{"id":29235,"date":"2025-10-31T11:43:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=29235"},"modified":"2025-10-31T11:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:43:14","slug":"frupdate-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/31\/frupdate-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Frupdate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, that menu I linked to yesterday for the Moxy Hotel bar may be out of date. My buddy Shrek is staying there this week and he tells me the flatbread section of the linked menu doesn&#8217;t match up with what he saw onsite.<\/p>\n<p>He did give me his recommendation, though &#8211; the naan with three dipping sauces &#8211; hummus, tzatziki, and romanseco.<\/p>\n<p>Shrek and our friend Allison and I met for lunch at the Majestic Grille yesterday and I got that mushroom flatbread I&#8217;d been craving.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0118.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29237\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0118.jpeg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0118.jpeg?resize=500%2C375 500w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0118.jpeg?resize=300%2C225 300w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0118.jpeg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A marvelous confluence of flavors. If you like shrooms but have never had this Majestic creation, go there and treat yo self.<\/p>\n<p>Shrek used to be a producer for Grizzlies broadcasts. Allison asked, &#8220;How come you never hooked me up with Steven Adams when he was on the team?&#8221; Geez.<\/p>\n<p>Undecided how to celebrate the holiday tonight? Consult the DMC&#8217;s list of <a href=\"https:\/\/downtownmemphis.com\/events\/halloween-in-downtown-memphis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Downtown holiday happenings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Good news! Tulane lost to UTSA last night. That means one less team to vie for that CFP Group of 5 berth that will hopefully be filled by the Memphis Tigers.<\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}\">The Grizzlies host the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at 8:30. TV: Amazon Prime<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Flyer has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/fired-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the story<\/a> of the new Downtown Tonica location. Go see the #baldbeardedbartender there.<\/p>\n<p>The DMC has deemed Saturday, November 8 to be Family Day downtown including Downtown Dining Week. From the email they sent:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>National Civil Rights Museum<\/strong><br \/>\nMemphis &amp; Shelby County residents receive $2 off admission with a valid ID. Each adult ID allows discounts for up to 5 children.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong id=\"m_-7541789363045396493docs-internal-guid-121245fa-7fff-343f-8874-7034ea65fe99\">Sun Studio<\/strong><br \/>\nHalf-off tour admission for all Memphis &amp; Shelby County residents.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong id=\"m_-7541789363045396493docs-internal-guid-121245fa-7fff-343f-8874-7034ea65fe99\">Edge Motor Museum<\/strong><br \/>\nHalf-off\u00a0admission\u00a0for Memphis &amp; Shelby County residents.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong id=\"m_-7541789363045396493docs-internal-guid-121245fa-7fff-343f-8874-7034ea65fe99\">Stax Museum of American Soul Music<\/strong><br \/>\nFree admission all day.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong id=\"m_-7541789363045396493docs-internal-guid-121245fa-7fff-343f-8874-7034ea65fe99\">Memphis Rock \u2019n\u2019 Soul Museum<\/strong><br \/>\nHalf-off admission for Memphis &amp; Shelby County residents.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong id=\"m_-7541789363045396493docs-internal-guid-121245fa-7fff-343f-8874-7034ea65fe99\">Explore Bike Share<\/strong><br \/>\nUse promo code DDW25 for a free 3-day pass during Downtown Dining Week.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong id=\"m_-7541789363045396493docs-internal-guid-121245fa-7fff-343f-8874-7034ea65fe99\">Backbeat Tours<\/strong><br \/>\nBuy One, Get One Free admission for Memphis &amp; Shelby County residents.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong id=\"m_-7541789363045396493docs-internal-guid-121245fa-7fff-343f-8874-7034ea65fe99\">Blues Hall of Fame<\/strong><br \/>\n$5 off adult and student admission; children 12 and under are free.\u00a0For Memphis &amp; Shelby County residents.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong id=\"m_-7541789363045396493docs-internal-guid-121245fa-7fff-343f-8874-7034ea65fe99\">Fire Museum of Memphis<\/strong><br \/>\n50% off admission.<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"m_-7541789363045396493docs-internal-guid-121245fa-7fff-343f-8874-7034ea65fe99\">A Tour of Possibilities<\/strong><br \/>\n$22 off\u00a0each ticket for the Essence of Memphis Tour. Use promo code\u00a0ATOP50.<\/p>\n<p>Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\"><em><strong>Trick or treat! I gratefully accept tips:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/span>Venmo:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/account.venmo.com\/u\/Paul-Ryburn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@Paul-Ryburn<\/a>\u00a0(8113 if it asks for digits)<br \/>\nCash App: $PaulRyburn1<br \/>\nZelle: paul@paulryburn.com<br \/>\nApple Pay: paul.ryburn@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, that menu I linked to yesterday for the Moxy Hotel bar may be out of date. My buddy Shrek is staying there this week and he tells me the flatbread section of the linked menu doesn&#8217;t match up with what he saw onsite. He did give me his recommendation, though &#8211; the naan with &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/31\/frupdate-17\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Frupdate&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29235"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29235"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29238,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29235\/revisions\/29238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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