My trip to Paula Dean's Resturant "Lady and Sons"

I know it's been a few weeks since I last posted. I tried to put one other post up a couple of weeks ago but ended up doing something else and then lost that post. So I left it alone. Other than that I've only had one other work trip that I combined with a vacation road trip. There are lots of things to cover in that trip that I'm going to split it up into multiple posts. The first one is going to focus on my visit to Paula Dean's restaurant "Lady and Sons" in Savannah, GA.

Now it occurs to me that you either love or hate Paula Dean. I haven't found many people that are just okay with her. Now this love/hate relationship could come from her voice and the way she talks. I'm sorry to all of you southern folks out there that think she butchers the accent but there is a lot to her accent that is similar to yours. You may not hear it but we do. Or it could be from how she cooks. She is a good southern woman and uses items like butter, milk, cream, fried everything, etc. While we are now living in a more health concerned world and cooking with these items is considered taboo, I have to state that my family was raised on this cooking and my great grandmother lived to be 104 and my grandpa is 87. Now it can't be all bad if people are living this long. I'm just saying.

Either way I love Paula Dean on both accounts. This is why I really wanted to eat at her restaurant and experience her food first hand. Now I didn't get to see Paula but I did find out that she was having dinner down the street. Unfortunately I found that last part out the next day. No matter, I was still watching for her, just in case. Okay enough with my rambling on, here is the meal that my friends and I had through photos.

The sign above the door to her shop & where you check in to put your name on the list for a table!

A view of the outside of the restaurant.

Fried Green Tomatoes.

 

Garlic/cheese biscuit on top and pan fried corn bread on bottom.

collard greens

 

Chicken pot pie.  I was picked at for this but after trying it, it was hands down the right choice.

Surf & Turf - Had 4 strip with a 6oz stake.  There was homemade hollandaise sauce with a side of asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes.

Chocolate moose pie

Key lime pie

Now that I've got you all watering at the mouth, go and get something that you might enjoy.  And if you ever get to Savannah, I recommend giving it a try.