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Great Grits! What’s a “grit”? by Tom Lawrence
DIXIE LILY YELLOW GRITS Everyone north of Tennessee will tell you that grits are an acquired taste. I don’t believe this to be accurate. The problem with grits is that for the most part, they are poorly prepared, even in … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Tom Lawrence
Tagged Dixie Lily, grits, southern food, Tom Lawrence, yellow grits
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Working Cows Dairy by Tom Lawrence
I have a lifelong love affair with cold milk. I grew up in my grandfather’s ice plant in Ruleville, Mississippi circa 1940’s and we had the only cold storage facility in town. Because we kept all of the local dairy … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Tom Lawrence
Tagged alabama dairy, independent dairy, local milk, organic dairy, Tom Lawrence, working cows dairy
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Soups On! by Mary Prater
It’s been real cold lately. So cold I am reminded why I don’t want to move back to Wyoming. The weather reporters can say what they want about “polar air” and “jet stream dips,” all I know is that there … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Mary Prater
Tagged chowder, Corn Green Chile Chowder, porchscene, soup recipes
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Restaurant Epic
Editor’s Note: There’s nothing like a great meal to start the year right, and Tom Lawrence has found a fantastic restaurant for celebrating the New Year. Epic is located at 1201 Front Avenue | Suite E, Columbus, Georgia. Because they prefer to actually … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Great Restaurants, Tom Lawrence
Tagged Columbus GA, Epic Restaurant, southern cuisine, Tom Lawrence
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SWEET BABY RAY’S BBQ SAUCE by Tom Lawrence
BBQ sauce of some type or the other is always incidental to pork ribs or shoulder. Twenty-five years of life in Memphis, TN enabled me to enjoy the best BBQ in the known world. There are a number of top-notch … Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Food, Tom Lawrence
Tagged best bbq sauce, sweet baby rays, Tom Lawrence
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O’Houlihan’s in Fayetteville,TN by Tom Lawrence
Occasionally you stumble on an unexpected treat when all you were looking for was a decent place to eat. This happened to us on a recent antiquing trip to Fayetteville, Tennessee. We finished our antiquing just at the noon hour and asked … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Tom Lawrence
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Deep Seeded Passion by Deborah Fagan Carpenter
50 pounds of sunflower seeds and a pound of zinnia seeds set the wheels in motion for an unexpected life plan. Had someone told Jill Forrester ten years ago that she would be totally immersed in the world of organic … Continue reading
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Tony’s Tamales by Tom Lawrence
We were in Jackson for a meeting of the PorchScene team, and when we finished our business my daughter, Mary, the brains behind PorchScene, mentioned that she was heading out on Old Canton Road to try a hot tamale … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Tom Lawrence
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TOMATO PIE AT THE MOOSE CAFE IN ASHVILLE, NC by Lyla Ellzey
Tomato Pie! That delicious, delightful taste sensation that has become so popular throughout the South. I was introduced to tomato pie at The Moose Café located on a hilltop outside Ashville, North Carolina. My husband and I were visiting friends … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Lyla Ellzey
Tagged ashville north carolina, moose cafe, tomato pie
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It’s Worth the Wait at the Hunter’s Pub by Tom Lawrence
The Hunter’s Pub and Steakhouse is a cinder block building located on a country crossroad about fifteen miles from Columbus, Georgia. The surrounding land is mainly hardwood forest and is home to a variety of local hunting clubs. The Pub started … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Tom Lawrence
Tagged columbus ga steak, columbus georgia restaurant, georgia best steak, hunter's pub
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