• Celtic Crossing Irish Pub and Restaurant in Cooper-Young has named a new chef and launched a new menu.
Chef Garrett Quinn, who has been with the Midtown staple since 2014, spearheaded the menu overhaul to offer a unique twist on traditional Irish fare with high quality ingredients. The new menu launched August 30 and includes fried calamari and savory turnovers, soups rotated every week, and a candied pecan salad as a new lighter option. The Irish nacho, a Cletic favorite, are redubbed dirty chips and come with new toppings, including Irish poutine and cheese and bacon. Several pub classics will be added, including ham and pimento cheese sliders and a steak sandwich.
Located at 903 Cooper, Celtic is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m.-3 a.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Learn more at celticcrossingmemphis.com.
• Revolutions Bicycle Co-Op’s Tour de Brewer event return for its fourth run on September 22 and tickets are currently on sale.
Tour de Brewer is a guided bike tour of Memphis’ growing brewery scene. The event will kick off at noon on September 22 at Cooper-Young’s own Memphis Made Brewing before heading on Ghost River, High Cotton, and Crosstown breweries. Tickets are available on Eventbrite and are $15. Proceeds from the event go to fund Revolutions 4th Grade Bicycle Safety Program for Shelby County Schools with the goal of raising enough money to obtain two classroom sets of bicycles plus equipment.
For more information visit Revolutions or the event page on Facebook.
• Organizers of First Congo Church’s annual Taste of Cooper-Young event on October 11 are looking for help. Volunteers are need to recruit volunteers for the night of the event, to gather auction items, and to sell tickets to the event at Cooper-Young Festival. If you are able to pitch in, contact Caroline Rubenstein at events@tasteofcooperyoung.org or call or text at 901-233-0552
