Weekend Wrap Up ~ Mississippi Food Tour

 Good Monday morning!  I am linking up with Tanya today for Hello Monday. A few months ago after listening to an episode of the Big Boo Podcast, we heard them talking about the Netflix show, Somebody Feed Phil.  In Season 2, they travel to the Mississippi Delta and eat at restaurants down Highway 61. My husband and I decided to take a road trip to try some of these places.  It was a fun weekend get-a-way!  

First stop was the Blue & White Restaurant in Tunica, MS.

We stayed the night in Clarksdale, MS at the Clark House Inn.  It was a great Bed and Breakfast with such a rich history.  We actually had the entire house to ourselves!  The guest cottage out back reminded me of the setting from one of my favorite shows, Hart of Dixie.

This scene represents the Delta to me....flat land & cotton fields.

We saw this on the side of a building, which was fitting for the 86th anniversary of Elvis' birthday!

We drove to Cleveland, MS and ate at the Delta Meat Market for lunch, located in this hotel.

We then drove around my college campus.  It is always fun to re-live some memories!

I spent a lot of time at the BSU building, which is now called the Baptist Student Center.

Then we went to a Grammy Museum, which was a fun experience.

It was quite fascinating to see how many Grammy winners are from Mississippi, especially the delta region.

These are 2 outfits Faith Hill, who is from Mississippi, wore.

We also stopped a very, small museum in the town where Jim Henson was born in Leland, MS.

That night, we ate at Doe's, a famous steakhouse, in Greenville, MS. I tried my first tamale, which was so good.  Tamales are all over the place in the delta!  We met up with my college suitemate and her husband for dinner and stayed with them.

It was so much fun!!

On our drive back home, we stopped again in Clarksdale and ate at famous Abe's BBQ.  We had BBQ and more tamales.

It was a good, quick get-away with my husband with some good food and friends along the way.  It inspired us to do more local get-aways in our area.  Maybe you will be inspired to find some small towns within a few hours of your home too and try out some local restaurants!