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Cedarbluff, MS · Food & Drink
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The 9 Mississippi Butcher Shops, Farmer’s Markets And Bulk Stores Where Meat Costs Less Than The Supermarket Price
A grocery receipt in Mississippi can sting when half the total comes from one pack of ground beef and a few chicken thighs. Plenty of families across the state have quietly switched to small butcher counters, wholesale freezers, and farm processors where the same money stretches much further. Many of...
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Why Do Locals Keep Driving To Tupelo? This Barbecue-And-Biscuits Counter Explains It
Some places in Mississippi get busy because they are new. One small counter in Tupelo stays busy because it has barely changed in decades. Road trippers plan whole days around it, and folks from across the state make it their lunch stop every time they roll into town. It is cash only, it closes on Sundays and Mondays, and the booths are tight.
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Set The Alarm Early For These 7 Mississippi Bakeries Still Baking The Slow, Old-Fashioned Way
A wrong turn on a hungry morning led me to a glass case of glazed donuts and a smell I still remember. Mississippi is full of bakeries that open before sunrise and still do things the slow, careful way. Some have been rolling dough for about a hundred years, and...
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This No-Frills Mississippi Steakhouse Has Grilled Ribeyes Over Open Charcoal For Nearly 60 Years
Some restaurants chase trends. Others just plant a charcoal grill by the front window and keep cooking the same steaks for close to six decades. In a small Mississippi town, one family-run chophouse has drawn folks who drive in from Nashville, Pascagoula, and across the Alabama line just for dinner. The menu barely fills a page, the wait happens outside on a first-come honor system, and the crowd forms early.
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11 Mom-And-Pop Restaurants In Mississippi Serving Huge Portions At Surprisingly Low Prices
A Chicago-style gyro counter in Mississippi has no table service and no restroom, yet there is usually a wait to order. The reason is simple. The sandwiches are so big that people often cannot finish them in one sitting. That kind of stubborn generosity shows up again and again on...
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The 8 Columbus, Mississippi Restaurants That Stay Packed Without Spending Much On Advertising
Hunger hit hard on a back road in Mississippi, and the parking lot full of pickup trucks told me everything I needed to know. No billboard pointed the way, and no flashy ad promised anything. Inside, families crowded around tables, kids swung their feet under booths, and the food lived...
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The Old Mississippi Roadside Steakhouse Grilling Steaks Over Charcoal Since The 1960s
Hickory smoke drifting across a Mississippi highway is a hard thing to ignore when you are hungry. From the road, the weathered wooden building looks like it could be anything, and plenty of drivers roll right past it. Step inside, though, and you find cooks working a huge open charcoal...
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Ice cream truck brings digital twist on classic treat
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) – A mobile ice cream truck is putting a modern spin on a traditional neighborhood favorite. Alsies, an ice cream franchise based in Durham, North Carolina, operates trucks across the Southeast. Its Tupelo location is currently the only one operating in Mississippi, with co-owners Sarah and...
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The 6 Mississippi Farmers Markets Where $25 Buys Baked Goods And A Bag Of Fresh Produce
Twenty-five dollars does not stretch far at most grocery stores anymore, but Mississippi farmers markets tell a different story. On a Saturday morning, that same money can fill a tote bag with ripe tomatoes and still leave room for a warm loaf of bread or a sweet treat. These six...
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Stone embarks on quest to try every Starkville Mexican restaurant
As is essential to any southern small town, Starkville has no shortage of Mexican restaurants. For a population of around 25,000, nine restaurants (excluding food trucks) may seem slightly overwhelming. As a devout diner, I took it upon myself to embark on the quest of trying them all personally. To...
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Dudie’s Burger Festival draws crowds to Tupelo museum
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — The Dudie’s Burger Festival was held Saturday at Tupelo’s Oren-Dunn Museum. The event was postponed from a few weeks earlier due to bad weather. The festival included live music, activities for children and slugburgers. Slugburgers were invented in Mississippi during the Great Depression...
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Houchens Food Group Acquires Brooks Grocery
Houchens Food Group has acquired Brooks Grocery, a family-owned grocery chain based in Tupelo, Mississippi. The transaction includes three locations: Tupelo and Iuka, Mississippi, and Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Founded in 2009 by Brooks and Lisa Davis, Brooks Grocery opened its first location in Iuka, then expanded to Chapel Hill in...
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Houchens Food Group acquires Brooks Grocery chain
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Houchens Food Group, Inc. announced Wednesday that it is acquiring Brooks Grocery, a family-owned grocery chain based in Mississippi. According to a release by the company, the transaction includes three Brooks Grocery locations, which include Tupelo, Mississippi, Iuka, Mississippi and Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Houchens Food...