(From left to right): Hominy Grill’s Robert Stehling; Sarah O’Kelly and Chris Stewart, both of The Glass Onion; Michelle Weaver of Charleston Grill; Marc Collins of Circa 1886; and Sean Brock of Husk.

Tastiest Towns in the South

BY PAULA DISBROWE | APRIL 2012 | SOUTHERN LIVING

Breakfast
Join locals at Hominy Grill (hominygrill.com) for a Big Nasty Biscuit (fried chicken breast, Cheddar cheese, and sausage gravy on a biscuit).

Lunch
For lunch, hit The Glass Onion (ilovetheglassonion.com) for shrimp with Benton’s bacon and tender greens over creamy grits. Later, sip a Gin and Basil Smash at The Gin Joint (theginjoint.com).

Dinner
Go homegrown for dinner with local chicken with smoked field peas, butterbeans, and juniper-glazed fried cabbage at Husk (huskrestaurant.com).

Dessert
End with the 12-layer Ultimate Coconut Cake at Peninsula Grill (peninsulagrill.com).