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Recipe Exchange: Sugar Ghost Pup Pops

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:00:09 -0500

Sugar Ghost has been serving frozen dog-friendly popsicles since almost day one.

$15 Deal: Castle's chicken plate

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:36:06 -0500

One bite of the food, and one feels like royalty.

$15 Deal: New breakfast items at Central BBQ

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:29:40 -0500

“It just made sense,” said Brandon Ellenburg, Central BBQ’s director of operations. “We are here anyway since we have to take the shoulders off the pits at 6 a.m., so why not serve breakfast?”

Opinion: I wore a glucose monitor for two weeks. Here's what I learned.

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:46:44 -0500

Food writer Jennifer Chandler spent two weeks wearing a glucose monitor and experimenting with different foods to see how her body reacted. What she learned blew her mind.

Recipe Exchange: Vergos family's Greek Horiatiki salad

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:14:35 -0500

Every Greek family has their own version, but all of the salads pretty much start out the same: good tomatoes, cucumbers, green bell peppers, purple onions, feta and kalamata olives.

Beauty, beast and buffet: Broadway cast, crew treated to home-cooked meals after Orpheum show

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:32:49 -0500

Memphis may be renowned worldwide for its barbecue and Blues, but in the Broadway realm, it’s known for its hospitality.

Recipe Exchange: The Orpheum's Cast Party banana pudding

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:00:07 -0500

Banana pudding has been the featured dessert at each Orpheum Theatre cast party for more than 30 years.

New Eats: Rosie's Tavern is a cool bar, but it's also an excellent restaurant

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:11:51 -0500

The chefs describe the menu as a playful, elevated approach to classic American tavern fare.

Recipe Exchange: Frost Bake Shop owner's favorite cookie

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 6 Jun 2026 04:00:03 -0500

These cookies may be Frost Bake Shop owner Bill Kloos’ favorite, but the only way you can try them is to make them at home.

New Eats: Josephine Estelle and Rosie’s Tavern give Germantown a double dining boost

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 04:00:09 -0500

Josephine Estelle is not the place to be watching carbs. It has nine housemade pastas on the menu, ranging from spaghetti with meatballs to agnolotti stuffed with rabbit.

Recipe Exchange: Brookhaven Pub's Grill and Grind

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 30 May 2026 15:42:57 -0500

Once known as the Sandy Special, the Grill and Grind is a dish high in protein and low in carbs.

Recipe Exchange: Back-to-back barbecue winner Heath Riles' ribs

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 23 May 2026 04:00:03 -0500

If you’ve ever wanted to cook ribs the same way competition pitmasters do, this recipe will get you there.

Recipe Exchange: Greek Fest's spanakopita

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 16 May 2026 04:00:09 -0500

Don’t be frustrated or scared to use phyllo dough, said one of the co-chairs of the Memphis Greek Festival. It is a lot more forgiving than people think.

Still miss Charlie's Meat Market? Chuck is butchering at Buster's.

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Wed, 13 May 2026 13:25:20 -0500

“My dad was the original Charlie,” Charlie’s Meat Market owner Chuck Hogan said. “He opened Triangle Meat Company on Lamar (Avenue) in 1967.”

Recipe Exchange: Chef Mo’s A Mother’s Love Coconut Cake

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 9 May 2026 04:00:13 -0500

Coconut cake holds a special place in Monique Williams’ heart.

'Little Greek island on Highland' is back with 67th festival

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Fri, 8 May 2026 18:26:00 -0500

The Annunciation Church community starts preparing months in advance to make thousands of pastries in several varieties sold at the annual Greek Festival, held May 8 and 9 this year.

Recipe Exchange: Babalu's guacamole

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 2 May 2026 04:00:13 -0500

Plus, we’ve got two tricks to selecting ripe avocados at the store, and also the chef shares how to keep the guac from turning brown.

Recipe Exchange: Bardog's penne alla vodka

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:00:11 -0500

Many vodka sauce recipes start with tomato paste, but the one from Bardog Tavern and Aldo’s Pizza Pies starts with a marinara.

Recipe Exchange: Owen Brennan's bananas Foster

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:04 -0500

This recipe is bananas — ripe, but firm, bananas.

Muddy's Bake Shop being sold to new local owners

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:28:56 -0500

On Leap Day 2008, Kat Gordon opened a small cupcake shop in East Memphis’ Sanderlin Centre. Over the past 18 years, she has grown and restructured her beloved bakery in some unexpected ways.