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  1. 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.

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    -Jeff B.
    zoomie at fastmail dot fm

  2. Yeff said:

    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

  3. jmcquown said:
    Yeff said:

    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

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

    Quoted message said:
    jmcquown said:
    Yeff said:

    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

  5. Yeff said:

    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

  6. Wayne Boatwright said:

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

    Quoted message said:
    jmcquown said:

    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

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

    Quoted message said:
    Wayne Boatwright said:

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

    Quoted message said:

    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

  8. zxcvbob said:
    Wayne Boatwright said:

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

    Quoted message said:

    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

  9. Yeff said:

    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"

  10. Terry Pulliam Burd said:
    Yeff said:

    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.

    Quoted message said:

    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.

    Quoted message said:

    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.

    Quoted message said:

    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.

    Quoted message said:

    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.

    Quoted message said:

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


    Jill

  11. In article <[email hidden]>, zxcvbob

    Quoted message said:
    jmcquown said:
    Yeff said:

    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.

  12. In article <[email hidden]>, zxcvbob

    Quoted message said:
    jmcquown said:
    Yeff said:

    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.

  13. Yeff said:

    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

    __
    Rusty
    Sacramento, CA

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