There are 60 article(s) tagged Restaurant Iris:

• May 2020

  • Joe’s and Iris host wine dinners from the comfort of your home

    Wine dinners have resumed, and now you can participate from your own dining room or even your screened porch. It’s yet another use for Zoom.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 04, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed

    The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• February 2020

  • Time to think Valentine’s Day, Friday lunch, Caritas dinner

    It’s time to start thinking about Valentine’s Day, whether you need reservations or a box of local chocolates. And it’s time for tickets for The Daily Memphian’s Friday lunch and Caritas’ February dinner.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 03, 2020

• October 2019

  • Destination: Delicious Podcast: Restaurant Iris Sunday Suppers

    Jennifer Biggs and Kelly English talk about Iris’ new Sunday suppers, pet peeves, drag shows and beignets.

    By Natalie Van Gundy October 15, 2019

  • Sunday supper and other changes for Restaurant Iris and The Second Line

    The Second Line will change lunch service and Restaurant Iris will add brunch and Sunday suppers this month.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 01, 2019

• July 2019

  • Passport to France is coming soon

    Passport to France offers more than 100 wines to taste plus a series of events leading up to the tasting next week.

    By Jennifer Biggs July 07, 2019

• June 2019

  • English will go back to the kitchen at Restaurant Iris

    Kelly English is returning Restaurant Iris to its Creole roots when he dons his chef whites again next month.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 25, 2019

• March 2019

  • Destination: Delicious Podcast: Nowruz – Party like it’s 1398

    Jennifer Biggs and Restaurant Iris executive chef Cam Razavi talk about his upcoming Persian New Year dinner and other Persian dishes.

    By Natalie Van Gundy March 18, 2019

• November 2018

  • Restaurant Iris bears a different bloom in new season

    In April, Restaurant Iris turned 10 and in June, owner Kelly English shut it down for a complete re-do, the kind where walls get knocked down and menus tossed out. It was a gamble, a throw of the dice. Iris was beloved as it was and after my first visit, I wondered if the coin was going to land heads up.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 16, 2018

• September 2018

  • David Parks joins bar staff at Restaurant Iris

    David Parks, a popular longtime bartender, has gone to work at Restaurant Iris. He’s joined the team that includes bar manager Larin Culp and Jacob Leonard, bartender at The Second Line.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 27, 2018