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B. Michael Patrick Opening New Restaurant

B. Michael Patrick, owner of the old Rizzo’s Diner, is opening Magnolia Bend Grill in Nesbit, Mississippi.

B. Michael Patrick, a popular Memphis chef, will open his new restaurant, Magnolia Bend Grill, at the site of the old Bonne Terre in Nesbit, Mississippi. He’s slated to open the restaurant, which was previously BT Prime Steakhouse, on September 23rd.

Patrick was chef/owner of Rizzo’s Diner, a popular South Main eatery that he closed in March 2022. Rizzo then went to work as executive chef/partner at The Capital Grille.

“BT Prime, the old restaurant, was a steakhouse,” says Patrick, who plans to continue to selling steaks. But, he says, “It’s going to be that elevated comfort food I’ve always done.”

Asked why he wanted to open another restaurant, Patrick says, “I moved to Southaven last year.” And, he adds, “I want to be a part of the community again.”

Site of upcoming Magnolia Bend Grill in Nesbit, Mississippi (Credit: Courtesy of B. Michael Patrick)

By Michael Donahue

Michael Donahue began his career in 1975 at the now-defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar and moved to The Commercial Appeal in 1984, where he wrote about food and dining, music, and covered social events until early 2017, when he joined Contemporary Media.