Thanks to Andy Ashby at the Memphis Business Journal for forwarding me this info.
A new restaurant called Circa will open at 119 S. Main, on the ground floor of Gayoso House/Pembroke Square, in the space that used to be Holiday Ham and before that, the Market on Main grocery store. I had seen a beer permit application sign in the window for several weeks and had wondered what was going in there.
The restaurant will focus on wine, with a sommelier serving your choice of 200 bottles. Bottles will be stored in wine walls throughout the restaurant. There will be wine tastings, wine flights, and other ways to get people excited about wine. Cool! Just the other day my friends and I were saying we need a true wine bar downtown. Looks like we’re about to have one.
Chef John Bragg (formerly of La Tourelle, Erling Jensen, and River Oaks as well as other restaurants) will open Circa in late April. Menu will include French and Mediterranean-inspired dishes, as well as steaks, chops and fish.
Of course, the Majestic Grille and Bluefin are already on that block of Main, and the addition of Circa will really cement its reputation as a dining destination. Looking forward to its opening.
In other news… I’d just like to point out that four days from now, the sun will set at 7:04 PM Memphis time. I love Daylight Saving Time. Moving it back three weeks was perhaps the one thing the 2005-2006 Congress did right.
The Rapscallions lost last night, missing third place by six points, so our gift certificate stash remains $0.
God I wish I could post some of what I was told Monday night. Can’t though. I may see if I can get permission to post one particular tidbit of info which is relatively innocuous, but nonetheless will come as a surprise to a lot of people.
All right, back to work. These lunch hours sure fly by.