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Southern Foods to Make You Swoon

Chicken and dumplings
Chicken and dumplings Chicken and dumplings

Here in the Southeast, we live at the heart of country cooking. Defined by scratch-made tradition and hearty goodness, these quintessential Southern dishes are sure to make you fall in love with Tennessee all over again.

  • Mountain Oaks Tea Room’s Southern smoked bologna sliders, served with brown sugar mustard, pickles and diner’s choice of potato salad or pasta salad.
  • Nooga-Q’s slow-smoked meats, with a choice of pork, beef, chicken, pork ribs or beef brisket.
  • Countryside Cafe’s chicken and dumplings — rich, filling and scratch-made.
  • Tracks End’s sweet and creamy banana pudding.
  • Acropolis’ triple-layer “strawberry patch” cake, made with chopped berries and smeared with white icing.