Take your grandparents back to their old neighborhood Publix, and they might not recognize it. Some Florida stores have been torn down and rebuilt into something much bigger. Here’s how a few rebuilt Publix stores compare with the ones Floridians remember. 1. Briar Bay in Miami Publix replaced its Briar Bay store in Miami with…
Planning a Kroger trip for this week? A few small steps, taken before and after you reach the store, can stretch your grocery budget. Here are the secrets Kroger employees wish Tennesseans knew. 1. Tuesday-Night Weekly Ad Kroger’s 114 Tennessee stores run from Memphis to Johnson City. That spread covers two time zones: Memphis and…
The first Terlingua chili cook-off in 1967 pitted exactly two cooks against each other, and one judge burned his taste buds so badly the whole contest ended in a draw. Rules have piled up since. These are the things that get a Texan disqualified at a chili cookoff. 1. Beans in the Pot A Texas…
Indiana Foodways Alliance has mapped 140 restaurants onto one food trail. Every stop serves the same dish: A breaded pork tenderloin pounded thin and wide enough to hang past the bun. No other sandwich gets that treatment here. These are the reasons a tenderloin doesn’t count outside Indiana. 1. the Overhang Test A tenderloin sandwich…
The sign-up sheet taped to a Utah ward’s Relief Society bulletin board says nothing about menus. It asks only for names, oven space, and how many nine-by-thirteen pans of funeral potatoes each volunteer can spare by Thursday. Out-of-staters take one look and wonder why nobody gets to choose a dish. The menu isn’t up for…
Kraft General Foods paid to own the name and the recipes when Hough Bakeries locked its doors for good in Cleveland in August 1992. By then the company was down to 32 stores pulling in $12 million a year, a fraction of the 1,000-person operation it ran at its 1973 peak. Somebody wanted those recipes….
The Mississippi Delta’s Hot Tamale Festival is still almost two weeks away, but the smell already drifting downtown gives away what’s coming. Nobody hands over a menu, and the tradition runs on customs regulars rarely spell out. These are the Mississippi tamale rules nobody explains to visitors. 1. Tamale, Never Tamal Hot tamales go by…
In the same way that ponchos and bell-bottoms have all but disappeared from our modern lives, certain foods of the 1960s are tough to find. Sure, you may come across the occasional Jell-O mold in a Tennessee church basement somewhere, and you might even find a Grasshopper pie on a random restaurant menu. But, in…
There’s no doubt McDonald’s has earned its renowned place in popular culture. With billions served in countries across the globe, it’s no wonder that this fast food chain sparks curiosity. Get ready to discover 24 facts many Virginians don’t know about this iconic burger chain. 1: It Wasn’t a Burger Joint When it opened in…
Working in the restaurant industry isn’t as easy as it may seem. Serving tables is hard work, and sometimes guests inadvertently make it more difficult. Before making your next reservation in Connecticut or elsewhere in the U.S., ensure you’re avoiding these not-so-polite restaurant habits. 1: Seating Yourself When you walk into a restaurant and see…
