It's time for round two of the Barbecue Brackets Wild Card Bracket.

There are a few drawbacks to living in Crosstown. I can't walk to many bars or shops, and the semi-sketchy convenience store that backs up to my house doesn't have slushies.

The Woman's Exchange of Memphis is a cozy East Memphis tea room and retail shop, and a Memphis institution that's been serving "ladies who lunch" (and their friends) for decades.

The Woman's Exchange has been around since 1885, a charity "helping others help themselves" with the proceeds from their retail shop and lunch-only restaurant.

Downtown Dining Week is the best week to try new restaurants downtown, especially if you've ever been reluctant to eat somewhere because of the price. From November 15 - 21st, 19 downtown restaurants will offer three-course dinners for $20.10 (not includin

By the time the server set the dish of portobello mushroom ravioli on the table at last night's Foodie Memphis gathering at Lavoro's Italian restaurant, I was starting to regret wearing pants with a belt. It's wasn't that the ravioli was too rich (it wasn't), it was that it was the eighth dish on a 10 dish tasting menu that also included eggplant parmesean, stuffed red peppers, fried zucchini, chicken marsala, spicy meatballs and white chocolate bread pudding.

Going to a new restaurant can be a little intimidating, especially if said restaurant has an extensive menu of dishes you're unfamiliar with. Mayuri Indian Restaurant understands this.

Before I tell you about all of the tasty entrees on South of Beale's new Fall menu, we need to get something out of the way. That something is the Beer and Pretzel Cheesecake that's on the dessert menu.

After a months of anticipation (and a little permit drama), Three Angels Diner has opened in the Broad Ave. Arts District. The diner is the the latest restaurant by Jason and Rebecca Severs (who also own fancy Italian joint Bari). I've never eaten at Bari, but if it's as good as Three Angels, I'm totally interested. The food at Three Angels is decidedly low key. The menu's full of simple diner classics - fried chicken, meat and twos, adult grilled cheese, salads.

Ed.Note: Photo at the top of this page by Justin Fox Burks, property of Memphis Tourism.

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The Homeroom Chicken and Grids from downtown restaurant Lunchbox Eats is what KFC's Double Down sandwich wishes it could be, but can't. It's a brilliant take on the classic Southern combination of chicken and waffles: battered fried chicken strips covered with cheese nestled between the two halves of a waffle.