S4E57: Grind City Coffee Xpo organizer Daniel Lynn
On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington were joined by Daniel Lynn, an organizer of the now-annual Grind City Coffee Xpo.
Nov 03, 2022•31 min
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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S4E56: A candy throw down in the studio
Last year we ate odd Kit Kat flavors; this year, it was a contest to pick our favorite everyday candy for Halloween.
Oct 27, 2022•30 min
S4E55: Cookies and pastries take Sound Bites to a sweet sugar high
Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington show up in the studio with Makeda’s cookies and Blanchard’s pastries, and the conversation turns to those two.
Oct 10, 2022•29 min
S4E54: Memphis Food and Wine Festival is back for a big party
The Memphis Food and Wine Festival is back at Radians Amphitheatre at the Memphis Botanic Garden on Oct. 15, and chef co-chairs Jose Gutierrez and Wally Joe stop by Sound Bites to talk good things.
Oct 06, 2022•28 min
S4E53: Talking over that 20 minutes in 'The Bear'
One episode of ‘The Bear’ is only 20 minutes long, but painful to watch for anyone who’s ever worked in a restaurant; Jennifer and Chris talk over food on television and in the cinema.
Sep 28, 2022•30 min
S4E52: Chloe and Tam, perseverance and pop-ups
Chloe Sexton and Tamra Patterson have followed their dreams despite hard times, and both are seeing their success grow; Jennifer & Chris go to Steve & Todd’s.
Sep 21, 2022•29 min
S4E51: What's it like to eat everything on the menu?
On this week’s Sound Bites, Chris Herrington and Jennifer Biggs talk about the format of Every Single Thing, the exhaustive new review system we’ll use from time to time.
Sep 21, 2022•28 min
S4E50: Sandwiches around town, at home, and from all over
Jennifer and Chris talk about sandwiches, the kind you make at home and the kind you order out, and it turns out that someone doesn’t like a muffuletta.
Sep 09, 2022•30 min
S4E49: Dan Conaway's Tasteful List gets a preview
On Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk with Daily Memphian columnist Dan Conaway about his upcoming Tasteful List 2022.
Aug 30, 2022•30 min
S4E48: The worst and best fast-food burgers
To celebrate the arrival of Whataburger to the metro area, Jennifer Biggs, Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes rank fast-food burgers from worst to best.
Aug 24, 2022•29 min
S4E47: Elvis lives on--or at least he did in a story written long ago
It’s Elvis Week, so Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about what was in the 12,000 calories Elvis reportedly consumed daily.
Aug 13, 2022•30 min
S4E46: Reviews are back, and everything, it turns out, is rankable
On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about the return of official dining reviews to The Daily Memphis.
Aug 11, 2022•30 min
S4E45: Carrier's influence on Memphis dining, mole-a-que and more
On Sound Bites, Jennifer and Chris gab about the food news and features of the last week, including Karen Carrier’s influence on the restaurant scene over the years.
Aug 04, 2022•31 min
S4E44: Chef Meredith Clinton talks speakeasies, gas station grub and more
Chris Herrington is joined by Black Sheep Catering’s Meredith Clinton to talk about the plans for her new South Main speakeasy Lucky Cowboy and about her journey from Hayti, Missouri, gas stations to the Memphis food scene.
Jul 28, 2022•30 min
S4E43: Change is for the better
Jennifer Biggs talks to Eric Barnes about what he eats for breakfast, his go-to snack, the Skittles controversy and her belief that, apparently, all change is for the better.
Jul 26, 2022•30 min
S4E42: The Summer series has ended, but that leaves you with plenty of eating to come
Jennifer and Chris talk about the Summer Avenue series, and each name their five most notable places in the tour.
Jul 08, 2022•30 min
S4E41: The beating heart of Summer Avenue
Jennifer and Chris talk about Summer Avenue, part three.
Jul 07, 2022•30 min
S4E40: Summer Avenue from Highland to Waring
The second installment of our Summer Avenue tour takes us to diverse places such as Nagasaki, Willie Mae’s, and two favorite Mexican restaurants.
Jun 28, 2022•32 min
S4E39: Summer Avenue, part 1
On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer and Chris talk about the first leg of their Summer Avenue tour, from East Parkway to Highland.
Jun 22, 2022•31 min
S4E38: Whether you go to the food or the food comes to you, a taste of a different city is nice
Chris and Jennifer talk about food they’ve recently eaten and the talk turns to the creative street food dishes that they both like so much.
Jun 15, 2022•36 min
S4E37: Eric and Jennifer talk favorite restaurants, whiskey, wine and some TV
It’s like an underfunded ‘Seinfeld’ on a podcast: We’ll call this one the pod about nothing with Eric and Jennifer.
Jun 09, 2022•30 min
S4E36: Farmers markets are for more than fruit and vegetables; homemade ice cream means summer
Jennifer and Chris share their holiday menus, talk over recent food news, and dive deeper in farmers markets and homemade ice cream.
Jun 01, 2022•36 min
S4E35: Memorial Day means it's time to fire up the grill and drag out the ice cream machine
Memorial Day is the de facto start of summer, so it’s time to talk summer foods on this week’s Sound Bites.
May 25, 2022•32 min
S4E34: Everyone wants Memphis in May in a park
Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk it over: Memphis in May is headed back to Tom Lee Park, but some people like Liberty Park better.
May 19, 2022•32 min
S4E33: Recipes from local chefs and loyal readers make for good eating
We believe recipes are meant to be shared, and so do some generous local chefs and loyal readers.
Apr 14, 2022•36 min
S4E32: Fancy's Fish House, Flip Side, and dining with a river view
There’s a new fish restaurant in town, and it comes with a river view. In Crosstown, the new place is all about pinball machines.
Apr 06, 2022•34 min
S4E31: One thing never missing from Memphis food scene -- an opinion
Maybe you miss a Chicago style hot dog, maybe a Chicago deep dish pizza, maybe you want restaurants to stay open later or want a local diner. What do you think the Memphis restaurant scene needs?
Mar 30, 2022•46 min
S4E30: The pros and cons of meal kits; mail bag time
Meal kits can be a time saver, but having them on hand doesn’t always mean you’re going to be motivated to cook; we dive into the mail bag.
Mar 23, 2022•37 min
S4E29: Memphis Black Restaurant Week
Founder Cynthia Daniels talks about what the week means.
Mar 09, 2022•36 min
S4E28: Folk's Folly and Chipotle
Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk over Chris’s first Folk’s Folly experience, and talk about Chipotle opening on Summer Avenue.
Mar 02, 2022•32 min
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