As we close in on the final hours of 2012, I can’t help but revel in what an amazing year this has been. Not only did we continue the quest to find the Best Memphis Burger, but together we began a new Memphis tradition which will hopefully live on for years to come. Yes, Memphis is full of awesome food festivals. The big one is the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. There’s also [full post]
There’s a lot of buzz about Double J Smokehouse & Saloon right now, so when a friend suggested we meet there for lunch, I jumped all over it. Double J is located on GE Patterson, just east of Main Street where the former Beignet Cafe recently stood. I’ve been dying to try their burger since I saw Paul Ryburn mention it on either his Downtown Blog or Twitter stream. Unfortunately, I had promised my 8 [full post]
A few weeks back, some guys from work and I walked over to Crumpy’s Wings & More on Claybrook & Union. We picked up a big to-go order and walked it back to our office. We ceremoniously gathered around a small dining table in our employee break room and began devouring hot wings. It wasn’t pretty, there was an obscene amount of napkins used and I didn’t take any pictures. So there was no wing [full post]