Anyway, we enjoyed some amazing Southern food at The Carriage House Restaurant located on the grounds of Stanton Hall, an antebellum mansion (built before the Civil War).
But first, let's see what was across the street from Stanton Hall. You got it - crape myrtles. I'm obsessed with them. There were gorgeous fuchsia crape myrtles all over Natchez. I want lots of those in my yard, and I want them now!
So, here are a few peeks at Stanton Hall compliments of Howard.
The building in the photo below (behind me and the gigantic tree) is our only shot of The Carriage House Restaurant. It's usually closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but we lucked out because it was Pilgrimage time. That's a five-week period when thirty or so antebellum mansions, mostly private residences, open their doors to visitors and the tour guides dress in period costumes.
Anyway, here's The Carriage House menu, which was served buffet style. These people describe the food there much better than I would. I still can't tell you what grillades are, but I can tell you that they are delicious. Everything we tried was new to us and delicious.
After stuffing ourselves, we took a tour of Stanton Hall. The only story I remember is that one of the paintings came from an English woman who toured the mansion. After returning to England, she shipped it to the guardians of Stanton Hall and requested that they hang it on 'that bare wall in the dining room'.
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