Today is National Filet Mignon Day. May I recommend my favorite filet? It’s at the Majestic Grille, on the Main Street Mall just north of Peabody Place. The Majestic’s filet comes in 8 ounce and 12 ounce sizes and is cooked to perfection. In addition to the basic filet cooked with Majestic butter, you can get Filet Oscar with lump crab and bearnaise, Filet Au Poivre with peppercorn crust and Jameson sauce, or Filet Gorgonzola with gorgonzola and a balsamic glaze. You can add bearnaise sauce, sauteed scallops, or sauteed shrimp to your filet if you choose. Here’s a link to the Majestic’s dinner menu.
The MBJ reports that LYFE Kitchen, one of the hottest restaurant startups in the country, is moving its headquarters to Memphis and will open two restaurants here, including one in the Chisca. Check out LYFE’s full menu here.
Memphis in May has announced Poland will be its honored country for 2015. My Facebook friend The Polish Princess must be very, very happy right now. I guess the Moody Ques can start researching booth ideas now. Let’s make it three in a row for Best Booth!
Here’s a video of The Dempseys getting their note on Beale Street. Congratulations again Brad, Joe, and Ron!
Elvis Week is in full swing, and there are many events happening in or near Downtown today. Let’s have a look:
B.B. King’s will have Elvis trivia, from noon to 6 PM on the hour, this afternoon. Show off your knowledge of the King and have a chance to win some free food.
At 2 PM today there will be a marker unveiling for American Studios, at the corner of Thomas and Chelsea. Over 120 hit records were recorded at the studio, including Elvis’ “Suspicious Minds.”
“Matt Joyce: An Evening with Elvis” happens at Club 152 tonight at 7.
The Flying Saucer puts its 2014 Elvis pint glass on sale tonight at 7. There is a limited supply of glasses available, so best bet is to get there by 6:45 and let your bartender or server know in advance that you want one when the time comes.
Brad Birkedahl and the Burnin’ Love Band play Blues City Cafe at 9:30. This isn’t really a special Elvis Week event. Brad’s band is the house band at Blues City most weeks Wednesday through Saturday. However, if you’re in town for Elvis, believe me, this is a show you will want to see. (Brad, by the way, used to be lead guitarist for the Dempseys who I mentioned earlier in this post.)
I didn’t play poker last night, but I got a real treat: The final table of the Big One for One Drop ($1 million buy-in) Texas Hold’em tournament was on ESPN, and in my opinion the best poker player in the world right now, Daniel Negreanu, was playing. It was so interesting to watch him call with hands that didn’t appear to have much potential – and to think through the reasons he might be calling (pot was offering him good odds, stack sizes, ability to out-play an opponent post-flop). He was looking for good situations more than good cards. It was an excellent learning experience and I am glad I watched it. Daniel made it to heads-up and won more than $8 million for second place. Another Daniel, Daniel Colman, took the $15 million first prize.
It’s Wednesday, so I’ll lead off after work at Jessica’s bar at the Silly Goose. If it’s like most Wednesdays, weird creepy guy will come in about 20-50 minutes after I do, and pull out a bar stool about 3-4 seats down from where my friends and I are. He won’t sit though; he’ll turn sideways toward us, standing, leaning against the bar, staring at us intently as we talk. If we mention any subjects of particular interest (like either of the two BBQ teams we are on) he will twist his head this way and that and lean in and try to hear what is being said. Not exactly sure what satisfaction he gets from that, but whatever floats your boat, weird creepy guy.
It’s looking very probable that there will be enough news for an after-work post, so check back.