136815 Sun Oct 12 15:31:08 -0700 2003 3 11 South 0 733922 Cholesterol be darned, I'm a fried chicken fanatic. When I married a Georgia boy I pictured a lavish Sunday dinner with genuine homestyle Southern fried chicken. My mother-in-law, however, informed me "honey, that's just too much work. Most folks go to the Colonel or Hardee's if they want fried chicken." We're planning a Thanksgiving visit to the in-laws. We're driving to Georgia from Michigan along I-75 - any recommendations for great fried chicken along the way? The in-laws live near Athens, GA - any chow hounds in the area that can suggest a good chicken restaurant? Sun Oct 12 15:31:08 -0700 2003 0 Oriole Adams 1 733942 If you're in Atlanta on a Tuesday,you really don't want to miss the fried chicken special at Watershed (406 W. Ponce DeLeon, Decatur). The restaurant is run by Chef Scott Peacock who published a fantastic cookbook with Edna Lewis. The upside? The Chicken is first brined and then given a buttermilk soaking before breading resulting in a mosit deeply falorful fried chicken. The downside? They only serve on Tuesdays. Its expensive. And they ofetn run out around 7 pm. Another serviceable favorite is Satterwhites Southern Feast (4975 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain). The buffet generally always features very good chicken and greens with other southern favorites that can kind of be hit or miss. When I was a kid growing up in Augusta in the 70s, we always used to stop in Madison, GA at a cafeteria that had really good southern food. The owner used to hand out confederate currency to kids. Anyone remember the name? Mon Oct 13 13:59:12 -0700 2003 733922 0 YourPalWill 1 733966 I don't know how far Athens is from Savannah but the best fried chicken I ever had was at Lady in Sons in downtown Savannah. Tue Oct 14 11:42:09 -0700 2003 733922 0 SteveF 1 733983 In Athens, try Weaver D's for fried chicken, pork chops, fried fish, great veggies, and more - Automatic For The People! Tue Oct 14 21:56:27 -0700 2003 733922 0 Gator