Ummm....Charleston!! When we hit Charleston we like Babara Jean's (bordering the downtown market). Now there is some real southern cooking! Afterwards we stroll the market for a while and then hit the Moon Pie store for a double decker and an RC!
Hymans is a great seafood place. Last time there I made the mistake of ordering the fried seafood platter. Only a mistake because it was more food than I could eat. Also in Charleston, Magnolias has the best shrimp and grits I have ever tasted, and I have had my share of shrimp and grits, including for lunch today at home.
Never been at lunch. Had reservations at dinner.
I'm from Savannah, and yeah Mrs. Wilkes beats The Lady & Sons by a mile. The Lady is mostly for tourists now and most locals don't even go there (they even offer "preferential treatment" to locals to try to bring us in). If ya'll are in town again give Fiddlers or Love's seafood a try. Also, Carey Hilliard's is good, cheap seafood and southern style food. If you venture away from downtown you find even more restaurants. Most people make the mistake of staying in the historic areas.Hey y'all. We went to the mecca of Southern cooking a couple of weeks ago...Savannah, GA. Went to Paula Deen's The Lady and Sons and it was OK...but there is a place there that has it beat by a mile...Mrs. Wilkes. Anyway, did not get to Mrs. Wilkes this time, but I think a place at WDW serving authentic Southern cooking would be a smash hit and a difficult ADR to get. Like bethymouse said, fried chicken, biscuits, collard greens. Different from cajun or creole. I love all three kinds of cooking.
Here is a pic of my first (of many) plates at the buffet at The Lady and Sons.
Yes,my last ribs were dry rubbed then I used a wet rub and it turned out awesome.My dry rub was a tandoori mix and my wet rub was a sweet chilli and my ribs were Pork, not Beek. I hate Beek ribs.Ok @real mad hatter while you're at it BBQ is considered quite southern but is also quite regional! Pork or beek? Marinade or dry rub? Sauce or dry? If sauce vinegar or tomato based? See the can of worms you've opened up!
Yes!! You are so right!! I am southern y'all and all the food you mentioned is my kinda food!!OK...I've vowed to never actually use it in conversation...but since I see it written and typed so frequently here...
"y'all"
I'm just trying to figure out what we're classifying as southern food. Creole and Cajun (which also are different...but are often served side by side) are different than southern food, so just wondering which you're looking for? When I think southern, I think really top notch fried chicken, baked mac & cheese, collared-mustard-turnip greens, pecan pie, sweet tea, cobblers, corn bread, etc. Then you've got BBQ, which varies drastically based on region. Just curious.
Yes, fried green tomatoes are right up there with 'mater sandwiches on the delicious scale. Good ole white bread, home grown, juicy red tomato right off the vine (soon, very soon), salt and pepper to taste and gobs of mayo (Dukes please). Add some crispy bacon and you take it up to the stupid good category.
