30 Best Restaurants in America

Photo by: Credit: City Grocery

City Grocery, Oxford, Miss.
New Orleans-born chef John Currence opened City Grocery in the tight-knit city of Oxford, Miss., in 1992, and since then it's become the city's standard-bearer for high-end (yet affordable) Southern cooking. Jesse Houston took over as chef de cuisine last year, and his and Currence's menu of down-home items with an unexpected twist - like chicken leg confit with grilled broccoli, ... more 

Photo by: Credit: City Grocery

City Grocery, Oxford, Miss.
New Orleans-born chef John Currence opened City Grocery in the tight-knit city of Oxford, Miss., in 1992, and since then it's become the city's standard-bearer for high-end (yet affordable) Southern cooking. Jesse Houston took over as chef de cuisine last year, and his and Currence's menu of down-home items with an unexpected twist - like chicken leg confit with grilled broccoli, harissa, feta, and Marcona almonds; "lambsagna" with lamb ragù, preserved lemon, and mint; and smoked lamb belly roulade with confit Brussels sprouts and pepper jelly - is blazing new territory in the Southern culinary canon. If you can (and it's not too hot out), snag a table on the second-floor balcony.
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