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This Old-School Tennessee Italian Restaurant Serves Homemade Ravioli That Keeps Locals Coming Back

The building behind this Tennessee Italian spot went up in 1927. The family recipes served inside have roots in the restaurant’s earlier days on Beale Street. The kitchen makes its signature ravioli fresh daily, following a longstanding family tradition. The story starts with a family patriarch who reached America...

Memphis, TN · 11d

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9 Tennessee Restaurants That Somehow Still Keep Their Prices Low in This Economy

One diner on this list keeps its grill hot until 4 AM on Friday and Saturday nights. Another sets down a plate of chips and salsa just because you walked in. I love that kind of stubborn generosity. Food costs keep climbing, and plenty of menus keep shrinking while the...

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We Saw You: Meat Me In Memphis Gala

Meat-loving guests mingled at the Meat Me in Memphis Gala, which was held October 29th at the Renasant Convention Center. Vendors prepared dishes using meat as a main ingredient at the annual fundraiser for the Monogram Foods Loves Kids Foundation, founded by Karl Schledwitz and Wes Jackson. This year’s lineup...

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Every Pot Simmers All Day at These 8 Tennessee Soul Food Kitchens

One Memphis kitchen opens its doors at 5 in the morning, and turkey necks and oxtails are already on the menu. I read that twice. Breakfast hours, and the pots are going strong. That detail sent me looking for more places like it across Tennessee. I found kitchens serving hot...

Memphis, TN · 8d

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Collierville Thai Spot Shut Down After Live Roaches Found in Food Cooler

A Collierville Thai restaurant that scored a perfect 100 on its health inspection just months ago has been ordered closed after inspectors found live cockroaches crawling among the food. Bangkok Alley failed its October 29 inspection with a score of 64, and owner Ed Cabigao says his staff is now scrambling to clean up before health officials come back to check their work.

Collierville, TN · 9d

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Palmer House Bakery Prepares to Open First Storefront in Germantown

Palmer House Bakery, the mother-daughter operation that supplies pastries to JoJo's Espresso, is preparing to open its first independent storefront in Germantown. The shop will take over a 1,150-square-foot space at Thornwood that most recently housed Crave Sweets Bake Shop, giving customers a place to buy Palmer House's cinnamon rolls, scones and custom cakes directly.

Germantown, TN · 9d

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Mid-South Food Bank hosts morning grocery giveaway

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Mid-South Food Bank stepped up to help hundreds of families in Memphis Saturday morning. Volunteers came out bright and early at Ida B. Wells Street, near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Avenue, for the mobile food pantry that began at 7 a.m. Organizers distributed boxes...

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Eight Tennessee Meat-And-Three Cafes Where Lunch Has Looked The Same For Fifty Years

Pick one meat, add three sides, grab a square of cornbread, and you have the most Tennessee lunch there is. The meat-and-three is a simple idea, but the best places have been serving it the same way for generations. Some of these cafes opened before World War II, and their...

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Five New Pillars Give Jesse Turner Park a Grander South Memphis Entrance

A new set of five pillars now marks the entrance to Jesse Turner Park at South Parkway and Bellevue Boulevard, giving the South Memphis green space a far more prominent gateway than it had before. City of Memphis officials and nearby residents gathered for a ribbon cutting at the park last Wednesday to celebrate the installation, which honors Jesse Turner's legacy while celebrating the history and culture of the surrounding community.

Memphis, TN · 8d

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Memphis Zoo Lantern Festival Lights Up Nov. 13 With 60-Plus New Displays

The Memphis Zoo is getting ready to trade daylight hours for a glow-in-the-dark spectacle, with its Lantern Festival set to open Nov. 13, 2026, and run through Feb. 14, 2027. This year’s run promises an entirely new collection of illuminated displays, giving returning visitors a reason to come back even if they walked through last year’s inaugural lineup.

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Taste Generations Of Italian Tradition At These 12 Memphis, Tennessee Restaurants

In Memphis, one of the city’s longest-running Italian kitchens puts barbecue on pizza. Yes, smoky Memphis barbecue, sitting right on top of melted cheese. I love that detail because it shows how Italian cooking made itself at home in Tennessee and picked up a Southern accent. One spot here has been feeding the city for more than 80 years. Another brings the know-how of four generations to the table.

Memphis, TN · 10d

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Simply Done Main Street Market Cooking up Collierville Location

Collierville mealtimes are getting an upgrade, courtesy of a beloved local catering company. Simply Done Catering and Events has announced that it will be opening a storefront called Simply Done Main Street Market, and it will be providing customers with a wide range of delicious options. The establishment will be...

Collierville, TN · 8d

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Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ to premiere at the Orpheum in March 2027

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Grammy- and Tony Award-winning musical Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen is set to premiere at the Orpheum Theatre in March 2027. The Broadway musical will run March 16-21 as part of the 2026-2027 Orpheum Broadway Season. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 6. For...

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Upcoming Events & Happenings: November 2026

Woman’s Exchange Christmas Shop: Christmas Boutique Nov. 1-Dec. 18, M-F 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 88 Racine St. “Time for Art” – Works by Barrie Foster: Nov. 2-25 at Gallery Ten Ninety-One. Artist’s reception Sat., Nov. 7, 2-4 p.m. Foster is a nationally award-winning artist and a children’s book illustrator. Since retiring as a museum director in 2020, she has been teaching veterans at the VA hospital, seniors through Creative Aging, to 4-H children, middle school students and artists at Memphis Botanic Garden. She also enjoys giving art history lectures. These works may be viewed at the WKNO Digital Media Center, 7151 Cherry Farms Rd., weekdays from 9 until 4, and online at wkno.org.

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Congregation Coffee to open a Collierville location | Exclusive

When Kenneth Schweighofer opened Congregation Coffee in Germantown in late December 2023, he wanted to create a space where people could gather and talk as they enjoyed a cup of coffee. More than two years later Schweighofer — who owns the Congregation retail center on Forest Hill Irene Road, which Congregation Coffee anchors — believes he has accomplished that. Now, he aims to bring that same atmosphere to a second location in Collierville. Schweighofer told The Commercial Appeal on Oct. 30 that Congregation Coffee is expected to open in a 2,000-square-feet retail space in Collierville’s Water Tower District at Schilling Farms mixed-use development in December. He said the plan is to open the second location before Christmas, but didn’t provide a firm date. COLLIERVILLE DEVELOPMENT: Thompson Machinery moves headquarters from Whitehaven to Collierville According to Schweighofer, Congregation Coffee will be located in the building behind the Playa Bowls and will offer a variety of specialty coffee drinks, teas, pastries and local bakery items. “We’re trying to create a space, and we’re expanding to a second location to prove that the community really just wants a place to go and be a community,” Schweighofer said. “So, that’s why we’re keeping the

Collierville, TN · 10d

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By + By Pouring into Memphis Hospitality Scene

After winning over Memphis with Bar Limina, entrepreneur and hospitality mainstay Josh Conley is getting ready to launch a new chapter. He will be opening By + By, which promises to be one of 2027’s most exciting openings, in a location sure to take visitors breath away, reports Daily Memphian.

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Palmer House Bakery Opening a Storefront of its Own

A beloved Germantown bakery is getting ready to start a sweet new chapter. Palmer House Bakery, well known to customers of JoJo’s Espresso for the delicious pastries it’s provided, is preparing to open a storefront of its own, bringing locals a new way to enjoy the concept’s established favorites alongside fresh selections in a warm, welcoming, and convenient space.

Shelby County, TN · 10d

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Join us for Clara & the Nutcracker!

At 5:30 pm on Saturday, December 5 and 2pm on Sunday, December 6 at the Rose Theater at the University of Memphis, the Tennessee Ballet Theater will present their holiday classic Clara & The Nutcracker. The performances are sponsored by Country Club Moving, Tiffany Benitone Hale and David Hale, and Alliance Health Care.