October 05, 2020

EP 54. Doe's Eat Place, Greenville, Mississippi

1 hour 3 minutes

Gaining proper cultural insight anywhere worldwide is as simple as putting your feet under a table at the right restaurant. Doe's Eat Place is the most iconic restaurant in the State of Mississippi, is among countless Top-10 lists nationwide, has served countless luminaries and celebrities right alongside duck hunters fresh off the river for decades. It even received the prestigious James Beard Foundation Award. But don't ask for a menu because they've never had one. From across a red checkered table cloth, Ramsey joins 3rd-generation owner, Dominick "Baby Doe" Signa, plus life-long patron and Delta hunter-historian, Hank Burdine, for a lively round-table discussion of this legendary restaurant's colorful history. Of course, they end up talking Mississippi Delta duck hunting, too! How and when did this restaurant get started? What Doe's Eat Place specialty was named Number 1 Must-Eat item in America? What's the hot tamale connection to Mississippi? How many salads did Aunt Florence prepare during her 75-year career - and why's that number only the half of it? How has the nearby Mississippi River influenced Doe's and regional duck hunting? This is an absolutely delicious episode you'll really sink your teeth into.