Historian David Cohn once wrote, “The Mississippi Delta begins in the lobby of the Peabody and ends on Catfish Row in Vicksburg.” The Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN, has once again been nominated for the Nations Best Historic Hotel in a USA Today poll that runs until early August. Like many southerners who grew up [...]
I admit it to only a few; I love the town of Oxford, MS. When I learned the Mississippi USTA tennis tournament would be held there, I jumped at the chance to join a team and go. After all, I could play tennis, eat great food and maybe meet William Faulkner. I accomplished all three. [...]
Five years ago I tasted a snow cone. Not just any snow cone, but one from Jerry’s Sno Cones in Memphis, TN. All I can say is it changed my life. I must confess it wasn’t an earth-shattering change like meeting that special someone or embarking on a new career, but it did completely change [...]
Grayton Beach, located just off Highway 30A in Florida’s scenic panhandle, has been named one of the best beaches in America for 2017. Shops in Grayton Beach, FL Dr. Stephen Leatherman, a professor at Florida International University, has produced 27 “top 10” public beach lists starting in 1991. Approximately 50 different criteria are [...]
Hog & Hominy, one of the award winning Chefs Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman, can now claim another honor. Their infamous “John T Burger” achieved number one status as the nations best burger in the country by Food and Wine magazine. Named in honor of Southern Foodways Alliance Director, John T. Edge, the burger is [...]
