A Veteran Memphis Drummer Celebrates His Birthday With A Concert
Memphis drummer Danny Peterson has played with any number of bands in both gospel and rhythm and blues music. Starting out with quartets like the …
Restaurant Reviews
A Bayou Breakfast at Gulfport’s Blue Dog Bistro
Despite the name, the Blue Dog Bistros in Gulfport and Ocean Springs, Mississippi are not affiliated with the famous painter George Rodrigue, who became world-famous …
Dining With Ghosts: Dinner Is Served Again at Tennessee Williams’ Old Haunt on Moon Lake
Moon Lake, in northern Coahoma County, Mississippi is not actually a lake in the normal sense. It is a wide expanse of water that was …
Great Burgers at Tupelo’s Bulldog Burger
For residents of Northeast Mississippi, Tupelo has always had the feel of “the big city,” with a look and atmosphere that belies its relatively low …
Great Wood-Fired Pizzas at Oxford’s Fergndans
It may be too early to talk about a North Mississippi style of pizza, but the northern part of the Magnolia State has some great …
Preserving The Black Fife and Drum Culture in Coldwater
For 73 years, people in North Mississippi have been going to the Goat Picnic for goat sandwiches, music, dancing, and one of the rarest and …
Southern Haute Cuisine Around The Kitchen Table in Arlington
Fans of the late lamented Vinegar Jim’s were likely thrilled to see that The Kitchen Table has taken over the space on Arlington, Tennessee’s town …
Refreshing Flavored Ice Desserts from Jeremiah’s
Memphis’ newest frozen dessert option has opened in a bright, colorful building in a fairly unlikely place, Summer Avenue in East Memphis. Jeremiah’s Italian Ice …
Great Memphis Soul and Blues on a Beale Street Sunday Evening
Although I don’t usually venture out on Sunday nights due to the Monday start of the work week, I was invited down to B. B. …
Getting Your Eggs Up in Germantown
Unlike most Memphians, Eggs Up Grill was not a new concept for me, as I had experienced it in its birthplace in Myrtle Beach, South …