We have a new restaurant that has opened on Madison, in the block between Second and Third that also contains the Brass Door and Havana’s Pilon. Parkway Grill has opened in the space that was formerly Thai Bistro. This is the second location of the original Parkway Grill on East Parkway. Its menu (photo from the East Parkway location) is pretty basic, with burgers, dogs, gyros and pitas, and wings. There’s nothing wrong with a basic menu if it’s good stuff, though. I like my wings the way I like my women – extra hot – so I hope to give those a try soon. They have garden and turkey versions of the burger available, for those who choose not to chow on cow.
Memphis Made Brewing Co. is throwing a party on Saturday, April 25. The party will be called “Hopped,” and will feature a line of hoppy pale ales, IPAs, and more. It will be in the brewery’s parking lot, near the I Love Memphis sign, and there will be music by the Mighty Souls Brass Band and Goner Records. There will be food from the Fresh Gulf Shrimp food truck, the Food Geek truck, and Aldo’s Pizza Pies. It will be a free, all-ages event from 12 to 6 with the taproom remaining open until 9. First 100 customers will receive a free Hopped pint glass.
Also on hand at the party will be Bikesmith, the mobile bike shop. Attendees who ride their bike to the party will be entered into a raffle to win great prizes including a growler of Memphis Made beer every month for a year.
After the party, the Memphis Made taproom will be open Saturdays as well as Fridays.
From Skillet, Lifehacker’s food blog: Use cornbread instead of sliced bread for your next sandwich. That is absolute genius right there.
Max’s Sports Bar is open early today for MLB Opening Day.
Dog owners: Sunday, April 26 is Bark at the Ballpark, with free admission for dogs when accompanied by a paying owner, with seating in a special section. Tickets are $12 for a field box seat, and first pitch is at 1:35. There will be dog adoptions by Streetdog Foundation. They always seem to do this the day of Beale Street Wine Race, and it puts some of my dog owner friends to a difficult decision.
I need to do a post on Wine Race for newcomers to Memphis. Trust me, you need to see it at least once. Teams from several of my favorite bars are among the ones that compete, but I’m pretty partisan to the Blind Bear when cheering. Dammit, we’re not going to have Kaylea in a super-low-cut booby V-neck this year.
If you haven’t been by the tall brown building at Union and Main recently, look up the next time you pass by. The “Memphis Business Journal” sign has been replaced by a “Lokion” sign.
That’s it for now. After work I need to make a brief trip by Cafe Keough to talk to Jai, then on to Melissa Monday at Bardog and then Pint Nite at Flying Saucer.