Last night Kepa and I went to the open house for a new business near us: Cooper Street 20/20
It’s a new prepared foods place that’s open Monday through Friday from noon to 7 pm. The owner, Kathy Katz, used to run a diner and sells food at the Memphis Farmers Market.
Cooper Street 20/20 now features prepared soups, entrees, side dishes, and sauces.
I was excited about the opening because of Kathy’s vision. Focus on Fresh is the mission of Cooper Street 20/20 and the food is prepared with fresh, quality, local ingredients where possible. It’s almost as good as if you were cooking yourself.
We went to the opening to see if the food was good and check out the new place.
There was a lot of people there (yay supporting local businesses!) and everyone was enjoying samples of the prepared foods sold at Cooper Street 20/20.
You better believe we tried a little bit of everything.
And everything was delicious.
My favorites were: black bean hummus, feat/walnut/egglant dip, African peanut soup, and cowboy crackers. Oh and the chicken dish. Oh and Russian cabbage soup.
Oh wait, everything was good. Really, it was.
The menu looks like it contains a lot of other yummy dishes I’d like to try over time. Roasted Eggplant Lasagna and Seasonal Quiche sound pretty tasty.
I ended up buying a pint of African peanut soup because I loved it so much. It’s a weird flavor unlike anything I’ve had before but I found it rather enjoyable. My little sample last night definitely made me want more so I brought it for lunch today.
Kathy was nice enough to pose for a photo after ringing up my order. She is such a nice lady and I really hope her new venture is successful.
If you’re in Memphis, go visit:
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Hey Kathy! Congratulations! Can’t wait to come see you! Nice Rack!
I love her food! I’ve been buying it for a while at the farmers market, and was so excited to hear about this place opening! We must have been there at different times last night. Her spanakopita is probably my favorite.
Oh sad we missed you! It was a great open house. :)
It was DELICIOUS. I LOVED the Spanikopita and the Tiropita. Also, the Russian Cabbage Soup was just perfect.
Almost as good as cooking at home? Perhaps even better! :D
Tiropita – that’s the thing I loved but couldn’t remember the name. SO GOOD.
Yeah it might be better than cooking at home. ;)
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