Memphis Barbecue Co. in Horn Lake sits just across the Mississippi state line from the city that gave it its name, built by Melissa Cookston — one of the most decorated competitive BBQ champions in the country — around the slow-smoked whole hog and brisket traditions that earned her a trophy case full of World
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Barbecue, Mississippi, Restaurants, Season 15Memphis Street Cafe appeared in Season 15, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Unconventional Comforts,” which aired August 5, 2012, as a Hernando, Mississippi Southern cafe and comfort food operation serving the scratch-made Southern plates that earn a small DeSoto County community its go-to neighborhood restaurant. The featured location has since permanently closed. Quick
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Comfort Food, Mississippi, Restaurants, Season 15Blow Fly Inn on Washington Avenue in Gulfport has been a Mississippi Gulf Coast seafood and Southern food institution since the 1940s, surviving hurricanes, ownership changes, and decades of competition to remain one of the most authentic dining experiences on the coast. It appeared in Season 5, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Neighborhood
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Mississippi, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 5, SouthernDarwell’s Cafe in Long Beach, Mississippi has been serving the Gulf Coast since the 1990s, built around fresh local seafood and the Southern cooking traditions that define coastal Mississippi food culture. It appeared in Season 4, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Big Flavor,” which aired September 29, 2008, and Guy Fieri found a
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Mississippi, Restaurants, Season 4, SouthernBrad Orrison was dumpster diving in Oxford, Mississippi when he had the idea. Knee deep in discarded hardwood flooring, he decided he was going to build himself a BBQ joint out of all the junk he’d collected. He moved back to Ocean Springs, enlisted his sister Brooke and his brother Brett, and hammered and nailed
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