Today is National Chicken & Waffles Day. Now, if this were a Saturday or a Sunday, I’d have a long list of Downtown restaurants where you could celebrate with this soul food favorite. On a weekday, though? That’s a tough one. Looks like I’m gonna have to send you to a hotel.
- Capriccio inside the Peabody
- King & Union Bar Grocery in the Doubletree
Wait, I just found a non-hotel restaurant:
- Fannie Lou’s Chicken & Waffles at 500 Tennessee Street
Fannie Lou’s is run by the guy who operated Cheesecake Corner for years. According to Facebook, Fannie Lou’s now has cheesecake.
One more…
- Sugar Grits has “Bird in the Bed,” Southern fried chicken atop a Belgian waffle topped with spicy maple syrup
And now I have a message from the folks at Local on Main:
- Local on Main will run a special today: A Nashville hot chicken breast with house-made slaw between two waffles. A pic is below:
Make that two pics:
Would you believe I’ve NEVER tried chicken & waffles before? Maybe today will be the day. I plan on stopping by Local on Main this morning around 11.
A word of warning if you go out for brunch in Downtown Memphis this Sunday: The person pictured below may show up at your table and ask, “CAN I HAVE A BIIIIIIIITE?”
The Nuh-Uh Girl
This person is known as The Nuh-Uh Girl and she was famous on this blog from 2006 to 2013. Her favorite thing to eat is OPF – Other People’s Food. She moved out west about 10 years ago and she’s now a wine sommelier in Park City, Utah. She’s been on Facebook this week asking where in Downtown Memphis has a good Sunday brunch, and she’s been spotted not far away in New Orleans.
Mud Island readers: On Wednesday, October 25 – the day of the Grizzlies’ first regular-season home game – be on the lookout for the Memphis Grizzlies Claw Crew as you drive to work. They’ll be at the roundabout at Island Drive and A.W. Willis Ave. with swag and ticket giveaways.
Memphis 901 FC hosts Louisville City FC at 5:30 Saturday in the first round of the USL playoffs.
TheBigWe Foundation will present A Creative Play Date Sunday in Tom Lee Park (at the park’s Monument to Listening) from 3 to 5 PM. All are welcome for an afternoon of art and painting, family-friendly games, and a musical petting zoo.
The city has an opening for an animal services officer.
The ShotGunBillys play Momma’s at 8.
Deep Roots plays Slider Inn Downtown at 8.
Bronx-based rapper and record producer Lord Finesse plays Eight & Sand Lounge in Central Station Hotel tonight from 9 PM to 1 AM. Lord Finesse is known as the leader of the D.I.T.C. Crew (“Diggin’ in the Crates”).
The Mullet Bros, spreading awareness of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), paid a visit to Downtown Memphis this week.
And that’ll wrap it up. Possibly back later today with more news.