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Style Blueprint
06-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Style Blueprint
Your Guide to Memphis Food Trucks
Share with your friends! Pinterest LinkedIn Email Flipboard Reddit Some of the best bites in Memphis are served from a window on wheels. Whether you're grabbing lunch or chasing down a late-night craving, our local Memphis food trucks deliver serious flavor. Here are 12 must-try food truck orders that prove Memphis street food is anything but ordinary. Flipside Asia More Info: Flavor-packed and globally inspired, Flipside Asia brings a gourmet twist to Asian street food. The menu rotates with weekly specials, so be on the lookout for the Thai Cashew Chicken — a customer favorite that offers authentic flavors combined with fresh ingredients. Pin Say Cheese More Info: Say hello to comfort food with a deliciously melty twist. Say Cheese takes grilled cheese to the next level with over-the-top combinations like the PCB — homemade pimiento cheese, sharp cheddar, and the smoky goodness of applewood bacon, served on toasty sourdough bread. Pin El Mero Taco More Info: Mexican food with Memphis soul? Yes, please. El Mero Taco blends authentic Oaxaca flavors with Southern style, like the Southern Fried Chicken Taco (you can also get it as a quesadilla). Topped with queso blanco, tomato, in-house pickled jalapeños, and cilantro, this combo is a crowd-pleaser! Pin Mempops More Info: Cool, colorful, and handcrafted in Memphis, Mempops offers sweet treats that hit the spot. Deliciously refreshing, the Strawberry Cheesecake Pop combines fresh strawberries with a light, sweet cream cheese base for a picture-perfect pop that tastes even better than it looks. Pin Raw Girls More Info: Clean eating has never been so gorgeous — or so flavorful. Case in point: Raw Girls' Roasted Maple-Glazed Sweet Potato Salad, a mouthwatering combo of roasted sweet potatoes, organic mixed greens, and pecans with a maple dijon vinaigrette. Pin Smurfey's Smokehouse More Info: Instagram When you want full-on Southern comfort, Smurfey's Smokehouse delivers – slow-smoked and saucy. The BBQ Nachos are loaded with tender meat and melted cheese. Don't forget to add jalapeños if you're brave of heart! Pin StickEM More Info: StickEM proves simple can be sensational. These fire-grilled skewers are juicy, boldly seasoned, and served with flavorful sauces. You can choose between shrimp, chicken, or steak. But why pick one when you can have all three? Our pick is the kabob platter that has it all. (Vegetarians, you're in luck; the tofu kabobs are super yummy.) Pin Blanchard's Organic Breads More Info: Instagram Get freshly-baked, organic, French-inspired breads and pastries at Blanchard's Organic Breads. We're a big fan of the focaccia bread, made with Monterey Jack cheese, garden-fresh tomatoes, pesto, garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, and flake salt. Get it while it lasts … We aren't the only ones who love it! Pin Voodoo Cafe & Food Truck More Info: Facebook Looking for a bit of magic in your day? Try the Cafe Bonboncita at the Voodoo Cafe Food Truck – an icy and delicious treat on a hot Memphis day. Pair it with one of Voodoo's over-the-top beignets for a warm, sugary treat. Pin The Neon Crave More Info: Facebook The Neon Crave offers scrumptious açaí bowls, loaded mini-pancakes, Italian ice, dirty sodas, and lemonade. The bowls are build-your-own, and we love the combination of pineapple and coconut-based blue cream topped with fresh fruit! Pin Soi Number 9 More Info: Soi No. 9 brings Thai street food to Memphis, one delicious dish at a time. The Fried Khao Mun Gai combines perfectly seasoned fried chicken with steamed jasmine rice, sweet chili sauce, and fresh cucumbers. Yum! Pin Good Groceries Mobile Diner More Info: If you are craving creative, made-from-scratch meals, check out the Good Groceries Mobile Diner. Our pick for the list is barbecue with a savory twist! Instead of pork or chicken, The BBQ is made with the eatery's signature duck confit, with tangy sauce, coleslaw, and pickles, served on a toasted brioche bun. Pin Look for food trucks at festivals, breweries, and farmers' markets, and follow your favorite mobile kitchens on social media for location and menu updates. ********** For more ideas on where to eat in Memphis, visit our Food & Dining archives. About the Author Gaye Swan As a professional writer of over 20 years, Gaye is an avid traveler and enjoys highlighting food, culture, and attractions around the South. While Gaye is passionate about life in Memphis, she grew up in Meridian and is still a Mississippi girl at heart.
The Hindu
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
In Chennai's Besant Nagar, Cafe Āve balances the comfort of Eden with edgy naked cakes and matcha lattes
Eden played safe for three decades. Not surprisingly, it birthed a rebel. A chic neighbourhood cafe, Āve is carving out its own niche on a leafy Besant Nagar lane, wedged comfortably between a tailoring unit, 'Paul's Unisex waxing bar' and the optimistically named 'Say Cheese' Dental Clinic. This space used to be home to 'Pretty 'n' Passion, a beauty parlour, which has now moved down the road. (No doubt, to a sigh of relief from unisex Paul.) Inside, Cafe Āve is compact and minimalist, filled with sunshine that streams in from the French windows. A dramatic dessert counter, studded with tall cakes and chunky cookies, dominates the room. A waiter walks past with a tray heavy with cheese boreks, a nod to Eden, which is just two streets away. When Aparna Venkatesh, Venkatesh MB and Subadhra Raju, all graduates of Institute of Hotel Management, Taramani, and best friends, launched Eden in Besant Nagar in 1992, they quickly gained a cult following for their dependable, continental vegetarian menu, which still pivots on corn florentines, paneer pasta bakes and olive garlic naans. Aparna and Venkatesh got married and years later their daughter Nayantara, moved to Melbourne where she studied Economics. However, she too felt the pull of the restaurant business and ended up doing a course in Patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu, London, as well as stints at Glazed, a gluten-free Melbourne bakery and a cookie shop called the Cookie Box. Nayantara's menu at Ave is a blend of classics and experimental dishes, for while she is clearly anchored in Eden's comforting carb-laden embrace, she is also determined to let her personality and training shine through. The family legacy is evident, from the creamy coconut curry served with pandan rice, to her dad, sitting unobtrusively behind the counter to help with billing. But so is her individual, Asian inspired style, which she attributes to years in Melbourne, resulting in towering fluffy pistachio-lemon cakes and confident Japan-inspired egg sandos. Already bustling, Cafe Āve can be noisy especially if you land a neighbouring table filled with children squealing for French fries. (Spoiler alert: There are no French fries.) Fortunately, they are mollified by pancakes topped with honey butter. In their defence, most of the menu is rather grown up: the waffles are made with herbed cheese, served with eggs and avocado. And even the French toast has a twist, pav bread with salted condensed milk, berries and malted crumbs. I enjoy the tweaks. My fish – mahi mahi, which is sourced every morning – is light and flaky, encased in a crunchy tempura-style batter. It is served with a salad of finely julienned apples, fragrant with fresh coriander, Thai basil and mint. Sweet, spicy and salty, it is a simple but skillfully cooked meal. There are other reasonably healthy options: from zucchini hummus with pita and roasted vegetables, to pumpkin tacos. I try the chicken congee, which is a brave choice for a cafe, given how unapologetically bland it is, perked up marginally by caramelised onions and chilli crisp. The hefty grilled aubergine sandwich, filled with pesto and ricotta, would be better grilled – Nayantara says it is work in progress. Eager for feedback from customers, she intends to tweak the menu gradually, making space for seasonal vegetables and fruit though the year. Try the matcha, even if you are too cool to follow trends. Bright and refreshing without the grassy taste of desperation evident in much of today's matcha avalanche, this is made with creamy cereal oat milk and topped with a chewy knob of caramelised cereal. The menu also features indulgent no-cream, no-sugar hot chocolate, whipped till its light and frothy, and dependably strong espressos. Using coffee from Vithai, which sources beans from farmers in Palani hills, Nayantara serves typical Melbourne-style flat whites, as well as Spanish lattes, Cereal milk matcha and brown sugar lattes. As she makes me Mont Blanc – black coffee crowned with soft folds of whipped cream and orange zest – she explains how she worked towards tailoring a menu that is concise and purposeful. Eat cake. While this is always good advice, it is especially relevant here. Ignoring fondant (thank goodness for that) and fussy swirls of cream, Nayantara does 'naked cakes', without too much icing. 'I don't like things that are overly sweet. So we try and make our desserts salty-sweet,' she says. By now, the children have left, and their table has been taken by gym bros flexing muscles and baseball caps as they dig into banana pudding. Beside them, a lady dining alone eats a slice of pistachio-lemon cake as she reads her book. In the corner, two bankers discuss strategy for their next meeting with the boss. It is disarmingly warm and homey, especially once I start eating the malted chocolate cake, dark with cocoa and Milo, and topped with a crunchy salty-sweet crumble. 'We grew up at Eden, so Besant Nagar is home,' smiles Nayantara, looking around her new space with contentment. I used to visit this space when it was a beauty parlour. When I walked in, looking for a restaurant, this felt just right.' As it turns out, with life and with food, sometimes you need to travel the world to reignite the joys of home.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
TikTok food star reviews 'indulgent' takeaway on the coast
A viral social media star has praised the "indulgent" food at a coastal establishment. Sarah Hoirns opened Say Cheese at Beach Street in Felixstowe at the start of last year, serving up macaroni cheese loaded with a range of different toppings. The takeaway allows guests to pick and choose from a range of toppings or specials such Mac Attack which is crispy potatoes topped with mac and cheese, or the D Oh Double G which is the cheesy pasta topped with hotdogs, crispy onions, yellow mustard and ketchup. During a recent visit to the leisure hub on the Suffolk Coast, TikTok star Food Review Club tried the cheesy pasta offering. READ MORE: Sign up to the Eat Suffolk newsletter to keep up to date with the latest food and drink news Sarah Hiorns, owner of Say Cheese (Image: Sarah Hiorns) In a video, which has nearly 100,000 views across TikTok and Facebook, the reviewer tried a £15 portion of macaroni cheese and potatoes topped with crispy onions and bacon bits. "It's a delicious cheese mix, the mac is absolutely lovely, the crispy onions are great and the bacon bits are almost like small cuts of gammon," said the social media star. "This is a really good meal. It is quite indulgent and the portion is very filling." READ MORE: Customers can choose a range of different toppings for their macaroni cheese (Image: Sarah Hiorns) He gave Say Cheese an overall score of 7.9 out of 10 and stated he would have it again, although he noted he would prefer a stronger cheddar in the cheese sauce to give it even more depth of flavour. It is not the first time Food Review Club has tried the food at Suffolk restaurants and takeaways. He previously gave high praise to the award-winning Jus Winging It in Ipswich and said Big Bro Bao, which can also be found at Beach Street, was a "work of art".
Korea Herald
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Exhibition explores evolution of photography in Korea
An exhibition of some 200 photographs taken in Korea dating back to the late 19th century is running at the National Folk Museum of Korea through July 27. The exhibition 'Say Cheese' explores what photography meant to the photographers and those pictured, according to the state-run museum. The first part of the exhibition, titled 'Changes in Photo Studios,' looks at how photo studios have changed over the years, starting with the introduction of photography by the Japanese in the early 1880s. On display are photos of the Cheonyeondang studio, which opened in 1907. It initially served the royal family and later expanded its services to the general public. The later part of the section explores how photographers and their studios struggled with the disruptive advent of digital cameras, with photos showing the diminishing role of traditional photo studios. 'The Golden Age of the Photo Studio,' the second part of the exhibition, zooms in on the heyday of conventional photo studios from the 1960s to the 1990s. The section features photos of everyday Koreans going to markets, celebrating family events like birthdays and anniversaries, and posing on trips. The exhibition also focuses on the level of artistry photographers sought when developing their photos. Skills like retouching to eliminate scratches and adjusting tone, color, brightness and contrast increasingly mattered as customers looked to sharpen their images, according to the museum. The exhibition comes to an end with a quote from an 80-year-old unnamed photographer: 'This is what I've done all my life. When a customer enters my shop, I can never tell them 'no,' because I'm the only one in this vicinity who does this now.'
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Contributor: My L.A. neighborhood won't be the same when Say Cheese closes
Several Saturdays ago, my mom and I walked into our local L.A. cheese shop, which we visit weekly. This store, Say Cheese, in Silver Lake, is owned by Glenn Harrell. Glenn and I have been friends for a long time. His shop is where I get my favorite Cabot cheddar, and Glenn has introduced me to a whole host of other cheeses, including a red cheddar called Red Storm and a truffle brie that goes down as my most favorite ever. Glenn always has time for me. One day, I was wondering about a cheese in a fantasy book I was reading, 'The Inquisitor's Tale,' and he helped me find that exact cheese, Époisses, in his shop. A stinky cheese for sure, but delicious. There are no shortage of samples when it comes to Glenn. You can leave his store filled up after trying numerous cheeses on top of crispy crackers. Read more: Say Cheese says goodbye to Silver Lake after 53 years So you can imagine my sadness when we walked into his shop on this particular Saturday, and Glenn told my mom and me that he had to close his shop by the end of April, due to a rent increase. It turns out Say Cheese faces about a 300% rent increase that Glenn says he simply can't pay. Rumor has it that in Say Cheese's place a baked goods and sandwich shop will appear. 'I was waiting for the shoe to drop' is how Glenn explained it to my mom and me. 'I knew four and half years ago that the landlord was looking for a new tenant [who could pay more rent].' This is not the first time one of my favorite shops will have closed because of rising rents. A couple of years ago, Jasmine's Garden, a flower shop in Los Feliz, disappeared. In its place, you guessed it: another coffee shop. My favorite Silver Lake Italian restaurant, Alimento, closed last year, partly because the cost of running it became too much. I worry that in a couple of years, all the places that make these neighborhoods special will be replaced. Read more: Black-trimmed homes, tiny libraries and other signs your neighborhood is about to be gentrified Glenn has been a huge part of Silver Lake and the owner of Say Cheese for 26 years. He is a former member of Silver Lake's Neighborhood Council. The shop has always been a meeting ground, a place where strangers start spontaneous conversations with each other, where people connect. During my last visit I met a nice woman who chatted with me for a long time about the almost-closing of our local gelateria, Pazzo Gelato. A lot of people know Glenn by name — our next-door neighbor, for example. She was shocked when we told her Say Cheese was closing. Los Angeles is a city of almost 4 million people, most of whom we'll never know. But local, longtime businesses like Say Cheese create a community in the middle of this big city that many of us depend on, that make us proud to live where we live. And yet these defining businesses are at risk. As Glenn said, 'I think this is happening all over the city of Los Angeles.' And there's this problem too: If shops like Glenn's keep closing, why would anyone choose to live in Silver Lake over any other neighborhood? Unique businesses are one reason property values — and now rents — have increased in Silver Lake in the first place. The truth is, it's the little things that matter most in a community. Every neighborhood has a coffee shop (or 20). We don't want chain businesses replacing the uncommon shops that give neighborhoods their personality. When those small businesses close, we lose what Silver Lake (and Los Angeles) really is. Ezra Halkett is a 10-year-old who lives in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. If it's in the news right now, the L.A. Times' Opinion section covers it. Sign up for our weekly opinion newsletter. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
