Dinstuhl’s Fine Candies

Memphis on the internet.

Tmoney Sofunny

Posted to Facebook by Tmoney SoFunny

On YouTube, Memphis voice-over comedian Tmoney SoFunny hilariously puts Memphis words in the mouths of actors. Here are the best insults from an overdubbed episode of Atlanta: “Your baloney sandwich eatin’ ass,” “That Diana Ross lookin’ like” emeffer, and someone with a “Baconater head.”

Gonna Hate

Haters in the Tennessee subreddit hated on Memphis last week (for all the regular reasons) after TIME magazine named the city one of the top 100 places on the planet.

Best defense comment IMHO is from u/Memphis_Fire: “Don’t you Nashville us TIME magazine! Our rough reputation is the only thing keeping housing prices somewhat reasonable! We fear for our lives daily, that’s what we tell outsiders.

“Don’t let them know it takes 15 minutes to drive anywhere and there is always parking. Don’t let others know how wonderful it is seeing all of your friends at the free Shell concerts series. Don’t let anyone know what we have!”

Satisfying

Posted to TikTok by Dinstuhl’s Candies

Dinstuhl’s Candies posted an insanely satisfying video to TikTok showing how they form marshmallow for s’mores.

Shara Clark

Dinstuhl’s new Downtown location at 147 S. Main

Dinstuhl’s, Memphis’ oldest candy shop, opened a new location in Downtown Memphis on February 6th. The 1,600-square-foot space is at 147 S. Main, next door to The Majestic Grille, near the corner of Peabody Place and S. Main.

Today, the shop is stocked for Valentine’s Day, with heart-shaped boxes of Dinstuhl’s famous handmade chocolates, chocolate heart lollipops, and more. Some of the store’s most popular candies, including Cashew Crunch, pecan brittle, and divinity, are also available.

Dinstuhl’s original location, opened in 1902, was located on Main Street — 197 ½ Main, according to Dinstuhl’s president Rebecca Dinstuhl: “It was not named North or South [Main] at the time … In today’s world it would be Main and Adams. Those [original] buildings are no longer there.”

Per the return to Downtown, Dinstuhl says, “The Downtown Memphis Commission [DMC] approached us to see if we would have an interest in opening a store on Main Street through their incentive program called Open on Main. It assists retailers who want to test the water, to get into the Downtown area, and bring retail back to Main Street.

“The more we investigated it, we realized this was a golden opportunity for Dinstuhl’s to see if Downtown’s a viable retail market for us today. We’ve been away from Downtown for about 40 years from our last storefront there. We then were at Second and Madison, and we closed that store in 1974.”

Working with the DMC and Belz Enterprises, Dinstuhl’s secured the space on S. Main. “We feel like it is the right location for our products, and we’re very excited to return. We’ve already been welcomed with open arms by the local community and the business community, and we’re just so thrilled to be back.”

Through the Open on Main program, Dinstuhl’s has signed a one-year lease to “test the waters,” says Dinstuhl. “We believe very strongly that it is going to be successful, so we do have a five-year option through Belz Enterprises to continue that location.

“We’re celebrating our 118th year, so we thought this was a great time to come back.”

The shop will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.