It’s Thursday evening and surprisingly, I’m not out at the Saucer. With the BCS championship game on TV, I have no doubt it will be smoky, loud, and crowded full of dudes. No thanks, I’ll pass. Staying home tonight, playing poker online and about to watch TNA Impact. I’ll switch over to the football game on commercials. Roll Tide I guess, but I really don’t care.
I saw on Facebook that Earnestine & Hazel’s now has a website. You can see it here. I wonder why they don’t have a “menu” section of their site?
Speaking of menus… I see that South of Beale now has their winter menu on their site. Mmmm venison… braised beef short rib peasant pie sounds good too.
Here’s a link to an interview that Judy Peiser of the Center for Southern Folklore did about Elvis Presley’s comfort food.
Mesquite Chop House is doing a Dogfish Head brewery dinner on Wednesday, January 27. Menu to be released by Monday… I’ll try to link to it once it’s up. I went to one of these a few years ago at the Saucer and it was really good – the brewery brought some beers rarely seen in this part of the country. Plus, with Michael Patrick in the kitchen cooking, you know the food will be delicious.
The hottest team in the NBA, the Memphis Grizzlies, host the Dr. Martin Luther King Game and Celebration at the FedExForum on January 18, which is MLK Day. NBA legends Oscar Robertson and Alonzo Mourning will be honored for their contribution to civil and human rights. There will be a High School Classic, Melrose vs. Germantown, tipping off at 1 PM with doors open at 12:30. Next will be an MLK Day Sports Legacy and Symposium with Robertson and Mourning sharing their experiences. The game will tip off at 4:30, televised on TNT, with the awards ceremony prior to the game, recording artist Brian McKnight singing the national anthem, and a halftime ceremony honoring Dr. King, recognizing Robertson and Mourning and featuring a performance by McKnight. I’ve been told you can get special ticket pricing if you call account executive Carlos directly at 901-205-1491.
I had a good time drinking my favorite beer Dos Equis Lager on Fire Sale last night at the Saucer, and got a bonus when the elusive and mysterious Kimmy Kim showed up. Hung out and talked with her for several hours, and the fountain of knowledge known as Brick also came over several times. Brick told us that she recently cooked a turkey. “The part I hate most is cleaning the guts out of the inside of the turkey,” she said. “That’s just nasty. You know, some people put them back in and stuff the turkey with them. I tried it once. It was gross, trying to put all those chicken guts back in the turkey.” I guess turkey guts magically turn into chicken guts somehow once they’ve been removed.
“Now all you’d need is a duck, and you’d have a turducken,” I told her. Brick didn’t know what a “turducken” was.
All right, time for me to hit Publish and get serious about my poker game. Time to make some money!