Sound Bites

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.

Sound Bites gets 'vegan crunk' with Bianca Phillips.

Holly Whitfield joins CEO Eric Barnes and video and podcast producer Natalie Van Gundy for a lively discussion on their favorite cafes, where they'd take visiting java snobs and how they each make our coffee at home. (Spoiler alert: the approaches vary wildly!)

Chris Herrington talks with Joshua Carlucci, a former chef and teacher who's become a regular contributor to the Daily Memphian food section.

If you've ever hosted folks visiting Memphis, you know the situation: your family is coming to town for a weekend or some old friends are finally making good on a long-promised visit to Memphis. Maybe they love the city, maybe they're not yet sold. Either way, you want to show them a great time.

From stores to trailers, carts to coolers, Mempops has become an inseparable part of Memphis summers.  

The tomatoes are coming.

With 19 bags of assorted Lay's potato chip flavors, four of us crinkled bags and crunched chips for a home and away Sound Bites and The Sidebar.

Not feeling the ribs or a barbecue sandwich? It's OK, we got you. Try some of these non-traditional dishes in barbecue restaurants.

Eli Townsend's new Dos Hermanos Kitchen inside the Cossitt Library is where he feels he's meant to be, except in the winters, when he'll be running another place in Rhode Island.

Eric Barnes joins the Daily Memphian food editor on Sound Bites.

Bog & Barley is all it's cracked up to be; Jennifer and Chris talk about the new East Memphis restaurant on Sound Bites, and talk of Easter meals leads to talk of cakes, as many roads do.

There was the recipe for the Seessel's Lemon Butter Pie, of course, but Chris and Jennifer also talked about the history of the beloved hometown grocery, which was started by Henry Seessel, known as the 'Great Butcher of Memphis.'

Sure, most of us liked brownies when we were kids and plenty of us still do, but what's keeping it from having its heyday?

Keeping the pantry stocked with spices is key to be able to cook up a good meal; Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington discuss the most important ones.