Description
Barbara Smith, a lifestyle guru whos sort of like Martha Stewart, only not a convicted felon, offers global cuisine at her relaxing restaurant. Southern flavors are the big influence: fried green tomatoes topped with ricotta cheese and a huge slab of fried catfish served with red-pepper aioli. The menu includes a few pastas, as well as meatier entrées like lamb chops plated with a side of sweet potatoes. The slightly uneven cooking will do for a pretheater meal, but nothing here is likely to get Smith her own line of cookware at Kmart.