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9028 E. Grovelawn Cove
4600 Maple Glen Court
1621 Brackenshire Lane
Germantown, TN 38139
Lakeland, TN 38002
Collierville, TN 38017
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Summer here we come! This home features pool views from the keeping room and breakfast area. This beautiful painted brick home has it all with large rooms, two bedrooms down, hardwood floors and the back yard where your family can make memories for years to come.
Luxurious French style home designed for entertaining with 4 bedroom/4.5 bath & bonus room & Crestron Smart Home system. 3 tiered 7.1 Dolby theater. Stunning lighted flagstone courtyard with fireplace & lighted fountain overlooking conservation green space. Chef's kitchen granite counters & soft close drawers. This is a stunning home! Check out YouTube Video.
Wow! Gorgeous 5 Bedroom, 4 full bath plus Bonus and Office! 2 Bedroom suites down! Hearth room off kitchen and separate living. The backyard is like living in a resort! Beautiful salt water pool and hot tub- outdoor kitchen, Fireplace, pergola and outdoor shower! Close proximity to Johnson Park, Crosswinds Elementary and Collierville West Middle. This is an exceptional home!
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1780 Ghost Creek Drive
1273 Oak Lake Cove
1169 Itawamba Cove
Collierville, TN 38017
Collierville, TN 38017
Collierville, TN 38017
$483,000
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A backyard that feels like a vacation paradise! Enjoy lounging in the pool and spend evenings with family and friends relaxing under the screened porch with marvelous outdoor fireplace. Soaring smooth ceilings and beautiful hardwood floors are warm and inviting. A master suite with all the amenities you expect in a 5 star resort. Front and rear stairs for added convenience. Home audio system and separate media room is an entertainer's dream. Visit https://youtu.be/qxxvBWFEKj0 for a video tour or call today for a private showing!
Beautiful home in sought after Lake Wood Trails. Spectacular 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths with an open concept. Luxurious Master Suite and an expansive master bath that you just have to see to believe. Renovated kitchen flowing into the hearth room. The picturesque windows in the two-story living room look out onto the sparkling gunite pool accented by professional landscaping. Visit https://youtu.be/8w8EMWd_5Yk for a video tour or call today for a private showing!
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Location, Location, Location! Marvelous home in prestigious Estanaula Trails near the New Collierville High School. This 5 bedroom home has 4.5 baths with walk-in closets in each bedroom. The master suite features a luxury master bath that feels like a day at the spa. A refreshing gunite pool is just in time for Summer fun. Outdoor space is perfect for entertaining. Lots of options with 2 bonus/play rooms. Prepare a gourmet feast in the spacious kitchen. Call today for a private showing! Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist ©
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Collins-Maury.com 5865 Ridgeway Center Pkwy Ste. 105 Memphis, TN 38120 901.259.8550
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CONTENTS June 2019
Features
Signature Memphis • 12
StreetSeen • 22
StreetSeen • 26
RSVPhillippi • 49
Jay Etkin
Jamond Bullock
Sorrasit 'Alex' Sittranont
A Manly Pedi
Artist, Owner, Jay Etkin Gallery
Live Painter and Muralist
Head Chef at Bhan Thai
Getting a pedicure an odd experience.
Ineida Lopez and Daniel Longstreth
Monica and Andre Wharton
Isaac and Nadja Barrates
Siss Viss by Mary Ambrose
Memphis Moments • 20, 24, 25, 28, 29, 38, 39, 44, 46 & 47
FedExFamilyHouse Gala • 14
AIA Gala • 30
Memphis Fashion Week• 40
Events
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Annual fundraising event for the nonprofit facility
Signature event for the Memphis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
A celebration of the growth of the local creative community
Cover Photo: Penny Hardaway and Mike Norvell at the FedExFamilyHouse Gala Photo by Don Perry
Special thanks model: Erin Hatley
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RSVP Staff Volume XXV • Number VI
June 2019 Publisher Roy Haithcock Editor Emily Adams Keplinger Copy Editor/Accounting Ruth Cassin Contributing Writers Bill Bannister Virginia M. Davis Dennis Phillippi Gaye Swan Art Director Kim Coleman
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Account Executive Chris has been exercising his talent in the advertising world since 1999. He joined the RSVP team in 2009 and brought with him a love for laughter and creativity. Originally from New Albany, Mississippi, Chris has settled in Memphis and enjoys being active in the fashion community.
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Carter is native Memphian and a veteran of the broadcast industry, and magazine publishing. He is also a freelance voiceover talent and can be heard on WKNO 91.1FM on Sundays. Carter is an avid animal lover and likes to work with aquariums as a hobby. He enjoys his East Memphis home with his wife and 2 dogs, and 6 cats.
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Kim oversees all visual aspects of the magazine — advertising and editorial. Her career encompasses working with both print and digital media for magazines, newspapers and e-publications. Kim and her husband are raising their two children in the Cooper-Young area where their family enjoys the artistic atmosphere and entrepreneurial spirit of Midtown.
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o doubt about it, summer is here. Time to enjoy being outdoors, and what better way to do that than taking a hike. The Dixon Gallery & Gardens, 4339 Park Avenue, offers free admission to their gardens during Food Truck Fridays, every Friday in June, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Plan to dine alfresco, then stroll the grounds. The Park & Cherry Café is also open for lunch. Of course, you can always stop by for a stroll anytime the museum is open. The 17-acre wooded site was created in an American-style garden reminiscent of English landscape parks and French and Italian garden styles. Or you can opt for a guided tour. Every Saturday, from 10 a.m. until noon, with different aspects of the gardens highlighted each month. For details and museum hours, visit www.dixon.org or call (901) 761-5250. Memphis Botanic Garden (MBG), 750 Cherry Road, also hosts a food truck event, but only once a month. In June, the Food Truck Garden Party will be held on June 12 with a Circus theme that will include fire dancers and hula hoopers. There will also be live music, a cash bar, and food from the Memphis Food Truckers Alliance. Food Trucks slated for June include Say Cheese, CHOMP Food Truck, @ChowDogAndThings, and Delish Mobile Bakery. Tickets are available at the gate; MBG members $5, non-members $10, non-member children $5 and kids under 2 get free admission. Each adult ticket includes one drink. Additionally, MBG is open to the public daily and visitors can stroll the grounds of the 96-acre botanical garden located in Audubon Park. Look for speciality areas like the Daylily Circle and the Iris Garden, as well as the Butterfly Garden, the Japanese Garden of Tranquility with its iconic red bridge, and the Rose Garden which features at least one rose from the more than 20 classes of roses—such as species roses, noisettes, china roses, hybrid teas, and hybrid musks. For more information, go online to memphisisbotanicgarden.com or call (901) 636-4100. It may come as a surprise to some people, but Elmwood Cemetery, 824 S. Dudley Street, is another great spot to stroll. On June 1 and June 8, the cemetery is offering, “Walk With Me - A Tour of Elmwood Cemetery.” The tour will start at 2:30 p.m. and take you on a 90-minute walking tour around the grounds. Learn about the magnificent trees (Elmwood is a certified arboretum) and monuments, as well as people and events from the bygone days of Memphis and the early days of Elmwood. Remember to wear comfortable walking shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Tickets are $20 per person. For more information, call (901) 774-3212. We at RSVP wish all our loyal readers a happy and fun-filled summer season!
Emily Adams Keplinger editor@rsvpmagazine.com
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Jay Etkin Artist, Owner, Jay Etkin Gallery; Founder of “The Flow Museum of Art,” a Memphis Museum of Tribal & Visionary Art; Cofounder, ArtCity Kids, with local artist Pam Cobb Hometown: The Bronx, NY Favorite Song: “Nessun Dorma” sung by Pavarotti Your Lucky Charm: An old Elvis coin I carry every day Your Best Qualities: Integrity, patience, tenacity A Nonliving Celebrity/Role Model You Would Invite to Dinner: Rembrandt or James McNeill Whistler or Frida Kahlo
Favorite Place to Travel: Northern New Mexico or Park Slope, Brooklyn Best Memphis Hangout(s): Crosstown Concourse and Cooper-Young Favorite Southern Idiom: “Shalom Y’all” Best Advice You Ever Got: “Do whatever it takes to keep on painting!” from my mentor Philip Pearlstein, Important American Realist Painter, shared circa 1971.
Your Most Annoying Habit: I’m a workaholic The Highlight of Your Day: Family time/studio time Proudest Moment(s) of Your Life: Wife, daughter, granddaughter and my deep friendships Brooks Museum in Overton Park (a Memphis Museum of Tribal & Visionary Art), a rebuilding project of The Saint Paul’s Spiritual Holy Temple, considered one of the most important African American/ African Native American Religious Folk Art sites in the United States; known locally as Voodoo Village. and bringing back to Memphis, the Hooks Brothers Photographic Archives, 70+ years of African American life in Memphis, TN.
One Goal You’d Still Like to Accomplish: A one-man show at the Guggenheim
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What are some of your current projects: The Flow Museum of Art in a reimagined
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FedExFamilyHouse Gala There’s No Place Like a Home-Away-From-Home
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e Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis serves 250,000 patients each year. Families from around the world bring their ill children there for treatment at the hospital’s centers of specialized pediatric medicine. For many, the journey to hope and better health proves arduous, lengthy and extremely expensive. Situated across the street from Le Bonheur is FedExFamilyHouse, a beautiful facility that provides cost-free lodging to families who travel to Le Bonheur from outside of Memphis. Respite, comfort and love abound in this home-away-fromhome. Amenities include rooms and suites, fully equipped kitchens where families can prepare their own meals, play areas, fitness and laundry rooms and more. FedExFamilyHouse opened in 2010. In that year its supporters threw a gala picnic of fried chicken and barbecue. Now in its 10th year, the affair remains one of the largest annual fundraising events for the nonprofit facility. This year’s gala at The Peabody celebrated a recently completed $12 million expansion that tripled the number of accommodations available for out-of-town families. Honorary chair was Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway, who is beloved in the community as head coach of the University of Memphis men’s basketball program. After Hardaway’s introduction to several hundred guests in The Peabody’s Grand See all the party photos at rsvpmagazine.com Password: RSVP
Ballroom, he spoke of influences on his life values. “My grandmother said, ‘If you ever have an opportunity to do things for people and make a difference, do it.’ ” During pre-dinner remarks FedEx Corp. Executive Vice President and CFO Alan Graf recognized Edwin Coleman, gala chair and program manager of FedEx Workforce Communications, as the 2019 FedExFamilyHouse volunteer of the year. Also introduced was Meri Armour, retiring president and CEO of Le Bonheur, who described her 12 years there as “a brief shining moment.” Gala highlights also included a reception and silent auction in the Continental Ballroom and a seated dinner, followed by a boisterous live auction. Receiving the highest bid ($34,000) of any item was a dinner for six guests hosted by Memphis Grizzlies’ Marc Gasol and his wife, Cristina, at their home in Barcelona, travel and lodging expenses included. Guests were then treated to a performance by country music star Martina McBride. Presenting sponsor was FedEx. Additional key sponsorships were provided by Baker McKenzie, Caesars Entertainment, Cigna, Deloitte, Ellichman Vein & Vascular Centers, Epsilon,Ernst & Young, FedEx Employees Credit Association, Susan and Alan Graf, Oracle, Ozark Motor Lines Inc., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Salesforce, Diane and Fred Smith, and Julie and John A. Smith.
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Brandon and Bailey Turk
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Alex and Casey Shockey
Tim and Teresa Wright
Shad and Paige Williams
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THE BEST PLACE TO RETIRE IN ARKANSAS The Premier Lakeview Development on Pristine Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas Pictured above is the gorgeous view from Tract #5. It is approximately eight acres with a unique, large cave and bluffs. Spectacular! Seller financing for 10% down and the balance over 20 years with no prepayment penalty. Other tracts available Enchanted Bluff Estates is 20 minutes west of Herber Springs, Arkansas, and 65 miles north of Little Rock on all paved roads. Public utilities and protective, restrictive covenants.
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Lauren and Chuck Utterback
Rhonda Reilly and Rebecca Hardwick
Colliin Brown and Kaela Sorrells
Anne and Gavin Turner
Jill and Peter Margolin
George and Claudia Cogswell
Penny Hardaway and Alan Graf
Tabitha Casey and Kavanaugh Casey with Bobby and Carmen Brown
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Nicole and Jonathan Ellichman
Ben and Necy Livingston with Maureen and Chris O’Conner
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Jeff and Linda Sokolik
Linda and Larry Taylor
Thom Haskell ,Betsy Evans, Daphne Espito and Bret Lowery
Christy and Chris Marcum
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Shari and Grant Kuhn
Monica and Andre Wharton
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Bill and Clare Mann
Bobby and Carmen Brown
Kim and Tom Pfingstag
Anke Folmer and Donna Mccomber
KK and Johnnie Gross
Tara Burton, Josie and Ron Walker with Tina McMinn
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5 Bed | 5.5 Bath | 4664 sq ft
This amazing home is a stones throw from Baptist East Memorial Hospital Memphis. The Cloisters of River Oaks boasts of exclusivity in the heart of East Memphis.
7990 TRINITY ROAD MEMPHIS, TN 38018 901.466.4000 BHHSTALIESYNREALTY.COM
Office: (901) 466-4148 Mobile: (901) 481-8601 www.amydoylerealtor.com @amydoylerealtor901
Collierville, TN 38017
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Germantown, TN 38139
Spectacular French Estate in Collierville, TN….an ultra luxurious resort-like dream home. Truly a unique home.
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Anne Turner, Terri West, Lesley Cullen and Marcia Sullivan
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s members of Josephine Circle and their guests arrived at the Memphis Hilton for the organization’s annual luncheon, they were greeted by beautiful music performed by a string trio from the University of Memphis, featuring Kaleb Brown, Clayton Heinecke and Kailee McGillis. Marsha Cayce and Andrea Weaver co-chaired this year’s event and the program was dedicated to the memory of Sue Taylor, a past president and board member of Josephine Circle. Josephine Circle President Pat Ellis welcomed the crowd and led the Invocation. As guests dined, they were entertained by a performance of Theatre Memphis’ “Ladies and Legends,” directed by Gary Beard, who accompanied Emily Chateau, Annie Freres, Lynden Lewis Jones and Jacquelyn Skoog. A silent auction added to the fundraiser’s proceeds which will be used to support Josephine Circle’s program of providing loans and scholarships for Mid-South students attending two- or four-year colleges. Story and Photos by Emily Adams Keplinger
Charlie Nelson and Linda Ashmore with Sally and Frank Navarra
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Brenda West with Barbara Gassaway and Mary Malone
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Nancy Walker and Carole Pruett
Marsha Cayce and Andrea Weaver
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Jamond Bullock LIVE PAINTER AND MURALIST
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amond Bullock said he recognized his artistic leanings early in life. Bullock went to Craigmont and took art lessons from grades 7 to 12.
“Art and music run on both sides of my family,” explained Bullock. “My maternal grandfather was a commercial artist for a St. Louis newspaper and my older brother, John, is an artist and film maker. My dad is a musician and my mother was ‘artsy.’ My parents were open to me and my brother being creative people, too.” Bullock continued, “I was pretty good in academic subjects, but art came naturally to me and was something that I consistently enjoyed. I ended up earning an art scholarship to attend LeMoyne-Owen College and graduated in 2007 with a BFA in Fine Art. I was interested in being an art teacher, but at the time there was a hiring freeze taking place at Memphis City Schools.” Bullock found another path to teaching art by volunteering at MIFA (Metropolitan InnerFaith Association). “Because I held a show in downtown Memphis titled ‘The Kings of Memphis,’ featuring a series of portraits of B.B. King and Elvis, I ended up teaching kids how to draw Elvis. And
in 2006, I painted live for a school fundraiser, held at the Cannon Center, called LOC Sunday.” During that time Bullock saw a video of David Garibaldi, a speed painter in California. In conjunction with Elvis Week, Garibaldi was coming to Graceland — and Bullock decided that he wanted to meet this fellow artist. “Seeing him take painting to the next level was an incredible experience for me,” recalled Bullock. “I showed him one of my charcoals of B. B. King. David was very encouraging and I made friends with him on Facebook and we have kept in touch.” Further positioning Bullock in the public’s eye, Darius “Phatmak” Clayton told Bullock about the open mic sets held at Starbuck’s at Winchester and Hacks Cross, and asked him to come paint portraits. After Bullock’s first session, where he painted a portrait of Marvin Gaye, the Starbuck’s manager invited Bullock to bring his paintings from his Kings of Memphis show to hang on the shop’s walls. “From that moment, I was empowered to start using that space as a studio/gallery and began meeting clients there,” said Bullock. “I was also working at FedEx at night, so it was like having two jobs. During this time, I birthed a new style of painting that was very loose and colorful, but you could still see the influences of my early works.” Bullock started making money off of his works at Starbuck’s and continued to grow his
audience. He expanded to doing live paintings at the annual Staxtacular fundraising event. That exposure led to Bullock to having his work on display at the FedExForum. In time Bullock began receiving requests from various nonprofit organizations to be a featured live painter at their fundraising events. Public awareness continued to grow and in 2012 Bullock was awarded a project through the UrbanArt Commission. In 2013 his first project, a 30-foot mural, was installed in Orange Mound at the Bethel La Belle Community Center. Since then Bullock has achieved his goal of teaching art in area schools. But his career canvas has expanded greatly to include six murals for Teach for America, a mural residency in South Memphis, being the artist-in-residence at Caritas Village in Binghamton and being featured in Essence Magazine and in a Ford television commercial. There’s more on the near horizon for this rising star. Channel 5 News is building a story on Bullock as an artist. Bluff City Weekend will feature him in a commercial about culture in the community. His mural at Ida B. Wells Academy is going to be spotlighted in the ESPN show, “True South.” And this summer Bullock will put a colorful spin on a major clean-up project in Frayser funded by a national award from the Mural Arts Philadelphia program about the arts and the environment, dealing with trash dumping. The future seems bright for this homegrown artist.
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tolemy Chairman Joe Gordon greeted the crowd for a night of royal pomp and circumstance as members of the Grand Krewe of Ptolemy and their guests gathered at The University Club of Memphis. The evening was filled with fun and frivolity as Flagman Mark Weber set the tone for the presentation of Bradley Stafford and Natalie Davis as the krewe’s King Soter XIX and Queen Cleo XX, respectively. Their duchesses for this Carnival season were also presented — Kristen Crone, Emmy De Lasho, Hallie Flanagan, Elizabeth Gaia and Leslie Hathcock, as well as Lauren Moore, the krewe’s Princess. The Grand Krewe of Ptolemy, one of the official support groups of Carnival Memphis, follows the mission of “Good friends. Great times. Giving back.” Since Ptolemy’s inception in 2000, this group has helped raise over $1 million for children’s charity and service organizations in the Memphis area.
Carol Fields with Jay and Laura Cofield
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Lillie Kay Mitchell, Albert Markel and Patti Russell
Eva Clay and Jeff Box
Mayor Jim Strickland and Lucy Woodson
James McCraw and Colby Reed
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Bob Barry with Todd Brown and Thomas Hussey
Lauren Moore, Emmy DeLasho, Leslie Hathcock. Hallie Flanagan, Kristen Crone and Elizabeth Gaia
Jeff Eaglehouse and Joe Gordon
Brook and Frank Bailey
Todd and Karin Adams
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abiola Francis launched Simply Fabulous Catering little more than a decade ago. As her business prospered Francis embarked on a second calling. She founded an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization whose cause exists to support the needs of local animal rescue groups. During 2018 Francis opened the doors of Unity for Animals, a pet guest house. It provides care for dogs and cats, from the time rescue groups remove them from shelters that practice euthanasia to the time the animals can enter foster care or be adopted. Almost a year later Memphis real estate broker Kendall Haney opened the doors of his South Front Street agency to host Paws for a Cause. He invited clients, including Francis, associates, friends and volunteers to bring donations to help sustain Unity for Animals’ ongoing needs. Guests enjoyed delectables provided by none other than Simply Fabulous Catering. For more information about this nonprofit group, visit https:// www.facebook.com/unitymemphis/ Story and Photos by Virginia M. Davis
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rowing up in Bangkok, Thailand, Sorrasit “Alex” Sittranont was the youngest of six children. His father was a farmer and his mother was kept busy raising their family. “I loved following my mother around in the kitchen,” recalled Alex. “And while she didn’t cook professionally, she always helped prepare food for special occasions, like weddings.” As for his own career path, Alex initially set his sights on becoming an engineer. His formal education led him to being a construction engineer and he enjoyed a career of working on large projects and constructing buildings. But he also had an interest in being a chef. “I worked on my culinary skills on a parttime basis,” said Alex. “Then in 1998, the Thai government suffered an economic set back. Subsequently, there was a slow down in construction and fewer jobs for engineers. That upped my interest in being a chef.” One of Alex’s cousins gave him an introduction to Dan Reifenberg, who was a restaurateur in St. Louis. In 2000, after they had several conversations, Alex came to the United States to work for Reifenberg. Then a year later, Alex followed him to Memphis to be the chef at Sawaddii Thai Cuisine. It was at Sawaddii that Molly Smith, founder and owner of Bhan Thai, and Alex connected
with one another. Molly had given a loan to Reifenberg and ended up taking over management of Sawaddii. When the restaurant’s owner passed away, Sawaddii was sold. But Molly and Alex had developed quite a following for their Thai cuisine, so they decided to take a chance and launch their own restaurant in Spring 2002. “I found out about a location on Peabody from the guy I was renting my duplex from in Midtown,” said Molly. “I went back to our staff and told them the building was already builtout to be a restaurant, and if they were willing, we’d take them with us. All of our staff, 8 to 9 people, said, ‘Yes,’ and a few short months later we opened our doors as Bhan Thai, with Alex as our head chef.” Chef Alex brought his authentic Thai recipes and cooking techniques to the elegant old house at 1324 Peabody Avenue. His culinary talents produced lunch and dinner entrees that have become the signatures dishes of Bhan Thai. When asked what ingredients he favors, Chef Alex quickly named fresh herbs that are locally sourced, like Thai basil, lime leaves, lemongrass and mint. He also contracts to have ingredients imported from Thailand for other dishes, as well as beverages like his Thai Tea and Thai Coffee. He added that some of his favorite things to cook are Crispy Duck, Roasted Duck Curry and Yum Tuna. Chef Alex explained that the latter dish has a sauce derived from North Eastern Thailand over 2000 year ago, and is one he brought to America. Chef Alex continued, “In Thailand, the word ‘Yum’ means salad, and in America, it
“I loved following my mother around in the kitchen. And while she didn’t cook professionally, she always helped prepare food for special occasions, like weddings.” means ‘tasty’ — so ‘tasty salad.’ This dish includes mangoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, green and red onions, mint, and roasted red pepper sauce. The topping is presented like a salad, and draws so many comments from our diners.” Chef Alex makes every sauce at Bhan Thai in-house. And while many people think of Thai as a hot and spicy cuisine, because all of the dishes are made to order, they can be prepared with less (or more) heat. As Bhan Thai celebrates its 17th anniversary this month, the contributions of Chef Alex extend beyond the confines of the kitchen. His original artwork adorns the walls and his creativity stretches to the landscaping around the restaurant. “Chef Alex is what makes us so unique,” said Molly. “His specialty dishes are above and beyond, but it is the relationships he's made with our customers over the years that really sets us apart.”
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emphis Botanic Garden provided a lovely early spring setting for the University of Memphis Southeast Transportation Workforce Center’s (SECWT) sixth annual Blue Pump Gala. Guests donned their best blue shoes in support of female students pursuing majors in transportation and logistics. “We are excited to have this opportunity to celebrate women in the transportation industry,” said the center director Dr. Stephanie Ivey. Guests enjoyed the sounds of Phil Barnes & Friends and a delicious hors d’oeuvres buffet from Draper’s Catering of Memphis that featured a build-your-own grilled cheese station, a prime rib station, and a Memphis station with peanut butter and banana “Elvis Sandwiches.” Dr. Ivey presented the evening’s awards to Victoria McDaniel, named Industry Professional of the Year by the Society of Female Transportation Professionals; Donna Lemm, recipient of the SETWC Trailblazer Award; and Karen Hjerpe, winner of the SETWC Moving the Needle Award.
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ollipops and pineapple tops. Rosemary sprigs and rhubarb. Black currant purée and chilé ancho liqueur. Mixologists representing six local restaurants employed a mélange of ingredients to flavor and garnish cocktails they created for the sixth annual Mix-Odyssey at Memphis Botanic Garden. Individual talents were on full display at drink stations where guests could observe cocktails being freshly prepared and receive samples. The event benefiting Volunteer Odyssey featured a friendly competition among mixologists Stephanie Cook of The Beauty Shop, David Hacking of The Gray Canary, Nick Lumpkin of Sweet Grass, Mitchell Marable of P.O. Press, Lauren Scearce of Hog & Hominy and Ben Williams of Alchemy Memphis. Their participation was sponsored by Bacardi Family Foundation. Guests enjoyed a hearty buffet of hors d’oeuvres prepared by D.Arthur’s Catering. Presenting sponsor was Orion Federal Credit Union. Visit https://www.volunteerodyssey.com for info on volunteering opportunities. Story and Photos by Virginia M. Davis
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used to say all the time that if skin care companies figured out how to market their products to men they’d double their sales because men are By Dennis Phillippi suckers. All they needed to do was convince men that women find soft skin on men attractive and we’d snap that stuff up. In my experience women don’t particularly find soft skin on men attractive. They really don’t find soft hands attractive. In fact, we all find soft hands on men kind of repulsive. Think of the last time you shook hands with a guy whose hands were soft. Kinda made you shudder a little bit didn’t it? Still, skin care companies packaged basically the same stuff they were selling to women in what could be perceived as masculine looking boxes, with tough names like Western Man Moisturizer, and sure enough, men lined up to start addressing their oily T zone. Even I’ve been using body wash instead of good old soap for years and honestly, I have no idea why. That’s not true, I know why. I use body wash because like all men, I am a sucker. Think about the things men do just because fashion or advertising tells us to. I don’t know any men who enjoys wearing a tie, but we tighten those uncomfortable style stranglers around our own necks because that’s what we’ve been told to do. For decades I wore cheap, baggy jeans that were as comfortable as a sleeping bag, but in recent years I’ve worn the dreaded skinny jeans because my old ones were starting to look like clown pants in comparison. Skinny jeans are terrible. They’re a pain to put on, a pain to take off, and a pain to wear, but I do it because that’s what the world dictated and I’m a sucker. Men give up our seats on buses and subways to perfectly healthy women because we don’t want to look like a jerk. I’ve ceded my seat to women decades younger than me, and they took them. Once again, men are suckers. A few weeks ago my wife was taking her 93-year old mother to get a pedicure for her birthday and for some reason I chose to go along. Something in my head told me that maybe this was something men should do now. That something may have been inspired by the fact that my feet had received essentially no care of any kind during my entire lifetime. When I was a kid, like a lot of us, as soon as school ended for the summer my shoes came off and didn’t go back on until the day the bus was picking me up to take me back in the fall. By the second week of summer my feet had developed
a layer of calluses that made them impenetrable to practically anything duller than broken glass. I could run across gumballs without even noticing. I could clamber around in a rocky creek with no fear of hurting my feet whatsoever. They were
I also knew it would score me some points with her mom, which, trust me fellas, is never a bad idea. Points for one thing just might get you out of something else, like church on Easter or a reunion of some kind. Probably not, but it’s always good to have some stored up. also filthy. Living like a modern day Huckleberry Finn meant that the caked dirt on the soles of my feet couldn’t be impacted by the rare shower my mother was able to somehow trick me into taking during the summer. This neglect continued into my
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