Breakfast in New Orleans, Lunch in Jackson, and a Christmas Parade in Como
The actual day of my birthday was much colder than the day before, but my friend Darren Towns of TBC Brass Band and I headed …
Bakeries
Two New Hotels, Two New Bars, Exquisite Coffee and a Bakery in Memphis' South Main District
On a recent Sunday afternoon, I headed down to the South Main Arts District in Memphis in search of brunch. The old Central Station has …
A Delta Journey: Gourmet Coffee in Jackson’s New District
Growing up, my family used to meet in October for family reunions in Jackson, Mississippi. It was the “big city” in Mississippi; it had a …
A Delta Journey: Dessert at Butter A Louisiana Bakery and Monroe’s Art Alley
Monroe once had a downtown coffee bar, but the unexpected demise of RoeLa and the relocation of its successor, Bayou Brew House, means that for …
A Broad Avenue Art Walk and Coffee Cupping at Vice and Virtue
It was one of the first warm Friday evenings of the year, and the first Broad Avenue Art Walk of the year, so when I …
Find Your Place In Society…Society Memphis, That Is
I am old enough to remember when Memphis did not have even so much as one coffee bar. Now there is actually a bewildering array …
A Rainy Night in the New Nashville
I drove up to Nashville on a Thursday night so that I could spend Friday in the Tennessee State Archives doing research for my masters’ …
The Zulus and Rex Uptown on Mardi Gras Morning
I was exhausted enough that I didn’t wake up early on Mardi Gras morning, and I barely stirred when my friend’s wife got the kids …
3-20-2011 From Austin to Memphis
In order to get an early start on my drive back to Memphis, I grabbed a quick breakfast at Austin Java Company on Lamar …
4/8/2010: Red Eye Coffee, Tallahassee, FL
This really cool coffee bar, which I came upon by accident while driving from Gainesville to Sandestin, is basically non-profit. Signs inside explain that all …