{"id":14943,"date":"2014-04-11T12:57:26","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T17:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=14943"},"modified":"2014-04-11T12:57:26","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T17:57:26","slug":"fri-update-memphis-beer-week-sweetie-pies-location-and-tv-show-beale-street-wine-race-turn-ice-cream-into-muffins-french-quality-of-life-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/11\/fri-update-memphis-beer-week-sweetie-pies-location-and-tv-show-beale-street-wine-race-turn-ice-cream-into-muffins-french-quality-of-life-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Fri update: Memphis Beer Week, Sweetie Pie’s location and TV show, Beale Street Wine Race, turn ice cream into muffins, French quality-of-life law"},"content":{"rendered":"

Memphis Beer Week makes its return April 21-26. Events will be held at restaurants, bars, and other places in Memphis that sell beer that week. Here’s the complete list of events.<\/a> I’ll say more about the events as time gets closer.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I blogged that famous St. Louis restaurant Sweetie Pie’s will be coming to Beale Street. Since then I have learned the exact location: It will be in the old Have a Nice Day Cafe location at Fourth and Beale. The restaurant, by the way, has its own TV show<\/a> on the Oprah network.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I stopped by the Blind Bear to pick up a new T-shirt:<\/p>\n

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I’ll be supporting the Bear in my new T-shirt Sunday for Beale Street Wine Race. Events start at 1 with a parade into Handy Park. That will be followed by Queen of the Vine, a grape stomp, and a 4-person wine relay. This is an event that is a must-see. (Might not want to bring your kids unless they’ve grown up around the service industry.) The formal events end around 5 and then it’s a big party at all the Downtown bars will last into the night. Past experience has taught me that it’s a very good idea to take a vacation day the Monday after Wine Race, so this is a 3-day weekend for me.<\/p>\n

Now this is very cool: Turn ice cream into muffins with only one extra ingredient<\/a><\/p>\n

In France, it is now illegal to answer work emails after 6 PM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Grizzlies play the Philadelphia 76ers at the FedExForum. As important as it was that the Grizzlies beat a good team, Miami, it’s equally important that we not lose to a dreadful team like Philly in order to make the playoffs. I hope Adonis Thomas gets put in and gets a nice ovation from the crowd.<\/p>\n

A few more hours, then my three-day weekend begins. I will probably lead off at Bardog tonight and figure out the rest from there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"