Thanks for responding to my post. I left North Carolina for good in 2005 to deal with a family emergency and now I’m permanently settled in southwest Florida. My parents’ old retirement home is now my retirement home. I still feel their presence here.
So, I don’t get to enjoy Biscuitville any more. My interview with founder Maurice Jennings happened in 1991 when the chain marked its silver anniversary. Nice Southern gentleman, very easy to talk to, and typical of a class of entrepreneurs I grew to know well during my 25 years as a newspaperman.
They took pride in their accomplishments and seemed more motivated by a need to create something of value than mere money and status. A lot of my journalistic colleagues would disagree but they were a bunch of left-wing hacks and what did they know?
I did a quick search just now and noticed that Maurice Jennings just received a lifetime achievement award from the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association. The accompanying picture looks just like I remember him from 30 years ago. I would guess he’s somewhere in his 80s now, but he seems to wear his years very well indeed.