Memphis, Tennessee, is one of the country's most well-known destinations for music, fostering acts like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and B.B. King. It's the largest city on the Mississippi River and has the best dry rub ribs anywhere. Memphis was also an important location to the Civil Rights Movement, and where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot at the Lorraine Motel, now the … [Read more...] about Weekend Guide to Memphis, Tennessee
This Is My South: Justin Fox Burks
This post is part of a series where we interview prominent Southerners or Southern transplants about what they love so much about this area and why others should visit. If you are interested in being featured, leave a comment or send me an email. Justin Fox Burks is the blogger behind The Chubby Vegetarian and, alongside wife Amy Lawrence, the author of the cookbook The … [Read more...] about This Is My South: Justin Fox Burks
Small Town Saturday: Valle Crucis, NC
Valle Crucis, NC is home to the original Mast General Store, pictured above. Built in 1882 by Henry Taylor, the store was bought by the Mast Family, who owned it until the 1970s. The company has expanded to seven other locations throughout the neighboring states. In the founding days of the store, it sold everything from plows to caskets to the neighboring pioneers but … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Valle Crucis, NC
Classic Eats: The Varsity
Classic Eats is a new series about old-school and beloved Southern dining establishments. Do you have suggestions? Leave them in the comments. No restaurant signifies "Atlanta" more to me than the bright red V visible from the highway as you approach downtown. The Varsity opened in 1928 and is known as the "world's largest drive in," where you can still get carhop service. … [Read more...] about Classic Eats: The Varsity
Weekend Guide to St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida, is the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the United States, founded by the Spanish in 1565. It served as the capital of Spanish Florida for 200 years, so European influence is everywhere from the cuisine to the architecture. It became a getaway for the rich and famous when Henry Flagler developed the rail system through … [Read more...] about Weekend Guide to St. Augustine, Florida