Calkins: You’d never guess what’s on the menu at Penny Hardaway’s new restaurant
University of Memphis head basketball coach Penny Hardaway speaks during a press conference on Monday, July 12, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
“There’s no telling if Penny Hardaway’s new restaurant will live up to expectations. But it should be better than Cal’s!”
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