Southern Food in my Hometown

When I think of southern food, I can't help but think of my favorite southern restaurant near my hometown of Franklin, Tennessee. This restaurant is the Loveless Cafe, a local restaurant seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Yet, the tasty food and the way that it embraces the southern way of life has made it famous, with appearances on shows like Tennessee Crossroads, Martha Stewart, Ellen, and even Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

So what has made the Loveless Cafe so famous? For one it is their biscuits, which are truly amazing. But it is more than that. It is the way that the cafe adheres to that notion of southern food. The restaurant itself is an old house surrounded by a motel and a few country stores selling items like jams and preserves. It is also marked as southern by its delicious and homemade comfort food. This restaurant really identifies itself as an icon of southern cooking by letting you slip into the feeling of being at home.