
Buckwheat cakes with blueberries at the Pankcake Shop in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
photo: Rett Peek

Fried quail with cornbread waffles and cane syrup at Southern Soul Barbeque in St. Simons Island, Georgia.
photo: Squire Fox

A chicken biscuit for the road from Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
photo: Lissa Gotwals

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen manager Randy Owen with a fresh order in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
photo: Lissa Gotwals

Bagels with lox, schmear, salmon roe, cucumber, and chives at the General Muir in Atlanta, Georgia.
photo: Greg Dupree

The General Muir’s Maven, a platter of bagels, schmear, rosy lox and smoked sable, both cured in house, as well as nova and salmon salad.
photo: Greg Dupree

Calvin Chapman with a delivery at Soniat House in New Orleans, Louisiana.
photo: Cedric Angeles