PHOTOS: Check out first local Cracker Barrel restaurant


Not too long ago, I packed my belongings and drove across the country, eager to return to the land of farm-fresh produce after a seven-year immersion in gravy and grits.

Today, nearly five years after that cross-country drive, I woke up at 5:30 a.m. to prepare for an anticipated reporting assignment — which could involve gravy and grits.

I'm talking about Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

The comfort foods served by the Lebanon, Tennessee-based restaurant chain are a departure from several…

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