It’s National Drink Beer Day. May I recommend the PBR?
Okay, I’m gonna read the Best of Memphis 2023 results and list my Downtown-centric reactions. By the way, I forgot to vote this year.
- I bet this is the last year BBQ Fest makes it into the top 3 of Best Festival.
- Slider Inn grabs third for Best Bar Food. Their plate of nachos is enormous.
- Central gets Best BBQ! Damn right!
- Huey’s burger is good but overrated at number 1. Dyer’s, Majestic, and Blind Bear have all got Huey’s beat. Saucer does too. And Kooky.
- Congrats to Chef Tam (of her Underground Cafe) on winning Best Chef!
- SUPERLO FOODS got 2nd in Best Fried Chicken, beating Uncle Lou’s. Did not expect to see that. Of course Gus’s took a well-deserved win.
- All 3 winners in Best Local Brewery (Wiseacre, Ghost River, Memphis Made) have a Downtown presence now.
- HUEY’S won Best Restaurant?????
- Central nabs the Best Ribs category as well.
- Calvin from Rendezvous wins Best Server. Congrats to him!
- Wave a gun around on social media, get voted Best Local Athlete. That is so Memphis.
- E&H, Paula & Raiford’s, and Alex’s take Best After-Hours. Yes, yes, and yes.
- Bardog got second in Best Bar! Yay! And HUEY’S got third?????
- Blind Bear got third in Best Karaoke. Compared to most karaoke nights, the Bear’s is not bad at all.
- Paula Raiford gets a well-deserved win in Best Nightclub. Thank goodness Huey’s didn’t finish top 3.
- But Huey’s did take second in Best Sports Bar. Oh. My. God.
All right. I’m getting bored. Congratulations to the BOM winners.
Creative Works, which is having a conference in town this week, will have a pop-up market 10 AM to 6 PM Saturday at the Ghost River taproom on Beale.
Mark Twain at Large comes to the Halloran Centre Friday night,
Cordelia’s hosts an Oktoberfest event Saturday afternoon.
I’m thoroughly bored so I guess I’ll hit Publish. Back tomorrow or something.