FLORENCE, AL — When times get tough, the Shoals community has a way of coming together — and this time, one of Florence, Alabama’s favorite pitmasters is leading the charge…

Slow-smoked, home-style BBQ with a mom-and-pop feel — Big Man Shun and Jennifer serve up food that warms the stomach and the soul.

Step inside Champy’s Fried Chicken in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where Wade Baker serves up Mississippi Delta-style fried chicken, hot tamales, and award-winning wings alongside live local music. For fourteen years, this juke joint has been a taste of Southern soul — fresh, flavorful, and full of heart.

Thaddeus Rowell was twenty-five when he decided to fry up a dream. Folks around town know him by his stage name, Thad Saajid. Music and food for the soul have always been a part of who he is..