Bum's Restaurant and Catering

09/10/2026

GET YOUR COLLARD PLAN IN YOUR HAND!!

09/05/2026

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Join us this week for the 52nd Ayden Collard Festival!

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09/05/2026

SLAWGHETTI TUESDAY 2-7pm!

09/05/2026

09/04/2026

STEAKS ARE READY!!
FULL MENU TIL 7pm!

09/04/2026

EAT MO’ COLLARDS!

09/04/2026

Bum Dennis Cabbage Collard is a rare heirloom yellow collard green variety from Ayden, North Carolina, named after longtime grower Latham "Bum" Dennis.

History and Growing
• Origin: This unique yellow-green variety dates back to before 1960.
• Seed Saving: Latham Dennis plants a 5-acre plot every year and relies strictly on his own saved heirloom seeds.
• Local Roots: The plant thrives in Ayden, where the climate allows the crop to grow year-round. Learn more about the history of the seeds through the Heirloom Collards Project.
Preparation and Tradition
• Early Cooking: At Bum's Restaurant in Ayden, cooking starts daily at 4 a.m.
• The Method: Cooks boil the greens in one pot until soft. In a second pot, they simmer a rich Southern gravy using fresh ham, tenderized ham, and country ham.
• The Finish: The rich ham sauce gets poured over the tender greens until everything melts together like butter.

Variation in variety. Of 12 plants four are light green, eight are yellow green. Of the yellow green plants, three have purple pigmentation on the petioles. Leaves are orbicular to spatulate in shape and have a slight lobed to dissected outline and wavy margin. Leaves have low to moderate blistering...

08/29/2026

LETS EAT!!

THIS WEEK!! August 31-September 5!!
Everything on the menu PLUS, Fried Okra and Fried Green Tomatoes EVERYDAY, EVEN FOR BREAKFAST!
SQUASH ALL DAY THURSDAY!
MEATLOAF Tuesday 2-7 for Friends Night,
RIBS Thursday for Family Night.
STEAKS Friday 2-7 for Date Night
We have started back making Chicken Salad and Pimento Cheese everyday, (won’t be ready till Lunch Monday)!
Bum and Dolly ‘cause, we miss them-

08/26/2026

THIS WEEK'S CULINARY OFFERINGS, August 31-September 5, COMPLETE MENU, PLUS FRIED OKRA AND FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, AVAILABLE DAILY, EVEN AT BREAKFAST!
THURSDAY ADDING SQUASH!
TUESDAY'S FRIENDS NIGHT FEATURES MEATLOAF FROM 2-7 PM,
THURSDAY'S FAMILY NIGHT FEATURES RIBS FROM 2-6,
FRIDAY'S DATE NIGHT FEATURES STEAKS FROM 2-7 PM.
CHICKEN SALAD AND PIMENTO CHEESE, WILL BE BACK BEGINNING MONDAY AT LUNCHTIME!