Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Sweet Potato Waffles: It may technically be Spring, but it feels more like autumn around here! Time to warm up with some hot, golden-hued fried chicken sitting on a throne of crisp sweet potato waffles with a side of home pickled watermelon rind and greens with bacon, mushrooms, and blue cheese; drizzled with a deglazed pan dressing. Against The Grain Brewery’s (@ATGBrewery) “Kentucky Ryed Chiquen” proved to be a near perfect pairing for this southern style meal, since it’s brewed with rye malt and aged in oak barrels that previously contained rye bourbon.

Sweet Potato Waffles: red skinned sweet potatoes, steamed, mashed and mixed into the waffle batter; topped with a Pecan Crumble of butter, pecans, light brown sugar crushed together and then baked.