mama's boy southern table & refuge

here in the northeast we’ve found our little piece of thesouthin the form of mama’s boy southern table & refuge. if owners greer fredericks and amiel dorel were striving to put a littlesouthin the mouth of the north, they’ve triumphed. since the opening of mama’s boy in may 2013, they’ve provided southern favorites in a warm and welcoming environment.

nothing beats great comfort food. last week we got a dose of southern hospitality at mama's boy southern table & refuge in sono. upon stepping into the restaurant, we were greeted by owner greer fredericks. we grabbed a few cocktails at the bar and mingled with local food bloggers - anatoli from talk-a-vino , bonnie from home place , kait and jeff from forloveofcarrots.com , christina and jeff from cookingwithjeffandcristina.com , valerie from bonvivant , and jenn from that's so jenn . dirtysouthwith my dirtysouth( a concoction of homemade sweet tea, fire fly vodka, and lemon) in hand i scoped out the place. the restaurant felt warm and inviting with a rustic interior made with reclaimed wood from an old water tower from florence, sc. in the middle of the restaurant, you can check out what the cooks are prepping through the large cutout which also has gorgeous cakes presented on their pedestals. how tempting it was to reach out and taste some of the frosting. but i had some self co