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unter Wills and Mikki Hudson Wills begin every morning and end every evening on their beautiful new deck overlooking Twin Lakes. A haven from their hectic work schedules, these two live year-round on the lake.
With the schedules these two chefs keep, peace before and after work has become essential. Hunter is a Culinary Arts Instructor at Wiregrass by day and a chef at Friends by night. Mikki is the owner of Jessie’s Restaurant and Catering downtown. These two food lovers came together after working alongside each other in the downtown Valdosta food scene. Married last May, they prize their days off and evenings together. During the pandemic, they had all of March and April evenings together. Mikki only closed Jessie's for a few days then immediately set to work doing to-go meals and party 24
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Married in May, Hunter and Mikki begin every morning and end every evening on their deck overlooking Twin Lakes.
For Mikki and Hunter Wills, Their Love of Food Isn’t The Only Tie That Binds Them STORY BY MATTIA GODDARD PHOTOS BY WES SEWELL PHOTOGRAPHY
packs. Her quick transition from dine-in to curbside service allowed her to avoid the drastic downturn most restaurants felt. Their nights cooking together are spent outside on the deck, southern rock on the speaker, drinking hometown beer from the Georgia Beer Company, and playing cards. The couple's meal of choice is homemade pizza on the grill. Mikki gave Hunter a special pizza stone for the grill
