B.B. King's Blues Club Southern-Style Hush Puppies Recipe (2024)

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Why is BB King's in Nashville closed? ›

Robin Realty brokered the sale of the building that covers 148-152 2nd Avenue North this week. The building was damaged in the Christmas Day 2020 bombing and the area is still closed. The building was undergoing heavy construction over the summer.

B.B. King Blues Club in NYC Is Closing After 18 Years, Citing High Rent. B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in the heart of New York City's Times Square will shut its doors this month after 18 years in business, citing rising rents in the neighborhood it says it helped revive.

Part fritter, part dumpling, with a smidge of croquette thrown in for good measure, hush puppies are one of those deceptively simple Southern foods that pack a satisfying mouthful of flavor and texture into a perfectly-sized, bite-sized package.

Hush puppies are made from a basic batter consisting of yellow cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk or milk and eggs. Many recipes call for the addition of scallions or onions. The base lends itself to riffing, too, including the addition of spicy peppers, cheese, spices or even beer.

The B.B. King Music Company owns all rights and likeness to B.B. King and related trademarks and copyrights representing the interest of The B.B. King Family Estate, a $250 million estate and trust.

One spot not on the Blues Trail is the plantation near Indianola where King suddenly found himself in debt a second time, in his early 20s, prompting him to flee to Memphis, Tennessee, and give up gospel for the blues.

King had set up a Trust for his descendants, but reportedly left sums of only $3,000–5,000/each to his 15 children; he left the remainder of his estate for their education.

See footage of King's funeral procession, from Memphis, Tennessee, to his final resting place in Indianola, Mississippi. Celebrating his life, and honoring him upon his death, the procession included marching bands on Beale Street in Memphis, the city where he began his career.

And while B.B. King was world-famous, had 15 Grammys, and amassed a fortune of perhaps as much as $40 Million, his cognitive abilities likely began to decline in his mid-80's because of strokes brought on by complications from high blood pressure and diabetes.

Ingredients for Hush Puppies

All-purpose flour and cornmeal, baking soda, salt, and pepper make up the dry mix. If you want to try a stone-ground cornmeal for a more toothsome bite, check out the varieties made by Anson Mills or Bob's Red Mill.

Are hush puppies a Southern thing? ›

Hush puppies are believed to have originated in the southern United States, where they are a traditional dish. They are typically made with cornmeal, flour, egg, buttermilk, baking soda, and onion, though various spices and other ingredients—including garlic and peppers—can be added.

In fact, the Carolinas can proudly claim to be the birthplace of this now-iconic American food. A hushpuppy is a simple treat—thick cornmeal batter dropped in spheres (or nuggets or fingers) into hot oil and fried till crisp and brown.

Besides fried catfish, shrimp, chicken, crab cakes, or bbq, you might want to serve a dipping sauce for you hush puppies. We like honey or ranch, but ketchup, tartar sauce, remoulade sauce, or Outback sauce are all great options that go well with the savory-sweet fried cornmeal dough.

The one common thread is that this fried cornmeal was used to "hush the dogs." I have heard that Confederate soldiers used it to hush their dogs when the Union troops were getting near. I also have heard a similar story in which runaway slaves would use this favorite food to hush the dogs.

Chris Hyndman is CEO of M Street Entertainment Group. Known for its brunch, Tavern originally opened in January 2011 and closed 11 years later due to the facility needing upgrades.

However, this Trust was updated in 2014 to leave between $3,000 and $5,000 to each child. The rest of his estate was to go toward the family's future education expenses. LaVerne Toney, King's personal assistant was named as the Trustee.

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