Ed. Note: Davis-Kidd Booksellers is now Booksellers at Laurelwood and the cafe within is called The Booksellers Bistro. There's something really pleasant and satisfying about spending a rare snowy afternoon in a warm, cozy bookstore.

 India Palace is still serving a "buffet" at lunch, but in these times they'll bring you a platter with all your Indian food favorites. 

This midtown institution is open for lunch and dinner, with limited dine-in and of course, takeout.

Sometimes, I get all excited about having lunch at a place that seems like a relatively unknown spot, only to find out that it's far from unknown and I'm just apparently the last person to find out about it. I got to the Paradise Cafe in East Memphis around 12:45, expecting the lunch crowds to have finished their meals and returned to work. The small one-and-a-half story cafe was still packed, but it didn't take long after I placed my order at the counter to find an open table. Paradise Cafe specializes in light traditional sandwiches, salads and specialty sandwiches.

One of my favorite places to pick up to-go sushi is at the BP station at the corner of Poplar and Ridgeway in East Memphis. Yes  - you read that right. There's a gas station in East Memphis that sells sushi.

Here's a good reason to love Memphis - there's a restaurant called Carnival Food that serves (you guessed it) carnival food year-round, seven days a week. Carnival Food has been open for about a month and is run by a couple that also has a food truck that they take to flea m

The first round of the Breakfast Brackets is now officially over. After the first round ends, the winners will compete in round two, where they will be judged on the meal of my choice, service, cleanliness, price, and orange juice. With no further ado, let's take a look at the contestants. First up, the closest breakfast option to my office: Front Street Deli. Front St.