{"id":15525,"date":"2014-08-26T17:13:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T22:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=15525"},"modified":"2014-08-26T17:13:21","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T22:13:21","slug":"tue-update-2-sweetwater-beer-dinner-sandlot-baseball-recap-burger-fest-news-peabody-145th-anniversary-dinner-college-coaches-ranked-by-playing-career-jim-cornette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/26\/tue-update-2-sweetwater-beer-dinner-sandlot-baseball-recap-burger-fest-news-peabody-145th-anniversary-dinner-college-coaches-ranked-by-playing-career-jim-cornette\/","title":{"rendered":"Tue update #2: SweetWater beer dinner, sandlot baseball recap, Burger Fest news, Peabody 145th anniversary dinner, college coaches ranked by playing career, Jim Cornette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Downtown Local location is doing a SweetWater beer dinner next Tuesday, September 2. It will be a four-course dinner, each course paired with beer. It begins at 7 PM. Tickets are $35. Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/943146725711980\/\">Facebook event listing<\/a> for more information about the dinner and how to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Feet off Beale has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tenfeetoffbeale.com\/2014\/08\/sandlot-memphis.html\">a recap of last Sunday&#8217;s Downtown-Midtown sandlot baseball game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bands for Best Memphis Burger Fest have been announced: Seeing Red and Raymond&#8217;s Last Day. There are still a few competition spots left, so <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestmemphisburgerfest.com\/2014-cooking-application\/\">fill out an application<\/a> if interested. The event is Sunday, September 21 on the Minglewood Hall parking lot.<\/p>\n<p>The Peabody is holding a 145th anniversary dinner Thursday, September 4 at 6 PM. To salute the past, they are bringing back three former Chez Philippe executive chefs for the dinner: Jose Gutierrez (1982-2005), Reinaldo Alfonso (2005-2011), and Jason Dallas (2011-2012). These three men will work alongside current Executive Chef Andreas Kisler and Executive Pastry Chef Konrad Spitzbart. Tickets are $85 and there is an optional wine pairing. 901-529-4188 to make reservations. Here&#8217;s a link to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peabodymemphis.com\/egallery\/upload\/Peabody%20Hotel%20Group\/Peabody%20Memphis\/Files\/145th%20Anniversary%20Dinner%20Menu.pdf\">menu<\/a> for the dinner.<\/p>\n<p>CBSSports.com put together a fun list. It ranked <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/collegefootball\/eye-on-college-football\/24679811\/ranking-fbs-college-football-coaches-by-playing-career-1-128\">all 128 FBS head coaches<\/a> by their playing career, rather than their coaching career. Two Mid-South coaches ranked high on the list: Memphis&#8217; Justin Fuente at 18, and Arkansas&#8217; Bret Bielema at 14. Number 1 was Steve Spurrier of South Carolina, the only Heisman winner on the list.<\/p>\n<p>Pro wrestling fans: Legendary manager <a href=\"http:\/\/memphisport.com\/2014\/08\/msl-interview-jim-cornette\/\">Jim Cornette<\/a> appeared on local radio show MemphiSport Live last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all, going out for beer, back tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Downtown Local location is doing a SweetWater beer dinner next Tuesday, September 2. It will be a four-course dinner, each course paired with beer. It begins at 7 PM. Tickets are $35. Check the Facebook event listing for more information about the dinner and how to purchase tickets. 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