Augusta is a world-famous town, but that fame is often associated with a certain golf club. But there are amazing stories to be told in Augusta, and the story of a particularly long-running cafe is full of family, food, and a whole lot of southern soul.
It all started in the 1940s when Horace Usry – better known around town as The Fat Man – took over his father’s grocery store, renaming it from the Sanitary Curb Market to the now-iconic Fat Man’s Corner. More than a savvy businessman, Horace was a showman and a promoter, decades ahead of his time. What began as a neighborhood market evolved into The Pit, a side hustle for serving soul food that quickly became the main event.
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