Well, my sister is. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations for
Memphis? She'll be there from the 23rd to the 27th of this month.

Thanks.

--

-Jeff B.
zoomie at fastmail dot fm

Yeff wrote:
> Well, my sister is. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations
> for Memphis? She'll be there from the 23rd to the 27th of this month.
>
> Thanks.

Where is she staying? That's not exactly the best area of town these days.
Also what kind of food does she like/is she looking for?

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> Yeff wrote:
>
>>Well, my sister is. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations
>>for Memphis? She'll be there from the 23rd to the 27th of this month.
>>
>>Thanks.
>
>
> Where is she staying? That's not exactly the best area of town these days.
> Also what kind of food does she like/is she looking for?
>
> Jill
>
>


How about the Peabody Hotel for some duck? ;-)

Bob

On Fri 04 Feb 2005 01:22:32p, zxcvbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> jmcquown wrote:
>> Yeff wrote:
>>
>>>Well, my sister is. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations
>>>for Memphis? She'll be there from the 23rd to the 27th of this month.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Where is she staying? That's not exactly the best area of town these
>> days. Also what kind of food does she like/is she looking for?
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
>
> How about the Peabody Hotel for some duck? ;-)
>
> Bob
>

Aw, you're mean! I suppose you want it served to Yeff's sister on the
rooftop, too.

Wayne

Yeff wrote:

> Well, my sister is. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations for
> Memphis? She'll be there from the 23rd to the 27th of this month.
>
> Thanks.

I had a WONDERFUL meal at B.B. Kings place right
on Beale. I was alone and didn't feel out of place
at all. Great fun and great music.
Goomba

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 04 Feb 2005 01:22:32p, zxcvbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>
>>jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>Yeff wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Well, my sister is. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations
>>>>for Memphis? She'll be there from the 23rd to the 27th of this month.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>Where is she staying? That's not exactly the best area of town these
>>>days. Also what kind of food does she like/is she looking for?
>>>
>>>Jill
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>How about the Peabody Hotel for some duck? ;-)
>>
>>Bob
>>
>
>
> Aw, you're mean! I suppose you want it served to Yeff's sister on the
> rooftop, too.
>
> Wayne


Naw; don't they have tables near the fountain?

Best regards,
Bob

On Fri 04 Feb 2005 06:09:58p, zxcvbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 04 Feb 2005 01:22:32p, zxcvbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>
>>>jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>>Yeff wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Well, my sister is. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations
>>>>>for Memphis? She'll be there from the 23rd to the 27th of this month.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Where is she staying? That's not exactly the best area of town these
>>>>days. Also what kind of food does she like/is she looking for?
>>>>
>>>>Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>How about the Peabody Hotel for some duck? ;-)
>>>
>>>Bob
>>>
>>
>>
>> Aw, you're mean! I suppose you want it served to Yeff's sister on the
>> rooftop, too.
>>
>> Wayne
>
>
> Naw; don't they have tables near the fountain?
>
> Best regards,
> Bob
>

Heh heh! Only for the ducks!

Wayne

zxcvbob wrote:
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 04 Feb 2005 01:22:32p, zxcvbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yeff wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Well, my sister is. Does anyone have any restaurant
>>>>> recommendations for Memphis? She'll be there from the 23rd to
>>>>> the 27th of this month.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Where is she staying? That's not exactly the best area of town
>>>> these days. Also what kind of food does she like/is she looking
>>>> for?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How about the Peabody Hotel for some duck? ;-)
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>
>>
>> Aw, you're mean! I suppose you want it served to Yeff's sister on
>> the rooftop, too.
>>
>> Wayne
>
>
> Naw; don't they have tables near the fountain?
>
> Best regards,
> Bob

Indeed they do, and a lovely bar next to it and the elevator banks, as well.

Jill

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 20:05:48 GMT, Yeff > wrote:

>Well, my sister is. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations for
>Memphis? She'll be there from the 23rd to the 27th of this month.

Barbecue is Memphis' middle name and someone is sure to mention The
Rendezvous downtown, which is famous for its dry ribs. Personally, I
don't like dry ribs and think The Rendezvous is highly overrated. You
want good ribs, I loved Corky's, even if it is a chain. Had one right
across the street from my office on Poplar. Folks who worked there
knew me by sight and just started loading up the half rack :-) Erling
Jensen's over in East Memphis - great French restaurant, dinner only.
Grisanti's, also on Poplar, great Italian. Chez Phillipe in the
Peabody (used to be the Ducks, IIRC - funny family memory there) - if
she's at the Peabody at 11:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m., she can watch the
duck march, as a half dozen (?) ducks are ushered to and fro an
elevator onto a red carpet, herded to or from a big fountain in the
lobby. The Peabody's also close to Beale St., which is of interest.
IIRC (again), Sun Records is on Beale St., which is where Elvis
recorded his first vinyl. Saw Sam and Dave in concert on Beale St. -
what a hoot.

Lived in Memphis for 2 years and made it a point of honor never to go
*near* Graceland. Was never into Elvis worship and, as another poster
said, it's in a somewhat rough part of town now.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA


"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA


"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 20:05:48 GMT, Yeff > wrote:
>
>> Well, my sister is. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations
>> for Memphis? She'll be there from the 23rd to the 27th of this
>> month.
>
> Barbecue is Memphis' middle name and someone is sure to mention The
> Rendezvous downtown, which is famous for its dry ribs. Personally, I
> don't like dry ribs and think The Rendezvous is highly overrated.

I'd rather make my own Rendezvous is someplace to go, though, when you
don't know where to go.

And have her take a stroll down Beale Street and see what's up in the
various clubs and restaurants.

> want good ribs, I loved Corky's, even if it is a chain.

Gridley's used to be better; not sure how they stand now. I got "Corky'd
out" from all the catering at the office every time we had lunch brought in.

> Peabody (used to be the Ducks, IIRC - funny family memory there) - if
> she's at the Peabody at 11:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m., she can watch the
> duck march, as a half dozen (?) ducks are ushered to and fro an
> elevator onto a red carpet, herded to or from a big fountain in the
> lobby.

The duck march is classic AND she should catch the Sunday brunch on the
rooftop in the ballroom. You've never seen so much outstanding food!

In Germantown, Poplar at Kirby Parkway off in a shopping center to the left
if you're heading west - funny, behind a Kroger and a Walgreens is Brooklyn
Bridge. Excellent Italian food with their own bakery.

Oh, in Midtown I recommend the Bayou Bar & Grill for Cajun/Creole. It's a
bit noisy (caters to a somewhat young crowd) but the food is excellent.

The Peabody also close to Beale St., which is of interest.
> IIRC (again), Sun Records is on Beale St., which is where Elvis
> recorded his first vinyl.

Too bad that isn't the original Sun Records, which was torn down and then in
a fit of "OMG, what did we do?!" rebuilt.

> Lived in Memphis for 2 years and made it a point of honor never to go
> *near* Graceland. Was never into Elvis worship and, as another poster
> said, it's in a somewhat rough part of town now.
>
It's been a rough part of town since before his death. Elvis fans might
like the tour; whatever. And all the shops with the swinging-hips Elvis
souvenier clocks and so on. I personally wouldn't hang around there after
dark.

> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
> AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA
>
Jill

In article >, zxcvbob
> wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
> > Yeff wrote:
> >
> >>Well, my sister is. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations
> >>for Memphis? She'll be there from the 23rd to the 27th of this month.
> >>
> >>Thanks.
> >
> >
> > Where is she staying? That's not exactly the best area of town these days.
> > Also what kind of food does she like/is she looking for?
> >
> > Jill
> >
> >
>
>
> How about the Peabody Hotel for some duck? ;-)
>
> Bob

As I understand it you can pick your own--any duck that doesn't have a
name.

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 20:05:48 GMT, Yeff > wrote:

>Well, my sister is. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations for
>Memphis? She'll be there from the 23rd to the 27th of this month.
>
>Thanks.

Texas de Brazil steakhouse

150 Peabody Place #3, Memphis

http://www.texasdebrazil.com


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Sacramento, CA