Ken's Food Find

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The Hollywood Cafe

"Walking" in Robinsonville Since I've started blogging about food, I usually write about where and what I ate during Thanksgiving. As for the "where," the dinner was usually in a Tunica casino that had a huge buffet for massive appeal. This year, beca…

Alannah's Breakfast Kafé (CLOSED)

Ken's Food Find 8:00 AM

Another Breakfast Gem On a whim, I went to Alannah's Breakfast Kafé (formerly Cafe Napoleon ) to check out something that I've heard about. According to some, the cafe serves some of the best catfish in Downtown Memphis. That's a heady claim, considering the comp…

Mot & Ed's (CLOSED)

Ken's Food Find 3:45 PM

A Place To Get "Stuffed" Recently, someone posted a comment on my Urbanspoon "Best Burger Joints in Memphis" list, asking if I had the Stuffed Burgers at Mot & Ed's. Although it wasn't the first time that I've heard about the Soul Food re…

Off The Hoof Burgers

Ken's Food Find 12:00 PM

Not Always In Harmony Last week, I wanted to satisfy my curiosity by trying something I heard about. A while ago, Seth of Best Memphis Burger blog proclaimed that he found his first five-star burger. Give the fabulous sandwiches that he had previously, I assumed that he fou…

Mandarin Wok

Ken's Food Find 8:02 PM

Two (Snap) Peas In A Pod During a day off last week, I went to Munford, Tennessee for Chinese food. With the numerous Chinese restaurants in Midtown Memphis alone, some might see this as lunacy. However, my purpose for the trip wasn't for satisfying my appetite, but rath…

Westy's

Ken's Food Find 10:30 AM

Great Burgers, Mediocre Barbecue About two or three years ago, I ran into a friend while heading to my favorite bar, The Flying Saucer . After talking about this and that for a few minutes, my friend recommended Westy's One-Eyed Bacon Cheeseburger with pepper jack cheese…

Restaurants Honoring The Military

Ken's Food Find 4:24 PM

Thank You! On Veteran's Day, I want to recognize restaurants that honor the military with free meals. These acts of generosity (which many also do on Memorial Day) is appreciated by most of the military and veterans like myself. For some such as the homeless, lunch/dinne…