He's the quick-witted, world traveling chef and author who has made a name for himself trying exotic food all across the world.

Now Anthony Bourdain is making a stop in the Mid-South with his first North American Tour "Guts & Glory."

Bourdain will appear at the Orpheum in downtown Memphis Friday, November 2nd.

While the chef may be best known for Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, his tour promises to bring his passionate style to the Mid-South stage.

Bourdain will spend the evening sharing candid, often hysterical insights about his life’s work and travels, including an open question and answer session with the audience.

The program starts at 7:30 p.m.

There is still time to get your tickets, or you could win them!

Hungry Memphis of "The Memphis Flyer" is giving away one pair of tickets.

There can only be one entry per person.

The winner will be drawn on Friday, Oct. 26th, and notified by e-mail.

Arepa & Salsa is a venezuelan restaurant new to midtown.  But you should not visit the new locale expecting chips and salsa, tacos or enchiladas.

The restaurant replaces "Burley's", which closed earlier this year.

It never quite recovered after a fire.

Arepa & Salsa is featured in the "Hungry Memphis" blog for our partners at the Memphis Flyer.

You can find more details about the venezuelan cuisine, prices, and an inside look at the experience at the link below.

http://www.memphisflyer.com/HungryMemphis/archives/2012/09/27/arepa-and-salsa

All of the pictures here come courtesy of the Memphis Flyer.

It started as another undecided lunch break. Our news team trio was riding around Downtown Memphis in search of food. LUNCHBOXeats was mentioned but not one of us had given it a try. As we pulled up to the restaurant, I must admit my hopes weren't high. I am not a fan of "trying" anything when I'm starving. As we entered, I immediately noticed that this was going to be an experience like no other. For starts, there were huge blackboards hanging at the counter, a projector display on the wall, a sectioned off library, and school tables lined with childhood games like Scrabble and Connect Four. As we sat down to order, I was baffled by the menu. Provided were oversized number 2 pencils and what looked to be a pop quiz. I later realized this was how I would place my order. Aha!