{"id":21892,"date":"2023-09-13T14:09:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/?p=21892"},"modified":"2026-03-30T04:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:05:00","slug":"my-city-my-soul-dr-sunah-m-laybourn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/play\/food-drink\/my-city-my-soul-dr-sunah-m-laybourn\/","title":{"rendered":"My City, My Soul &#8211; Dr. SunAh M. Laybourn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In our city, \u201csoul\u201d isn\u2019t just a word. It\u2019s a feeling, it\u2019s a movement, it\u2019s a vibe. As Memphians, we wear soul with pride. Our city isn\u2019t <strong><em>just<\/em><\/strong> the birthplace of musical icons or the city where food, music, and culture come to life.<\/p>\n<p>Our city\u2019s soul is described by generosity that knows no bounds and the thousands of Memphians building community with each other on the daily. It&#8217;s the activism that stirring in our hearts, pushing each other and the world to see better and do better. It\u2019s in the limitless innovation fueling insatiable curiosity and so, so much more. Memphis has always been a place of big hearts and even bigger ideas, where the spirit of soul finds its home. So, when you\u2019re seeing your fellow Memphians\u2019 faces across the city, you\u2019re seeing a mirror reflecting our collective pride.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be sharing stories of how your fellow Memphians connect with our city through food, fitness, music, and so much more! Be sure to keep an eye out for billboards across the city featuring some familiar faces!<\/p>\n<h2>Meet Dr. SunAh M. Laybourn<\/h2>\n<p>She&#8217;s the powerhouse behind Memphis&#8217; very first official Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration that&#8217;s centered around empowering Asian Americans and spreading the love for their contributions to our city. She&#8217;s not your average sociology professor at the University of Memphis; she&#8217;s dedicated to uplifting Memphis&#8217; Asian community&#8211;one that has had roots in our city for more than 150 years. She&#8217;s also the host of <a href=\"https:\/\/wyxr.org\/lets-grab-coffee\/\">&#8220;Let&#8217;s Grab Coffee&#8221; on WYXR<\/a>, where she &#8220;catches up with experts from across the country, who are investigating our most pressing social issues and common curiosities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can tell a lot about a city by the food it\u2019s known for, the cuisines that characterize a part of town, the ingredients that are hard to find or simply aren\u2019t available locally.<\/p>\n<p>In Memphis, BBQ has become so synonymous with the Bluff City that it can be easy to forget that our city\u2019s claim to BBQ was the result of an intentional decision to add the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest to the second celebration of Memphis in May in 1978. Like Memphis in May itself, the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest was part of a plan to draw visitors back to Memphis and especially back to downtown. The first grand champion, Mrs. Bessie Louise Cathey, an African-American homemaker from Mississippi, beat out a couple dozen other competitors. Now the competition boasts around 150 teams from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico as well as international participants.<\/p>\n<p>While food can craft a city\u2019s future, there\u2019s also the food that may be lesser known but no less central to a city\u2019s story. On Beale Street just west of South 4th Street, there\u2019s a historical marker memorializing the Chop Suey Caf\u00e9. The marker notes that it is \u201cbelieved to be the longest operating Chinese restaurant in Memphis,\u201d operating from 1920 to 1967. Though its longevity is impressive, Chop Suey Caf\u00e9 and the other businesses that Chinese immigrants operated on Beale Street as early as 1873 are part of our city\u2019s past \u2013 and present \u2013 that expands Memphis\u2019s typical narrative of who has been here and who belongs.<\/p>\n<p>Food bridges the past, present, and future. When we explore a city\u2019s food culture, we are quite literally feasting on the legacies of the people who made that place home, who have been invested in a city\u2019s survival, and who have been committed to creating community. It is through locally owned restaurants that we also have the opportunity to connect with a city\u2019s residents and learn where a city may be headed.<\/p>\n<p>It was an impossible task to narrow down my favorite restaurants \u2013 and our city\u2019s ever-expanding food culture and community \u2013 to just five. Undoubtedly, there is much that this short list couldn\u2019t cover, but may this be a part of your food adventure in the city I call home, whether you too are a lifetime resident or just passing through.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cxffeeblack.com\/\">Anti Gentrification Cxffee Club<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>I love coffee. No sugar, no cream. Just coffee. And, the Anti Gentrification Cxffee Club is brewing some of the best coffee in the city. There\u2019s their signature Guji Mane (gotta love the double entendre), which you must try, but it was a pour-over of their Basha Bekele that changed my life. It\u2019s not hyperbole to say that Cxffeeblack is changing lives \u2013 not only through exposing folks to the natural flavors of a cup of coffee but also through their commitment to the local neighborhood, to creating an all Black supply chain of coffee from Ethiopia to the U.S. and Memphis specifically, and to training baristas in cultural and coffee knowledge through their transnational Black Barista Exchange Program.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kinfolkmemphis\/?hl=en\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21893 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-13-at-1.56.19-PM-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-13-at-1.56.19-PM-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-13-at-1.56.19-PM-818x1024.png 818w, https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-13-at-1.56.19-PM-768x962.png 768w, https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-13-at-1.56.19-PM-800x1002.png 800w, https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-13-at-1.56.19-PM-600x751.png 600w, https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-13-at-1.56.19-PM-479x600.png 479w, https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-13-at-1.56.19-PM.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>Kinfolk Biscuits<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>It wouldn\u2019t be the South without some scratch-made biscuits. Before they moved into their brick-and-mortar, Kinfolk Biscuits had a weekend residency at Comeback Coffee (another favorite). Each weekend the line would be down the block before the doors even opened. While the biscuits are noteworthy on their own, it\u2019s the delicious biscuit sandwich combinations that make it impossible not to include them in my Top 5. There\u2019s the chicken biscuit \u2013 because how could you not? \u2013 and then there\u2019s the lox biscuit. I have strong opinions about lox bagels, so trust me when I say I approached this selection with deep skepticism. Ultimately, I was delighted to find out that lox and biscuits are a yummy pair. In addition to the savory options, there are also various combinations of fresh fruits, jam, and even Nutella.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michoacana.com\/\">La Michoacana<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>There are few things I enjoy more than a cold treat on a hot day. Memphis has plenty of hot days, which means more time to work your way through all of the paletas and hand-made ice creams on La Michoacana\u2019s menu. Whether you choose one of the water or cream-based paletas with chunks of fruit or opt for ice cream flavors you won\u2019t get anywhere else \u2013 like elote, Mexican cake, or chili mango \u2013 you will certainly find more than a few new favorite sweet treats.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/mosaasianbistro.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21894 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/319283176_589747936489747_6252080668097404191_n-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/319283176_589747936489747_6252080668097404191_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/319283176_589747936489747_6252080668097404191_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/319283176_589747936489747_6252080668097404191_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/319283176_589747936489747_6252080668097404191_n-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/319283176_589747936489747_6252080668097404191_n-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/319283176_589747936489747_6252080668097404191_n-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/319283176_589747936489747_6252080668097404191_n.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>Mosa Asian Bistro<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>I can\u2019t quite remember the first time I ate here, and I certainly couldn\u2019t tell you how many times I\u2019ve grabbed some Mosa to go, popped in for lunch, or recommended them to a friend. But, what I can tell you is that Mosa\u2019s commitment to fresh ingredients, making everything in-house from the sauces to soups and everything their menu offers, and training young people in hospitality so that customers feel like part of a delicious food community will keep you coming back. In fact, people have kept coming back to this family-owned and operated restaurant since 1978 when Mr. Eddie Pao opened what would eventually become the Mosa Asian Bistro that we know today.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/petalsofapeony\/?hl=en\">Petals of Peony<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This authentic Sichuan restaurant opened in late summer 2023 and immediately made it to my Top 5 Memphis eats. Its opening speaks to our city\u2019s expanding food palate and growing population. The menu is extensive, and if you\u2019re still learning Sichuan cuisine (like I am), then the sparse descriptions give you little to go on, making this the perfect place to get out of your restaurant routine and explore. The flavors are truly phenomenal. You cannot go wrong\u2026 unless you limit your order to one or two items. Yes, everything is that good. Grab a friend, try a few items that pique your interest, and if you need an extra epicure, I\u2019ll meet you there!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A huge thank you to SunAh for sharing just a few spots that connect her to the city&#8217;s soul and allow her to express her own! Ready to share yours? Be sure to tag us at @wearememphistn as you show off your city and soul!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our city, \u201csoul\u201d isn\u2019t just a word. It\u2019s a feeling, it\u2019s a movement, it\u2019s a vibe. As Memphians, we wear soul with pride. 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