dinner @ belford's
warning: viewing large may result in uncontrollable drooling...
First night in Savannah after checking into our hotel, my mom and I wandered (that's the Southern way of walking) over to the Historic City Market to look around and grab some down home Southern cooking. We ended up at Belford's of Savannah* and we were not disappointed.
We split the most amazing friend green tomatoes ever. My mom washed hers down with a strong, dark coffee and I cleansed my palette with a yummy peach sangria that our wonderful waitress recommended as a house speciality. The real taste-gasm was dinner though. My mom ordered the black and bleu steak salad - which she thoroughly enjoyed. I went out on a limb** and ordered the shrimp, greens, and grits...what I got was a life changing experience. It was really *that* good. Dinner @ Belford's really set the tone for the rest of our time in Savannah and everything we had to eat after was compared to it. While nothing came close (except for maybe the house made corn beef hash at Clary's) we still did a pretty good job eating our way through Savannah. Good thing we also did a lot of walking!
*There was a short 30 minute wait - Belford's is pretty popular and it was a Saturday night. So we taste tested pralines across the street at the Savannah Candy Kitchen and did a bit of window shopping...until my RADD (raccoon attention deficit disorder) kicked in at a little shop called Silver, Satin, and Beads. They had the most beautiful and unusual scarf "jewelry" hammered out of reclaimed aluminum and hand-made by a North Carolina artist. I'll have to snap a pic of it on a scarf at some point. They're absolutely gorgeous and I've never seen them before anywhere!!
**I'm rather peculiar about my greens and usually have to have them heavily spiced or covered in some pepper cider vinegar. These greens needed neither. They were perfectly wilted and tasted delish without any additions (other than the shrimp and grits). Also, for as long as I can remember I have been the self-proclaimed "only Southerner in the history of the South to hate grits." Seriously...there was never a grit alive that I found tasty. Until I met these sweet, crunchy little grit cakes. I wonder if Belford's ships...
From Belford's menu:
SHRIMP, GREENS AND GRITS
Local shrimp sautéed with apple smoked bacon.
Served over buttery grit cakes, wilted collard greens and Chardonnay butter sauce.
Topped with diced tomatoes, green onions and Parmesan cheese
Winner – Best Entrée – at the 2004 "Taste of Savannah" as judged by Southern Living Magazine
dinner @ belford's
warning: viewing large may result in uncontrollable drooling...
First night in Savannah after checking into our hotel, my mom and I wandered (that's the Southern way of walking) over to the Historic City Market to look around and grab some down home Southern cooking. We ended up at Belford's of Savannah* and we were not disappointed.
We split the most amazing friend green tomatoes ever. My mom washed hers down with a strong, dark coffee and I cleansed my palette with a yummy peach sangria that our wonderful waitress recommended as a house speciality. The real taste-gasm was dinner though. My mom ordered the black and bleu steak salad - which she thoroughly enjoyed. I went out on a limb** and ordered the shrimp, greens, and grits...what I got was a life changing experience. It was really *that* good. Dinner @ Belford's really set the tone for the rest of our time in Savannah and everything we had to eat after was compared to it. While nothing came close (except for maybe the house made corn beef hash at Clary's) we still did a pretty good job eating our way through Savannah. Good thing we also did a lot of walking!
*There was a short 30 minute wait - Belford's is pretty popular and it was a Saturday night. So we taste tested pralines across the street at the Savannah Candy Kitchen and did a bit of window shopping...until my RADD (raccoon attention deficit disorder) kicked in at a little shop called Silver, Satin, and Beads. They had the most beautiful and unusual scarf "jewelry" hammered out of reclaimed aluminum and hand-made by a North Carolina artist. I'll have to snap a pic of it on a scarf at some point. They're absolutely gorgeous and I've never seen them before anywhere!!
**I'm rather peculiar about my greens and usually have to have them heavily spiced or covered in some pepper cider vinegar. These greens needed neither. They were perfectly wilted and tasted delish without any additions (other than the shrimp and grits). Also, for as long as I can remember I have been the self-proclaimed "only Southerner in the history of the South to hate grits." Seriously...there was never a grit alive that I found tasty. Until I met these sweet, crunchy little grit cakes. I wonder if Belford's ships...
From Belford's menu:
SHRIMP, GREENS AND GRITS
Local shrimp sautéed with apple smoked bacon.
Served over buttery grit cakes, wilted collard greens and Chardonnay butter sauce.
Topped with diced tomatoes, green onions and Parmesan cheese
Winner – Best Entrée – at the 2004 "Taste of Savannah" as judged by Southern Living Magazine