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Table Talk: Ring in the Lunar New Year with The Daily Memphian

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 04, 2026 3:01 PM CT | Published: February 04, 2026 3:01 PM CT
Ellen Chamberlain
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Ellen Chamberlain

Ellen Chamberlain is a global citizen who is happy to call Memphis her forever home. The Michigan native has worked in media for nearly 25 years as a radio broadcaster, journalist and ghostwriter. As The Daily Memphian’s food and restaurant writer, she gives readers inside perspectives of their favorite restaurants and the people behind them, suggestions for the best bites around town and the latest food news from in and around Shelby County.

For many Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year marks a season of renewal, abundance and gathering — themes that feel especially fitting as “The Daily Memphian Restaurant Insider” returns. 

In years past, former food writers Jennifer Chandler and Jennifer Biggs got together with readers over lunches and special events to introduce new restaurants, new chefs and new friends. 

That spirit continues now. To begin our revived Restaurant Insider series, we’ll gather just ahead of Lunar New Year at Good Fortune Co., where owners Arturo Leighton and Sara Cai will welcome Daily Memphian readers for a Lunar New Year–themed luncheon on Friday, Feb. 13, at 11 a.m.

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