I want to start off by mentioning a yummy brunch pic posted by Momma’s, “the diner & dive off 55:”<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>First off, cheers to Momma’s on having REAL hash browns. I HATE it when breakfast\/brunch restaurants advertise having “hash browns” – but then you get there and find out they’re actually “breakfast potatoes.” NOT THE SAME THING!!!!!<\/p>\n<p>Chili-smothered hash browns with eggs and a choice of meat? Sounds like Momma’s may have “borrowed” that idea from Waffle House. And I have no problem with that at all! Waffle House had years to open a restaurant on Crump and capture that market, and they didn’t do it.<\/p>\n<p>I’m sure many of you are designing your King Louis breakfast in your head right now. As am I! My eggs would have to be scrambled. I can’t stand any kind of eggs with runny yolk, especially touching other food. I’d sooner eat pineapple on pizza. I’d sooner eat tofu.<\/p>\n<p>As for meat: I suppose sausage would work best with Momma’s Smokestack chili. Although, since this is an obvious copy of what Waffle House does, I might be tempted to get country ham since that’s what I get there. Bacon, of course, is a universal ingredient that is always welcome on my plate. I’ve never understood chicken as a breakfast food.<\/p>\n<p>The real question, though, is: <strong>Which King Louis are you going to be as you eat your King Louis breakfast?<\/strong> You have many choices. Here are some of the most popular ones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Louis the 9th\u00a0 – The namesake of St. Louis, Missouri, making this a good choice for Cardinals fans.<\/li>\n<li>Louis the 11th – Your kids will want to be him. He was the Spider King.<\/li>\n<li>Louis the 13th – Has a high-dollar cognac (I’m talking, like, $250 a shot) named after him.<\/li>\n<li>Louis the 14th – Has a Beatles song (“Sun King”) written about him; reigned for 72 years, longer than England’s Elizabeth II.<\/li>\n<li>Louis the 16th – His wife was a bitch. He inherited a treasury depleted by his grandfather, the extravagant Louis the 15th. Beheaded at age 38 by revolutionaries. His son never reigned and only lived to age 10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Forecast this week looks beautiful!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A fairly mild week is ahead as we plow into mid-November! If you liked Sunday’s weather, we’ll have a few more days like it! Rain will be limited; chances will pop up on Tuesday night\/Wednesday morning and possibly Friday. Plan accordingly! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/memwx?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#memwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YkUbXDzxGY\">pic.twitter.com\/YkUbXDzxGY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MemphisWeather.net (@memphisweather1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/memphisweather1\/status\/1723900995045109796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I had Bardog’s corn dog “Daily Dog” special for the second time in 2 days yesterday. That thing is seriously good enough to be a regular menu item. Mama Aldo, can you mention this to your son? EDIT: New Daily Dog today. Bacon-wrapped with sauteed onions, ketchup, and mustard.<\/p>\n<p>I made Emily put The Price Is Right on. A contestant has a “The Wife Is Right” shirt on. This is why I’m single.<\/p>\n<p>A fellow Scorpio (Wednesday birthday) bought me 2 Rumples and left me a full beer and half a Rumple. I’m buzzed and it’s 10:19 AM. And MEDICARE MARTHA is on TV. THE CALL IS FREE!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v5j7R8YmdWE?si=bscTlSoByNowYBZB\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Congrats to the Grizzlies, who improved to 2-8 with a road win over the L.A. Clippers yesterday. Next up: at L.A. Lakers on Tuesday at 9:30 PM (TV: Bally Sports)<\/p>\n<p>Tony posted a preview of a couple of the Blind Bear’s dinner specials for this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>House-made chicken noodle soup<\/li>\n<li>Pan-seared red snapper with sauteed green beans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There’s usually a dessert too. I’ll find out what that is and post a follow-up.<\/p>\n<p>One more piece of Blind Bear news: Normally there’s a cover charge for admission Friday and Saturday nights. However, on Saturday, November 18, you can get in for FREE if you tell the door person, “Paul sent me.”<\/p>\n<p>Grizzlies HC Taylor Jenkins <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/sportsmemphis-grizzlies\/article\/39825\/memphis-grizzlies-coach-taylor-jenkins-fined-nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has been fined $25,000<\/a> by the NBA for pointing out the incompetence of the referees working Friday’s Grizzlies-Utah Jazz game.<\/p>\n<p>Today is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/42349e4f6965b1761f5bbd22611fef16\/world-orphans-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Orphans Day<\/a>. There’s a street just north of Jackson running from Manassas to Ayers named Orphanage Ave. So I guess there used to be an orphanage just northeast of Downtown. That street was probably laid out in 1860. I don’t think there’s an orphanage on Orphanage Ave. anymore. I bet you can buy some weed there though. Probably not good weed.<\/p>\n<p>The Price Is Right is giving away a hammock that will keep you warm at a temperature as low as 32 degrees outside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/news\/local\/suspect-wanted-after-downtown-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A man was shot to death<\/a> at Tennessee and Butler yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/entertainment-news\/drake-j-cole-announce-joint-concert-at-fedexforum-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drake and J. Cole will play FedExForum<\/a> March 5.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. government is set to run out of money and shut down at midnight Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jimbo-fisher-fired-texas-am-aggies-buyout-0c58ef59a450d0924cca56410c74bc43?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas A&M fired Jimbo Fisher<\/a> but will have to pay him $75 million according to the terms of his contract. Must be nice.<\/p>\n<p>Here’s a TikTok about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sarahdidit\/video\/7279527253149535519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wingman<\/a>, a new restaurant at 143 Madison.<\/p>\n<p>It took me 4 hours to type this post. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I want to start off by mentioning a yummy brunch pic posted by Momma’s, “the diner & dive off 55:” First off, cheers to Momma’s on having REAL hash browns. 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