Backwoods Crossing

The Rice brothers started out their foodie career with after school part time jobs in the trenches of a local pizza restaurant. After high school, the brother’s paths diverged and Tyler went on to study mechanical engineering while Jesse turned his part time job into a passion for food. Jesse went on to intern with some of the tops chefs in the Nashville and Franklin, TN areas and from there he went back to the local pizza shop in Sopchoppy and Backwoods Bistro was born. After receiving rave reviews he moved to Tallahassee in 2012 to open the second Backwoods Bistro. Now at the Crossing, the Chefs are filling their menus with locally caught soft shell crabs, sausage, duck and blueberries. The Garden Creations menu changes every week as the best local producers supply their seasonal foodstuffs and the gardens brings forth their bounty.