On Sunday, owner Tommy Stevenson announced that his restaurant would close this spring By Meg Kinnard •
Updated on February 1, 2021 at 11:25 pm
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After more than three decades of hosting presidential candidates testing their mettle among voters in the first-in-the-South primary state of South Carolina, the Greenville landmark, Tommy s Country Ham House, is turning off the fryer and shutting its doors.
On Sunday, owner Tommy Stevenson announced that his restaurant would close this spring. The proprietor said he is going to slow down a bit to spend time with his grandchildren instead of waking at 4 a.m. six days a week to make fresh sausage, grind beef and slice pork chops.
Meg Kinnard February 01, 2021 - 12:39 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. - After more than three decades of hosting presidential candidates testing their mettle among voters in the first-in-the-South primary state of South Carolina, the Greenville landmark, Tommy s Country Ham House, is turning off the fryer and shutting its doors.
On Sunday, owner Tommy Stevenson announced that his restaurant would close this spring. The proprietor said he is going to slow down a bit to spend time with his grandchildren instead of waking at 4 a.m. six days a week to make fresh sausage, grind beef and slice pork chops.
âThe Country Ham House has been my life,â Stevenson, who turns 80 this year, said in a release. âNone of us are guaranteed tomorrow, so I felt now was the time to retire, relax a bit and do some of the things Iâve not been able to do.â
Famed South Carolina stop for presidential hopefuls closing FILE-In this Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks during a campaign stop at Tommy s Country Ham House, where former House Speaker Newt Gingrich also scheduled an appearance on South Carolina s Republican primary election day in Greenville, S.C. Owner Tommy Stevenson announced Sunday that Tommy s Country Ham House would close this spring. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) | Photo: AP By MEG KINNARD Created: February 01, 2021 01:38 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - After more than three decades of hosting presidential candidates testing their mettle among voters in the first-in-the-South primary state of South Carolina, the Greenville landmark, Tommy s Country Ham House, is turning off the fryer and shutting its doors.
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