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What Happened to The Elegant Farmer After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, The Elegant Farmer has closed — confirmed via wanderlog.com, September 8, 2026.

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wanderlog.com ·
Secondary source
thefarmer901.com ·

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What the source shows: A Wanderlog listing sourced from Google Places shows the venue's business status as permanently closed, and the operator's historic website domain has been taken over by unrelated third-party content.

  • Season / episode Season 26, Episode Special
  • Original air date
  • Address 2158 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
  • Current name The Farmer @ Railgarten

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (S26 Special, 'All Stacked Up,' aired 2017-03-10), Guy Fieri visited The Elegant Farmer, an upscale Southern farm-to-fork restaurant near the University of Memphis, for chef-owner Mac Edwards's old-fashioned salmon patties, pan-seared Mississippi catfish, and a mushroom bahn mi. The restaurant opened in a small space behind Wellford's Antiques on Highland in March 2011, according to StyleBlueprint. The Elegant Farmer's original location closed on 2017-07-28, according to Triple D Life. Edwards later reopened the concept nearby as The Farmer @ Railgarten on 2021-12-15, according to Memphis Magazine. A 2026-09-08 check found a Wanderlog listing sourced from Google Places lists The Farmer @ Railgarten as permanently closed, and its former website domain, thefarmer901.com, now shows unrelated third-party content with no reference to the restaurant.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 26, Episode Special
Original air date
Episode title
All Stacked Up
What was featured
Salmon patties, pan-seared catfish, and a mushroom bahn mi
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Elegant Farmer

Frequently asked questions

Is The Elegant Farmer still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Elegant Farmer has closed — confirmed via wanderlog.com, September 8, 2026.

What happened to The Elegant Farmer after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (S26 Special, 'All Stacked Up,' aired 2017-03-10), Guy Fieri visited The Elegant Farmer, an upscale Southern farm-to-fork restaurant near the University of Memphis, for chef-owner Mac Edwards's old-fashioned salmon patties, pan-seared Mississippi catfish, and a mushroom bahn mi. As of September 2026, The Elegant Farmer has closed — confirmed via wanderlog.com, September 8, 2026.

Is The Elegant Farmer permanently closed?

As of September 2026, The Elegant Farmer has closed — confirmed via wanderlog.com, September 8, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

What is The Elegant Farmer called now?

Now: The Farmer @ Railgarten (formerly The Elegant Farmer). As of September 2026, The Elegant Farmer has closed — confirmed via wanderlog.com, September 8, 2026.

Where is The Elegant Farmer located?

2158 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38104. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Elegant Farmer?

Season 26, Episode Special of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired March 10, 2017. The episode is titled “All Stacked Up”.

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Address
2158 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
thefarmer901.com

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