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In the town of oxford. >> john currence: i've stayed busy. >> anthony: and this is doe's eat place in greenville. >> julia reed: this is the great florence signa. >> anthony: oh, it's so good to meet you. >> julia reed: florence is in charge of the salad bowl and has been for -- this is -- florence is doe senior's sister-in-law. uh, when did y'all open up for us? 1930? >> florence signa: 1941. >> julia reed: '41. close enough. >> anthony: like a lot of folks around here, dominick "big doe" signa got his start selling hot tamales to go. in the beginning, the place catered to the black community...

I'm 74. >> anthony: how did you get into this business? >> william "po' monkey" seaberry: i just got into it. something i liked to do. and everybody come here enjoy theyself. no problem. >> anthony: please explain this policy. you know, no hats backwards and no pants hanging down. what is that? >> william "po' monkey" seaberry: you're right, that's right. if you don't like my rules, don't come. >> anthony: what are the rules here? no rap music. >> william "po' monkey" seaberry: no. nobody likes that "bumpa bumpa bump". i don't like that. brain.es me a headache in the i love all blues. all of i...

And the division of labor, the flow of work, well, i gave up trying to figure it out five minutes in and just figured i'll get loaded and eat all this delicious food. the salad thing is famous. hand-tossed in the same wooden bowl for decades. the hot tamales, same as they ever was. >> julia reed: and doe's tamales are just incredible because they're made with the steak drippings and stuff that you're getting ready to see, so it -- >> anthony: oh yeah. oh really. >> julia reed: -- greatly enhances the flavor. oh my god. >> john currence: i could eat 'em till i was sick. >> anthony: fries done i...

Brooklyn. downstairs, currence's restaurant city grocery cranks out many delicious things. the man known as big bad chef, aka johnny snack, is sending some of those goodies upstairs as there's nothing professional writers like more than free food. usually, you put five writers in a room, it's an ugly, hell broth of envy, hatred -- >> we all hate tommy. >> yeah, that goes without saying. >> even me. i hate me worst of all. >> around here anyway the writers are really supportive of each other. for writers to argue would be like arguing over a piece of dirt. i mean, what are we fighting about? >>...

Our bad racial past but you know, the sense of community that keeps people here is evidenced in this place. >> julia reed is greenville born and raised, the daughter of a political family, a writer, author and as delta as it gets. how long you been in mississippi? >> 22 years. i came in 1992. >> john currence is a celebrated chef who left new orleans to come to mississippi and open first one, then many more restaurants and businesses in the town of oxford. >> i've stayed busy. >> and this is doe's eat place in greenville. >> this is the great florence signa. >> so good to meet you. >> florence...