Want to make sure your pup always has a place in the pub? 

Sophia Surrett’s dog, Daisy (in the top frame), joins Dog & Bone co-owner Steve Minter’s dogs Rizzo and Gracie on the Doggo Wall of Fame. (Courtesy Steve Minter)

Overton Square’s Dog & Bone British pub has installed a new Doggo Wall of Fame, with the proceeds from it going to Streetdog Foundation. 

With a donation of at least $25 to Streetdog, a local nonprofit that rescues and rehabilitates local stray dogs, patrons can submit a pet photo to Dog & Bone to be framed in gold and placed with the other pooches on a blue velvet, gold-trimmed board. 

A picture of my five-year-old cavapoo, Daisy, is now on the wall alongside Dog & Bone co-owner Steve Minter’s two dogs. 

Minter said he and the pub’s other co-owner, Jay Bauder, wanted to give back to a charitable organization while staying true to the pub’s theme.

“We’re dog lovers, and with the name of the pub, it suits,” Minter said. 

Dog & Bone launched its Doggo Wall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 31, and by Tuesday, Nov. 3, the effort had raised $825 of a $2,000 goal. 

The golden paw print in the corner of Zoey’s frame shows she was a Streetdog Foundation dog. (Sophia Surrett/The Daily Memphian)

Minter said they welcome all pets for the wall, however. 

“We have a couple of requests for other animals, and we’re quite happy with that,” he said. “The money will all still go to Streetdog.”

Minter said he has a few favorites on the wall already, but he’s “not allowed to say” which ones they are. His favorites could be his own two doggos — Rizzo and Gracie — or Bauder’s dog, Maggie. 

He said the plan is to keep going, even if they run out of space.

“Keep filling the wall, everybody,” he said. “We won’t stop. We will find a way.”

This week in food news

Chef Walt Stallings is the new executive chef at Fawn, the Michelin-recommended restaurant in Cooper-Young. Stallings took over from Chef Theresa Schuenke, who recently returned home to Milwaukee. I talked to Stallings about his Memphis roots and how he returned home from Chicago less than a year ago. 

Memphis has had a healthy brew pub culture for a while now, but we’ve seen several in recent years close or contract. Some say it’s due to the trend of people drinking less alcohol; others talk about Tennessee’s sin tax or the general economy. The fix? Brewers said creating experiences outside of drinking has helped keep their business afloat.

In Food Files, I reported that Humble Drip has closed. The Downtown coffee shop, nestled in Sam’s Main Street Eatery, opened two years ago. Dutch Bros Coffee is eyeing another Memphis location on Poplar Avenue.

Neev Bhandare makes butter chicken in his home kitchen for India Fest. (Courtesy Deepti Deshpande)

India Fest, organized by the India Association of Memphis, was held Saturday, Oct. 31 and welcomed thousands of participants to celebrate the country’s diverse cultures. 

Downtown Dining Week will start Monday, Nov. 9, and run through Sunday, Nov. 15. More than 50 restaurants will participate with special deals and offerings for the week. Parking deals are running as well.

Abigail Warren reported that Palmer House Bakery will open a storefront in Germantown’s Thornwood Development. The bakery’s new shop will be near JoJo’s Espresso, which sells Palmer House baked goods in its coffee shops. 

Valle’s Italian Rebel opened in 1977, and owner Louie Valle has been at the helm of this lunch-only eatery for more than four decades. (Jennifer Chandler/Special to The Daily Memphian)

For this past week’s $15 Deal, Jennifer Chandler ate at Valle’s, also known as the “Italian Rebel,” in Whitehaven. She spoke to owner Louie Valle about the restaurant’s $13.50 Rebel Combination plate: a slice of meaty lasagna, spaghetti topped with marinara, garlic bread and a slice of a two-topping pizza.

Chandler also gave us a spooky recipe this week in honor of Halloween. Cookbook author and personal chef Andrea LeTard’s Halloween appetizer is called “Somebody’s Watching Me” and features baked cheese and Calabrian chile. 

Chandler also went to Gussied Up, the new bar behind Hard Times Deli, to try its “dressed” Crusty Boi smashburger, along with other dishes that surprised her. That was this past week’s What to Order. 

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