The Dining Companion and I usually travel for the holidays and this past year was no exception. We spent the Christmas holiday in Savannah.
There is an Italian-American Christmas Eve tradition known as the
Feast of the Seven Fishes. With a nod to that tradition we headed to River House Seafood for an early Christmas Eve dinner.
The
River House is located on historic River Street. A cobbled
thoroughfare that wends its way between converted former cotton
warehouses and the Savannah River. The street is lined with antique
shops, boutiques, galleries, pubs, restaurants and hotels. It's a
touristy area filled with enough unique places to keep us coming
back.
One of the things that the River House is known for is a signature drink, the Chatham Artillery Punch. The drink is named after the Chatham Artillery; the oldest military organization of record in
Georgia.
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| Chatham Artillery Punch |
We sipped one while we looked over the
menu.
We were there for seafood so we started with the Local Blue Crab Dip. Warm and cheesy and brimming with crab. We were off to a good start.
The Dining Companion knew what he was going to order when we sat down. He was there for the shrimp and crawfish etouffe. It was delicious.
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| SHRIMP & CRAWFISH ETOUFFE - Rich & spicy tomato based roux mixed with crawfish meat & shrimp served over cornbread
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I went back and forth but in the end I had the shrimp and grits. So good.
While we didn't technically have "seven fishes" our dinner felt enough in the spirit of the tradition for me. We all have our own traditions; some we inherit, some we make up. Wherever they come from the best part of a tradition is sharing it with others.
Whatever your own holiday traditions may be I hope you got to enjoy them and share them with the people you love.
Happy traveling!
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