Yesterday I changed it up a bit and joined a few people from my old-school brunch crew – the same people I brunched with in 2010 – at Local on Main, and we were served by Jessica, the same bartender who served us in 2010 (at a different bar). It was a fine day.
I have a food recommendation for you from a very reliable source: My friend John D LOVES the biscuits at Local. He got a biscuit sandwich to eat there and four more biscuits to go. Keep in mind, this is a person who had a breakfast plate named after him at the Majestic for more than a decade. So if he says the biscuits are good, they’re good.
If you know one of the characters who hangs out at Local – and other Downtown spots – you’ll understand the irony of this menu item’s name:
While we were there, co-owner Tim brought in a new foosball table. It sits in the front corner where the Golden Tee machine used to be.
It remains to be seen how successful the new table is. A bar around the corner had a foosball table for about a year and it hardly ever got used. Then again, when I posted the photo of the foosball table to Facebook, Butt Slut #1 commented “HECK YES.” So maybe it will work.
As I understand it, foosball play will be free, but the balls will be kept behind the bar and you have to put up a deposit to check one out.
Co-owner Tarrah assured me that she does not intend to raise PBR prices as some other bars have done recently. PBR prices in the Downtown core vary wildly, ranging from $2 (Ben-Yay’s happy hour M-F 2-6) to $5 (Flying Saucer, Blind Bear).
Yesterday I posted that work has assigned me my first tour to guide, a 1:30-2:30 PM walking tour of Beale Street on September 4 (Labor Day). Several friends expressed an interest in taking that tour, and one of them asked a question:
Can we buy alcohol on the street and bring it on the walking tour?
My best answer: Maybe, tending toward yes.
You are definitely allowed to take alcohol on our buses, but this isn’t a bus tour.
As you know, you are allowed to get to-go drinks and carry them around the Beale entertainment district, which runs from Second to Fourth/Ida B. Wells Street.
The tour as I have it envisioned runs from the Elvis statue, a half-block west of Second, to Beale Street Baptist Church, a half-block east of Ida B. Wells (and it is Wells herself I would be talking about when at the church). So it does cover ground where open containers of booze are illegal.
If the guest list is all Downtowners (which I suspect will be very possible that day), I can stop the tour at Second and at Ida B. Wells St. and point at the landmarks outside the entertainment district. But if I have tourists, they’re going to want to take pictures of everything, especially the Elvis statue.
Let me ask the tour company’s owner and vice-president for advice on this… they are both SUPER cool people.
A new restaurant opened around the corner from me 3 months ago and somehow it escaped my notice until now – WingMan at 143 Madison. They have a wing sauce named “Fuck Around & Find Out.” They also have a 90-minute bottomless brunch, a drink menu, and hookahs. (Edited to add: The place has a perfect 5 stars on Google Reviews)
From Memphis Beer Blog: Soul & Spirits’ “Auld Bog” Irish stout is a Bog & Barley exclusive
Also on the beer blog: Soul & Spirits and Wiseacre are headed to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival
Today is National Bacon Lovers’ Day.
We could see highs near 100 later this week.
There’s a Connect 4 tournament, hosted by Board to Beers, at Grind City Brewing at 2.
L.L. Cool J will perform at FedExForum Tuesday night.
Been up since 4:30 AM… gonna go back to bed and attempt to get a little more sleep. Back tomorrow with more news.