I can sympathize with BV. I moved seven months ago from an area just like he described but to the northwest of Atlanta (think north of Kennesaw, but south of Calhoun... Usher was just in the county court for his speeding ticket). Population is booming in the area because it's becoming an outer ex-urb of Atlanta. Fortunately, there are local Italian places there and it wasn't too bad. Unfortunately, they're mostly deserted. For some reason, natives of the area don't want to figure out what the dish is (even if described in front of them). They want to eat what they hear about in the media (especially since OG is relentless in advertising).