Author Brings Stories of Childhood, Food To Johns Creek

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Renowned Savannah-based chef Johnathon Barrett will be in Johns Creek later this month for an afternoon tea featuring his new book, Rise and Shine! A Southern Son’s Treasury of Food, Family, and Friends.

The tea will be held at the Northeast/Spruill Oaks Public Library from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 25.

Refreshments will include recipes from Barrett’s book. There is no charge for participants, but registration is required by calling 770-360-8820 or by emailing karen.swenson@fultoncountyga.gov.

In his book, Barrett takes readers on a decades-long journey of culinary exploration, starting in the 1960s in his hometown of Perry.

There in the low-rolling hills and slow-moving creeks of Middle Georgia he tells — with good humor and reflection — stories about his family, and how for generations farm-to-table food was a mainstay in their daily lives. He also relates how food was the common denominator for all aspects of life in the South, especially in small towns and rural communities.

The Library is located at 9560 Spruill Road in Johns Creek.

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Photo: Johnathon Barrett