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A 70-year-old Mississippi institution and two other favorites that are now gone forever

Mississippi lost three very different gathering places in 2026: a polished Mexican kitchen, a Gulf Coast hangout and a Jackson steak-and-seafood institution. Unlike the weather-related shutdown in an earlier Mississippi…

Ocean Springs, MS · 2d

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6 Mississippi Seafood Buffets Keep Bringing Out Crab Legs Until You Wave Them Off

A road trip across Mississippi once taught me that the best crab legs can show up in the least fancy places, like a dining room or a roadside spot with farm tools on the walls. The trays keep coming, the butter stays warm, and nobody rushes you out the door.

Mississippi · 2d
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This Mississippi Butcher Shop Cuts Steaks To Order And Stocks Deer Sausage From Mild To Jalapeno Jack

We only stopped because the kids were hungry and the cooler at home was nearly empty. A small butcher shop in south Mississippi turned that quick errand into the best grocery run of the trip. The steaks were cut right in front of us, and the deer sausage case had...

Picayune, MS · 6d
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We Ranked The 8 Best Pizza Places In Mississippi, And Here Is Who Made The Cut

A road trip across Mississippi taught us that great pizza often hides in plain buildings on quiet streets. We went looking for the pies worth planning a family stop around, from Delta wood-fired ovens to Gulf Coast slice shops. Each spot below earned its place with real flavor, a welcoming...

Mississippi · 3d
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10 Mississippi Restaurants Serving Amazing Portions For Thanksgiving So You Can Skip The Cooking

Last November, a wrong turn in Mississippi led me to a plain brick building with a full parking lot and the smell of cornbread drifting out the door. Two hours later, I was stuffed, happy, and wondering why I had ever spent a holiday scrubbing roasting pans. Thanksgiving is about...

Mississippi · 1d

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At 100, Copeland has the recipe for life

With her 100th birthday approaching on Nov. 25, Jacquita Copeland carries a lifetime of memories in the kitchen. She learned to cook out of necessity after marrying her husband, the now-late Henry Copeland, in 1945. They had four children: the now-late Brenda Butler, Jo Thomas, Kathy Moore, and Randall Copeland.

Mississippi · 1d

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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...

Laurel, MS · 1d

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These 7 Mississippi Breakfast Spots Serve Biscuits So Big Your Kids Will Need Both Hands

A wrong turn on a Mississippi back road once led to a breakfast plate with a biscuit so tall it leaned. Our youngest set her hand next to it, and the biscuit won by a mile. That moment started a hungry hunt across the state for more of these giant, fluffy treasures. Here are seven family-friendly kitchens where the biscuits are big enough to share, and the mornings are made for memories.

Mississippi · 2d

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In-N-Out May Open Restaurants in 3 New States

In-N-Out owner Lynsi Snyder said Arkansas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma are possible future markets, while the chain still plans an Albuquerque restaurant by 2027. She also said California has lots of future stores slotted.

Oklahoma · 3d

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Forget Sonic — The Regional Drive-In Chain That's Been Slinging Cheesesteaks In The South Since 1983

You've definitely heard of Sonic, but have you heard of this iconic Southern drive-in chain? Here's how it got its start all the way back in 1983.

Mississippi · 6d

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Santa Claus Heading to Kosciusko for “Pancakes with Santa”

Local families will have a chance to kick off their holiday celebrations with a special morning treat as the Kosciusko Attala Partnership”Pancakes with Santa” Saturday, Dec. 12. The event is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Jason’s Southern Table in Kosciusko. Attendees can look forward to...

Kosciusko, MS · 1d

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7 Mississippi Cafeterias Where You Can Fill A Tray With Fried Chicken And Three Sides For $12

A plastic tray, a long steam table, and a pile of golden fried chicken can turn a road trip stop into the best meal of the week. Across Mississippi, cafeteria lines and country buffets still let families eat well without blowing the travel budget. Kids get to point at what...

Mississippi · 4h

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Your Back-Seat Breakfast Is Settled At These 5 Mississippi Shops Baking Warm Sausage Kolaches

A quick stop for gas and a box of donuts turned into a small discovery on a Mississippi road trip: the kolache. These soft, pillowy rolls wrapped around sausage, cheese, or even boudin traveled here by way of Czech bakers in Texas, and Mississippi has quietly made them its own.

Mississippi · 2d

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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.

Tupelo, MS · 4d

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Bully’s Pantry gears up for 3rd annual Egg Bowl Food Fight

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Bully’s Food Pantry and Mississippi’s Grove Grocery will be going head-to-head this month in what will be their 3rd annual egg bowl food fight. The competition started November 1st, as bully’s food pantry is looking for non-perishable food items, hygiene products, and is also taking monetary donations as well. This is used in a way to use the gridiron rivalry to put eyes towards the fight against hunger. Bully’s Pantry coordinator Suzanne Bowen said that the pantry has been operation for a few years now, opening at the beginning of 2020.

Starkville, MS · 1d

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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...

Biloxi, MS · 3d

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We Ranked The 9 Best Vietnamese Pho Shops In Mississippi, And Here Is Who Made The Cut

A rainy afternoon, a strip mall parking lot, and one steaming bowl of noodle soup changed how we think about eating in Mississippi. Pho is a Vietnamese soup made with slow-cooked broth, rice noodles, and fresh herbs, and it has quietly found a home all across the state. Kids love...

Starkville, MS · 4d

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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.

Columbus, MS · 8d

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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...

Clarksdale, MS · 8d

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This Small-Town Mississippi Buffet Has A Big Parking Lot, But Cars Still Fill It Up

Missing the turn was the first clue, because so many cars lined the lot that the sign was hard to spot. After circling the block in a small Mississippi town, we finally pulled in, hungry and curious about why everyone else had beaten us there. What waited inside was a...

Philadelphia, MS · 10d