In this week’s $10 Deal, the Daily Memphian visits Momma’s, “the diner and dive off 55” that opens for breakfast at 6:30 in the morning. They have breakfast sandwich “The Trooper” with two fried eggs (over hard and peppered), bacon, country ham, and American cheese between two pieces of buttered white or wheat toast.
Today is International Day of the Nacho. My top three picks to celebrate would be the BBQ nachos at Central BBQ Downtown, the traditional nachos with ground beef and melted cheese at Huey’s, and Nachos for the People at Slider Inn Downtown (get them with guac + chili).
$13,000 in hair was stolen from Angel Beauty Supply at 394 East E.H. Crump Friday morning. Welcome to Memphis, where even the crimes that are committed are ghetto.
A suspect in the carjacking that happened earlier this month at the Exxon on Riverside has been captured in Arkansas.
A Blytheville woman walked Big River Crossing to celebrate her 101st birthday.
Read the full transcript of President Biden’s speech Thursday night on the Israel-Hamas and Ukraine-Russia wars.
Ross al Ghul of Bodywerk plays Eight & Sand Lounge in Central Station tonight from 9 to 1. Rock, disco, funk, soul, house.
A food truck permit in Memphis costs only $50, but coming into compliance to get the permit can cost thousands. The cost could put some food trucks out of business, FOX 13 reports.
I learned a food service secret yesterday, and I wanted to pass it on to my readers. If a restaurant’s daily special is a chef’s salad, and the chef’s salad is not on the regular menu, order something else.
Why? Well, there are ingredients most of us think are more likely than not to appear on a chef’s salad: lettuce of course, sliced ham, sliced turkey, tomatoes, maybe onions, maybe sliced or crumbled hard-boiled egg. But those don’t define a chef’s salad: By definition, what goes on a chef’s salad is whatever Chef thinks should be on there.
I’ve seen chopped grilled chicken atop chef’s salads. Pepperoni. Salami. Roast beef. Jalapenos. Crumbled blue cheese. Bell peppers Black olives. Shrooms. Chinese won tons. In the summertime, strawberries or pineapple slices.
“What’s wrong with any of those?” you may ask. “Are you begrudging chefs their creativity?”
No. Not at all. But the secret, my industry friends tell me, is that when dreaming up a chef’s salad daily special, the chefs are not necessarily thinking, “What bold combination of flavors would make a beautiful harmony on a salad plate?”
More likely they’re thinking, “What do I have in the refrigerator that will have to be thrown out if I don’t use it today?”
So a chef salad that is a daily special is likely not to contain the freshest food the restaurant has.
A new fine dining restaurant, Amelia Gene’s, opens Sunday at 255 S. Front, and the CA’s Jennifer Chandler has the scoop. The restaurant is part of the One Beale project. Amelia Gene’s will have an in-house bread baker. Other menu standouts include house-made pastas, duck, elk short rib, and a cheese cart. Photo gallery
The Grizzlies lost on the road at Milwaukee last night… which matters not, for it was a pre-season game. The important takeaway was that Ziaire Williams started at small forward. His competitor for the starting role, David Roddy, was first to be subbed in by Memphis. Ziaire guarded superstar Damian Lillard for much of the game. This was considered a “dress rehearsal,” so it’s likely Williams has earned the starter role for the regular season.
There was a report of a shooting at Gayoso and Main last night about 6:40. The victim was located in North Memphis less than an hour later and was taken to Regional One in critical condition.
Ricky Wilkins, an attorney who had offices in the Shrine Building, has passed away.
Memphis Animal Services needs dog fosters. There is said to be a “puppy boom” going on right now.
Wow, MemphisWeather.net is predicting a high of 85 today! It’ll still get down to the mid-50s tonight.
MAGA asshole/nut case Jim Jordan has failed in his bid to become Speaker of the House. The House is effectively paralyzed – in the middle of the Israel-Hamas conflict – until they elect a new speaker or expands the speaker pro tempore’s power.
Striking Hollywood writers have been told not to dress up as characters written by members of their union for Halloween.
That’s the news for today. Back tomorrow or maybe Monday.