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Chef Kelly English joins Holly Whitfield on this week's Sound Bites to talk about the Second Line's renovations, their Hawaiian pop-up and a surprise celebrity visit to Restaurant Iris. English offers plenty of Memphis food recommendations and several hot takes on crime, Kroger and more.

With 20 years behind the bar at Bari, Hunter Coleman’s had time to break down the art and the science of craft cocktails. On this week’s Sound Bites, he shared tips of the trade and talked about Bari, amaro and his partnership with a Memphis gin brand.

Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington just wrote about tamales, and on this week’s Sound Bites, they talk about them too.

We continue talk of cakes not just fit for but named for kings, and talk about the food news of the week on this week’s Sound Bites.

Mardi Gras cometh and with it, king cakes, pancakes and all manner of delicious food. And can broccoli win a cage match with Brussels sprouts?

On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about the Porcellino’s biscuit recipe (Chris made ‘em) and plenty of this and that.

Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk over the details of a newsy week in food.

Jennifer and Chris brainstorm some food they’d like to see Kelly English serve at his series of popups, but they can’t manage to feed themselves breakfast reliably.

You know you have a favorite kind of French fry, whether it’s a shoestring, fast food fries or waffle cut. So do Jennifer and Chris, and we talk about it on Sound Bites.

It was a better year than 2021 and 2020; in fact, 2022 saw a flurry of new restaurants open toward the end of the year and served up some tasty dishes all year long.

The Biggs and Herrington households like a nice breakfast on Christmas Day, and we say hold the fruitcake. But we respect your right to love it if that’s what makes your Yuletide bright.

New restaurants have just opened or are within days or weeks of opening their doors: Which ones excite you?

Greenberg is editor-in-chief of Edible Memphis magazine and has been chronicling the best places to eat in town for decades. She started a personal food blog when her children were young, prompted by friends she said appreciated her humor and honesty. On the podcast, she joins Holly Whitfield to talk about that blog and how it led to a career in food writing and her taking the reins of Edible Memphis in 2018.

A $10 Deal inspires Jennifer and Chris to take a virtual trip around town, talking about favorite Asian restaurants from Chinese to Vietnamese and more.

A chocolate layer cake, a fancy Russian honey cake (oh my) or a dense and delicious carrot cake: They all have a place in our hearts and on our plates.

Chris Herrington’s three-part Memphis Coffee Shop Guide concluded last week and he and Jennifer Biggs talk about on Sound Bites.

Thanksgiving is a time to put your favorite folks — your family — around a table of your favorite foods and appreciate the good things in your life.

Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington discuss some of their favorite $10 Deals over the past few years.

On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington were joined by Daniel Lynn, an organizer of the now-annual Grind City Coffee Xpo.

Last year we ate odd Kit Kat flavors; this year, it was a contest to pick our favorite everyday candy for Halloween.

Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington show up in the studio with Makeda’s cookies and Blanchard’s pastries, and the conversation turns to those two.

The Memphis Food and Wine Festival is back at Radians Amphitheatre at the Memphis Botanic Garden on Oct. 15, and chef co-chairs Jose Gutierrez and Wally Joe stop by Sound Bites to talk good things.

One episode of ‘The Bear’ is only 20 minutes long, but painful to watch for anyone who’s ever worked in a restaurant; Jennifer and Chris talk over food on television and in the cinema.

Daily Memphian food writer Joshua Carlucci returns to Sound Bites this week to discuss more of his favorite $10 Deals, a major writing project and butchering a goose at home.

Chloe Sexton and Tamra Patterson have followed their dreams despite hard times, and both are seeing their success grow; Jennifer & Chris go to Steve & Todd’s.

On this week’s Sound Bites, Chris Herrington and Jennifer Biggs talk about the format of Every Single Thing, the exhaustive new review system we’ll use from time to time.

Jennifer and Chris talk about sandwiches, the kind you make at home and the kind you order out, and it turns out that someone doesn’t like a muffuletta.

On Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk with Daily Memphian columnist Dan Conaway about his upcoming Tasteful List 2022.

To celebrate the arrival of Whataburger to the metro area, Jennifer Biggs, Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes rank fast-food burgers from worst to best.

It’s Elvis Week, so Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about what was in the 12,000 calories Elvis reportedly consumed daily.

On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about the return of official dining reviews to The Daily Memphis.

On Sound Bites, Jennifer and Chris gab about the food news and features of the last week, including Karen Carrier’s influence on the restaurant scene over the years.

Chris Herrington is joined by Black Sheep Catering’s Meredith Clinton to talk about the plans for her new South Main speakeasy Lucky Cowboy and about her journey from Hayti, Missouri, gas stations to the Memphis food scene. 

Jennifer Biggs talks to Eric Barnes about what he eats for breakfast, his go-to snack, the Skittles controversy and her belief that, apparently, all change is for the better.

Chefs Wally Joe and Andrew Adams are the guests on Sound Bites, to talk food, travel James Beard awards and their recent Lunar New Year dinner.

Jennifer and Chris talk about the Summer Avenue series, and each name their five most notable places in the tour.

Jennifer and Chris talk about Summer Avenue, part three.

The second installment of our Summer Avenue tour takes us to diverse places such as Nagasaki, Willie Mae’s, and two favorite Mexican restaurants.

On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer and Chris talk about the first leg of their Summer Avenue tour, from East Parkway to Highland.

Chris and Jennifer talk about food they’ve recently eaten and the talk turns to the creative street food dishes that they both like so much.

It’s like an underfunded ‘Seinfeld’ on a podcast: We’ll call this one the pod about nothing with Eric and Jennifer.

Jennifer and Chris share their holiday menus, talk over recent food news, and dive deeper in farmers markets and homemade ice cream.

Memorial Day is the de facto start of summer, so it’s time to talk summer foods on this week’s Sound Bites.

Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk it over: Memphis in May is headed back to Tom Lee Park, but some people like Liberty Park better.

We believe recipes are meant to be shared, and so do some generous local chefs and loyal readers.

Regular customers already know about the shop’s signature macarons, pastries and cookies. And at least one of those customers thought the bakery deserved some major recognition. 

There’s a new fish restaurant in town, and it comes with a river view. In Crosstown, the new place is all about pinball machines.

Maybe you miss a Chicago style hot dog, maybe a Chicago deep dish pizza, maybe you want restaurants to stay open later or want a local diner. What do you think the Memphis restaurant scene needs?

Meal kits can be a time saver, but having them on hand doesn’t always mean you’re going to be motivated to cook; we dive into the mail bag.