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Get those Jacksons ready, Memphis: Downtown Dining Week is scheduled for Nov. 5 - 11, 2012. During Downtown Dining Week (Nov.

Give Venezuelan food a try at Arepa and Salsa, Memphis' newest (only?) Venezuelan restaurant.

Summer Ave. might boast the most taco shops per capita of any street in Memphis, which can make it a little hard for any given taqueria to stand out. Elena's does, though. The new California-style taco shop has homemade tortillas, tacos, tortas and some of the best loaded French fries in the city. Elena's has a salsa bar with eight homemade salsas ordered from mildest (there's one that's actually labeled as weak sauce) to hottest. The sign on the hottest salsa warns that it may cause hallucinations.

On any given day, the white board at the back of Three Angels Diner has a long list of the day's vegetable specials. Just once, skip ordering the Diner Steamie or Yesterday's Fried Chicken and give the veggie plate a try.

Updated July 2017 If you've got $8 bucks and a healthy appetite, go ahead and complete assignment #218 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis: gorge yourself at the Pho Binh lunch buffet.

Nobody really goes to Slider Inn for the nachos, but they should. Tiny burgers may be what they do most often, but the nachos might be what they do best. Look at those things! Their nachos are like a sour cream-capped mountain of deliciousness. You can get them plain or with meat, but either way, they come as a big mess of thin tortilla chips, melted shredded cheese, black beans, pico de gallo and jalapeños.

Brunch is great and all, but I think dim sum might be my new Sunday staple. My dim sum dining partner, E.J. Friedman (of Loudersoft) and I checked out Asian Palace over the weekend.

What's better than a home cooked meal? A home cooked meal that you don't have to prepare yourself. That's what makes Take Home Gourmet so brilliant - they're like family dinner enablers.

Updated July 2017 After years of eating in Memphis, I've learned that sometimes, the best food comes from the most questionable places. For example, you can (and should) buy sushi from the BP at the corner of Ridgeway and Poplar. Assignment #205 in the 365 Things To Do In Memphis is to eat sushi from a gas station.