A restaurant I didn’t get to try at Memphis Medical District Collaborative’s Taste of the District Tuesday afternoon was JEM Dining.
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JEM stands for either the initials of the chef, Joshua Mutchnick, or “Just Enjoy the Moment.” Their website states that their mission is to make fine dining approachable. A Mobile native, the chef has cooked in Chicago, Philadelphia, and D.C. Pop-up supper clubs and private dinners will be among JEM’s offerings.
From the Memphis Flyer: Cafe Keough turns 10
Insomnia Cookies – the entire chain, not just the Beale Street store – is up for sale. Current owner Krispy Kreme is looking to unload Insomnia so that it can better focus on donuts.
Gus’s is looking to hire servers.
From Bleacher Report: The 3 players with the most to prove on each NBA team. For the Grizzlies they picked
- Ziaire Williams: Will he earn a place among the Grizzlies core?
- Marcus Smart: Can he bring as much to the table in Memphis as he did in Boston?
- Ja Morant: Can he quit posting images of guns to Insta and get back to being one of the best in the NBA?
The Sheraton Hotel is hiring a director of sales & marketing.
There’s a cigar festival called Let it Burn at Court Square on Saturday.
Catch a performance of Shakespeare’s The Tempest at Wiseacre Downtown tonight at 7.
Pam & Terry will host the Beale Street Ghost River taproom’s first Grizzlies pre-game party of the season Sunday, October 8 from 3 to 7 PM.
Grind City Brewing has its Oktoberfest celebration this Saturday from noon to 10. Live music, Albee’s and Pok Cha Egg Rolls food trucks, bratwurst toss, keg carry competition, beer sliding competition, stein holding competition.
What a Way to Go is an Elmwood Cemetery tour exploring uncommon causes of death – causes like elevator pulleys, poisoned cookies, and snowballs. Friday evening 5:30-7:00. The cost is $20.
Must be nice to be a Utah Utes scholarship football player: Each of them got a Dodge Ram 1500 truck as part of an NIL deal. 85 trucks in total were handed out.
From the CA: Penny’s Memphis Tigers will appear on national TV at least 21 times this season
Two men were robbed at gunpoint on South Main at about 10:15 PM Tuesday.
I was yesterday years old when I learned that king crabs aren’t crabs.
Reminds me… I’ve been hearing good things about Straight Drop Seafood lately and they got invited to do a cooking demo on WREG Live at 9 this week. They’re in that strip mall at Chelsea and Thomas, a very quick drive from Downtown. Looks like they’re your new go-to place for boiled seafood.
The Forbes list of 400 wealthiest Americans is out and the Trumpster has fallen off it. I bet he’s throwing a tantrum like a baby who needs its diaper changed.
Most likely I’ll be back in the 11 AM-noon hour with a second update for today – whatever more news I can round up, maybe an opinion or two, and Local on Main’s daily special.