Almost everyone trying to lose weight has faced this moment standing in the kitchen wondering whether to crack eggs into a ...

There’s something magical about a place where the coffee’s always hot, the booth seats have stories to tell, and the omelettes are so good they’ve become the stuff of local legend.

At Val’s in Gravois Mills, Missouri, that moment happens with alarming regularity, usually involving their legendary chicken fried steak. This unassuming lakeside diner, with its bright yellow sign ...