We made the rounds in Memphis like two tourists on Speed! We only had a part of a day and a night to see a town we'd been wanting to visit for years, since one of our close friends, Frank Splann grew up there and we're always talking about going with them to see the sights. Instead, guided by a few phone conversations, we blew around the city in less than 24 hours, hit two of the most iconic eating "dives," saw Graceland, Stax, Sun, Beale Street, The Peabody Hotel, and a few of the neat neighborhoods on the way! Phew. wares me out just thinking about it! Not to even mention the really cool park we stayed in, on the other side of the Mississippi...right ON the river. We sat on a park bench in the morning and waved at the river traffic as it drifted by us. We were so close, we could almost touch some of the big barges. So which dives did our friend Frank recommend? First up was the Blues City Cafe. The BBQ was stellar. The best example of the dark (almost black!), peppery sauce Memphis is famous for. The second, Dyer's Burgers. This place has been in operation since 1912, cooks it's burgers in "secret" GREASE, and is one of the most awesome hamburger experiences I've had to date (and I've had a lot of them too!!). Dyer's is listed in so many top 1o burger lists, it's impossible to count them. It was also listed in Esquire Magazines list of "60 Things Worth Shortening Your Life For." Both places are right on Beale Street and well worth the fat grams and calories. Memphis rocks. It's a great town, full of history, especially legendary music history, and is on our list of places to visit again in more depth!
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