There’s no getting around the fact that Tennessee is a long ole state. From mile marker 0 at the Mississippi River to number 455, where Interstate 40 enters North Carolina, if you’re driving across Tennessee, you’d better pack a lunch. Fortunately, that also means that there is plenty of geographic diversity among the state’s cuisine, so there is an abundance of excellent choices for you to stop and get that lunch, or breakfast or dinner. Maybe instead of a lunch, you’d better pack a cooler...

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