Sound Bites

Last week, Muddy's Bake Shop celebrated its "Sweet Sixteen," and Chris Herrington talked to owner Kat Gordon about the accordion-style expand-and-contract evolution of a little bakery that's become a Memphis institution. On this week's "Sound Bites," he and Holly Whitfield discuss some different angles of that story.

Recently, Daily Memphian contributor Christin Yates highlighted 10 Memphis restaurants with a breakfast bent. On Sound Bites this week, Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington muse over the restaurants mentioned in the story, noting their faves and places they still need to try.

Digital director Holly Whitfield and columnist Chris Herrington react to a bunch of recent Memphis food news, from a notable restaurant closing in the Edge District to some exciting soon-to-open news places in Cooper-Young and Overton Square.

On this week's episode of "Sound Bites," Holly Whitfield returns from her dark Memphis winter with a tales of burst pipes and combined pantries. She and Chris Herrington also talk about, and riff on, some recent Memphis food news.

In honor of National Southern Food Day, Chris Herrington put Southern transplant Eric Barnes to the test on this week's edition of Sound Bites, a hit-the-road edition recorded at Crosstown Concourse.

This week on The Daily Memphian's Sound Bites podcast, Chris Herrington and Holly Whitfield hold a remembrance of restaurants past.  Noting a flurry of recent local restaurant closings, from Midtown's Pho Binh to Edge District pioneers Edge Alley to partial closures and relocations such as Germantown's Let it Fly sports bar and Cooper Street's Mo' Bay Beignet Co., they look back a little bit furth...

Chris Herrington and Holly Whitfield sift through various national food trend stories to weigh in on topics such as "vegetable forward" restaurants, savory cocktails, Spam, solo dining and spicy drinks and desserts, looking for Memphis connections along the way. 

Eric Barnes, Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington take turns this week paying tribute to some of the most memorable food experiences they had in Memphis this year, from new restaurants to established faves revisited, from "reservations please" places to fried chicken on the river and grocery store takeout corners.

Eric Barnes and Holly Whitfield talk toast-worthy drinks, bar favorites and New Year's events around town.

On this week's show, Natalie Van Gundy, Holly Whitfield and I talk about winter holiday foods, with an emphasis on sweets and grazing. 

From Downtown to Collierville, soft to crisp, thin to thick, meaty to meatless, we discuss our favorite Memphis pizza spots and what are go-to orders are at each. 

In this episode of Sound Bites, Chris Herrington and Holly Whitfield break down the epic battles that happen on the Thanksgiving table. Is turkey actually good? Which preparation method is the best for the big bird? Do we like dressing or stuffing? (Does anyone actually stuff the turkey with stuffing anymore?)

In this episode, Bianca Phillips, Natalie Van Gundy and Holly Whitfield go through their lists of food-inspired gift ideas. Think: special bottles of locally-distilled bourbon, a cute tea party experience, international snack packs and Memphis made treats.

If you follow The Daily Memphian's food or business sections, you've likely seen a new byline coming through on restaurant-related business stories: Sophia Surrett. 

In this episode of Sound Bites, Eric Barnes, Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington discuss the must-haves for laptop-friendly locations (it's more than just good Wi-Fi) and then share their favorite spots to knock out some writing, emails, meetings or even paying bills.

In this episode of Sound Bites, Natalie Van Gundy and Holly Whitfield join Eric Barnes to talk about which local brewery taprooms have the best atmosphere, our favorite patios and the most delicious food options.

Eric Barnes, Chris Herrington and Holly Whitfield are live in the WYXR studio for a Sound Bites/The Sidebar "Home and Away". 

Inspired by a road trip later this week, Chris Herrington quizzed colleagues Holly Whitfield and Natalie Van Gundy about gas-station grub habits, or maybe its weaknesses. 

Openings, closings, expansions, comebacks, updates. Restaurants are always busy being born and sometimes busy dying. This week on Sound Bites, digital director Holly Whitfield and columnist Chris Herrington discuss a few bits of recent Memphis restaurant news. 

On this week's pod, inspired by El Pollo Latino's chicken-forward menu, Chris Herrington ranks 10 familiar ways to prepare (and consume) chicken, counting them down from 10 to one, discussing where he goes for each in Memphis.

In this week's Sound Bites, producer Natalie Van Gundy and columnist Chris Herrington talk about some recent Memphis restaurant news: A new Elwood's Shack looming, the opening of Hive Bagel & Deli, and more. But then they talk fair and fest food. Natalie brings clarity to the Pronto Pup vs. corn dog question. (Or, um, party dogs?) Chris issues a warning on the subject of funnel cakes. And they dis...

On this week's Sound Bites, food section contributor Joshua Carlucci and Chris Herrington discussed a couple of exciting new additions to the Memphis food scene that they've respectively written about in the past week and have each visited. 

On this week's Sound Bites, digital director Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington pour over the week's food news for items of particular interest, landing on a bevy of coffee-shop happenings, including the University District's Belltower Coffeehouse taking over the empty snack-shop space at Shelby Farms, and the return of a south-of-Downtown dive bar. 

On this week's Sound Bites, digital director Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington talk about some food stories they each recently written and one recent Memphis food event they both missed. 

If you seek movie and show recommendations and are interested in food, cooking or chefs, this episode is for you.