
The stuff flew off the shelves and it came to me that I could make some money at this!” Leavel explained.

“I never liked mayo-based pimento cheese, so I came up with my own recipe that uses cream cheese as a base and in addition to the standard offering, I added another version flavored with jalapeno. The distributor quit carrying it, so I decided to make it myself, “ Leavel adds.Īt this point, Leavel explains why his recipe is worth trying.

The pimento cheese came from the distributor in a box with shredded cheese, mayonnaise and pimentos that I mixed together. “One of my jobs was making tub salads for the deli-potato, macaroni, and pimento cheese. Sadly, Leavel’s father Scott, who was a contractor and helped build the restaurant, passed away before it was completed. I still work there full time managing it with my mother Jackie and brother, Dylan. We’re entering our 61st year and almost every member of the Chesley family has worked at the store. As Leavel explains, “It started out with one of my duties at Food-A-Rama.
