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Aug 02, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 23
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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S5E22: Where to eat vegan in Memphis
Sound Bites gets 'vegan crunk' with Bianca Phillips.
Jul 27, 2023•29 min
S5E21: Memphis coffee breakdown
Holly Whitfield joins CEO Eric Barnes and video and podcast producer Natalie Van Gundy for a lively discussion on their favorite cafes, where they’d take visiting java snobs and how they each make our coffee at home. (Spoiler alert: the approaches vary wildly!)
Jul 23, 2023•28 min
S5E20: Pambazos, baleadas and other recent Memphis food finds
Chris Herrington talks with Joshua Carlucci, a former chef and teacher who’s become a regular contributor to the Daily Memphian food section.
Jul 12, 2023•30 min
S5E19: Where to take visiting friends to eat in Memphis
If you’ve ever hosted folks visiting Memphis, you know the situation: your family is coming to town for a weekend or some old friends are finally making good on a long-promised visit to Memphis. Maybe they love the city, maybe they’re not yet sold. Either way, you want to show them a great time.
Jun 29, 2023•31 min
S5E18: For seven years now, ‘Memphis’ + ‘summer’ has meant Mempops
From stores to trailers, carts to coolers, Mempops has become an inseparable part of Memphis summers.
Jun 06, 2023•30 min
S5E17: The joys of summer
The tomatoes are coming.
Jun 02, 2023•30 min
S5E16: Assorted Lay's chips
With 19 bags of assorted Lay’s potato chip flavors, four of us crinkled bags and crunched chips for a home and away Sound Bites and The Sidebar.
May 25, 2023•29 min
S5E15: Finding the non-traditional in BBQ shops
Not feeling the ribs or a barbecue sandwich? It’s OK, we got you. Try some of these non-traditional dishes in barbecue restaurants.
May 25, 2023•29 min
S5E14: Talking falafel waffle and more with Eli Townsend
Eli Townsend’s new Dos Hermanos Kitchen inside the Cossitt Library is where he feels he’s meant to be, except in the winters, when he’ll be running another place in Rhode Island.
May 11, 2023•28 min
S5E13: A conversation with Eric Barnes about food, drinks and WYXR
Eric Barnes joins the Daily Memphian food editor on Sound Bites.
Apr 21, 2023•53 min
S5E12: Bog & Barley and cake
Bog & Barley is all it’s cracked up to be; Jennifer and Chris talk about the new East Memphis restaurant on Sound Bites, and talk of Easter meals leads to talk of cakes, as many roads do.
Apr 13, 2023•30 min
S5E11: New eats and the history of Seessel's
There was the recipe for the Seessel’s Lemon Butter Pie, of course, but Chris and Jennifer also talked about the history of the beloved hometown grocery, which was started by Henry Seessel, known as the ‘Great Butcher of Memphis.’
Apr 07, 2023•30 min
S5E10: We love brownies, so why don't we exalt them like pie?
Sure, most of us liked brownies when we were kids and plenty of us still do, but what’s keeping it from having its heyday?
Mar 24, 2023•30 min
S5E9: Spice itself is the spice of life, at least in the kitchen
Keeping the pantry stocked with spices is key to be able to cook up a good meal; Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington discuss the most important ones.
Mar 09, 2023•26 min
S5E8: Tamale talk
Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington just wrote about tamales, and on this week’s Sound Bites, they talk about them too.
Feb 23, 2023•30 min
S5E7: A thoroughly different king cake, and a new vegan bakery
We continue talk of cakes not just fit for but named for kings, and talk about the food news of the week on this week’s Sound Bites.
Feb 16, 2023•32 min
S5E6: Broccoli's reign could be upon us; time for pancakes and king cakes
Mardi Gras cometh and with it, king cakes, pancakes and all manner of delicious food. And can broccoli win a cage match with Brussels sprouts?
Feb 09, 2023•28 min
S5E5: Biscuits, Beard, favorite foods and favorite tofu preps in town
On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about the Porcellino’s biscuit recipe (Chris made ‘em) and plenty of this and that.
Feb 02, 2023•27 min
S5E4: Ranking the Panta popup, Izzy & Adam's, The Gray Canary closing
Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk over the details of a newsy week in food.
Jan 25, 2023•29 min
S5E3: If Panta wasn't going to Portugal, where should it go?
Jennifer and Chris brainstorm some food they’d like to see Kelly English serve at his series of popups, but they can’t manage to feed themselves breakfast reliably.
Jan 20, 2023•26 min
S5E2: Ranking French fries, worst to best
You know you have a favorite kind of French fry, whether it’s a shoestring, fast food fries or waffle cut. So do Jennifer and Chris, and we talk about it on Sound Bites.
Jan 11, 2023•34 min
S5E1: The best foods of 2022
It was a better year than 2021 and 2020; in fact, 2022 saw a flurry of new restaurants open toward the end of the year and served up some tasty dishes all year long.
Jan 04, 2023•30 min
S4E64: Merry traditions, from the breakfast table to the cocktail shaker
The Biggs and Herrington households like a nice breakfast on Christmas Day, and we say hold the fruitcake. But we respect your right to love it if that’s what makes your Yuletide bright.
Dec 21, 2022•28 min
S4E63: Sunrise, Corky's, The Lobbyist and Cocozza, all now open or coming soon
New restaurants have just opened or are within days or weeks of opening their doors: Which ones excite you?
Dec 14, 2022•34 min
S4E62: Asian food favorites
A $10 Deal inspires Jennifer and Chris to take a virtual trip around town, talking about favorite Asian restaurants from Chinese to Vietnamese and more.
Dec 07, 2022•29 min
S4E61: Let us all eat cake
A chocolate layer cake, a fancy Russian honey cake (oh my) or a dense and delicious carrot cake: They all have a place in our hearts and on our plates.
Dec 07, 2022•30 min
S4E60: Memphis Coffee Shop Guide
Chris Herrington’s three-part Memphis Coffee Shop Guide concluded last week and he and Jennifer Biggs talk about on Sound Bites.
Nov 24, 2022•32 min
S4E59: Thanksgiving is the time for favorites
Thanksgiving is a time to put your favorite folks — your family — around a table of your favorite foods and appreciate the good things in your life.
Nov 16, 2022•31 min
S4E58: $10 Deals we've loved
Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington discuss some of their favorite $10 Deals over the past few years.
Nov 07, 2022•31 min
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