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 …
Restaurants
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 …
A Memphis Breakfast In A Secluded Spot
Not that long ago, the Tennessee Brewery was an abandoned ruin that was facing demolition, but its restoration as a condominium development has transformed the …
More Beignets at MoBay in Midtown
To me, “MoBay” refers to Montego Bay in Jamaica, which I visited in the 1990s, so when I heard that a place was opening called …
Grooving On A Sunday Afternoon
It was the first really warm Sunday afternoon of the year, and one where I had a rare Sunday afternoon gig with Big Don Valentine …
Clarksdale Celebrates The Blues And The Juke Joint Culture That Gave It Birth
Most people throw themselves a party on their birthday, but Cat Head Delta Blues owner Roger Stolle throws one for his whole adopted hometown on …
Afternoon in Shreveport and the Strange Emptiness of a Lost Downtown
I had ridden to Shreveport with someone else, and although I wanted to eat at Orleandeaux’s now that it had opened in the old Smith’s …