DALEVILLE — Oxtails, chitterlings, and pigs' feet are on the menu by popular demand as this family-owned, self-described soul food restaurant opens for business on Old Highway 134 in Daleville.

Munchies by Meechies is "the answer to a prayer and a dream come true" for owner-operator Demetria Doster, whose chefs include her father and son.

How it began

Doster has loved cooking since she was a child and worked as a cook at Fort Rucker. "That was really my first official cooking job," she said. "That's where I learned that cooking was really my passion."

When her 18-year-old daughter Arnoshia—called Precious by family and friends—died from sickle-cell anemia in 2016, Doster said she went full steam ahead keeping her mind occupied. "I just kept myself busy, busy, busy," she said, shaking h

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