Food Traveler Magazine Summer 2017 | Page 127

tupelo.net In the South, food is less a means of nourishment and more of an integral thread in the DNA of what makes a southerner southern. The town that enabled Elvis to dream big still embodies that same conta- gious optimism that put him on a path to stardom, and today, it beckons visitors to come on in, have a bite to eat, and stay for a while.