Memphis, TN

June 3, 2010

We arrived in Southaven, MS - a soutern suburb of Memphis - in time for lunch on Tuesday to find that our RV park is situated 1 block east or west from 2 BBQ joints! Jack Pot! We intended to walk to Neely's, but the infamous humidity pursuaded us to drive. We choose Neeley's because they offer both pork and beef ribs. Now the question was: Are they as good as the World's Best Ribs in Kilgore? As good as Neely's is, they fell short in my opinion. The meat was tasty, meaty, the coleslaw fabulous, and the sauce was good, but I prefer dry ribs. We have several other restaurants to test, but the competition is stiff.

We have driven through downtown and then to the elite suburb of Germantown-very nice. We stopped for the required Starbucks for an afternon pick up. Our real destination was the Agricenter Farmer's Market. We bought dinner: green beans, summer squash, valdalia onions, big boy tomatoes, and corn on the cob. Blackberries for dessert! We ate pretty much all of it. A perfect no-meat meal.

Today, we drove to a world-class city park, Shelby Farms Park. We walked the lake and picked strawberries. This vast complex also includes the Agricenter. Russell is entering the Rib Tasting Contest with his dry-rub version. Pictures and reviews to follow.

I think the focus of our Memphis stop is fairly obvious!