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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.
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Monell's family-style Southern dining in Germantown has run since 1995, seating strangers at communal tables in a Victorian house seven blocks north.
OrderThe full family-style spread: fried chicken, country ham, mac and cheese, greens.
TipReservations available; tables seat ten. Sunday brunch is the marquee meal, books a week ahead.
Karl and Sarah Worley's Gulch biscuit counter in Nashville opened 2012 and pioneered the city's all-day biscuit sandwich format with daily 07:00-15:00.
TipThe Bonuts (fried biscuit doughnuts with lemon curd) are the order. Get there before 09:00 to skip the line.
The Loveless Cafe on Highway 100 in Nashville has served scratch biscuits, country ham and redeye gravy since 1951, anchoring the Natchez Trace's tourist.
OrderPlate of biscuits with peach preserves; country ham and redeye gravy with eggs.
TipLines build by 09:00 weekends; put your name down and shop the on-site Hams & Jams Country Market while you wait.
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