Sweet treats are coming to Olive Branch and the city’s chamber of commerce is ready to celebrate.

The Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting at TCBY, located at 5070 Goodman Road, on November 1 at 10:30 a.m.

On a recent play date, Satchel (age 9) went to Tropical Smoothie Cafe with some friends. He really liked it and started craving it. It was annoying to Warren because he makes a smoothie every morning, offers it to the kids, and they usually both say no. (He has been known to throw in some weird stuff.) Satchel drank a strawberry and banana smoothie almost everyday of his life from age 2-5, though.

After making his signature "I must have it now" slurping noise, we finally gave in and went to see what the fuss was about.

When we went inside, I had a nice giggle about the tropical decor. They really want you to feel like you are on an island instead of Union Avenue. Satchel knew exactly what he wanted--a kid's meal with an American cheese and ham wrap, chips, and a Jetty Junior smoothie (strawberries and banana)... Read More

There's a reason why "pink slime in the ice machine" rears its ugly head so often on Memphis-Shelby County restaurant inspection reports.

The ice machine is one of the "hot spots" on a health department environmentalist's checklist, according to Tom Powell, a former Mid-South restaurateur.

"The mold on the door, no one likes to clean it, or many are unsure how to adequately clean it without chemically contaminating the ice,” Powell said.

That's not the first area that should be inspected, though, he said.

According to Powell, right after the front door, a health inspector should walk in the walk-in cooler.

“Boxes of fruit or produce that are left in the walk-in cooler are often forgotten if the stock is not rotated,” he said. “Then you have rotting produce in the cooler.”

Food temperatures are a "hot spot," too, for obvious reasons.