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The Best Breakfast in Memphis in 2024
Plus a new movie from a former Memphis Grizzlies player, Memphis Housing Report, and more!
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February 15, 2024
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Good morning, Memphis. And a huge welcome to the 174 (!) new people who joined us since last Thursday. If you haven’t subscribed yet, join 225 smart, curious Memphians here:
Phew… what a week! Super Bowl Sunday, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s Day, and the highly anticipated Best Breakfast in Memphis Challenge. Let the good times roll.
In today’s newsletter:
🎥 Former Memphis Grizzlies Player launching a movie in Memphis
🍳 The Best Breakfast Restaurant goes to…
🎶 Live music in Memphis
And so much more! Let’s get to it.
- Jonah Baer, Reuben Skahill, & Gabe Kisber
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🗞️ The Rundown
Former Memphis Grizzlies player launches new movie set in Memphis
A film written and produced by former Memphis Grizzlies player Jarnell Stokes is set to begin filming in Memphis later this year in March. As Stokes’ first screenplay, “Break the Cycle” will star Cuba Gooding Jr., Vivica A. Fox, Vernon Davis, and Quinton Jackson.
The South Wind High School graduate said that the film is a “heart-pounding journey through the world of streetball that explores themes of family, ambition, and the moral complexities of urban life.” I don’t know about you, but we can’t wait to check out another movie filmed and based in Memphis from a Memphis native.
St. Jude ranked No. 9 on list of best large employers to work for in 2024
According to Forbes, the children’s research hospital founded here in Memphis was once again named as one of the top big companies to work for in the country. They were the highest-ranked Memphis or Tennessee-based company on the list.
City of Memphis & Rhodes College release 2024 Housing Report
The new report provides comprehensive data and analysis to inform discussions around housing landscape in the 901. It highlights significant growth in the housing market, but it also points out challenges such as rising rents, ongoing systemic issues, and problems with evictions. The report emphasizes the need for collective action to solve these challenges and promote justice and equity in our housing. If you want to learn more, you can check out the report here.
📷️ Photo of the Week
📸 @deepcityvisuals | Mississippi Bridge in the fog
🤸 9 things to do in the 901
From plays and open mic nights to Grizz games and pickle paloozas (say whaaat), check out 9 things going on in Memphis over the next week.
Theater & Comedy
Tyler Chronicles & Friends | Feb. 15 @ 7:30 PM @ Chuckles Comedy House
The Squirrels | Feb. 16 - Mar 03 @ TheatreWorks at The Square
Live Rich Die Poor, A Zora Neale Hurston One Woman Play | Feb. 16. 7 PM @ Theatre South
Sports
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Milwaukee Bucks | Feb. 15, 7:30 PM @ FedEx Forum
Memphis Women’s Tennis vs. Purdue | Feb. 18, 11 AM @ Leftwich Tennis Center
Memphis Tiger’s Men’s Basketball vs. UNC Charlotte | Feb. 21, 7 PM @ FedEx Forum
Other Things to Do
Nerdy Nite | Feb. 16, 7 PM @ Memphis Chess Club
Mardy Growl with Hollywood Feed | Feb. 17, 11 AM - 1 PM @ Overton Park
Pickle Palooza | Feb. 17, 12 PM @ 310 Beale
Source: The Memphis Flyer
Best of Memphis
🍳 And the winner for Best Breakfast is…
Not so soon, before we announce the winner… how did we get here?
In March Madness fashion, we launched a bracket on our IG of the 16 best breakfast restaurants in Memphis to decide once and for all: what is the best breakfast spot in town?
Here’s a round-by-round recap of the tournament because this bracket was too much fun (but first, check out all 16 incredible restaurants here):
In the first round, as exciting as any Round of 64 in NCAA’s March Madness, we watched a Cinderella story unfold with 10-seed Staks Kitchen winning against Another Broken Egg handedly in the end — with voters showcasing their allegiance to Staks, a local Memphis restaurant. 11-seed Bob Barksdale’s nearly pulled out the upset against 6-seed Hive, but the new bagel restaurant Hive pulled out a narrow victory, taking a lead towards the end of voting.
Meanwhile, 12-seed Kinfolk, a newer Memphis restaurant on the scene, performed extremely well in voting all day, but couldn’t pull out a victory against the institutional behemoth that is 5-seed Arcade. And don’t look now but the Memphis staples of 3-seed Brother Juniper’s and 1-seed Sunrise showcased their immense popularity in the first round, with the most votes at 701 and 669, respectively.
Entering the Second round, the top-seeded restaurants rose to the occasion this time with zero upsets. There was no cinderella story as Staks Kitchen, a first-round fan favorite, fell to another Memphis institution that is Bryant’s Breakfast. Downtown staple Arcade won against Big Bad Breakfast, while Brother Juniper’s and Sunrise had the most votes this round, ultimately beating their competition against two incredible Memphis restaurants — Hive and The Liquor Store.
In the Final Four showdown — Sunrise vs. Arcade and Bryant’s vs. Brother Juniper’s — we got to see the best of the best showcase why they should be the best breakfast in town. It was a long day with votes going back and forth between the four best breakfast restaurants in town. Who would make it to the prized championship? But once again, Sunrise and Brother Juniper’s saw the most votes go their way, waving goodbye to the Arcade and Bryant’s.
For the championship round, Sunrise and Brother Juniper’s battled it out neck-and-neck all day long. Back and forth the votes went, but ultimately only one institution could claim the top spot in the 901…
With 831 votes, SUNRISE won the #1 breakfast place in the city, voted on by the people, as Brother Juniper’s finished just short with 746 votes.
A huge Congrats to Sunrise and ALL of these breakfast restaurants! With some friendly competition along the way, every place was a worthy contender.
Make sure you check out our Google list of the Best Breakfast in Memphis. And save it to your phone to cross off trying every breakfast joint in town.
🤫 Stay tuned because next week, we’ll be announcing a few lucky newsletter subscribers to win gift cards to Sunrise.
🎶 Live Music in the Bluff City
Every week, we curate a list of live music in Memphis over the coming weekend.
Thursday 2/15
PJ and The Bear, Sarah Spain @ Hernando’s Hide-a-way
R.E.C., Wyatt Earp, Screamer @ Hi-Tone
Colbro Lambskin, Cash Martin, Sledge @ Growler’s
Mudflap King @ Lafayette’s
Susan Marshall, Reba Russell, Andy Ratliff @ The Orpheum
DJ Alpha Whiskey @ Central Station Hotel
Devil Train @ B-Side
Friday 2/16
Indigo Avenue @ Lafayettes’s
Hiphop vs. RNB Part IV: Pretty Pressure Edition @ Growlers
The Juke Joint All Stars @ Wild Bill’s Juke Joint
Jason Scott & The High Heat @ Hernando’s Hide-a-way
Move Through, Wes Hoffman and Friends, The Storyline, Accept It @ Hi Tone
Louise Page Valentines Soiree @ Black Lodge
Mr. White @ Eight & Sand
The Shed @ Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Rodell McCord, Computerman, Denver Massey @ Tin Roof
Little Baby Tendencies, The Cult of Chun, Lung, Godmilk @ Lamplighter Lounge
Jack Oblivian, Decoration Policy @ Bar DKDC
Saturday 2/17
Blues Brunch @ Lamplighter Lounge
Joe Restivo 4, Rice Drewery Collective @ Lafayette’s
Folk All Y’all: Leon Timbo @ The Green Room at Crosstown
Memphis Symphony Orchestra @ Cannon Center
R&B Super Jam @ Landers Center
Subteens, River City Tanlines @ Bar DKDC
Red Thomas @ Rum Boogie
Dan Bern @ Hernando’s Hide-a-Way
Meth, Blackwater Sniper @ Hi Tone
Lucky 7 Brass Band @ Railgarten
Subteens, River City Tanlines @ Bar DKDC
The Smokin’ Jays @ Momma’s
Memphis Funk-N-Horns @ Neil’s Music Room
Sunday 2/18
Buddy Albert Nemenz, David Ingle One Man Piano Show @ Silky O’Sullivan’s
The Pretty Boys @ Huey’s Midtown
Kenneth Jackson @ Huey’s Downtown
Singer Songwriter Sundays @ Meddlesome Brewing Company
Flic Pic’s Band, Divercity @ B.B. King’s Blues Club
The Resonant Rogues @ Lafayette’s
Mule Man, Chris Gale, Baunie & Soul, FreeWorld @ Rum Boogie Cafe
Wielded Steel, Surfaced, Anaphylactic Shock, Feral God, F.U.B.A.R. @ Hi Tone
Artist Revived Creative Symposium @ Growlers
Source: The Memphis Flyer
THANK YOU MEMPHIS!
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The This is Memphis Team
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