“Kiss my grits” was the cheeky catchphrase of Florence Jean “Flo” Castleberry, a character on the popular seventies sitcom Alice.

Kiss My Grits. By . Laren Spirer. Published Jan 11, 2006. Modified Mar 7, 2008. Share Never miss a ... Grits were not really in our repertoire until a recent brunch at Home, ...

Grits have been an integral part of my life since I could gum food. Naturally, I was eager to get my gums (and teef) on the grits concoctions at Thursday evening's Kiss My Grits Gulf Coast Throwdown.

Even now, some of the sayings that permeate our conversations have their origins in none other than '70s television—that's right, "Kiss my grits" is not just a Southern saying, and "Marcia! Marcia!

Kiss my grits: 'Alice' and Mel's Diner may be coming back to TV. Garrett Mitchell. The Republic | azcentral.com "Alice," the Arizona-set sitcom that immortalized Mel's Diner on Grand Avenue, may ...

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