Photo: John Jernigan
GOOD EATS: MIZ KATHI’S COTILLION SOUTHERN CAFÉ
Sweet As Magnolias On Main Street By Melody Murphy • Photos By John Jernigan & Trevor Byrne
Head south in every possible way, then step back in time at this charming little café in the heart of Wildwood. Miz Kathi’s is all about family and feels like home.
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ou know it’s going to be seriously Southern as soon as you see the sign with “Miz Kathi’s” and a magnolia. You know from the “Come on in, y’all!” in cheerful chalk. Then you step through the front door—and back in time. And if you’re like me and my friend Laura who accompanied me, Miz Kathi’s takes you back to the South you remember from long ago. Wood floors creak beneath you as you make your way through the cozy dining room. The atmosphere is sweet
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and quaint, full of antique furniture and floral chintz. It feels like you’re being warmly welcomed to your grandmother’s house. (Interesting bit of trivia: The café is located in what was once the Bank of Wildwood a century ago, but it’s lost the vault vibe.) Small, doily-dotted tables are set with mismatched vintage china and milk-glass hobnail lamps. On our table was a saucer in a pattern from my grandmother’s kitchen. The “Southern Belle” portrait that once adorned the parlors of my other
