For travelers, there are some questions that only have one answer. "Which city serves up the best BBQ?" "Which city plays the best blues and Rock 'n' Roll?"
It would take a good amount of audacity to suggest there is anything sweeter about Memphis than its food and music.
After all, not many things are quite as sweet as the sounds of electric guitars echoing down Beale Street, or the vocals of blues greats howling out of street-corner juke joints.
And some would consider it blasphemous to imply there is anything as sweet as the Memphis-style pork BBQ that resides inside the doors of unique local restaurants such as Neely's and Rendezvous.
But when it comes to hitting the true sweet-spot of Memphis, there exists a sugary challenger on the city's east side that has been around the Bluff City every bit as long as blues and BBQ.
Dinstuhl's Fine Candy Company
Dinstuhl's Fine Candy Company has been making quality candies in Memphis since 1902 — that's 107 years to be exact. And anybody that has been in business since Theodore Roosevelt was in office, and a decade before the Titanic sank, enters legendary status.
And that's just how people describe Dinstuhl's tasty morsels: legendary. The family recipes have been passed through five generations from Charles Martin, Sr. over a century ago to Andrew Dinstuhl, a fifth generation candy maker.
Dinstuhl's recipes include everything from fudge, divinity and chocolate-covered fruits to boxed chocolates, peanut brittle and even sugar-free assortments.
The store's proof of popularity lies in its customer base. Besides making the mouths of Memphians water everyday, Dinstuhl's has sent orders to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, to Miami for the NBA Playoffs and to Detroit for Super Bowl XL.
While in Memphis this Valentine's Day, after hearing the Beale Street Blues and trying the famous sweet pork BBQ, make your way to the other sweet-spot of Memphis, Dinstuhl's Fine Candy Company.