I'd say that TODAY at The Crown....the favorite was our Tomato Basil Bread....hot out of the oven...it's so aromatic and delicious....steam rising from the slices on the bread boards! Ready to smear with some soft butter! Are you hungry??
Lots of our guests, especially the young people wait for the Bayou Beer Bread to come out of the kitchen...the plain one they say is their favorite. (My favorite is whichever one I am eating at that very moment! They are ALL so good - even cold!)
We've had lots of young people in the Crown this past week. It's graduation time and we've had numerous luncheons honoring graduates from all over the Delta! In fact, the entire Senior Class from Indianola Academy ate with us one day last week....they LOVE that Chicken Allison and the Bayou Beer Bread! Lots of our young people eat with us often and I KNOW they need LOTS of Bayou Bread!
On Friday, Gentry High School's graduating Mississippi Scholars were our guests for lunch - 44 young people were honored for completing a strong academic curriculum! It was so good to see them! One of the girls asked, "Is it okay for me to eat Bayou Beer Bread? I don't drink beer!" Gloria assured her that the beer was cooked out of the bread and she was safe! Wasn't it great that she cared? I think I'll start just calling it Bayou Bread....I sure don't want to worry anyone!
Ya'll come to The Crown for some hot bread......we'll keep it coming hot out of the kitchen...just for you!
Ms Evelyn:
My poor "newbie" friend that I brought to lunch today from Oregon mistakenly thought your bread was CORNBREAD. Poor guy. We'll educate him. He really enjoyed the catfish cakes though.
Posted by: Jim Whitfield | May 16, 2009 at 06:10 PM
When I sample breads at Tastings, I tell them they are eating "Bayou Beer Bread" but then I correct myself and tell them it's really "Bayou Club Soda Bread!" I live in a dry county, so... =)
I also encourage people to avoid the microwave if they want to reheat the bread (makes it tough, as it does all breads). Wrap in foil and put it in the oven for best results...tastes fresh made!
Posted by: Laurie Phillips | May 17, 2009 at 03:45 PM
So many guests at The Crown think our bread is cornbread...Jim, your "newbie" is not the only one...I guess they THINK that because we bake our breads in a round pan...like corn bread baked in a round iron skillet! It sure doesn't TASTE like corn bread - or the corn bread we make down South anyway! Jim's guest was a first time guest (a newbie) at The Crown! I was so happy to have ya'll on Saturday!
Posted by: Evelyn Roughton | May 18, 2009 at 12:12 PM