A few of you have asked if I've been to try Mi Pueblo, the new Mexican restaurant in East Memphis yet, and honestly, I have to admit that I didn't know that it was new. The restaurant's awning, signs and patio tables have been set up for what seems like at least a year, but the restauant only officially opened this spring. 

I tried it for the first time last night for dinner. Since the weather was so pleasant, I asked if we could sit outside on the narrow upstairs patio. The patio, which gives a scenic view of the Whole Foods parking lot, is covered and well lit.

Attention, meat eaters: the Double J has brought barbecue to the south end of downtown. Owners Jeff Stamm and John Harris have turned the old Beignet Cafe in the South Main Arts District into a Western smokehouse with Memphis-style barbecue.

Chef Marisa Baggett wants you to grab her buns. I know because it says so on the bags that she uses to deliver her special orders of Asian-inspired stuffed rolls.

On Sunday, more than 2,500 people will walk the concourse at the FedExForum, bowls in hand, for the annual Youth Villages Soup Sunday. More than 50 restaurants participate in the 23 year-old event. Think of it as Zoo Brew, but with soup instead of beer.

I've driven past Shang Hai hundreds of times without paying any attention to it. When I did notice it, I sort of wrote it off as another generically sketchy Asian restaurant. Some of these mildly-sketchy looking places are the stuff of local legend - they get praised, talked about and passed around through groups of foodies and friends.

Shang Hai isn't one of those places, but it should be. From the outside, it doesn't look like much - just an angular building sandwiched between an office and a bar with a sign emphatically proclaiming that they serve vegetables.

A few weeks ago, reader Seth asked via Twitter if I had tried the burgers at Roxie's yet. I hadn't, and he offered to take me. A few other people - Kalisa, Allison and Intern Raquel - mentioned that they wanted to go, and the outing turned into a several-week long process of trying to organize a day and time that worked for everyone.

On Friday, Intern Raquel and I joined the legions of East Memphis office workers who swear by Mosa's quick and inexpensive Asian lunches at the diner's White Station location.

Kerry: I've been to Mosa a few times, so I skipped the menu and ordered basil rolls and the Rainbow Panang Curry from the new specials board.

It's been said that there are three basic elements to things, and that you can only have two at any given time: good quality, low price and provided quickly.