There are many reasons to go to a bar, and a stiff drink is only one of them. At Mortimer’s, regulars lean to a cold beer, a simple vodka and tonic – or a handful of M&Ms. Above all, they go to visit with each other in the East Memphis bar and restaurant that’s about as where-everybody-knows-your-name as it gets.

Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman launch a 12-month guest chef series to benefit the Mid-South Food Bank's Healthy School Pantry; all visiting chefs are award winners and dinners are a la carte.

The owner of Germantown and Collierville Commissary fed federal workers affected by the government shutdown while planning for the opening of the Collierville location next month. 

Whitehaven creates its own energy in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream with Whitehaven Black Restaurant Week.

After a rocky start, Kountry Cookin' Soul Food Restaurant has risen to become a bustling lunch-hour eatery in the Whitehaven community. The business is participating the neighborhood's first Black Restaurant Week.

Tennessee Taco Co., a street taco concept developed by Belly Acres co-founders Ben McLean and Chef Rob Ray, has closed.

Wimpy's Burgers and Fries will open its third area location this spring. Jacob Crafton's burger joint will open at Shops of Forest Hill.

First of all, there’s nothing wrong with leaving a bottle of wine on the counter or in the fridge for a few days.

Inspire Community Café in Binghampton Gateway Center serves affordable meals and provides a nice spot for folks to gather for coffee and companionship. A percentage of profits go to nonprofit organizations each month.

Food Fight returns to judge two takes on bibimbap – a Korean mixed-rice dish – at Kwik Chek in Midtown and Sam's Deli in the University District. 

Hu. Diner opens this week, Pink Palace's Science of Beer is Friday, time to get tickets for Destination: Delicious and Chocolate Fantasy now.

Runway 901, a bar and grill near gate A23 at Memphis International Airport, has extended its employee discount to Transportation Security Administration workers for the duration of the federal government shutdown.

P.O. Press in Collierville is possibly the best restaurant around here at present and well worth the 20- or 30-mile drive for folks from Downtown, Midtown and East Memphis.

Downtown bar and restaurant Carolina Watershed will be renovated this week so it can host more private events and will change hours of operation.

At Strano by Chef Josh, The Promised Land flows with milk and honey – and more: Dried honeycomb from chef Josh Steiner's beehives makes for an unusual garnish.

It’s time to sign up for barbecue classes to get your summertime backyard game going.

Say “Mortimer’s” to anyone in town and someone will have a story or at least a comment about how much they love it. It’s centrally located for friends from all around town to gather, sitting as it does just off Sam Cooper on Perkins. It’s been around forever and it’s just plain comfortable and full of nice people.

A new Jersey Mike's Subs location is opening in Bartlett.

Local bakers compete for bragging rights and an insert in the official cookbook of the show "Waitress," coming to the Orpheum Jan. 15.

David Grisanti's Italian Restaurant has its wine license and now offers a truer Italian experience.

Ronnie Grisanti’s bar at Regalia is hopping old school, thanks in large part to the drinks that bartender Chris Backey pours behind the long bar.

2019 will bring new restaurants from familiar folks and opens with the question: What’s going in Shelby Farms?

With several new restaurants opening in Germantown, the area is getting expanded options for dining.

In 2019, read about, watch and enjoy on-site experiences of the Memphis culinary scene with Destination: Delicious with Jennifer Biggs.

Carlos Morgan was grateful to open his bag of cold weather items at The Second Line’s New Year’s Day breakfast, but the first item he saw was a pastel fleece pullover.