2017
Marcia Thompson, Restauranteur
A conversation with Marcia Thompson, whose late grandmother Sema built the restaurant, about love, family and the tradition of a shared Southern lunch.
Listen to the interviewStories & press
Remembered around the table.
Interviews, press and stories from a Savannah institution.
In the news
A Savannah table, noticed.
From the beginning, the restaurant drew attention in Esquire and the New York Times, and on David Brinkley’s evening news program.
Since 1943
Everyone loved that lady.
Sema Wilkes took over a Savannah boardinghouse in 1943 and built a dining room around nearby farmers and the food they raised.
Recipes
Try a few recipes.
The cookbooks collect the recipes and recollections from the Savannah table. Try a few of Mrs. Wilkes’ recipes from the Epicurious collection.
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