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These three delicious destinations are under the radar – but should be on yours.
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▼ WAYNESVILLE, MO.
Honey Chile’ Please
Kimsha Rosensteel grew up learning to cook from her mother and grandmother and later went on to cook in a military dining facility for 15 years. In 2016, she put that lifetime of experience to work by opening Honey Chile’ Please in Waynesville, Missouri. The former military brat and current military wife is at home serving the many U.S. Army personnel and their families from nearby Fort Leonard Wood. Her blackberry fried chicken, for
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example, has been a big hit. Other favorites on the ever-changing menu include Krispy Kreme burgers, gumbo fries, étouffée, oxtail with rice, Cajun biscuits and gravy, and red velvet waffles with fried chicken. Customers also love her decadent desserts, including lavender-peach cake and buttermilk pie. 1100 Old Historic Route 66, Waynesville, Missouri, facebook.com/honeychileplease
Blackberry fried chicken ▲ SWEET SPRINGS, MO.
Old School Frozen Yogurt & Coffee Co. The motto of Old School Frozen Yogurt & Coffee Co. in Sweet Springs, Missouri, is “Pursuing excellence in all things.” The shop takes that to heart, roasting its own coffee and even milling wheat into flour on-site for fresh-baked goods. The coffee shop, housed in a former schoolhouse, offers a rotating seasonal bakery menu, including its famous cinnamon rolls, which come topped with something more akin to frosting than a glaze. Another draw is the frozen yogurt: The machines spin vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, plus non-dairy pomegranate-raspberry sorbet, along with two seasonal options. On the coffee menu, locals and travelers alike will find specialty drinks including Americanos, lattes, espresso, pour overs and more. 308 S. Locust St., Sweet Springs, Missouri, theoldschoolcoffeeco.com photo courtesy old school frozen yogurt & Coffee co.
Jalapeño-strawberry lemonade Visit feastmagaz ine.com to learn mor e about the tasty ea ts at these three restau rants. ◀ HANNIBAL, MO.
Mark Twain Dinette Kenna Bogue gets a lot of questions about horseshoes and Maid-Rite loose meat. As general manager of Mark Twain Dinette in Hannibal, Missouri, Bogue often meets tourists who aren't familiar with these regional dishes. The Dinette Horseshoe, for example, is a combination of the restaurant's most popular items: Maid-Rite loose meat on Texas toast topped with the diner’s famous onion rings, cheese sauce and chile-ranch sauce. The diner was first opened in 1942 by M.E. Pennewell with a 13-seat steel counter; Bogue’s grandfather, John, began managing it
in 1976 and bought it in 1985. Bogue’s father, Jody, then bought the restaurant in 2015. Eventually, Bogue plans to purchase it from her father and continue the tradition. After more than 70 years of expansion, the diner can now seat around 150 inside, plus 70 on the patio. Bogue's menu is inspired by her travels, Instagram and food magazines; one standout dish is the Steampunk Burger, with herbed cream cheese and housemade balsamic-onion-bacon jam on a brioche bun. 400 N. Third St., Hannibal, Missouri, marktwaindinette.com photo courtesy mark twain dinette
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