By Connie Pearson ITWPA Member You haven’t truly sampled an important culinary morsel of the Deep South until you’ve tasted a hushpuppy, and the VERY BEST hushpuppies (according to locals in the know) are created at Greenbrier Restaurant near Athens, Alabama. Hushpuppies are found in all varieties. Some add corn. Others have jalapeno peppers. A few use buttermilk. One or … [Read more...] about Hushpuppies at Greenbrier, Savory Morsels of the Deep South
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Making Enough Noise to Keep the Rattlesnakes Away
By Connie Pearson ITWPA Member If you like horses, country music, fried food, beer, a thrilling ride down a steep bluff in the back of a pickup truck, and sitting inside a large cave, then Tuscumbia, Alabama, has a spot just for you. Seven Springs Lodge and Rattlesnake Saloon are located on a 6,000-acre plot of land on Mount Mills Road. Just turn left at the sign pointing … [Read more...] about Making Enough Noise to Keep the Rattlesnakes Away
A Farm to Table Experience at the Dogwood Southern Table
By Victoria Hart Bacon jam with country bread, grilled shrimp with pickled red onion and jalapeño aioli, choices of peach or bourbon BBQ sauce, and fig and goat cheese gelato are a few examples of the unique offerings that warm hearts and put smiles on faces at the Dogwood Southern Table. The culinary artisans at this Charlotte, North Carolina, establishment surprised and … [Read more...] about A Farm to Table Experience at the Dogwood Southern Table
Pizzeria San Mina: A True Taste of Italy
By Jessica Irwin ITWPA Member Steam from a pizza radiates like sunbeams across the blue sky of a faded tablecloth. The pizza’s wide girth spills over its plate like the doughy middle of a belly dancer. You succumb to its sweet seductions, a glass of wine and the cool glow of the pizzeria’s spearmint-colored walls soothing its digestion. You are in Italy, but this is no … [Read more...] about Pizzeria San Mina: A True Taste of Italy
Lunch at Cru
By Victoria Hart ITWPA Member Charleston, South Carolina is a food town. Good old southern cooking is available, but so is fresh farm to table cuisine. Located at 18 Pinckney Street in the historic district is a charming old house off the beaten path with culinary magic happening inside. A creation of Executive Chef John Zucker, the name inspired me to expand my French. … [Read more...] about Lunch at Cru