Ken's Food Find

Magnolia Bend Grille

For A Friend Continuing this series of "birthday dinners" that was never intended, I went to Nesbit, Mississippi to dine at a restaurant owned by a longtime friend. Originally, I planned to eat there on my actual birthday but that proved to be a logistical problem. With my drivi…

McEwen's

A Change Of Pace In choosing a restaurant to celebrate my 59th birthday, I decided to get away from a "name" theme (as in the name of the restaurant had to start with the letter "B") and chose the best and practical restaurant available. I didn't want another medi…

Prince's Hot Chicken

Chicken Royalty After years of wishing, I finally got the opportunity to get some genuine Nashville Hot Chicken from the place that started it all. Prince's Hot Chicken was founded by James Thornton Prince, a womanizer who pissed off his girlfriend so badly that she sought revenge by …

Ecco

"Here" It Is It's not often that I get to write about restaurants that are close to my house, but one of the best Italian restaurants in Memphis is just a short bike ride away. Ecco is a neighborhood restaurant in the Crosstown section of Midtown, in the space formally occup…

Bog & Barley

It Was My Birthday This review is VERY LATE in coming, with the reason being that I wasn't inspired to write it (I'm posting this on September 23, 2025, a day before my next birthday). It stems from my sense that none of the meals that I ate at Bog & Barley were noteworthy. …

Crockett Grocery

Great Wings! This will be a brief take on "hot wings" that I had recently. They came from one of the most unlikely places in the Bluff City, a convenience store in North Memphis. Crockett Grocery has been around for as long as I can remember, although I never considered it a pl…