Photography by Brad Vest
A kickoff breakfast was recently held to celebrate the 65th anniversary year of the Woman’s Exchange at their 88 Racine Street location. It was a special morning at the WE Tea Room, connecting decades of the Memphis community with the inspiring and emerging talent of the present day. One such example of these special connections that day brought together Richard Lucchesi, present owner of Bryant's Breakfast, and Robyn Gridley Nickell, of Gridley's Revival and the original Gridley’s BBQ family. They shared stories of the first Gridley's restaurant which occupied the Bryant's building on Summer Avenue, all the while feeding guests their respective restaurant’s recipes that made them foodie-famous. That's just one story of the Memphis connections made, and the power of the 901 community. In addition to support from Gridley’s Revival and Bryant’s Breakfast, other generous event supporters included Sweet LaLa's Bakery, O'Taste and See, Gibson's Donuts, Ruby's Divine Eats, The Soap Factory, and L & Jay Productions. Congratulations to the Woman’s Exchange on 65 years and serving the Memphis community since 1885! weofmemphis.org