To Margaret Tolley and Leola Dismukes who taught Lynne how to cook;
To Debbie Baxter, Lynne’s right hand, who keeps Miss Mary’s running so smoothly;
To Tom Brown who keeps Lynne happy; To R. B. Quinn who kept things organized and us laughing;
To Steve May of Jack Daniel Distillery and Dave Stang of Brown Forman who encouraged and supported this book;
To the Thomas Nelson team: Joel Miller, Heather Skelton, Julie Allen, Lori Lynch, Brenda Smotherman, Stephanie Tresner, and Chad Cannon;
To the cooks, hostesses, and servers who for generations have fed so many at Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House; and
To all our guests.