Just heard that:
Le Montague is possibly moving… to the old Cockeyed Camel location on Poplar and I-240…
Restaurants downtown were slammed on Saturday for the pre-Stones concert crowd and that diners waited 90 minutes for their meal at some spots, so they missed Los Lonely Boys.
My favorite Memphis pasta makers are on the move… Look for Valenza Pasta to reopen on Union Avenue, near Deliberate Literate… will keep you posted on that. (Thanks to Jeff for this update: Valenza’s move - went by their current location this past week and was told that they had changed their future location to be at the corner of McLean and Madison (NE corner) and their new phone is 278-0078.
After I got the word, called and spoke with Shirley Dunavent, owner of Valenza… she said they’re open at the new location — 1329 Madison — between 10 and 4:30 on Tuesday through Thursday. It’s still available at Miss Cordelia’s and on the menu at McEwen’s on Monroe, as well as other restaurants. It’s great stuff.
The nice lady who runs the gift shop at the National Ornamental Metal Museum was raving about the Reuben at Alice’s Urban Market on Front, near the Corkscrew. It’s made with turkey instead of corned beef. I still think Yang’s Deli on Summer has the best Reuben in Memphis.
Anybody heard any good dish lately? Please pass it on…
Let's eat
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December 6th, 2005 at 10:10 am
RE: Valenza’s move - went by their current location this past week and was told that they had changed their future location to be at the corner of Mc Lean and Madison (NE corner) and their new phone # is 278-0078.
December 6th, 2005 at 10:47 am
Last Monday I dined at Napa Cafe and had the diver scallops-four excellent scallops with a caramelized crust served with a large amount of the best risotto I’ve ever eaten and fresh, crisp-tender sugar snap peas. Along with their superb rosemary ciabatta bread, it was the best restaurant meal I’ve had in quite a while and a bargain, I think, at $22.
December 6th, 2005 at 10:53 am
I hosted a birthday lunch for my Mother yesterday at Dan McGuiness, Spottswood. They have the best Reuben I have ever tasted outside of NYC. Give it a try.
December 6th, 2005 at 8:26 pm
Yes, Leslie, Chef John Bragg of La Montagne is moving! He hopes his new restaurant, currently under renovation at the former Cockeyed Camel locale, will open in January, provided the construction crew stays on schedule. The restaurant will be named “River Oaks”. Good luck, John!
December 7th, 2005 at 9:35 am
I heard that Dmitri, sous chef at Tsunami, is going to open a restaurant in the space currently occupied by Cafe Samovar. Thomas Boggs and Ben Smith may be backing him in this venture.
April 3rd, 2006 at 7:13 pm
River Oaks / La Montagne (Owner John Bragg) Does Mr. Bragg plan on refunding all the money from gift certificates he sold on “Memphis For Less” before he closed the doors on La Montagne?? If he wants support of the new restaurant he needs to make things right with his past customers.
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