There was a fire in the kitchen of Kooky Canuck this morning. A friend of mine who lives nearby in Van Vleet Flats shot some photos:
The fire was put out quickly and all staff are safe. The restaurant will be closed today for cleanup.
Memphis Magazine has an interview with Tad Pierson of American Dream Safari. You may have seen Tad cruising around town in his 1950s Cadillac. He can put together some really cool custom tours of Memphis and the region around it.
From the MBJ: A $3 million renovation will soon begin on a building in the Front Street Chicken District. It will be converted into lofts. (Credit @kerry901 for the district name)
Hide your food! The Nuh-Uh Girl is back in Memphis and will be here until next Tuesday. For my newer readers, the Nuh-Uh Girl was a fixture on this blog from 2006 up until March of this year when she moved to California to go to sommelier school. She was known for showing up at events where there was free food and helping herself to multiple plates. She was also known to frequent Costco on days when a lot of free samples were out. If she sat next to you while you were eating at a restaurant, she’d say “That looks yummy! Can I have a biiiiiiite? 
” and then the next thing you know, half your food would be gone. She’s staying with her family out east but I’m sure she will be Downtown some. Her favorite hangouts where she ate other people’s food included Silly Goose, Blind Bear, and Local, so especially watch out if you have dinner at any of those places.
That’s it for now. I’ll be out at Melissa’s bar at Bardog for happy hour after work. Not many places in Memphis offer a view of a hearse.