Thursday we played a little golf, then met Barb for lunch at Art Smith's Homecomin'!! Mike and I went here in 2016 and ordered carry out chicken sandwiches and fries. While good, I just knew there had to better food inside. We found out this trip.
The day was pretty hot, so I really wanted a drink. Bring on the Moonshine!! I had to have a Rumshine Punch, a mix of Strawberry Rumshine, BlackBerry brandy, banana liquor, pineapple juice and house made grenadine. WOW!! This was strong and sweet and super YUMMY! I would have this again in a heartbeat.
We shared an appetizer of Church Lady Deviled Eggs, - HFK-style whole deviled eggs. These were good deviled eggs. Nothing extraordinary, but very good.
My favorite dish of the whole meal was the Ham n' Jam Biscuits. I am not sure if that was exactly what they were called because, well Rumshine. Also, this is no longer on the menu. So sad because this was fantastic. Great fluffy biscuits topped with honey ham and jam (I think blackberry but again, Rumshine.) The portion was HUGE. We took one and a half home and finished it the next day. So tasty, they were my favorite thing we ate.
We totally overdid the food this meal and also ordered Bee Haven Bay Fried Green Tomatoes, - Shaved ham, remoulade sauce and dressed local greens. I am not a huge fried green tomatoes fan, but these were good with the shaved ham on top. Honestly, I really just loved the ham.
As if this wasn't enough, we also ordered entrees. Mike and I sharedArt's Famous Fried Chicken, - Chef Art Smith's signature dish! Buttermilk-brined for 24 hours then perfectly fried and served with creamy mashed potatoes, cheddar drop biscuit and love. I have to admit, I was a bit disappointed in the chicken. Maybe it's because my Granny made great fried chicken, and I make some good buttermilk brined fried chicken, I don't know. This was ok, but not something I would order again.
The sides were PHENOMENAL!!❤❤ The cheddar biscuit was soooooo good. The sweet spicy bread and butter pickles were yummy. The mac n' cheese was HEAVEN!! It was cheesy and saucy, not dry at all. The flavor was fantastic. This is now one of my favorite mac n' cheese.
I believe Barb had a chicken sandwich. It was much better than the ones Mike and I got last year from the carryout. Fried Chicken Sandwich, - Buttermilk-brined for 24 hours and double-battered, dressed with hot sauce aioli, iceberg lettuce, tomato and bread and butter pickles. Here is a photo from the official website. It pretty much looked like this.
Now all 3 of us are stuffed to the hills, but Barb insisted we try her Hummingbird Cake, - The famous pineapple-banana cake with cream cheese frosting from Chef Art's bestselling cookbook, "Back to the Table." Served with seasonal fruit gastrique and a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. She packed up most of this to take back to her room. Barb and Mike LOVE this cake. Mike's favorite cake I bake is my Granny's banana cake. I liked it, but banana cake really isn't my thang. I really wanted to try the Shine cake, because, well, moonshine. I just couldn't justify more food. I wasn't even sure how I was going to make dinner plans that night.
We liked Homecomin' and will be back. I am really disappointed that the Ham & Jam biscuits are gone. Maybe I will just get a big tough of mac n' cheese and shine cake.