SubscribeBack in action… I’ve long been a major proponent of all of Karen Carrier’s restaurants. She mixes a combination of awesome style and design with excellent, unique food at all of her spots, so I was definitely excited to finally get over to her newest spot Bar DKDC. At the new place, she [...]
Tag: dinner
Viva Italia – Clan Gordon Family Dinner 2012
Every year the young members of the Gordon family, K and her siblings and all the significant others, eagerly await Christmas time. Not only do we get to spend a lot of time together during the holidays, we also have the Clan Gordon dinner to look forward to. K’s dad and stepmom schedule a serious [...]
Bolt to Evelyn and Olive
“Life is one experience that only a fool a could refuse” -Joe Higgs Somewhat recently, K and I hopped into the old family sedan and popped in one of my old favorite reggae albums for background music on our way to a new experience. There’s nothing quite like a small breeze coming through the window [...]
The Fab Fifteen – Chef’s Choice at Iris
Back during the summer my mom decided to turn a normal weekend into a Memphis staycation. Since she wasn’t going out of town, she decided to treat Memphis like she would treat another city while on vacation. That meant going out to dinner with K and I. So, imagine you’re from somewhere other than Memphis [...]
Hello Ciao Bella!
Chef Johnathan Steenerson and his team at Ciao Bella invited me over for dinner the other night to get to know them, to serve as a ‘guinea pig’ for a couple of new dishes, and to try out some of the stalwarts on the menu. I was happy to accept after embarrassingly letting them know [...]
Travel Eats: Keeping it Real in the Rock – Ashley’s at the Capital Hotel
This summer K and I took a sweet little vacation to Napa Valley and San Francisco, conveniently spending the hottest week of the summer in California, battling 60 degree temperatures with long sleeve shirts and happiness. As some of you have noticed, flying out of Memphis isn’t always the most cost-effective, so despite my desire [...]
Andrew Michael, or How Brookhaven is in Good Hands – Birthday Week – Italian Feast part 2
Back to birthday week. It wasn’t quite 31 courses for 31 years, but it wasn’t too far off either. If you remember, Birthday Week went something like this: Iris > House Party > Country Club > Italian Feast (Hog & Hominy > Andrew Michael > Hog & Hominy) > Iris The Hog & Hominy sections [...]
Quick Bites – Raw Midtown
Take-out. We all do it sometimes. And, I imagine if you are at all like me, you have a couple of go-to numbers that you dial when you realize it is past dinner time, you’re hungry, and you have nothing to cook. Here’s one of mine: Dial (901) 725-0005 Sekisui Midtown is probably less than [...]
Hog & Hominy, or How Brookhaven is in Good Hands – Birthday Week – Italian Feast parts 1 & 3
Ok here’s the deal. I turned 31 on July 7. From July 6-12, I was in full fledged birthday week feast mode. In setlist form it went something like this: Iris > House Party > Country Club > Italian Feast (Hog & Hominy > Andrew Michael > Hog & Hominy) > Iris It was epic. [...]
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