May 062013
 
Updated: Memphis in May Downtown Burger Guide

It’s the most wonderful time of the year in Memphis, TN, and no it’s not Christmas. It’s festival time. We recently saw the Porter-Leath Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival, Southern Hotwings Festival, Overton Square Crawfish Festival, Memphis Brewfest and the 2013 Beale Street Music Fest. And now we’re into the days of Memphis in May, where thousands of visitors have already begun descending on downtown Memphis and the Mississippi River banks for an entire month of world-class entertainment, cultural education & [full post]

Nov 122012
 
Best Memphis Burger Fest Winner takes 4th place in the 2012 World Food Championship.

A little over a month ago was the inaugural Best Memphis Burger Fest. For the first time ever, 21 local restaurant chefs, BBQ teams and grill master hobbyists went head to head to see who had the Best Memphis Burger. With over 60 burgers entered and judged, it was an amazing display of grilling talent competing for a title that until this day only existed on paper at the Memphis Flyer. For one group of [full post]

Oct 242012
 
Notable Memphis Burgers

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]