All fried chicken tenders are similar, but not quite the same. Large, fresh and nicely spiced, Abner’s tenders are a cut above. The Oxford, Mississippi favorite now has three Memphis-area locations, including at Crosstown Concourse. 

If you can’t bear going to the grocery and cleaning the house, you can always go out to eat on Thanksgiving instead. Why not?

Carrots cooked in bacon fat and brown sugar are savory and sticky, and spicy if you add red pepper flakes.

Two cranberry recipes that belong on the Thanksgiving table, even if someone at your house insists on opening a can of the jellied stuff.

Wolf River Brisket has opened in Crosstown Concourse, bringing smoked brisket, chicken and salmon to the restaurant space where Next Door American Eatery was until COVID started.

Pancho’s has served the Memphis community for over 60 years and is known for its varieties of queso dips that have been available in 1,200 stores. 

Let someone else do the cooking for Thanksgiving, and help support local businesses, too. But jump on it because most deadlines are looming.

The Craft Food & Wine Festival returns to The Columns at one Commerce Square on Sunday, Nov. 21 for a feast of local artisan foods.

Reny Alfonso, the chef at Chez Philippe from 2005 to 2010, has returned to Memphis and will open Bog & Barley at Regalia with DJ Naylor.

Make your Thanksgiving meal easier — and maybe better — by breaking down the turkey before you cook it; email your favorite holiday recipes so we can share.

A simple cornbread dressing recipe turns out a delicious pan, perfect for your Thanksgiving table.

At $2 apiece, packed with beef and spice, Pop’s Tamales are one of the city’s best deals. And getting them, from Pop’s cash-only little Orange Mound shop, is an experience unto itself. 

The pitmaster brings her “winningest” touch to retail; she’s opening The BBQ Allstars barbecue supply store plus more in Southaven later this month.

‘If nothing else, you learn patience with barbecue because it takes a long time to cook,’ said Melissa Cookston, organizer of the World Junior Barbecue League Championship.

Home-style cooking is served up quick and for $9.99, drink included, when you order the ‘fast lunch’ special at Wally Hatchet’s. 

The second Grind City Coffee Xpo was scheduled the week COVID truly hit Memphis. Twenty months later, it brings local shops, roasters and coffee enthusiasts together again. 

Hog and Hominy served its first meals at a soft opening on Tuesday and we were there to try it; Pantà is open and we were there, too. Pancho’s is still serving in West Memphis, for now, and Sweet Grass has an apple pie you gotta try.

This soup is ready in about 10 minutes with ingredients that are easy to keep on hand. A bonus is that a whole bowl weighs in around 150 calories.

Pancho’s is closed and closing, but there’s plenty of Mexican food in Memphis; Jennifer and Chris talk about some places they like and some they remember.

Ryan Trimm’s take on an all-American treat hits the spot for folks who don’t usually favor fruit-filled desserts. ‘It’s the perfect apple pie for people who don’t like apple pie,’ he explains.

Kelly English’s new Pantà, in the former Restaurant Iris space, brings Spanish snacks, cocktails and a “joyful” vibe to Midtown, for late nights and a Sunday siesta.

Memphis vegans will have two special dining opportunities this weekend.

Whether a hot plate of Papas con Chorizo y Huevos or a tray of sweet pan dulce, either pairs well with a cup of coffee at Caminos de Michoacan, perhaps the most breakfast-friendly Mexican restaurant in Memphis. 

Pantà opens this week, Hog & Hominy reopens next week, and it looks like the Pancho’s era has come to an end.

Also, find out about the Science of Beer at MoSH, coming up next week.