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Shrimp and Grits

Topped with bacon, onions, tomato in a white wine reduction sauce. The fact that the dish was easy to prepare—ground corn cooked down in water, shellfish heated and placed on top—made it a natural staple for a laborer’s diet. A few cups of ground corn might have been part of a weekly ration. Creek shrimp…

Monday April 6, 2020

Savannah is a city all her own and today. I can only assume she looks much like her sister cities, Charleston and New Orleans. I looked down Bay Street and can see almost to the end, not a car out. It reminds me that we, not just Savannah but the world is at a stand…

COVID-19

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson has issued a shelter in home order for everyone living in the city limits to help combat the coronavirus outbreak. The announcement was made during a briefing Tuesday morning. “If you’re not working and you’re not shopping for groceries, please stay home,” Johnson said. “We’re not shutting the city down.” Essential…

Bayou Cafe, Savannah

Original Cajun and Southern cuisine made fresh & cooked to order. Seafood, Wraps, Burgers, Fish, Sandwiches, Chowder and Veggie Friendly dishes. A landmark live music venue on the historic Savannah river front, we’ve been providing the best live Classic Rock & Blues for 20+ years, seven nights a week. The original Bayou Cafe hot sauce…

Tondee’s Tavern, Savannah

Tondee’s Tavern is a  locally-owned restaurant and bar housed in a former 1850’s bank building at 7 E. Bay Street.  It is named for one of Savannah’s earliest and most successful taverns, which was located at the corner of Broughton Street and Whitaker Street between 1770 and 1785.  Savannah’s Sons of Liberty, an early American…

Beautiful Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, established in 1733 was planned around a system of squares, surrounded with buildings in a variety of architectural styles such as Georgian Colonial and Greek Revival. Savannah beats out all other Georgia cities in historic interest. The birthplace of the colony of Georgia, Savannah was the colonial government and the capital of the state…

St. Patrick’s Day Savannah

Kick off St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah right with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. This main event brings everything together – family, friends and fun. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Savannah is the second largest in the U.S., right behind New York. In addition to Celtic societies and Irish families, Savannah’s St. Patrick’s Day…

Southern Dessert Tour

Discover our local sweet spot! Every tour goes down better with a spoonful of sugar. Learn about the city’s history while nibbling scrumptious sweets throughout Historic downtown Savannah. Visit various restaurants and eateries known for their tasty desserts. Dessert tastings and a drink (sweet tea, soda, water) are included in the ticket price. Come learn…

The Waving Girl

Florence Martus (1868–1943), also known as “the Waving Girl”, took it upon herself to be the unofficial greeter of all ships that entered and left the Port of Savannah, Georgia, between 1887 and 1931. A few years after she began waving at passing sailors, she moved in with her brother, a light keeper, at his…

Southern Flavors Dessert Tour

Visit the famous Cheesecake Market at Tondee’s Tavern, and learn the history behind the famous Mabel’s on Ellis Square. Also visit or dear friends at Blends on Broughton Street for coffee cake & coffee and Odin and Sons on Wright Square for Macarons. Next, head to City Market to visit Savannah’s Candy Kitchen for Praline…