Many old-style breakfasts once filled American kitchens with warmth before fast options replaced them. These dishes reflected ...

WINDOW ROCK — As Char Kruger slowly adds cornmeal to the blue-corn mush on the stove, stirring it clockwise, people begin asking questions. Should they roast cornmeal before making the blue-corn mush?

Sometimes you wake up in the morning and want yogurt and granola. Sometimes, when the spirit of the South calls to you, you might want something a little more substantial: Grits. Chicken and waffles.

What do you imagine when you think of a quintessential Southern breakfast? Maybe a plate of eggs, bacon, grits and a biscuit? Well, in one small town outside of Charlotte, that plate might also ...