Pudding Parts 1 and 2

As evidenced by the title, this is a tale of 2 puddings. The first is the banana pudding at Savor Cafe and Catering. I went with Andi to this Morehead St. eatery (Ali unfortunately couldn't make it due to the hellish work day she'd had - something we all can symphathize with, no?). I parked at the Open Kitchen across the street and half expected the mean man that works there to come and yell at me. Thankfully that did not happen.


Although the dessert menu was my goal, I had to have dinner first. Darn you, rules of society! I chose the "Carolina Shrimp & Andouille Sausage Gravy over Yellow Stone-Ground Grits" and it was heavenly. Being from the South, I'm a bit odd in the fact that I don't usually like grits. The only time I had enjoyed them previously was when a classmate from Delaware made cheese grits on our Radiology rotation...strange. I chose this dish because it promised a bit of spiciness and I was not disappointed. There was enough food to make up 2 meals so that was even better. The grits were nice and creamy and the sausage was just spicy enough. The gravy made me want to lick the plate and the shrimp were cooked perfectly. Andi had the "Pan-Fried Chicken Cutlet" topped with pimento cheese and bacon. Only in the South would a dish like that make the cut. It wasn't exactly what she was expecting but she liked it.


Now, the Top 100 dish is the Banana Pudding - it's pillowy and light and comes with homemade vanilla wafers:

It was so filling but yet really light so it didn't leave me feeling too full. Besides, the shrimp/sausage/grits dish did that enough for me. I forced myself to finish it, despite not having too much room in my tummy just because it was so good. All in all, an A!


The next pudding tale is of bread pudding at Customshop. Shelly, Anna, and I ate at the King's Kitchen and then had dessert at Customshop in Elizabeth. Now, if you remember, Fran's has a superb bread pudding that really sets the bar high. Unfortunately, Customshop did not deliver. The bread pudding was GOOD, just not THAT good. Besides, it was super heavy and had a lot of extra stuff in it:

It was prety hard to eat given its small container, and there were bits of apple and walnuts in it that I wasn't too crazy about. I think the apples would have been good on their own without the walnuts. This dish would be much better on a really cold night if you haven't had a full meal right beforehand, but it's never going to be as good as Fran's. The one thing, however, that will keep me from forgetting this restaurant is the selection of naked man pictures in the women's restroom. Yes, you read me correctly. There are some strategic leaves placed in a couple of the pictures, but not all of them. It left me with a few questions: does the men's restroom have naked women pictures in it? are children allowed in the restaurant? should there be some sort of charge to use the facilities? how much time do the employees spend in the restroom on a daily basis?


I think I'm just going to leave you with that.....=0)