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Memphis Toast

On The "Smokey" Frontier When you have a dream about your responsibilities as a food blogger, you know that you're been away from the game too long. That said, I had a weird dream where I was at a food "pop-up" that was in the middle of the Summer Center parking l…

Fresh Gulf Shrimp (CLOSED)

Ken's Food Find 1:29 PM

Fresh Fry! As 2023 comes to a close, I wanted to recognize a company that has been supportive of this blog and the social media elements related to it. In Fresh Gulf Shrimp, the owners are one of KFF's best supporters on Instagram and Twitter (aka "X") , bolstering some of …

Ben Yay's (CLOSED)

Ken's Food Find 4:13 PM

A Special Occasion In keeping with a new tradition, I treated myself to a nice dinner on my birthday. After visits to fancy restaurants like Bari and Bishop , I decided to dress it down a bit by dining at Ben Yay's. Formerly a fast food chicken joint ( Krispy Krunchy Chicken ), the l…

Boscos

Ken's Food Find 3:51 PM

A Lot To Offer There aren't many restaurants that offer a variety of menu items that appeal to a broad range of people. In Memphis, the best example of that is Westy's , where you can order chicken alfredo, tamales, fried catfish, a Philly cheesesteak sandwich, jambalaya and (for …

Elwood's Shells (CLOSED)

Ken's Food Find 4:42 PM

Out With The Old, In With The New As someone who loved Jasmine , the Thai and Vegetarian (along with good Chinese) restaurant in Midtown's Cooper-Young neighborhood, I was saddened when it went out of business. From the time I moved back to Memphis twenty-two years ago, …

My First Crock Pot Meal

Ken's Food Find 12:47 PM

Cajun Cooking It's not often that I write about my cooking, but whenever I do something noteworthy for the first time, I gotta holla. In the case of my first time using a crock pot, I believe that I went through one of the single man's rites of passage, albeit decade…

Rizzo's Diner (CLOSED)

Ken's Food Find 1:04 PM

Excellence In The Making If you read this blog often, you know that it doesn't feature a lot of high end, upscale restaurants. This isn't by design, but rather by circumstance. For those of you who don't already know this, I'm a barely employed part-time…