Pick up a national magazine or newspaper and you're likely to see a little ink about the Rendezvous. Here's some of our favorite coverage:
Best bets: Barbecued chicken sandwich
Commercial Appeal
- Jul 2010:
“Local review of Rendezvous barbecue chopped chicken sandwich”
Rendezvous founder Charlie Vergos dies; was force in Downtown Memphis' revival
Commercial Appeal
- Mar 2010:
“Article about founder Charlie Vergos' life.”
Memphis Feel The Beat
Delta Sky Magazine
- May 2009:
“Iron Chef Cat Cora tells us about her favorite BBQ place in Memphis.”
The Best Thing I ever Ate - Video: Tyler Florence on BBQ Pork
The Food Network
“Tyler Florence on the best BBQ pulled pork sandwich he ever ate.”
Adam's Ribs
Attache, the US Airways in-flight magazine
- Mar 1999:
“The tender tangy flavor of those dry-rubbed ribs won my Yankee heart. Make no bones about it, I was in hog heaven.”
Rendezvous
Chile Pepper magazine
- Jun 1999:
“Some of the guys I threw out of here years ago when this place was rougher now come back to eat and laugh.”
On the Barbecue Trail: Memphis, Tennessee
Bon Appetit magazine
- Jul 2001:
“In a city where everything gets barbecued, right down to the spaghetti, it's clear what constitutes the reigning culinary monarch.”
In Hot Pursuit of BBQ Ribs
Southern Living magazine
- May 1990:
“Not only does the seasoning entice visitors to the Rendezvous, but the atmosphere also coaxes people from all over.”
Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous and the Birth of the 'Dry' Rub
The BBQ Bible
“For most people - locals and tourists alike - the Rendezvous' dry rib s are the very essence of Memphis barbecue.”
Memphis' Rib Joints
1000 Places to See Before You Die
“1000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz (Workman Publishing, 2003):
The short list of major leaguers includes the Rendezvous, or 'Vous.”
Mr. Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous
Oxford American magazine
- Mar 2005:
“Anybody who's somebody who comes to Memphis gonna come to the Rendezvous.”
New Yorkers Will Get a Sample of Rendezvous
"A La Carte" column in the Memphis Commercial Appeal in 2000
“Vergos will fill the Greenwich Village neighborhood with the aroma of smoke.”
