{"id":654,"date":"2006-11-08T05:45:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-08T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/wordpress\/?p=654"},"modified":"2006-11-08T05:45:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-08T05:45:00","slug":"pics-eps-delta-kitchen-and-bar-updated-with-additional-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/08\/pics-eps-delta-kitchen-and-bar-updated-with-additional-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Pics: EP&#8217;s Delta Kitchen and Bar (updated with additional info)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After cruising to first place at trivia tonight, the Rapscallions headed down the street to dine at EP&#8217;s Delta Kitchen and Bar at Second and Beale, in the old Elvis Presley&#8217;s Memphis building.  Here are some pics.  Images may be slightly out of focus\/off-center due to the fact that these were taken by an amateur photographer and professional alcoholic.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(255, 255, 51);\">(Edited to add:  Thanks to the Nuh-Uh Girl for identifying some of the dishes below.  Her comments appear in yellow.)<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB070143-701986.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB070143-700520.JPG?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:blue;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:78%;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(255, 255, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;\">Stuffed (and fried) frog legs \u2013 I think it was a kind of olive tapenade on top, great!  Frog legs are chewy (more of a gator texture, I would say), and delicious flavor<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB070144-776002.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB070144-774969.JPG?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color:rgb(255, 255, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;\">Portobello mushroom \u2013 with onions, cheese (and was there crabmeat? \u2013 I am pretty sure there was SOME kind of meat on there, as it was not a veggie dish)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB070145-748369.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB070145-746111.JPG?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color:rgb(255, 255, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;\">Oysters \u2013 I think they were roasted?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB070152-788836.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB070152-787013.JPG?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:blue;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:78%;\"><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(255, 255, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;\">Lobster etouffee \u2013 but not a typical etouffee, more tomato than cream sauce, and it had the lobster and shrimp!  Yum!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(255, 255, 51);\">The Nuh-Uh Girl adds:  Other dishes we tried were<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(255, 255, 51);\">&#8211; Shrimp Mousse Terrine \u2013 light and fluffy, great contrast to the heaviness and spiciness of some of the other food<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(255, 255, 51);\">&#8211; Duck seafood gumbo \u2013 good flavor, just the right amount of spiciness, duck was great!  HUGE portion, great buy for money  (This is Paul again:  I agree.  Huge bowl for $10 &#8211; big enough to eat as a meal.  So far I consider this THE recommended item out of the whole menu.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(255, 255, 51);\">&#8211; Shrimp and Oyster pie \u2013 good taste, but very small and not enough seafood in the actual dish<\/span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;\"><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB070153-737545.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB070153-735802.JPG?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB070156-707600.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB070156-706424.JPG?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_Pb070115-795108.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_Pb070115-792925.jpg?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_Pb070116-755681.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_Pb070116-754582.jpg?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_Pb070117-734423.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_Pb070117-732900.jpg?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_Pb070122-763332.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_Pb070122-762033.jpg?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_Pb070127-742384.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_Pb070127-741413.jpg?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_Pb070132-710632.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_Pb070132-708914.jpg?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>Attn Chad and the Nuh-Uh Girl:  You missed dessert.  Pictures below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB080166-749386.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB080166-748489.JPG?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB080167-793049.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB080167-792220.JPG?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB080168-720884.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;margin:0 auto 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/resized_PB080168-719903.JPG?w=840\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>I can&#8217;t remember the names of these dishes and didn&#8217;t take notes because I was too busy eating&#8230; if any of you remember what these were let me know and I&#8217;ll update.  Downtowners, you MUST try this place.  Incredible food and local-friendly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After cruising to first place at trivia tonight, the Rapscallions headed down the street to dine at EP&#8217;s Delta Kitchen and Bar at Second and Beale, in the old Elvis Presley&#8217;s Memphis building. Here are some pics. Images may be slightly out of focus\/off-center due to the fact that these were taken by an amateur &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/08\/pics-eps-delta-kitchen-and-bar-updated-with-additional-info\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pics: EP&#8217;s Delta Kitchen and Bar (updated with additional info)&#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\/654"}],"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=654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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