Oh, my, my, my, my!!! Paula Deen's new cookbook arrived at my door this morning! And it's autographed, "Best Dishes, Paula Deen"! I am a Paula Deen FAN and, if you're familiar with Miz Deen, you know her fans are... enthusiastic! Anyone who doesn't know who Paula Deen is, probably lives in the darkest depths of the Amazon rainforest and will never know the sheer ecstasy of a perfect piece of buttermilk fried chicken.
I celebrated my fiftieth birthday this year with my Dad and stepmom, Margaret, in the low country of South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia. Now, I had hoped to dine at The Lady & Sons, Paula Deen's restaurant in downtown Savannah on my birthday, but I didn't hold out much hope. On an earlier visit, my aunt and sister were on a tour around Savannah (that's another blog) and passed by. The line really was down the block! And Dad and Margaret had said that they weren't able to get in the times they had thought to try. The website tells you that names are taken for seating on a first-come, first-served starting at 9:30 am out front of the restaurant. Well... Dad and I got a late start and pulled up in front about noon. Plan A as I jumped out and ran to the desk was to beg and grovel. Plan B was to offer both my children as free employees. But the children were saved and we had a seating! (The new location is much larger.) I only wished that Margaret had been with us.
The buffet is what put this Southern Goddess on the map!!! If God has food in heaven, it's Southern! Paula Deen's famous fried chicken, cheese biscuits, catfish, lima beans, grits, sweet potatoes, collard greans, pulled pork, green beans, gooey butter cake, banana pudding and sweet tea!!! The Lady runs a tight ship; everything is well organized and the staff are very pleasant; chatting up the customers and taking pictures for them.
If you go to Savannah, you must visit the Lady. You won't be disappointed.
Stay tuned for more...
I celebrated my fiftieth birthday this year with my Dad and stepmom, Margaret, in the low country of South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia. Now, I had hoped to dine at The Lady & Sons, Paula Deen's restaurant in downtown Savannah on my birthday, but I didn't hold out much hope. On an earlier visit, my aunt and sister were on a tour around Savannah (that's another blog) and passed by. The line really was down the block! And Dad and Margaret had said that they weren't able to get in the times they had thought to try. The website tells you that names are taken for seating on a first-come, first-served starting at 9:30 am out front of the restaurant. Well... Dad and I got a late start and pulled up in front about noon. Plan A as I jumped out and ran to the desk was to beg and grovel. Plan B was to offer both my children as free employees. But the children were saved and we had a seating! (The new location is much larger.) I only wished that Margaret had been with us.
The buffet is what put this Southern Goddess on the map!!! If God has food in heaven, it's Southern! Paula Deen's famous fried chicken, cheese biscuits, catfish, lima beans, grits, sweet potatoes, collard greans, pulled pork, green beans, gooey butter cake, banana pudding and sweet tea!!! The Lady runs a tight ship; everything is well organized and the staff are very pleasant; chatting up the customers and taking pictures for them.
If you go to Savannah, you must visit the Lady. You won't be disappointed.
Stay tuned for more...
I visited Savannah and ate at Paula's restaurant before she became famous. This was a long time ago. Anyway, Paula was back in the kitchen when I bought my cookbook and she came flying out of the kitchen and signed it for me. I still have the cookbook, along with many others of hers. The food is awesome, isn't it? One of my daughter's favorite recipes is her Gooey Butter Cake recipe. Did you get to visit Charleston, my all-time favorite? Have a wonderful week. Hope things are good in California. Love & blessings from NC!
ReplyDeleteWe just received Paula's new cookbook a week ago at our library. Of course it had lots of requests so I will have to wait until it comes back to our library before I can check it out for myself!
ReplyDeleteI ordered the new Paula Deen cookbook for my public library and I haven't even had a chance to look at it because so many library patrons requested it! We also have other cookbooks of Paula's too...we all love Paula's recipes.
ReplyDeleteI hope you did get a chance to dine at her restaurant. Wow, how cool is that. I hope your 50th BD was good...I'm almost there too, so I need to plan something special for myself.