Biscuits And Redeye Gravy appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Biscuits with redeye gravy · Nashville
Scratch buttermilk biscuits, halved and topped with country ham slices and redeye gravy: pan drippings deglazed with strong black coffee.
Tennessee country ham, salt-cured for 6 to 12 months, has been a regional pantry staple since the 1800s. Frying a slice releases drippings that, deglazed with leftover coffee, make redeye gravy. The Loveless Cafe on Highway 100 in Nashville has plated the dish since 1951 and remains the canonical reference. Biscuits at Loveless are made from scratch every 20 minutes; the recipe stayed unchanged through ownership transitions in 2003 and 2014.
Where to eat in Nashville:
- Loveless Cafe
- Biscuit Love
- Monell's Dining and Catering