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We Saw You with Karen Carrier Ep. 1

Michael Donahue sits down with legendary restaurateur behind The Beauty Shop.

We Saw You — a new video series about Memphis and Mid-Southerners hosted by yours truly — continues with a seven-part series about restaurateur Karen Carrier, owner of Beauty Shop Restaurant, DKDC, Mollie Fontaine Lounge, and Another Roadside Attraction Catering.

I visited Carrier in her eclectic, art-filled home, where, in this first installment we talk a bit about food. In future episodes, viewers will learn more about how Carrier’s culinary career, and her life as a visual artist.

And she can play the piano!

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.