Charlie Vergos has been serving dry-rub ribs out of a downtown alley since 1948, and the seasoning that made those ribs famous is what's on this popcorn. It shouldn't work as well as it does.
It's become our go-to for wedding favors and corporate gifts, and we sell a lot of it that way — small, it travels, doesn't melt, and says Memphis without anybody needing to explain it.
Also the right thing to tuck into a care package for someone who moved away. If you know, you know.