A Friday Evening in Jackson, Tennessee
I was supposed to meet a friend for dinner in Brownsville, so I headed out Highway 70 from Bartlett, and stopped in Mason, Tennessee to …
Coffee
Juke Joint Fest: The Southern Soul Band
This was the first year at Juke Joint Fest with the new Traveler’s Hotel in downtown Clarksdale, and for the first time, there was a …
Juke Joint Fest: Murals and Vendors
Although we had been told to expect a “modified” Juke Joint Fest due to the pandemic, the actual event proved to be not much different …
Juke Joint Fest: Two Breakfasts and a Welcome Return to Normalcy
Although the Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale typically fills up all hotel rooms in Coahoma County, sometimes something will open up in the last day …
Gelato Returns to Shelby County—This Time In Collierville
Rarely do I venture to review chain locations, but Paciugo Gelato Cafe had caught my attention years ago in Austin, Texas and in Florida, so …
New Digs and New Hours at Hernando’s Coffee Central Squared
For many years, Hernando, Mississippi has been coffee challenged; for awhile, only Big Muddy Coffee existed, and it closed at 6 PM. Later, Coffee Central …
A Taste of the South at Memphis’ Magnolia and May
While the pandemic ravaged existing restaurants, incredibly some new restaurants decided to open. Some of them, like Memphis’ new Southern eatery Magnolia and May did …
RIP Puck Food Hall
Food halls, sort of like food courts without the mall, have become something of a trend in other cities; for the customer, they allow people …
A Taste of the Crescent City at Ben Yay’s in Memphis
New Orleans-themed restaurants have come and gone over the years in Memphis; few of them offered beignets, those delightful doughnuts we learned to love at …
Halloween: From Whiteville to Como to Sardis
Halloween this year fell on a Saturday, and early in the afternoon, I drove over to Backermann’s Country Market in Whiteville, Tennessee, an Amish bakery …