What to order: Salmon and a bold red at Andrew Michael
The salmon dish at Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen comes with sauteed spinach, mushrooms and fresh peas atop a red wine sauce and garnished with fried, finely julienned potatoes. (Ellen Chamberlain/The Daily Memphian)
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.
The collection of restaurants on East Memphis’ Brookhaven Circle is heavy on Italian and pizza, but Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen is the place to go for authentic Italian food in an elegant setting.
The small, unassuming building is larger than it appears from the outside. Parking on Brookhaven Circle has a reputation for being challenging, so take advantage of the restaurant’s complimentary valet parking.
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