Marilyn reviews LOST RESTAURANTS OF MEMPHIS, by G. Wayne Dowdy, The History Press, 2019, 128 pages.
Every generation of Memphians has restaurants they remember. In Lost Restaurants of Memphis, G. Wayne Dowdy invites readers to sample the menus and relive memories of beloved restaurants. Readers can explore Golden Eagle, Great Republic, Luermann’s, Burkle’s Bakery, Fortune’s Jungle Garden, Grisanti’s, Paulette’s, Mahalia Jackson’s Glori-Fried Chicken, and many other Memphis restaurants. From Paddy Meagher’s Bell Tavern, which opened in 1826, to the present, restaurants have come and gone. Immigrants of many countries have opened restaurants all through the history of Memphis to the present-day city. Owners such as John Gaston, Thomas Boggs Jack Pirtle, Herb Anderton, Speros J. Zepatos and others transformed the culinary scene.