"This Southern fried chicken restaurant at The Shops at Willow Bend is a buzzy, family-friendly brunch spot where kids can play in the outdoor courtyard when they get too wiggly. The pickle-brined chicken is everywhere on the menu: We love it packed between buttermilk biscuits and topped with pepper jelly and honey butter in the Whistle Britches Sandwich. For a lighter lunchtime option, we go for the fried green tomato BLT, with thick cornmeal-dusted hot house tomatoes and a hefty spread of pimento cheese. And what’s a good brunch without a good cocktail? The Cantaloupe Frose takes like summer for grown-ups, and the Killa Bee, with gin, strawberry, and orange blossom honey, will have you quoting Steel Magnolias." - erin booke