Let someone else do the cooking for Thanksgiving this year.

Sarah Cai of Good Fortune Co. will be featured on Wednesday’s new episode of Guy Fieri’s “Guy’s Grocery Games.” 

Memphians seeking the well-known Slap Yo Mama chocolate pie or the Good Googa Mooga pecan pie for Thanksgiving this year will have to look elsewhere. 

Wild Beet Salad Co. is on the hunt for a new retail space, Elise Desserts Co. finds warehouse space and the old Mellow Mushroom at Park Avenue and White Station Road will become a Bojangles. 

For the second time in three weeks, a Tops location catches fire. The location will remain closed until repairs are made.

In November, you can enjoy cocktail-inspired chocolates, a green cook-off and a festival all about coffee. 

Local gaming parlor Board to Beers plans to move to the former McAlister’s Deli in Poplar Plaza, more than tripling the available space for gamers.

A Chick-fil-A opens in Horn Lake, and Starbucks is coming to West Memphis. Plus, this brewery is serving pretzels, calzones and honey that “Makes You Tingle.” 

An update on City Silo's new East Memphis location and a menu sneak peek, Blue Note Bourbon releases a new limited-release honey whiskey flavor and Teriyaki Madness to open in Cordova. 

Maciel’s Taqueria has been in the works for more than a year and is now flaunting its street food swagger with an extensive offering of all things meat and tortillas.

A Memphis chef’s supermarket sweep airs Wednesday, Oct. 23, on the Food Network. 

The World Junior Barbecue League, a nonprofit, is hosting its World Championship and Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19, in Southaven.

JoJo’s Espresso will open its second location in a former gift shop. 

“The Great American Beer Festival is the biggest and most important one in the country. It’s easier to get into Harvard than it is to win a medal at GABF,” Wiseacre cofounder Kellan Bartosch said.

Alton Brown will release his 10th book — “Food for Thought” — in February 2025 prior to the tour kickoff.

Boba Boba Life is open, and Taco Cabana is considering expanding to Memphis. Pearl’s Coffee & Tea House is opening on Peabody next to Kura House.

The little house on Cooper Street has reincarnated yet again, this time as La Roche, a Lebanese-Armenian restaurant.

The popular fast-food franchise Chick-fil-A and the local taco-truck chain TacoNGanas are the most notable new vendors at FedExForum.

The deli will provide hot sandwiches, salads, soups and grab-and-go items on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the former Big River Market space at 516 Tennessee St.

Zinnie’s is back open with a new look and menu, Newk’s is targeting the Memphis area for three additional stores and Second Street Taco & Tequila and DWJ Midtown have closed. 

Several Memphis restaurants were recognized in the recent 2024 Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association’s annual awards.

Enjoy the Nightmare on Union Avenue (a new-ish fall festival with an alpaca selfie station), Alchemy’s wine dinner, lots of beer at Cooper-Young — and save room for more.

After two years of renovations, Carlee McCullough will open her second Mahogany restaurant right off the Mississippi River. 

Tous Les Jours, a French-Asian bakery that has more than 1,600 locations worldwide, will also joined by the opening of Lao Sze Chuan, a Chinese restaurant chain based in Chicago.

Also, Staks Kitchen will have an Arlington location, and Scooter’s Coffee is adding multiple locations across the region.