<p>Karen Carrier, owner of a handful of popular and eclectic Memphis establishments, called the Heaping Spoonful hotline to tell her story, which includes an amazing start to her food service career in New York that only picked up steam when she came home to Memphis. </p>

"Heaping Spoonful" is a twice-monthly conversation with restaurateurs, chefs, growers and others who have helped generate the legends associated with eateries across the Mid-South. The team at Ben E. Keith is proud to sponsor this adventure with the goal of preserving the stories that have helped cultivate an amazing food scene across the Mid-South.