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A New Orleans native named John Currence transformed the college town of Oxford, Miss., into one of the dining capitals of the South. His favorite meal growing up in the Crescent City was breakfast. He remembers having pancakes at his grandmother's house with Louisiana cane syrup, bacon-and-egg sandwiches at Allgood's in Uptown New Orleans with his father, and the occasional Sunday brunch at Commander's Palace in the Garden District.
South on Main owner Don Dugan has sold and last week closed the restaurant at 1304 Main St. in Little Rock. Dugan is withholding the name of the purchaser until all the paperwork is signed, but describes him as "somebody local, a first-time owner but with a restaurant background."
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On a recent day with clear blue skies and warm fall temperatures, Bob Kellerman, sporting a cardinal red cap, slid into his convertible BMW in the parking lot of Lodge Cast Iron's main office in South Pittsburg, Tennessee.
For 11 days, beginning Thursday, Little Rock will become a hub for all things bookish.