The facebook page is up, but I don’t believe they have a proper website yet. Excerpted from a message he sent me: The Grand Opening will be Trolley Night September 30th. The Cuisine will be southern inspired diner fare with my fine dining twists and interpretations. Lunch 11 to 2:30 Tuesday through Friday. Dinner 5 [...]

From : http://whitehaven.wmctv.com/news/people/60395-census-data-memphis-ranks-poorest-city-united-states (WMC-TV) – Sobering new statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau rank Memphis as the poorest city in the nation. The data characterizes metropolitan Memphis as a socioeconomic nightmare. In fact, according to the data, one in every five people in metropolitan Memphis lives in poverty. “My understanding is that we’re actually better [...]

Yes, yes it is. I had to test it again last night, you know, just to be sure.  

Yesterday’s storm took down the tree outside Sam’s Burgers.

I got this from the Orpheum a few weeks ago and forgot to post it. Here’s the cliff notes version:   Here’s the official press release on their website. In short, they play classic and cult classic movies on Thursday and/or Friday during the summer. The Majestic Grill is usually really popular before/after shows btw, [...]

Parilla Rio Loco from Rio Loco. The single is more than enough food for two people. I imagine the double size would feed a family of four. From their menu: From my phone: Highly suggested. Except between the food and the margarita, I’m now worthless for the next two hours.

I’ll get more pics soon. Here’s what remains of the “road closed” sign at Main and Madison.

I went to Huey’s the other night and noticed a new burger on the menu, the bluff city burger. According to the website: From the char-grille, on a buttered and toasted Kaiser bun, our world famous Huey Burger, served with smoked cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, onion straws, BBQ sauce, with shredded lettuce and pickles. Delicious! [...]

Unfortunately, nothing particularly interesting. http://www.rivercitybrewersfestival.com/2011-breweries/ Not bad if you’re a beer noob, but nothing of any real interest to a beer nerd, especially for the $30 price of admission. If you regularly drink bud light, and would like to branch out a little, it’s a lot cheaper than buying a 6 pack of each. If [...]

And I think I’ll make good on it within a week. Expect shenanigans.