Chunky, their tops tinged with shades of brown, the scallops sat atop a circle of creamy grits drizzled with a brown, syrupy sauce and surrounding a small nest of greens sprinkled with bits of bacon. I managed a forkful of my plate's bounty and, amid the sounds of clinking glass and conversation, closed my eyes and tasted...
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PHOTOS BY JACKIE MERCANDETTI