Sound Bites

Like any amazing dish, Memphis is a combination of great cultures and cuisine from around the world. Join The Daily Memphian as we take you on a culinary tour of all the food and traditions that Memphis has to offer in Sound Bites, your insider guide to eating and drinking Memphis.

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S3E30: Greys Fine Cheese starts cheese workshop series this week

New East Memphis cheese shop begins a workshop series this week, has added sandwiches for Saturday lunch and will soon have them daily.

Jun 06, 2021•32 min

S3E29: Road and Pour at Memphis Zoo will feature two local distilleries

Roar and Pour is the first big event at the Memphis Zoo since COVID, and Old Dominick’s master distiller and the founder of B.R. Distilling talk about the event and what’s going on with their companies.

Jun 02, 2021•31 min

S3E28: Rawk'n Grub returns to a gas station, this time in Olive Branch

Steph Cook is at Rawk’n Grub Side Stage, back inside a gas station, this one in Olive Branch.

May 18, 2021•27 min

S3E27: MIM volunteers talk about what it's been like for about 30 years

Two old friends and longtime Memphis in May volunteers take a few minutes to talk about this year’s festival and about some memorable times in the past.

May 12, 2021•30 min

S3E26: Derk Meitzler talks about his newest place, Backlot

Derk Meitzler talks about Backlot, the new sandwich shop to open in the Paramount building, and what else he has coming up.

Apr 20, 2021•30 min

S3E25: Volunteering to help with vaccines, serve the homeless, or help take pictures of a cat

Sarah Petschonek joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar

Apr 13, 2021•30 min

S3E24: Arbo's is the new dip on the block, and owner thinks there's room for all

A new cheese dip has launched in this cheese-dip-lovin’ city. Andrew Arbogast has taken his dad’s recipe and brought us Arbo’s.

Apr 13, 2021•31 min

S3E24: Jennifer and Chris talk curries and shortcuts

Curries can be a simple and tasty weeknight dinner, but you need to know a shortcut or two first.

Apr 06, 2021•34 min

S3E23: Deni & Patrick Reilly talk about The Majestic's reopening

Deni and Patrick Reilly talk about reopening The Majestic Grille after a year of COVID and Cocozza in the interim.

Mar 30, 2021•24 min

S3E22: Catfish, favorite dishes from Memphis Black Restaurant Week

Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington revisit their favorites from Memphis Black Restaurant Week and talk about their favorite Southern dish: Fried catfish

Mar 23, 2021•28 min

S3E21: Kelly English on the toll a year of COVID has taken on him and his industry

The year since local restaurants were first shut for coronavirus has been hard; Kelly English talks about what it’s been like for him.

Mar 18, 2021•29 min

S3E20: Cynthia Daniels and Memphis Black Restaurant Week

Memphis Black Restaurant Week is in its sixth year, adapted for COVID this year, but going on with more participating restaurants than ever.

Mar 09, 2021•30 min

S3E19: Nacho average bar snack

Jennifer and Chris Herrington talk about nachos, from the ones you make at home to barbecue nachos to dessert nachos, and Chris is so inspired by a curry on Facebook that he makes a comment.

Mar 02, 2021•30 min

S3E18: Jennifer and Kelly talk over a Southern party staple: Cream cheese

Le Bon Appetit @Home has been postponed a week because of the boil order; Jennifer and Kelly English talk about cream cheese and all the things it makes better.

Feb 22, 2021•36 min

S3E17: Calvary Waffle Shop is (kind of) back

First comes Michael Donahue's birthday, then baseball spring training, the Calvary Waffle Shop, Easter and finally, spring will have sprung.

Feb 16, 2021•29 min

S3E16: Wine works, but other spirits are sweet with dessert too

Beer for dessert? Maybe. Sisco Larson and Kat Gordon talk with Jennifer Biggs about what to pair with your last course.

Feb 09, 2021•30 min

S3E15: Creativity and innovation founded Phillip Ashley Chocolates, then saved it

Phillip Ashley Rix literally had a dream that he would be a chocolatier, so then he made it happen. More than 10 years later, Oprah gave her seal of approval and sales skyrocketed.

Feb 02, 2021•30 min

S3E14: Jennifer and Chris taste all the soup so you don't have to

Jennifer and Chris talk about some of the soup they tasted for a tour of some of the best the city has to offer; listen today and read more on Thursday.

Jan 26, 2021•33 min

S3E13: Reflections on a sandwich quest with Chris and Jennifer

Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington remember some of their favorite sandwiches from an epic sandwich tour and talk about eating out during COVID.

Jan 19, 2021•29 min

S3E12: Magnolia & May's Chip Dunham talks about what his new restaurant is doing during COVID

Chip Dunham opened Magnolia & May just a couple of months into COVID; he talks to Jennifer Biggs about what it’s been like to have a new restaurant in a pandemic.

Jan 12, 2021•28 min

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