{"id":1057,"date":"2019-07-25T20:57:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T20:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2019-07-25T21:03:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T21:03:32","slug":"lakeland-newsest-eatery-to-cash-in-on-biscuits-baby-with-a-farmhouse-vibe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/07\/25\/lakeland-newsest-eatery-to-cash-in-on-biscuits-baby-with-a-farmhouse-vibe\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland newest eatery to cash in on biscuits baby\u2026\u2026 with a Farmhouse vibe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lakeland is getting in on one of the hottest new restaurant\ntrends with Biscuits and Benedicts, the brainchild of James Kerr, a Winter\nHaven entrepreneur who fell in love with buttermilks stacked high with creative\nfillings and smothered in gravy while visiting Denver, Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The humble Southern biscuit, flaky and hot, smothered in\nsawmill gravy, sustained many a lumberjack throughout much of the 19th century\nand a bit beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, this rustic staple has been hijacked by a youthful\ngeneration of kitchen cognoscenti bent on taking biscuits and gravy to new\nheights \u2014 literally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Denver Biscuit Co. is a template for Kerr’s enterprise\nto be housed in the former home of Nineteen61 restaurant on South Florida\nAvenue in Lakeland’s Dixieland commercial district. Left vacant by Nineteen61’s\nrecent move downtown, the building is getting a makeover inside and out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerr, 34, aims for a mid-September grand opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the name implies, Biscuits and Benedicts will have a\nfanciful side, featuring scratch biscuits topped in a variety of goodies and\nladen with sauces, everything from vegan mushroom gravy to a decadent\nhollandaise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The restaurant joins Kerr’s other businesses that include\nSmoothie Squad, a smoothie and juice bar in Winter Haven. He’s also a\nprofessional poker player, so playing the odds comes naturally. He’s optimistic\nthat his newest venture will be a hit with the breakfast and brunch crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There’s nothing like it here,” Kerr said of his\nrestaurant concept, which is popular in Denver and many other cities across the\ncountry that have embraced biscuits, reimagining them as a foundation for\nsandwiches, stews, salads, even desserts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Denver Biscuit Co. has found success with “freshly\nbaked” buttermilk biscuits serving as a base for chicken stew or shrimp\nand grits. A fried-egg topping is extra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerr promises a menu and ambiance that aims for a\n“Southern-modern, farmhouse vibe.” He said his restaurant will pay\nhomage to the history of the Dixieland neighborhood with a dining room mural\nand other details. The patio dining area also is getting a makeover and a roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biscuits and Benedicts will serve from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.,\nseven days a week, at 1212 S. Florida Ave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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