Hog & Hominy
Avid readers of food magazines may have heard of this quirky, casual restaurant that's on a random side street in the far reaches of East Memphis. Since Hog & Hominy opened in 2011, the co-owners Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman have been named James Beard semifinalists for Best New Restaurant and Best Chefs. And with good reason: the food is the best you’ll find in town—even better, some argue, than the fancier restaurant they own across the street, Andrew Michael. The pork-heavy, Southern-meets-Italian food here is almost universally great: a couple shining stars on the menu include the Red Eye pizza, a rich mash-up of pork belly, egg, fontina, celery leaf, and sauce; the Brussels sprouts with speck, tomato conserves, and bacon chili jam; and the poutine, a concoction of fries, neckbone gravy, chili oil, and cheese curds.Save room for the peanut butter pie, which is served in a Nilla Wafer crust and which tastes like a richer version of the banana pudding your grandmother used to make.
Note: In 2020, the original Hog & Hominy burned to the ground, but it has been replaced by an even bigger, sleeker, sexier building.
Avid readers of food magazines may have heard of this quirky, casual restaurant that's on a random side street in the far reaches of East Memphis. Since Hog & Hominy opened in 2011, the co-owners Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman have been named James Beard semifinalists for Best New Restaurant and Best Chefs. And with good reason: the food is the best you’ll find in town—even better, some argue, than the fancier restaurant they own across the street, Andrew Michael. The pork-heavy, Southern-meets-Italian food here is almost universally great: a couple shining stars on the menu include the Red Eye pizza, a rich mash-up of pork belly, egg, fontina, celery leaf, and sauce; the Brussels sprouts with speck, tomato conserves, and bacon chili jam; and the poutine, a concoction of fries, neckbone gravy, chili oil, and cheese curds.Save room for the peanut butter pie, which is served in a Nilla Wafer crust and which tastes like a richer version of the banana pudding your grandmother used to make.
Note: In 2020, the original Hog & Hominy burned to the ground, but it has been replaced by an even bigger, sleeker, sexier building.
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