Memphis - The Delaplaine 2022 Long Weekend Guide

By Andrew Delaplaine

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Memphis, whether you came to see Elvis's mansion at Graceland or soak in the Blues on Beale Street.  

"I'd been to Nashville before, but never Memphis, so my wife and I decided to give it a try. We loved the town."

--- Fred G, Tacoma
 

"I actually live in Memphis and bought this book as a joke. I found three restaurants I'd never even heard of."

--- Archie, B., Wilmington

You'll save a lot of time using this concise guide.

=Lodgings (in several parts of town) variously priced

=Fine & budget restaurants, more than enough listings to give you a sense of the variety to be found. 

=Principal attractions -- don't waste your precious time on the lesser ones. We've done all the work for you.

=A handful of interesting SHOPPING ideas.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gramercy Park Press
• Release date: Aug 28, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201025502

Andrew Delaplaine

Delaplaine lives on South Beach, Miami’s Billion Dollar Sandbar. He writes in widely varied fields: screenplays, novels (adult and juvenile) and journalism. He also has a series of Long Weekend Guides covering some 50 cities around the world. Email: [e-mail] He writes several series: The “JACK HOUSTON ST. CLAIR” political thriller novels. “THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES IV,” a series of novels starring the great-great-grandson of the famous consulting detective. “THE ANNALS OF SANTOPIA” series, an epic that follows a Santa born in 1900 through to his death 82 years later. The AMOS FREEMAN police thrillers. Other novels: “The Trap Door” follows a boy who is taken back in time to 1594 and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. “The Meter Maid Murders,” a comic look at a detective trying to nab a serial killer on South Beach who only murders meter maids. Has written and directed three features (one doc, two narrative features), as well as several short films and won several awards for his film work. (See imdb.com for details).  His latest film, “Meeting Spencer,” starring Jeffrey Tambor, won the prestigious Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.  DELAPLAINE’S “LONG WEEKEND” GUIDES These no-nonsense guides contain Delaplaine’s recommendations and advice for travelers visiting these places for 3 or 4 days. As "The Food Enthusiast," he writes a series of restaurants guides, updated annually. He has no hobbies.

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MEMPHIS

The Delaplaine

2022

Long Weekend Guide

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No business listed in this guide has provided anything free to be included.

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Andrew Delaplaine

Senior Writer - James Cubby

Copyright © by Gramercy Park Press - All rights reserved.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 – WHY MEMPHIS?

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Chapter 2 – WHERE TO STAY

High on the Hog – Sensible Alternatives – Budget

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Chapter 3 – WHERE TO EAT

Extravagant – Middle Ground – Budget

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Chapter 4 – NIGHTLIFE

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Chapter 5 – WHAT TO SEE & DO

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Chapter 6 –  SHOPPING & SERVICES

Chapter 1

WHY MEMPHIS?

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Though Memphis is the biggest city in Tennessee, Nashville is the capital. There’s always been something of a rivalry between the two cities.

Nashville may claim to be Music Capital of the World, but Memphis is almost universally recognized as the home of the Blues. 

And Elvis? Where did the King choose to live? Memphis has Graceland, Elvis Presley’s big mansion that draws tens of thousands of visitors a year.

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Like many another city I’ve covered, Memphis has rediscovered its Downtown area after leaving it to rot for decades. New businesses are thriving, artists are creating exciting storefronts and galleries, the retail scene is getting more interesting, new bars are popping up.

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The Orpheum

Memphis also is developing as a center for innovative cuisine, not as advanced as Nashville is (yet), but things are happening.

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Woodruff Fontaine House

One thing you can do in Memphis just about cheaper than you can anywhere else is eat some of the best BBQ to be found in America. There are countless places serving up Memphis style BBQ. (Actually, I did count once, and there are about 75 BBQ places in the area.) There are dozens of places where it’s hard to spend more than $10 for a meal consisting of a pulled pork sandwich, a side of fries and a soft drink or iced tea. I haven’t seen this miracle anywhere else. I mean, I can show you how to eat cheap even in New York, but unless you’re in Queens, where there are hundreds of fine ethnic eateries, you have to seek out the best places.   

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Payne’s

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As I wrote after visiting Payne’s Original Bar-B-Que in the listings below, when you say BBQ in Memphis, you mean pork shoulder, not ribs so much. Every little