Willie Moore’s cafeteria on N. Main near Adams is now offering Willie’s Big Breakfast for $9.99 from 8 AM to noon. That includes
- 2 meats – choose from bacon, sausage, bologna, smoked sausage, turkey sausage
- 2 sides – choose from grits, hash browns, toast, pancakes, rice
- 2 eggs your way
Random thing I heard at the bar this week: In Yuma, Arizona they have huge jackrabbits that run around all over the place the way squirrels do here.
I finally got to try the Morphy, the new muffuletta pizza at Memphis Chess Club.
White sauce, mortadella, ham, pepperoni, green olive + pepper bruschetta, gruyere. The Carlsen is still my fav pizza at MCC, but the Morphy comes in a very close second. Will purchase again.
FORMER MATH TEACHER PRO TIP: Never get an 8″ pizza at MCC. Come hungry, or bring a friend, and get the 12″ instead. Let’s use the new pizza to illustrate why.
8″ MORPHY ($14)
Area = pi * radius squared
= 3.14 * 4 * 4
= 50.24
Price per square inch = 14 / 50.24
= about 28 cents
12″ MORPHY ($18)
Area = pi * radius squared
= 3.14 * 6 * 6
= 113.04
Price per square inch = 18 / 113.04
= about 16 cents
So the 12″ Morphy is nearly twice the value the 8″ is. The math is similar for the other MCC pizzas.
The Morphy, BTW, is named for 19th-century New Orleans chess player Paul Morphy.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the Grizzlies are unlikely to move to Nashville, although he would like to see them play some games there. LeBron James turned heel on Memphis earlier this month, suggesting a Grizz move to the country music capital.
A bomb threat cleared out Bass Pro at the Pyramid yesterday morning.
UK Parliament is considering legislation that would ban those born in 2009 or later from purchasing tobacco products FOR LIFE. King Charles is said to support the proposed act. I would be ALL IN for a law like that in the U.S.
Arkansas point guard Darius Acuff Jr. has declared for the NBA draft, where he is considered the number-6 prospect. Go get him, Grizzlies! Spend some future draft picks to trade up if necessary.
The 2026 NFL draft starts tonight with coverage on NFL Network, ESPN, and ABC.
Max’s Sports Bar has its final crawfish & shrimp boil of the season Saturday. Doors at 11 with the first batch out of the cooker at noon.
Front Street Deli now has scratch-made cheddar bread.
Follow Downtown’s new vintage store on Instagram at takos_secondhand.
Muddy’s Bake Shop is being sold to Belltower Coffee & Studio, which has a booth at Memphis Farmers Market on Saturdays.
Bardog rolled out a new happy hour menu last week. What’s on it?
- house-fried mozzarella with marinara
- sauteed & blackened Maryland crab claws
- hand-battered & fried firecracker shrimp
- Cremini mushroom pate on crostini with gorgonzola
5-7 PM weekdays with $1 off draft & domestic beers, wells, and house wine.
Yesterday I spent the night at the Union Mission, where I replaced the jorts with cargo shorts with lots of pockets. Tonight I’m gonna stay out and go see London and Tony at E&H.
Back tomorrow with a Frupdate.
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