Good news for people who party late nights Downtown, and especially those who go to Paula & Raiford’s Disco: You’re about to have an additional late-night dining option. I’ve been told that Elliott’s will open late-night on the weekends with a limited menu. They’ll be open the same hours as Raiford’s.
Very happy to see them doing this… reminds me of when Raiford’s was in the old building, and the crowd would migrate to the Green Beetle for a late-night snack. People going to Paula & Raiford’s will soon have two very good options for nearby munchies… Elliott’s and Cockadoos (which started opening at midnight several months ago). I guess you could say three options, if you consider the stuff served at Denny’s to be “food.”
The website for Downtown Dining Week is now live. Get a 3-course meal at 20 restaurants for $20.10 the week of November 15-21. When you visit the site, click on any restaurant’s logo on the site to see the menu they’ll be offering. Last year, the Nuh-Uh Girl got so excited about DDW that on some nights, she’d eat two dinners.
If you’re looking for something to do tonight, the big event is Memphis Madness, the Tiger basketball team’s first practice of the season at the FedExForum. The women’s team practices at 6:30, the men’s team takes the court a little after 8, and there will be a scrimmage a little after 9. The men’s team will be available for autographs at four locations around the Forum at 6:45. Also, rapper Yo Gotti will perform. No other city has such a huge celebration for the start of college basketball season, and this will be a big year, as the Tigers welcome their best recruiting class ever and return to the top 25.
My advice if you plan to go: Get there early. Last year Memphis Madness packed the FedExForum beyond capacity, and the fire marshal ordered the arena to stop letting people in for safety’s sake.
Good post on Dining with Monkeys today. A guest blogger, with a 2 1/2 year old son adopted from Ethiopia, reviewed Gereny, an East African restaurant which opened not long ago on Jackson. The food looks delicious, and it looks like they got an immense amount of food for only 25 of their hard earned dollars. I’m going to have to try this place soon, even though it will mean getting in the car.
I now have it confirmed that the Russian bath house I mentioned in the last post will be going into the old Smooth Moves location at Main and Union. Very, very happy to hear that another building will soon be occupied at one of Downtown’s busiest corners.
Too much news and not enough time! I have several more things to report, but I need to spend the remainder of my lunch hour grabbing a bite to eat and getting gas. Back with more after work.