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MEET THE
DIXIEDINING.COM CEO
(Chief Eating
Officer)

(Gary chowing down at the Rendezvous in
Memphis, Tennessee.)
Name: Gary Saunders
Email: gary@dixiedining.com
Age: 47
Hometown: Virginia
Resides: Siesta Key, Florida

(Gary and his wife Eileen with Stax Legend
Isaac Hayes.)
Work History: Currently the Manager of Corporate Sales and
Marketing for the Sarasota Reds, the Florida State League affiliate of
Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds (www.sarasotareds.com,
www.cincinnatireds.com). Spent ten years in professional baseball
management with the Cardinals, Astros, Rockies, and Braves organizations. Served
as GM of the Atlanta Braves affiliate in Myrtle Beach, SC. Previously employed
in broadcasting as a sportscaster and DJ in Southwest Virginia. Air names
included Jack Eddy and The Rockin' Fig.
Education: Graduate of
Virginia Tech, 1981; Mass Communications major with emphasis on Radio, TV and
Journalism.
Family: Wife (Eileen) and boys
(Austin and Travis). Parents (Glenn and Betty Jane) and two brothers
(Bill and Mark) still reside in my home state of Virginia.

(Gary with actor Morgan Freeman.)
Hobbies: Music, collecting Southern Folk/Outsider art objects
and Hawaiian print shirts, travel, body surfing, picking the guitar, and home
cooking; I have authored one cookbook, Home Plate, which was published
by Crane Hill in 2001. A Dixie Dining Cookbook is now in production
(in collaboration with my wife, Eileen, and Hill Street Press of Athens, GA). An
avid follower of Virginia Tech Football and the Washington Redskins. Also a big
fan of Washington Nationals baseball.
Favorite books: “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”
(John Berendt) and “All Over But the Shoutin’” (Rick Bragg).
Favorite Southern Movies: "The Apostle," "Driving Miss
Daisy," "The Color Purple," and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Dream Meal: Smoky Pulled Pork
BBQ, Collard Greens cooked with fatback, creamy Mac and Cheese, Mom's Crispy
Fried Okra and Granny Justice's Red Velvet Cake washed down with a big glass of
Sweet Tea with a fresh and juicy lemon wedge.
Favorite songs: Green
Onions by Booker T and MGs, Polk Salad Annie by Tony Joe White,
and Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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