It’s no secret that my blogging significantly slowed down while planning the inaugural Best Memphis Burger Fest. I hate that I wasn’t getting much writing done, but putting on a festival is a lot of work. Much more than I ever anticipated. Ironically, while new entries on BestMemphisBurger.com were few and far between, my going out to eat increased significantly. It seemed like I was always meeting someone to talk about a sponsorship lead or [full post]
I’m taking a small leap once again by not writing about burgers or hot wings, so please bear with me. Recently we had reason to celebrate something at my house. The problem was, we were all just too exhausted to go out. Instead, I texted my wife something like this, “How about some Gus’s?” Her reply was a simple, but very convincing, “Oh Yes!” And in that instant, I knew dinner was going to be [full post]
Over the past few months several people have written in telling me the Best Memphis Burger is the Brie Burger found at Patrick’s Steak & Spirits. Initially I didn’t believe it. However the suggestions keep rolling in via Twitter, my suggestion box, email, and even on a Yelp message board. It’s hard to ignore passion and in this case, a lot of people seem pretty passionate about this burger. Patrick’s is located in East Memphis [full post]