For the past few months, the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau (aka, the place where I work) has been working on an iPhone app that makes it easy to find all of the great things in Memphis. I’m really excited to announce that it’s finally done. The app features an event calendar loaded with things [...]
You are cordially invited to a wonderful afternoon of hors d’oeuvres, libations, smooth rhythms, and innovation. Come out to the Brass Door on Sunday, October 16 from 3:00-7:00 pm and support one of Memphis’ most innovative non-profits, LaunchMemphis at its first annual fundraiser. LaunchMemphis is a 501(c)3 that is committed to making entrepreneurship a vehicle of positive community change for our city. [...]
Project Green Fork contributes to a sustainable Mid-South by helping reduce environmental impacts, with a focus on strengthening homegrown restaurants. Loving Local Fall Fundraiser Sunday, October 2 at Central Station 3-6pm; $30 per ticket Enjoy local food, local beer, organic wine, a live and silent auction, and local merch from Victory Bicycle Studio, Apothecary Fairy [...]
On Sunday, October 2, the Memphis Botanic Garden’s My Big Backyard will be transformed into the first ever Cookie Carnival benefiting the FedExFamilyHouse. For only $5 a ticket, this cookie extravaganza will be fun for the whole family. From 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, October 2, you kids will be able to enjoy all of these [...]
Blue Streak Scholarship Fund and the Children of the Jubilee Schools of Memphis thank Fed Ex, ReTrans and The AIM Charity for presenting the 7th annual Taste of Jubilee. The event occurs on April 29, 2010 at 7:00 PM on the grounds of the Pink Palace Museum and in the Mansion. Last year’s event was [...]
The mission of Friends for Life is to help those affected with HIV/AIDS live well. They are the oldest and largest HIV/AIDS service organization (ASO) in the Mid-South and one of the most comprehensive ASO in the Southern United States. The demand for the services of FFL continues to increase, with the agency now serving [...]
We already know that sushi is the way to my heart, but what happens when you crave it at all hours of the night, as my friends and I do? Here are some helpful options. 1. Lee’s Sushi Lee’s is an anomaly because it is a to-go sushi option at a gas station. That’s right, [...]
I’ll be damned if I didn’t tell you about the Food Truck Fare that is happening tomorrow. I, for one, am the biggest proponent of food trucks. Nothing like a cheap, greasy on-the-go meal whipped up in an automobile to make a girl smile. Food trucks have made legends out of the simplest fare, and the [...]
Molly’s La Casita is one of those places you either love or hate; there is no in between ambivalence on this one. I’ve talked to to people who regard it as God’s gift to the neighborhood, and then those who turn their nose up and cringe. Molly’s unabashedly serves up Tex Mex. Not authentic Mexican, so [...]
If I had to choose a cuisine other than my own to eat for the rest of my life, it would undoubtedly be Japanese. One of my biggest foodie desires is to visit Masa in New York! However, I would have to say that one of my favorite places for sushi in Memphis is Sekisui [...]
