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Recipe Exchange: Frost Bake Shop owner's favorite cookie

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 6 Jun 2026 04:00:03 -0500

These cookies may be Frost Bake Shop owner Bill Kloos’ favorite, but the only way you can try them is to make them at home.

$15 Deal: New breakfast items at Central BBQ

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 07:58:38 -0500

“It just made sense,” said Brandon Ellenburg, Central BBQ’s director of operations. “We are here anyway since we have to take the shoulders off the pits at 6 a.m., so why not serve breakfast?”

New Eats: Josephine Estelle and Rosie’s Tavern give Germantown a double dining boost

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 04:00:09 -0500

Josephine Estelle is not the place to be watching carbs. It has nine housemade pastas on the menu, ranging from spaghetti with meatballs to agnolotti stuffed with rabbit.

Recipe Exchange: Brookhaven Pub's Grill and Grind

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 30 May 2026 15:42:57 -0500

Once known as the Sandy Special, the Grill and Grind is a dish high in protein and low in carbs.

Recipe Exchange: Back-to-back barbecue winner Heath Riles' ribs

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 23 May 2026 04:00:03 -0500

If you’ve ever wanted to cook ribs the same way competition pitmasters do, this recipe will get you there.

Recipe Exchange: Greek Fest's spanakopita

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 16 May 2026 04:00:09 -0500

Don’t be frustrated or scared to use phyllo dough, said one of the co-chairs of the Memphis Greek Festival. It is a lot more forgiving than people think.

Still miss Charlie's Meat Market? Chuck is butchering at Buster's.

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Wed, 13 May 2026 13:25:20 -0500

“My dad was the original Charlie,” Charlie’s Meat Market owner Chuck Hogan said. “He opened Triangle Meat Company on Lamar (Avenue) in 1967.”

Recipe Exchange: Chef Mo’s A Mother’s Love Coconut Cake

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 9 May 2026 04:00:13 -0500

Coconut cake holds a special place in Monique Williams’ heart.

'Little Greek island on Highland' is back with 67th festival

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Fri, 8 May 2026 18:26:00 -0500

The Annunciation Church community starts preparing months in advance to make thousands of pastries in several varieties sold at the annual Greek Festival, held May 8 and 9 this year.

Recipe Exchange: Babalu's guacamole

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 2 May 2026 04:00:13 -0500

Plus, we’ve got two tricks to selecting ripe avocados at the store, and also the chef shares how to keep the guac from turning brown.

Recipe Exchange: Bardog's penne alla vodka

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:00:11 -0500

Many vodka sauce recipes start with tomato paste, but the one from Bardog Tavern and Aldo’s Pizza Pies starts with a marinara.

Recipe Exchange: Owen Brennan's bananas Foster

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:04 -0500

This recipe is bananas — ripe, but firm, bananas.

Muddy's Bake Shop being sold to new local owners

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:28:56 -0500

On Leap Day 2008, Kat Gordon opened a small cupcake shop in East Memphis’ Sanderlin Centre. Over the past 18 years, she has grown and restructured her beloved bakery in some unexpected ways.

Recipe Exchange: Sweet Grass/Next Door's bada-- brisket nachos

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:12 -0500

Since we can no longer pop by his Cooper-Young restaurant to order some, chef Ryan Trimm shared the recipe for his over-the-top nachos.

$15 deal: Órale Tacos' barbacoa huarache

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:11:33 -0500

At Órale, diners choose from a variety of toppings for their huarache, ranging from carne asada, carnitas, grilled shrimp, chorizo sausage or just vegetables.

Recipe Exchange: Jennifer Chandler's pimento cheese biscuits

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 4 Apr 2026 04:00:13 -0500

Be sure to make extra biscuits so you can make stuffed biscuit sandwiches with your leftovers.

Blue Honey Bistro owners to open East Memphis restaurant

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 18:32:36 -0500

The Bryans have garnered national attention for their 36-seat restaurant, located in a Germantown shopping center, and Drew Bryan was named a James Beard Award semi-finalist last year.

Recipe Exchange: Felicia Suzanne's deviled eggs with Kelley's Katch Caviar

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:00:09 -0500

For a perfect boiled egg, Willett Schuchardt first puts the eggs in a saucepan and covers them with water.

What to order: 'Sushi simplified' at Memphis handroll restaurant

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:32:13 -0500

Jennifer Chandler reviews Maru Handroll Bar, where Japanese hamachi, whole blue fin tuna, scallops and uni make up the “tiny” but “well-curated” menu.

Recipe Exchange: Magnolia & May's shrimp 'n' grits

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:00:02 -0500

This recipe is more than 30 years old, passed down from father to son and restaurant to restaurant.