While many local specialties easily win the hearts of natives and tourists alike, some traditional fare — like gravy bread — is under-appreciated and takes some time to warm up to. This dish ...

Unlike the Italian beef sandwich, which is served with optional beef gravy, gravy bread is simply a lone hoagie roll soaked ...

Add the cream (if using). Grate over quite a bit of nutmeg, adding more once you have poured the bread sauce into a warmed bowl or gravy boat.

the sausage stirred into the gravy to give field hands in the South—or loggers and trappers in the North—ballast to get through the morning. A most versatile bread, biscuits can be enjoyed ...