Because of my not liking the hot sun, I would seek refuge in the house with my grandmother who would be hard at work preparing breakfast, supper, and dinner. I would always find my way to my grandmothers side helping her prepare those meals under her direction. If I wasn't shucking the many ears of corn, I would be peeling field peas, or rolling out the biscuit dough with a broom-stick, to name a few.

My grandfather, Elijah Bass, Sr. would often chastise me for wanting to stay in the kitchen and often chase me out of my grandmother's kitchen. I would never listen to that chastisement, therefore enabling me to deepen my love for the southern culinary experience. As the years would go by, Hound myself perfecting the art of canning and freezing fruits and vegetables, as well as converting many fruits into jellies, jams, and preserves, under the continued direction of my grandmother, Amy Ruth.

It was that, continuous love, nurturing, and direction that gave me the inspiration to build and name the most superior and authentic southern cuisine restaurant after my grand-mother, Amy Ruth Moore Bass.

It is with the same love that Carl S. Redding, his mom Inez Bass & Family, and the Amy Ruth staff welcomes each one of our valued patrons to Amy Ruth's Home-Style Southern Cuisine Restaurant!