Onix – Memphis Flyer

Bath Bombs, Bourbon In the Buff

“My husband went back to our carriage house tonight and walked in on a completely naked man just hanging out there. We called the Crisis Intervention Team of the MPD to come convince the guy that he does not belong there and to please leave.

“He had apparently been there for several days and helped himself to some good whisky and a soak in the tub with some new bath bombs. He even rearranged the speakers to listen to some Elvis CDs.

“No harm done, but it gave my husband a good scare. If anyone has a guest house, please check to make sure he has not moved into yours next!”

Posted to NextDoor by Elaine Kerr

The Top Comment Award on this post goes to Bill Denton:

“Headline: Bourbon-Loving Bum in the Buff Bathes with Bath Bombs to Burning Love!”

Bummer Food News

“Onix, at the corner of Madison and Belvedere, has closed permanently. There are now ‘For Lease’ and ‘Space Available’ signs all over the property, which seems to be a pretty good indicator that they will not be reopening.”

Posted to Reddit by u/toftr

“Midtown Crossing Grill on Watkins in Crosstown is closed permanently, effective [August 5th]. Going to miss our little neighborhood watering hole.”

Posted to Reddit by u/de_via_nt

My coworker and I decided to check out Scoops Parlor during Memphis Black Restaurant Week. So did a lot of people.

The creamery/creperie is located inside the old Rizzo’s Diner spot at 106 G.E. Patterson in the historic South Main district. With only a handful of tables, it was easily packed to the gills for lunch.

We both opted for the MBRW two-course lunch special for $15, wherein we could choose either an appetizer/entree combo or an entree/dessert combo. We were both on good behavior and went with the appetizer/entree combo, each choosing the Mushroom Asparagus Crepe, which came with Buttery Sweet Potato Mash, and a Scoops House Salad with Ranch dressing. The dessert options they offered included either the Apple Cinnamon Crepe or the Strawberry Lemonade Cake with a scoop of Vanilla Bean Gelato, and we could have had a Scoop o’ Cheddar Broccoli Soup for the app or the Pulled Pork Crepe with Homestyle Slaw. Sometimes you just have to be low-key.

The crepe was delicious. The pancake was cooked to the right consistency, fluffy yet thin yet a little firm, and the mushroom, asparagus, and cheese filling was just what I was looking for. Their regular menu comes with various drizzling choices, and the chef chose a butter sauce to dribble on the mushroom and asparagus crepe. With the sweet potato mash, who really needed dessert.

Memphis Black Restaurant Week ran March 7-13th and was created by Cynthia Daniels in an effort to create awareness of and support minority-owned restaurants in Memphis. Other participating restaurants included DeJaVu (we ran into Chef Gary at Scoops) at 51 S. Main, Evergreen Grill at 6661 Winchester, the HM Dessert Lounge at 1586 Madison, the Bistro at 2945 Millbranch, Onix at 412 S. Main, the Office @ Uptown at 594 N. Second, and Mot & Ed’s at 1354 Madison.