb with roasted potatoes and demiglaze is among the entrees; also steaks, seafood, and gourmet pizza. 780 Brookhaven Cl. 682-1660. D, X, $-$$ MARDI GRAS MEMPHIS—Serving Cajun fare, including an etoufee-stuffed po’boy. 496 Watkins. 530-6767. L, D, X, $-$$ MARLOWE’S—In addition to its signature barbecue and ribs, Marlowe’s serves Southern-style steaks, chops, lasagne, and more. 4381 Elvis Presley Blvd. 332-4159. D, X, $-$$ MARMALADE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE—Southern homestyle entrees include catfish, honey-baked ham, steaks, and shrimp, all with a choice of three vegetables. Closed Sun. and Mon. 153 G.E. Patterson. 522-8800. D, X, $ MAXIMO’S ON BROAD—Serving a tapas menu that features creative fusion cuisine. Closed Mon. and Tues. 2617 Broad Ave. 4521111. L, D, SB, X, $-$$ MAYURI INDIAN CUISINE—Serves tandoori chicken, masala dosa, tikka masala, as well as lamb and shrimp entrees; also a daily lunch buffet, and dinner buffet on Fri.-Sat. 6524 Quince Rd. 7538755. L, D, X, $-$$ MCEWEN’S ON MONROE—Southern/American cuisine with international flavors; specialties include steak and seafood, sweet potato-crusted catfish with macaroni and cheese, and more. Closed Sun., Monroe location. 120 Monroe. 527-7085; 1110 Van Buren (Oxford). 662-234-7003. L, D, SB (Oxford only), X, MRA, $$-$$$ DAN MCGUINNESS PUB—Serves fish and chips, shepherd’s pie, burgers, and other Irish and American fare; also lunch and dinner specials. 4694 Spottswood. 761-3711; 3964 Goodman Rd. 662890-7611. L, D, WB (Spottswood), X, $ MEDALLION—Offers steaks, seafood, chicken, and pasta entrees.

Closed for dinner Sunday. 3700 Central, Holiday Inn (Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality). 678-1030. B, L, D, SB, X, MRA, $-$$$ MELLOW MUSHROOM—Large menu includes assortment of pizzas, salads, calzones, hoagies, vegetarian options, and 50 beers on tap. 9155 Poplar, Shops of Forest Hill (Germantown). 907-0243; 5138 Park Ave. 562-1211. L, D, X, $-$$ MEMPHIS BARBECUE COMPANY—Offers spare ribs, baby backs, and pulled pork and brisket, along with such sides as mac and cheese, grits, and red beans. 709 Desoto Cove, Horn Lake (MS).

662-536-3762. L, D, X, $-$$

T UNICA TA BLES CHICAGO STEAKHOUSE AT THE GOLDSTRIKE—1010 Casino Center Dr., Robinsonville, MS, 1-888-24KSTAY /662-357-1225.

DON B’S STEAKHOUSE AT THE FITZ —711 Lucky Ln., Robinsonville, MS, 1-888-766-LUCK, ext 6501.

FAIRBANKS AT THE HOLLYWOOD—1150 Casino Strip Blvd., Robinsonville, MS, 1-800-871-0711 JACK BINION’S STEAK HOUSE AT HORSESHOE—1021 Casino Center Drive, Robinsonville, MS, 1-800-303-SHOE.

MEMPHIS PIZZA CAFE—Homemade pizzas are specialties; also serves sandwiches, calzones, and salads. 2087 Madison. 7265343; 5061 Park Ave. 684-1306; 7604 W. Farmington (Germantown). 753-2218; 797 W. Poplar (Collierville). 861-7800; 5627 Getwell (Southaven). 662-536-1364. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ MESQUITE CHOP HOUSE—The focus here is on steaks, including prime fillet, rib eyes, and prime-aged New York strip; also, some seafood options. 5 960 Getwell (Southaven). 662-890-2467; 88 Union. 527-5337; 3165 Forest Hill-Irene (Germantown).

249-5661. D, SB (Germantown), X, $$-$$$ MISTER B—Features New Orleans-style seafood and steaks.

Closed for lunch Sat. and all day Sun. 6655 Poplar, #107. 751-5262.

L, D, X, MRA, $-$$$ MOLLIE FONTAINE LOUNGE—Specializes in tapas (small plates) featuring global cuisine. Closed Sun.-Tues. 679 Adams Ave. 524-1886. D, X, MRA, $ MOLLY’S LA CASITA—Homemade tamales, fish tacos, a vegetarian combo, and bacon-wrapped shrimp are a few of the specialties. 2006 Madison. 726-1873. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ MORTIMER’S—Contemporary American entrees include trout almondine, several chicken dishes, and hand-cut steaks; also sandwiches, salads, and daily/nightly specials. Closed for lunch Sat.Sun. 590 N. Perkins. 761-9321. L, D, X, $-$$ MOSA ASIAN BISTRO—Specialties include sesame chicken, Thai calamari, rainbow panang curry with grouper fish, and other Pan Asian/fusion entrees. 850 S. White Station Rd. 683-8889. L, D, X, $ MULAN—Hunan Chicken, tofu dishes, and orange beef served here; some sushi, too. 2059 Houston Levee (Collierville). 8505288; 2149 Young. 347-3965. L, D, X, $-$$ NAGASAKI INN—Chicken, steak, and lobster are among the main courses; meal is cooked at your table. 3951 Summer. 4540320. D, X, $$ NAGOYA—Offers traditional Japanese cuisine and sushi bar; specialties are teriyaki and tempura dishes. 7075 Malco Blvd., Suite 101 (Southaven). 662-349-8788. L, D, X, $-$$$ NAM KING—Offers luncheon and dinner buffets, dim sum, and such specialties as fried dumplings, pepper steak, and orange chicken. 4594 Yale. 373-4411. L, D, X, $ NAPA CAFE—Among the specialties is miso-marinated salmon over black rice with garlic spinach and shiitake mushrooms. Closed for lunch Sat. and all day Sun. 5101 Sanderlin, Suite 122. 6830441. L, D, X, MRA, $$-$$$ NEW ASIA—Specializing in authentic Chinese food, including roast Peking duck. 2075 Exeter, Suite 90. 758-8388. L, D, X, $ NEW HUNAN—Chinese eatery with more than 80 entrees;also lunch/dinner buffets. 5052 Park. 766-1622. L, D, X, $ THE OFFICE@UPTOWN— Offering sandwiches, wraps, pizza, soups, salads, and several vegetarian options. Closed Sunday. 594 N. Second St. 522-1905. B, L, D, X, $ OLD VENICE PIZZA CO.— Specializes in “eclectic Italian,” from pastas, including the “Godfather,” to hand-tossed pizzas, including the “John Wayne”; choose from 60 toppings. 368 Perkins Ext. 767-6872.

L, D, SB, X, MRA, $-$$ ON THE BORDER—Dishes out such Tex-Mex specialties as fajitas and Southwest chicken tacos; also fresh grilled seafood specials. 8101 Giacosa Pl. (Cordova).881-0808 ; 4552 Poplar. 763-0569; 6572 Airways (Southaven). 662-655-4750. L, D, WB, X, MRA, $ ONE & ONLY BBQ—On the menu are pork barbecue sandwiches, platters, wet and dry ribs, smoked chicken and turkey platters, a smoked meat salad, barbecue quesadillas, and more. 1779 Kirby Pkwy. 751-3615; 567 Perkins Extd. 249-4227.

L, D, X, $ ONIX RESTAURANT—Serves American seafood and pasta dishes. Closed for lunch Sat., all day Sun., and for dinner Mon. 412 S. Main. 552-4609. L, D, X, $-$$ ORR RESTAURANT—Serves Mediterranean/African cuisine, such as lamb Kowzi flavored with raisins and roasted nuts and served with white bean soup. 661 N. Mendenhall, Suite 101. 275-8692. L, D, X, $-$$

OSAKA JAPANESE CUISINE—Featuring an extensive sushi menu as well as traditional Japanese and hibachi dining. Hours vary for lunch; call. 3670 Houston Levee (Collierville). 861-4309; 3402 Poplar. 249-4690; 7164 Hacks Cross. 662-890-9312; 2200 N. Germantown Pkwy. 425-4901. L, D, X, $-$$$ OWEN BRENNAN’S—New Orleans-style menu of beef, chicken, pasta, and seafood; jambalaya, shrimp and grits, and crawfish etouffee are specialties. Closed for dinner Sunday. The Regalia, 6150 Poplar.

761-0990. L, D, SB, X, MRA, $-$$$ PANCHO’S—Serves up a variety of Mexican standards, including tacos, enchiladas, and mix-and-match platters; also lunch specials. 3600 E. Broadway (West Memphis). 870-735-6466. 717 N. White Station. 685-5404. L, D, X, MRA, $ PANDA GARDEN—Sesame chicken and broccoli beef are among the Mandarin and Cantonese entrees; also seafood specials and fried rice. Closed for lunch Saturday. 3735 Summer. 323-4819. L, D, X, $-$$ PASTA ITALIA—Northern Italian cuisine features homemade stuffed pastas; a specialty is rosetta al forno; also serves fish and steaks. Closed Sun.-Mon. 8130 Macon Station Dr., Suite 106. 7510009. D, X, $$$-$$$$ PAULETTE’S—Presents fine dining with a Continental flair, including such entrees as filet Paulette with butter-pepper cream sauce and popoovers with strawberry butter; also changing daily specials.

River Inn. 50 Harbor Town Square. 260-3300. B, L, D, WB, X, MRA, $-$$$ PEARL’S OYSTER HOUSE—Downtown eatery serving seafood, including oysters, crawfish, and stuffed butterfly shrimp, as well as beef, chicken, and pasta dishes. 299 S. Main. 522-9070. L, D, SB, X, MRA, $-$$$ PEI WEI ASIAN DINER—Serves a variety of Pan-Asian cuisine, including Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Thai. Noodle and rice bowls are specialties; a small plates menu also offered. 1680 Union Ave., #109. 722-3780; 2257 N. Germantown Pkwy. 382-1822. L, D, X, $-$$ PETE & SAM’S—Serving Memphis for 60-plus years; offers steaks, seafood, and traditional Italian dishes, including homemade ravioli, lasagna, and chicken marsala. 3886 Park. 458-0694. D, X, $-$$$ PETRA CAFÉ—Serves Greek, Italian, and Middle Eastern sandwiches, gyros, and entrees. Hours vary; call. 6641 Poplar Ave. (Germantown). 754-4440; 9155 Poplar (Germantown). 755-5440; 1560 Union. 505-2812. L, D, X, $-$$ PINK DIVA CUPCAKERY & CUISINE— Vegetarian/vegan fare, including cupcakes and build-your-own ramen and mac and cheese bowls. Closed Thurs. and Sun. 936 Florida. 946-0056. L, D, $ PF CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO—Specialties are orange peel shrimp, Mongolian beef, and chicken in lettuce wraps; also vegetarian dishes, including spicy eggplant. 1181 Ridgeway Rd., Park Place Centre. 818-3889. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ PHO BINH—Vietnamese, vegetarian, and Cantonese specialties include lemon tofu and spring rolls. Closed Sunday. 1615 Madison.

276-0006. L, D, $ PHO SAIGON—Vietnamese fare includes beef teriyaki, roasted quail, curry ginger chicken, vegetarian options, and a variety of soups.

2946 Poplar. 458-1644. L, D, $ PIG-N-WHISTLE—Offers pork shoulder sandwiches, wet and dry ribs, catfish, nachos, and stuffed barbecue potatoes. 6084 KerrRosemark Rd. 872-2455. L, D, X, $ PORCELLINO’S CRAFT BUTCHER—Small plates, charcuterie selections, specialty steaks, house-made pastries, and innovative teas and coffees are offered at this combination butcher shop and restaurant featuring locally sourced menu items. 711 W. Brookhaven Cl. 762-6656. B, L, D, X $-$$ PRESENTATION ROOM, THE—American bistro run by the students of L’Ecole Culinaire. Menu changes regularly; specialties may include such items as a filet with truffle mushroom ragu. Closed Fri.Sun. 1 245 N. Germantown Pkwy (Cordova). 754-7115. L, D, X, $-$$ PYRO’S FIRE-FRESH PIZZA—Serving gourmet pizzas cooked in an open-fire oven; wide choice of toppings; large local and craft beer selection. 1199 Ridgeway. 379-8294; 2035 Union Ave. 208-8857; 2286 N. Germantown Pkwy. 207-1198. B, L, D, X, $ RAVINE—Serves contemporary Southern cuisine with an emphasis on fresh, locally grown foods and a menu that changes weekly. Closed Mon.-Tues. 5 3 Pea Ridge/County Rd. 321 (Oxford, MS). 662-2344555. D, SB, X, $$-$$$ RED KOI—Classic Japanese cuisine offered at this family-run restaurant; hibachi steaks, sushi, seafood, chicken, and vegetables. 5847 Poplar. 767-3456. L, D, X $-$$ RED LOBSTER—Specializes in crab legs, lobster, and shrimp dishes; also pastas, salads, steaks, and chicken. 8161 Highway 64 (Cordova). 387-0056; 6535 Airways (Southaven). 662-536-1960; 7750 Winchester. 759-9045. L, D, X, $-$$ RENDEZVOUS, CHARLES VERGOS’—Menu items include barbecued ribs, cheese plates, skillet shrimp, red beans and rice, and Greek salads. Closed Sun.-Mon. 52 S. Second. 523-2746. L (Fri.Sat.), D, X, MRA, $-$$ F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6 • M E M P H I S M A G A Z I N E . C O M • 93

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BONEHEADS—555 Perkins Extd. 746-8867.

BURRITO BLUES MEXICAN—156 Beale. 528-1055.

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL—5865 Poplar, Ridgeway Trace, #104. 416-1944; 2760 N. Germantown Pkwy.

620-0469.

CRAZY ITALIANS—1250 N. Germantown Pkwy., #105 (Cordova). 347-2449.

CREPE MAKER—4630 Merchants Park Cir., #731 (Collierville). 861-1981.

GENGHIS GRILL—2362 N. Germantown Parkway.

584-0412; 7706 Winchester. 522-5048; 5849 Poplar, #117, Ridgeway Trace. 308-4040.

HUMDINGERS—6300 Poplar. 260-8292; 1134 N. Germantown Parkway (Cordova). 271-2912.

MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL— 465 N. Germantown Parkway (Cordova). 737-5058.

6300 Poplar Ave., #108. 685-5685; 3660 S. Houston Levee (Collierville). 457-7227; 3546 Walker. 590-0192 SWANKY’S TACO SHOP—6641 Poplar (Germantown).

737-2088. 4770 Poplar. 730-0763; 711 Southcrest Pkwy, #101 (Southaven). 662-655-0662. MRA. TAZIKI’S MEDITERRANEAN CAFE— 540 S. Mendenhall. 290-1091.

RESTAURANT IRIS—French Creole cuisine includes shrimp and delta-grind grits, and New York strip stuffed with fried oysters and blue cheese. Closed Sun. 2146 Monroe. 590-2828. D, X, MRA, $$-$$$ RIVER OAKS—A French-style bistro serving seafood and steaks, with an emphasis on fresh local ingredients. Closed for lunch Sat. and all day Sun. 5871 Poplar Ave. 683-9305. L, D, X, $$$ RIVERFRONT BAR & GRILL—Beale Street Landing eatery serves Southern American specialties, including Tom Lee Catfish, and Tennessee Caviar, a fresh veggie salsa of black-eyed peas and cilantro with pimento cheese and toast points; also sausage-cheese appetizer.

Closed Monday. 251 Riverside Dr. 524-0817. L, D, X, $ RIZZO’S DINER—Chorizo meatloaf, lobster pronto puff, and brisket are menu items at this upscale diner, Closed for dinner Sun. and all day Mon. 492 S. Main. 304-6985. L, D, WB, X, $-$$ ROBATA RAMEN & YAKITORI BAR— Serves ramen noodle bowls and Yakitori skewers as well as rice and noodle dishes, and sake. 2116 Madison. 410-8290. D, WB, X, $ ROCK’N DOUGH PIZZA CO.—Specialty and custom pizzas made from fresh ingredients; wide variety of toppings. 3 445 Poplar Ave., Ste. 1. 512-6760. L, D, X, $$ ROMANO’S MACARONI GRILL—Serves MediterraneanItalian cuisine, including hand-crafted pasta Milano and penne rustica, and create-your-own pasta; also steaks, seafood, and salads. 2859 N. Germantown Pk wy. (Cordova). 266-4565. L, D, X, $-$$ ROYAL PANDA—Hunan fish, Peking duck, Royal Panda chicken and shrimp, and a seafood combo are among the specialties. 3120 Village Shops Dr. (Germantown). 756-9697. L, D, X, $-$$ RUSSO’S NEW YORK PIZZERIA AND WINE BAR— Serves gourmet pizzas, calzones, and pasta, including lasagna, fettucine Alfredo, scampi, and more. 9087 Poplar, Suite 111. 755-0092. L, D, WB, X, MRA, $-$$ RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE—Offers prime steaks cut and aged in-house, as well as lamb, chicken, and fresh seafood, including lobster.

6120 Poplar. 761-0055. D, X, MRA, $$$-$$$$ SABROSURA—Serves Mexican and Cuban fare, including arroz tapada de pollo and steak Mexican. 782 Washington. 421-8180. B, L, D, X, $-$$ SAIGON LE—Vietnamese/Chinese specialties include calamari with ginger, and pork chops with mushrooms; vegetarian options too. Closed Sunday. 51 N. Cleveland. 276-5326. L, D, X, $-$$ SAKURA—Sushi, tempura, and teriyaki are Japanese specialties here.

2060 West St. (Germantown). 758-8181. 4840 Poplar. 572-1002. L, D, X, $-$$ SALSA—Mexican-Southern California specialties include carnitas, enchiladas verde, and fajitas; also Southwestern seafood dishes such as snapper verde. Closed Sun. Regalia Shopping Center, 6150 Poplar, Suite 129. 683-6325. L, D, X, $-$$ SCHWEINEHAUS—Serving Bavarian-influenced fare with a Southern twist; includes wurst platters, pork schnitzel, sauerbraten, and more; also a wide variety of beers. 2110 Madison. 347-3060. L, D, X, $-$$ SEASONS 52—This elegant fresh grill and wine bar offers a seasonally changing menu using fresh ingredients, wood-fire grilling, and brick-oven cooking; also a large international wine list and nightly piano bar. Crescent Center, 6085 Poplar. 682-9952. L, D, X, $$-$$$

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Serving sandwiches and salads, burgers and bagels, wings and chicken, these are popular spots.

BOGIE’S—715 S. Mendenhall. 761-5846. MRA; 2098 LaSalle Place. 272-0022. MRA; 80 Monroe. 525-6764; 2028 W. Poplar (Collierville). 854-8555.

CHEFFIE’S —483 High Point Terrace. 343-0488.

CHING’S HOT WINGS—1264 Getwell. 743-5545.

CITY EAST BAGEL & GRILLE—6698 Poplar at Kirby.

754-2660.

CITY MARKET—66 S. Main. 729-6152.

CORDELIA’S TABLE—737 Harbor Bend Rd. 526-4772.

FINO’S FROM THE HILL—1853 Madison.

272-3466; 703 W. Brookhaven Cir. 334-4454. MRA. HOLIDAY HAM—2087 Union. 881-6433; 585 Erin Dr. 7634499; 7652 Poplar (Germantown). 869-6650; 3750 Hacks Cross Rd., #112. 624-4848 JASON’S DELI—1213 Ridgeway. 685-3333; 1585 Chickering (Cordova). 844-1840; 3473 Poplar. 324-3181.

KWIK CHEK—2013 Madison. 274-9293.

LENNY’S SUB SHOP—2893 Poplar. 320-0022; 7424 Stage Rd. 937-0800; 22 N. Front. 543-9230; 521 S. Highland.

454-7077; 2095 Exeter, Suite 30 (Germantown). 755-0750; 4970 Raleigh-LaGrange. 371-9979; 1016 W. Poplar (Collierville).

854-8299; 4726 Spottswood. 202-4800; 4740 Showcase. 3684215; 8950 Hwy. 64 (Lakeland). 12 S. Cooper. 6300 Poplar, #111.

761-2403. MRA. LETTUCE EAT SALAD COMPANY—6641 Poplar, Suite 106. (Germantown), 552-5604.

LUCCHESI’S BEER GARDEN—84 S. Reese. 452-3002.

LUCCHESI’S RAVIOLI—540 S. Mendenhall. #3. 7669922.

LUNCHBOX EATS—288 S. Fourth. 526-0820.

MCALISTER’S DELI—3482 Plaza Ave. 452-6009; 7990 Trinity Rd. (Cordova). 737-7282; 7710 Poplar (Germantown).

753-1507; 975 580 S. Mendenhall. 763-2711; 3855 Hacks Cross.

881-6068; 6600 Stage Rd. (Bartlett). 213-3311. 9091 Poplar (Germantown) 756-5292.

PANERA BREAD—714 N. Germantown Pkwy. (Cordova).

754-5813; 4530 Poplar. 767-3116; 5865 Poplar, Ridgeway Trace.

683-9384; 7850 Poplar. 759-1439; 7501 Goodman Rd. (Olive Branch). 662-890-1985.

PARADISE CAFE—6150 Poplar, Suite 120. 821-9600.

JACK PIRTLE’S FRIED CHICKEN—3571 Lamar. 7941254; 2520 Mt. Moriah. 565-0203 RAFFE’S DELI—3358 Poplar. 458-5110.

SCHLOTZSKY’S DELI—4758 Poplar. 763-0741.

UNCLE LOU’S FRIED CHICKEN—3633 Millbranch.

332-2367.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET—5014 Poplar. 685-2293.

YOUNG AVENUE DELI—2119 Young. 278-0034.

TUSCANY ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE—Filet mignon, beef tenderloin, and various seafood and pasta dishes are served up here.

5910 Goodman Rd. (Olive Branch, MS). 662-895-3663. L, D, WB. X, $-$$$ TWILIGHT SKY TERRACE—Offers small plates of tostados, nachos, flatbreads, paninis; also hand-crafted cocktails and sweeping rooftop views of the downtown Memphis skyline. Open, weather permitting. The Madison Hotel, 79 Madison. 333-1224.

L (Sat.-Sun.), D, WB.X, $ TYCOON—Among the Asian entrees are spicy garlic shrimp, Thai gumbo, and special house noodle soup. 3307 Kirby Parkway.

362-8788. B, L, D, X, $ UNCLE BUCK’S FISHBOWL & GRILL—Burgers, pizza, fish dishes, sandwiches, and more served in a unique “underwater” setting. Bass Pro, Bass Pro Drive, 291-8200. L, D, X, $-$$ WANG’S MANDARIN HOUSE—Offers Mandarin, Cantonese, Szechuan, and spicy Hunan entrees, including the goldensesame chicken; next door is East Tapas, serving small plates with an Asian twist. 6065 Park Ave, Park Place Mall. 763-0676. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$ WOMAN’S EXCHANGE TEA ROOM—Chicken-salad plate, beef tenderloin, soups-and-sandwiches, and vegetable plates are specialties; meal includes drink and dessert. Closed Sat.Sun. 88 Racine. 327-5681. L, X, MRA, $ ZAYTOON—Serves such Mediterranean cuisine as shish kebabs, falafel, hummus, and gyros. 694 N. Germantown Pkwy.

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THE SECOND LINE—Kelly English brings “relaxed Creole cuisine” to his new eatery; serves a variety of po-boys and such specialties as barbecue shrimp, and andouille, shrimp, and pimento cheese fries. 2144 Monroe. 590-2829. L (Sat.-Sun. only), D, WB, X, $-$$ SEKISUI—Japanese fusion cuisine, fresh sushi bar, grilled meats and seafood, California rolls, and vegetarian entrees. Poplar/Perkins location’s emphasis is on Pacific Rim cuisine. Menu and hours vary at each location. 25 Belvedere. 725-0005; 1884 N. Germantown Pkwy. (Cordova). 309-8800; 4724 Poplar (between Perkins & Colonial). 767-7770; 2130 W. Poplar (Collierville). 854-0622; 1255 Goodman Rd. (Horn Lake). 662-536-4404; 2990 KirbyWhitten (Bartlett). 377-2727; 6696 Poplar. 747-0001. L, D, X, MRA, $-$$$ SHOGUN JAPANESE RESTAURANT—Entrees include tempura, teriyaki, and sushi, as well as grilled fish and chicken entrees. 2 324 N. Germantown Pkwy. (Cordova). 384-4122. L, D, X, $-$$ SIDE PORCH STEAK HOUSE—In addition to steak, the menu includes chicken, pork chops, and fish entrees; homemade rolls are a specialty. Closed Sun.-Mon. 5689 Stage Rd. (Bartlett). 3772484. D, X, $-$$ SKEWER—Japanese yaikitori cuisine features bite-sized meat and vegetables served with dipping sauce, along with sushi, ramen, and donburi — rice bowls topped with a variety of foods. Closed Monday.

5101 Sanderlin, #105. 682-9919. L, D, X, $-$$$ SOUTH MAIN SUSHI & GRILL— Serving sushi, nigiri, and more.

520 S. Main. 249-2194. L, D, X, $ SPINDINI—Italian fusion cuisine with such entrees as wood-fired pizzas, gorgonzola stuffed filet, and fresh seafood; pizza specials on Mon.; large domestic whiskey selection. 383 S. Main. 578-2767. D, X, $$-$$$ STAKS— Offering pancakes, including Birthday Cake and lemon ricotta. Menu includes other breakfast items such as beignets and French toast, as well as soups and sandwiches for lunch. 4615 Poplar. 509-2367. B, L, WB, X, $ STIX—Hibachi steakhouse with Asian cuisine features steak, chicken, and a fillet and lobster combination, also sushi. A specialty is Dynamite Chicken with fried rice. 4680 Merchants Park Circle, Avenue Carriage Crossing (Collierville). 854-3399. L, D, X, $-$$ STONE SOUP CAFE— Cooper-Young eatery serving soups, salads, quiche, meat-and-two specials; and daily specials such as Italian roast beef. Closed Monday. 993 S. Cooper. 922-5314. B, L, SB, X, $ STRANO SICILIAN KITCHEN & BAR—Presenting a Sicilian/Mediterranean mix of Arab, Spanish, Greek, and North African fare, Strano serves small plates, wood-grilled fish, and hand-tossed pizzas such as the King Alaska, with salmon and chevre. Closed Mon. 948 S. Cooper. 275-8986. L, D, SB, X, $$-$$$ SWEET GRASS—Low-country coastal cuisine includes such specialties as shrimp and grits. Closed Mon. The restaurant’s “sister,” Sweet Grass Next Door, open nightly, serves lunch Sat.-Sun. 937 S. Cooper. 278-0278. D, SB, X, $-$$$ TANNOOR GRILL—Brazilian-style steakhouse with skewers served tableside, along with Middle Eastern specialties; vegetarian options also available. 830 N. Germantown Pkwy. 443-5222. L, D, X, $-$$$ TART—Combination patisserie, coffeehouse, and restaurant serving rustic French specialties, including baked eggs in brioche, topped with Gruyere, and french breads and pastries. 820 S. Cooper.

725-0091. B, L, WB, X, $-$$ TERRACE—Creative American and Continental cuisine includes such entrees as filet mignon, beef or lamb sliders, five-spice salmon, and grilled vegetarian eggplant; also small plates. Rooftop, River Inn of Harbor Town, 50 Harbor Town Square. 260-3366. D, X, $$ TEXAS DE BRAZIL—Serves beef, pork, lamb, and chicken dishes, and Brazilian sausage; also a salad bar with extensive toppings. 150 Peabody Place, Suite 103. 526-7600. L (Wed.Fri.), D, SB, X, $$-$$$ THREE LITTLE PIGS—Pork-shoulder-style barbecue with tangy mild or hot sauce, freshly made cole slaw, and baked beans. 5145 Quince Rd. 685-7094. B, L, D, X, $ TOPS BAR B-Q—Specializes in pork barbecue sandwiches and sandwich plates with beans and slaw; also serves ribs, beef brisket, and burgers. 1286 Union. 725-7527. 4183 Summer. 324-4325; 5391 Winchester. 794-7936; 3970 Rhodes. 323-9865; 6130 Macon. 371-0580. For more locations, go online. L, D, X, $ TROLLEY STOP MARKET—Serves plate lunches/dinners as well as pizzas, salads, and vegan/vegetarian entrees; a specialty is the locally raised beef burger. Also sells fresh produce and goods from local farmers; delivery available. Saturday brunch; closed Sunday.

704 Madison. 526-1361. L, D, X, $ TSUNAMI—Features Pacific Rim cuisine (Asia, Australia, South Pacific, etc.); also a changing “small plate” menu. Specialties include Asian nachos and roasted sea bass. Closed Sunday. 928 S. Cooper.

274-2556. D, X, $$-$$$

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and a quartet of brilliant singers!

Mary Wilson, soprano; Lexa Ferrill, mezzosoprano; Randal Rushing, tenor; and Kyle Ferrill, baritone; will perform art songs and arias by Bizet, Lehar, Delibes, Donizetti, Mozart, and Brahms.

The grand finale is Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes. Pianists Adrienne Park and Victor Asuncion accompany.

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Magic in the Making A Memphis chef reveals that the little things make a difference.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JUSTIN FOX BURKS

by gary williams

“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”

– w inston churchill

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began my career like many chefs, learning from my mentors and developing the dream of one day owning my own restaurant. I didn’t have much growing up in New Orleans, but my life was abundant in love and support from my family and friends. I try to put a little of that magic in all that I do. Love and support goes a long way with people. It just so happens that I was blessed with the opportunity to own my own restaurants and catering services throughout the years. This career has allowed me to travel all over the country meeting athletes, celebrities, politicians, and travelers from all over the world. It also gave me the privilege to work with many young people side by side helping them grow into the wonderful people they have become or one day will be.

That is what this business is about: people, not just those who come in to enjoy the food and experience, but also the people that help make those magical moments happen. Many of us in this business spend more time at the restaurant than we do at home, so we’re a lot like family.

There are so many different types of people in this business that I have had the pleasure of working with. You have college students, young professionals, career servers and cooks, all bringing their personalities to this business.

Everyone pulls together in the busy times with the sole focus of taking care of the guests that we are so blessed to have come into the restaurant. At the end of the day, we know we may have made a couple of mistakes but we did our best to make sure that our guests left happy. The team you have in a restaurant makes all the difference.

As restaurant owners, we have such a great opportunity to make an impact with the young people

today. We have the opportunity to guide them by our own experiences in the successes that we’ve had and also the mistakes that we’ve made. We’re able to work events together in our community and with charity organizations to share the feeling of giving back. There are so many things this business allows us to do and most of it involves teamwork. It is truly a blessing when one of my team members comes to me and shares their good news like a new career opportunity or a graduation. They always come back to talk to me and let me know how things are going. It lets me know that I did what I could for them at their time of need to help them move to that next step in life.

It’s hard to sum up the personal benefits of the restaurant business. I have been blessed in many ways, but it’s the little things matter the most. It’s a smile, or the simple nod you get from guests when they have just taken a bite and you ask, “How is everything this evening?” It’s the thank-you

Gary Williams from a happy guest, a photo request, a handshake, a hug. These are the little things that bring the magic to the business. These are the reasons that we work long hours, on holidays and weekends.

It is really a special feeling to provide nourishment to others.

It takes a lot of hard work to operate a restaurant. You really have to love the business, food, and people in order to truly be a success. Although I have supported my family with this business, I’m not speaking of being rich in money but rich in fulfill-

ment. I’m a humble guy who does what I can to make sure that my guests love their food and enjoy their experience so that I have the pleasure of seeing them again soon. The smiles and conversations that my guests share with me after enjoying their meals, and the accomplishments of my restaurant “family” are the magical moments that keep me going.

Chef Gary Williams is owner of DeJaVu and Café La Roux

by DeJaVu.

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