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3 days ago | 
memphisflyer.com | Michael Donahue
With the cool temperatures on Friday, May 30th, attendees at Memphis Italian Festival experienced how it would feel if it was held in fall instead of spring. Marquette Park was jam-packed at the second night of the festival, which began May 29th and ended May 31st.
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3 days ago | 
memphisflyer.com | Michael Donahue
Biftekia fans can shout, “Opa!” The popular meat item sold each year at Memphis Greek Festival will now be available at pop-ups during select times throughout the year. The first pop-up will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 28th, at High Point Grocery at 469 High Point Terrace. “Opa” is a Greek word I heard a lot at this year’s festival, which was held May 9th and 10th at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church.
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1 week ago | 
memphisflyer.com | Michael Donahue
The Kosten Foundation and the Kick It Pickleball Tournament kicked it during the three-day event, held May 16th, 17th, and 18th at Shadowlawn Park in Arlington, Tennessee.
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1 week ago | 
memphisflyer.com | Michael Donahue
very Amstutz hit the byways for years before starting Byway Coffee Company. Born in Memphis, she also lived in Hawaii, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. She studied abroad in Lithuania. As a wedding photographer, she’s shot in Germany, Alaska, Mexico, and the Bahamas. She says she loves to “take the road less traveled,” instead of “jumping on the highway.”And that was the inspiration for Byway Coffee.
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1 week ago | 
memphisflyer.com | Michael Donahue
SmokeSlam vs. Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. I heard from both sides because I visited both sides. One team member expressed his loyalty to Memphis in May. That’s why his team preferred to be with the other teams at Tiger Lane. Then there are those who just want the experience of a barbecue on the river. Hence, SmokeSlam, which was held in Tom Lee Park.
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1 week ago | 
memphisflyer.com | Michael Donahue
A Kiss Before Dying departs on its “full East Coast tour” June 1st, but the members of the metalcore band won’t be wearing dog collars with spikes and strictly black clothing. That was the 1980s stereotype. They don’t adhere to today’s look, either, says lead singer Alex Harris, 24. “There’s definitely a modern hardcore style, but we don’t make a point to conform to it,” he says. “We do our own thing.”The modern hardcore style is “a lot of baggy clothes and lots of camo.
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2 weeks ago | 
memphisflyer.com | Michael Donahue
I got a cup of coffee and a jelly doughnut at Gibson’s Donuts on Memorial Day. I also got a bowl of “Britton’s Black Bean Soup.” And it was one of the most delicious culinary items I’ve eaten. This isn’t on the menu. You can’t order this when you order a “maple bacon” doughnut or an apple fritter. This was whipped up by Gibsons’s manager/owner Britton DeWeese as a treat for the employees on the holiday. I was just lucky enough to get some.
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2 weeks ago | 
memphisflyer.com | Michael Donahue
Magnolia & May restaurant opened on May 26, 2020. Smack dab during the pandemic lockdown. No vaccine. People were sheltering in place.
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2 weeks ago | 
memphisflyer.com | Michael Donahue
If you felt like dancing at, say, around 1 o’clock in the afternoon, you were in good company at the Memphis Greek Festival. Groups of dancers performed at designated times each day at the festival, which was held May 9th and 10th at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Guests were invited to jump in after they finished and try their hand — or feet — in a dance.
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2 weeks ago | 
memphisflyer.com | Michael Donahue
Judd Grisanti prepared his first dinners on Monday, May 18th, at Marshall Steakhouse in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Or, as the restaurant’s owner Randall Swaney, dubbed it: “Marshall Grisanti.”Grisanti, a chef whose restaurants include the former Spindini, is the son of the late restaurateur Ronnie Grisanti. He will be cooking his Italian cuisine at Marshall’s on Mondays and Tuesdays, the days the restaurant formerly was closed.
