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Ah, Memphis Barbecue. Here in this part of the country, we're surrounded by a mouth-watering meat tornado of smoky goodness, scrumptious sauces, and plenty of slaw to go around...and we love it. In the 11 years I've lived here, I've often heard…
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Maybe it's its location attached to the Westin Hotel or it's fusion menu and trendy lounge, but Bleu seems more Manhattan than Memphis. The space operated for years as a high-end seafood restaurant called Sole. Last October, the hotel hired Chef…
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Young Ave. Deli, Memphis, Tenn. I can't remember who named the Young Ave. Deli's French fries as some of the best in the country, but they were totally right. The fries at this Cooper-Young bar are almost perfect - crispy, but a little soft and…
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I picked up this package of made-in-Memphis J. Brooks coffee at the Urban Farms Market earlier this week. They had a few blends in stock, but I figured it was appropriate to start with the "Spirit of Memphis", which, according to the bag is "full…
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In the past year or so, La Michoacana on Summer has become one of my favorite places to go for dessert. Their ice cream is delicious, their strawberries and cream is perfect, and their paletas come in several dozen flavors. And while La Michoacana…
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Stereo Alley is a pretty normal alley these days. About the width of one car with a smattering of trash bags. But in the 1960s, Memphis underwent something of an alley beautification process to make the city's smaller passages a bit more passable…
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Everyone, meet my friend David Nielsen. David is one of the best thrift shoppers I've ever met. He can find hidden gems in second hand stores that will make any casual thrifter jealous. He chronicles (in words and pictures) all of his finds on his…
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Here's a selection of your posts to Twitter and Instagram tagged #ilovememphis. My favorite is definitely this one of a gentleman "fly-fishing" in the "lake" at Overton Park from Instagram user @thememphisway. Note: I Love Memphis does not condone…
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Happy Wednesday, Memphis! May is here and we have tons of great news about Explore Bike Share, Memphis tours, ways to give back, and a taco food truck app. Bike Share Is Really Happening. Memphis' Explore Bike Share launches on May 23rd. You'll…
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Painter and printmaker Mary Sims (1940–2004) was a Memphis original. The works of art in this exhibition, the first museum survey of Sims’s extraordinary career, will be something of a revelation even to those who knew the artist and her work quite well. The show moves from her early and...