“Corinth, just four hours from my house, is on the edge of Appalachia.
Shurden even noticed a difference in the way chicken is prepared in different regions of the state. Louis features a full buffet, along with made-to-order po’boys and hamburgers.” Kent and Sue’s Quick Stop outside Bay St. In the Delta, there is more fried chicken. “You start to figure out that regionally things are different. The majority of the food Shurden reviews is country cooking and soul food. It is so clean, and they have fresh salad, fresh fruit bowls, and the best sushi made by a Japanese guy behind the counter.” Shurden still gets surprised from time to time, like the time he visited a place on Poplar Avenue in Memphis. I’ll do a review of a place and get comments like, ‘If you like that, you have to try this.’ I read the comments and I get fewer bad spots than I used to.” Nothing shocks me any more thanks to the feedback I get on social media. “I do a lot more research ahead of time now. Gas station food is something people agree on – it doesn’t really push a hot button with anyone.”Īdopted at birth by “incredible parents,” Shurden is a third-generation cotton farmer. “You might see a tractor driver and a lawyer both ordering fried chicken. “I guess it resonates with people because gas stations have a history of being ‘democratic’ places, even during segregation,” Shurden said. Shurden, a native of Drew, Mississippi, has a viral following on Facebook and YouTube for his Tailgate Gas Station Review series. “People actually recognize me when I go into gas stations,” he laughs.
Yet the thing that Stafford Shurden is most known for is a series of online videos where he eats and reviews gas station food from the tailgate of his pickup truck.
Along the way, he’s eaten a lot of good food and made lasting friends. The Delta farmer and restaurateur started doing gas station food reviews on social media in January 2020. Domain menu for The Greenwood Commonwealth (main - mobile)
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