Venue Review: Garden Produce & Country Store

Garden Produce and Country Store

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By Meridith Ford Goldman for accessAtlanta
accessAtlanta

(03/15/07) Those in search of the next big thang, here it is. Outside it's a rickety shack spruced up with funky junky herb and flower pots, the decor anchored by gas pumps painted barn red and littered with bullet holes to add flair to the few tables outside. Inside there's room for one comfy table and shelves of Patti Tennis' fig preserves and bread and butter pickles. Next door is the key to why the vegetables -- notably field peas and fried okra -- taste so good: A garden where Tennis and partner Wayne Germon grow vegetables year round. Germon smokes chicken, pork, ribs and brisket in a wood-fired pit behind the store, but it’s Patti’s fried catfish, mac and cheese and greens that will have you coming back for more.