Johnny Cakes opens in Castleberry Hill
April 8th, 2009 by Besha Rodell in RestaurantsI just got an e-mail about a restaurant called Johnny Cakes opening at 323 Walker Street. I so hope this is a gay, mafia-themed diner.
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April 8th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
I love you too Johnny Cakes
April 9th, 2009 at 11:18 am
If so, they’d better watch out for The Bureau.
April 9th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
johnny cakes is a caribbean term for a fried bread/dough concoction…. its a flour based dough, with salt and water, though sometimes a bit milk is substituted, also the small balls of dough can come kneaded in with grated coconut to make “coconut johnny cakes”. Interesting enough (for the restaurant to be so recently opened), “johnny cakes and saltfish” is a popular breakfast meal especially for easter when most families have a fresh stock all weekend, from Good Friday on to Easter Sunday Brunch.
…So here’s to hoping that its a Caribbean food spot and i can check it out this weekend.
April 16th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
My grandmother calls it Johnny Cakes when she fries cornmeal mixed with water.
I always thought they were what you ate when you’re poor and from Alabama.