Local restauranteur makes southern dish easy for all

  • Billy Cissel, local restauranteur and founder of Gracious Grits. (photo by Chelsea Wiggs)
    Billy Cissel, local restauranteur and founder of Gracious Grits. (photo by Chelsea Wiggs)
After five years of development, Atlantic Beach native and restauranteur Billy Cissel launched his instant grits product on the shelves of southeastern grocery stores last fall, making the southern dish more accessible and convenient to consumers.  Cissel said the grits are a family recipe that have always been a hit with diners at his restaurant, Billy's Boathouse in Jacksonville Beach. "My…

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