Buy a Cinnamon RockNRollz, Help a Roadie
What happens when a tour production manager and celebrity hairstylist suddenly find themselves unemployed? They start baking sourdough cinnamon rolls at RockNRollz. Christin and Zito were living creative lives. She, as a hair and makeup professional taking care of a string of A-list celebrities. Zito (who exclusively uses only his [...]
What Is the Best Catfish Restaurant In the South? Hagy’s Catfish Hotel
What is the best catfish restaurant in the South? Hagy's Catfish Hotel near Shiloh, Tennessee. There are many reasons I'm fortunate I was born and raised in Savannah, Tennessee. For starters, it's widely known as the Catfish Capital of the World. In recent years have I realized I've taken this river fish and those [...]
Middle Tennessee Distilleries Make Fun Day Trips
Middle Tennessee has a long history of distilling spirits; both illegal and legal. Plenty of legal choices exist today. In fact, 14 distilleries are within driving distance of Brentwood and are part of the Tennessee Whiskey Trail. Some enjoy contemplating the differences between whiskey and bourbon. All bourbons are whiskey, but not all whiskeys are [...]
Best 30A Restaurants to Enjoy In 2020
Updated article of Best 30A Restaurants In 2022 The coronavirus pandemic has made the first few months of 2020 challenging for 30A restaurants, given their reliance on tourism. Nevertheless, here are the best 30A restaurants to enjoy in 2020. Editors note: Florida is OPEN, and all restaurants and bars operate at total [...]
Barbecue Pitmaster Carey Bringle Talks Pork & Nashville Taxes
Carey Bringle owns and operates Peg Leg Porker, a highly successful barbecue restaurant in Nashville's Gulch district. When Mayor John Cooper proposed raising property taxes by 32% to keep all government employees on the payroll, Carey protested in an open letter that went viral. Carey Bringle, owner of Peg Leg [...]
Restaurant Owner Jim Hagy Discusses Coronavirus Impact
Jim Hagy is a third-generation restaurant owner. His grandfather started Hagy's Catfish Hotel on the banks of the Tennessee River near Shiloh Battlefield after hosting a fundraiser for Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning in the 1930s. https://traffic.libsyn.com/southernamericana/Jim_Hagy.mp3 Hagy's Catfish Hotel near Shiloh, TN has operated for over 80 years. (Trip [...]
Starkville MS: Best Places to Eat In Every SEC Town
Hardly anyone will argue the state of Mississippi serves some of the best Southern dishes in the South. We're venturing to Mississippi State University to highlight the best places to eat in every SEC town for our next tailgate series. Here are the best restaurants in Starkville, MS. The Little Dooey [...]
Graduate Hotel Adds Flavor to Oxford, Ole Miss
Two years ago, I stayed at the Graduate Hotel, then a relatively new property in Oxford, Mississippi, and just a couple of blocks from the town’s famous downtown square. This picturesque town of around 23,000 had proliferated over the past few years and deserved a hotel that contributed to the [...]
Best Places to Watch Football In Every SEC Town
For SEC football fans, nothing beats tailgating and watching your team play in your school's stadium alongside a few thousand alumni and fans. But when tickets are scarce, or you desire the luxury of instant replay, here are the best places to watch football in every SEC town. Tuscaloosa (Alabama) [...]
Dinner, Supper, Lunch, It’s Enough to Confuse Any (Non) Southerner
Growing up in the rural South, you would hear people use one of two words to describe the noon or the evening meal. As I've gotten older, the words seemed to be used interchangeably for both meals. Dinner, Supper, or Lunch it's enough to confuse any (Non) Southerner. I'm here [...]