" A beautiful slab of muscular, vividly salty country ham is here surrounded by buttered corn kernels, nuggets of okra veiled in see-through crust, a trio of warm biscuits and, in the background, a bowl of red-eye gravy."
Michael Stern
" To pass the time while waiting for your fried chicken, pick a card from the Scripture Bread Box set out on each table. It will give you words of advice and encouragement from the Bible."
Michael Stern
" Jane loves corn, so instead of two different vegetables, she sided her fried chicken with a double order of corn. That's country-style gravy at the back of the plate."
Michael Stern
" Smoky, vividly fruity blackberry preserves are here piled atop a split biscuit on a backdrop of country ham."
Michael Stern
" This inconspicuous restaurant across from the field where a beacon light once stood for prop planes traveling at night is a destination restaurant for mid-Tennesseans in search of old-fashioned country-style meals."
Michael Stern
" While the décor is mostly religious, it also includes much miscellaney, such as this odd-shaped lava lamp (which had a price tag of $100 on it), Christmas-type lights, and all sorts of country-craftsy nick-nacks. Near the front door, a sign is posted saying 'Shalom, Y'all.'"
Michael Stern
" A fish-shaped motif on the Beacon Light sign tells you the religious bent of the proprietors."
Michael Stern
" We like spooning out these homey peach preserves directly onto a fork-size piece of country ham."
Michael Stern
" Billed as 'A different kind of pie,' the only dessert on the Beacon Light menu (other than an order of fruit preserves) is an ice box dandy of frozen cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk layered with pecans and coconuts."
Michael Stern
