00:00 Sweet tea is everywhere in Atlanta,
00:02 especially on a hot day.
00:03 Oh, this is so --
00:05 Oh, this brings me back to the front porch
00:08 and Boulevard Drive.
00:11 When my great-aunts and we were in rocking chairs,
00:13 this tastes just like that.
00:15 I can literally smell the day.
00:16 Isn't that amazing?
00:18 Wow.
00:19 Hey, I'm Kelly Rowland, and I'll tell you all the reasons
00:21 why I'm very proud to be from Atlanta.
00:24 We'll try some food.
00:25 I'll give you some tips on what to plan on your trip,
00:27 and we'll take a nice, deep dive
00:30 into Atlanta's banging music scene.
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00:43 So, Atlanta, GA,
00:45 has a lot of wonderful snacks and foods,
00:48 and I'm about to try some.
00:51 Ooh, this is so hard, but I'm gonna start
00:52 with Blooming Pepperways.
00:54 [ Laughs ]
00:55 I'm so excited!
00:57 If I wasn't in front of this camera right now,
00:58 I'd probably just put my teeth into it,
01:00 but I'm gonna be conservative 'cause we have company.
01:04 Ooh. Ooh.
01:07 This tastes like the A.
01:09 A little bit of tang from the lemon.
01:11 Now, there's a spot while I was filming "Mea Culpa"
01:14 by Tyler Perry Studios called American Wings,
01:18 and it was so good.
01:21 I ordered there every other day.
01:23 Next, there's the Peach Cobbler,
01:26 and there's very few people that can get the crust right.
01:29 Like, your peaches can be like brand-new peaches.
01:32 You got to wait till they get a little soft on them.
01:34 Let me make it to where somebody can try something later.
01:37 I won't be selfish and just dig right in the middle
01:39 'cause that's what you usually do,
01:42 but I won't do that.
01:45 Actually, I'm gonna do that.
01:46 [ Laughs ]
01:48 'Cause I want the middle part.
01:50 Oh, this is good crust.
01:52 Okay.
01:54 Oh, that's real good.
01:56 And the peaches are just right.
01:58 There's a place in Atlanta
02:00 across the street from the aquarium.
02:02 I know that because my son loves the aquarium,
02:04 and it's called Busy B.
02:06 Busy B got a bomb, Peach Cobbler.
02:09 Peach Cobbler brings back so many memories for me,
02:12 in particular with my mom,
02:14 because she would actually make fried peach pies
02:19 that were like Cobbler.
02:20 Perfect amount of sweetness, perfect amount of tart.
02:23 The way the crust was was just flaky.
02:27 Ooh, that thing was flaky.
02:29 Ooh, Lord, I miss you, Mama.
02:32 It was so good.
02:33 So, so, so, so good.
02:35 Now, the next thing I'm gonna try is pecan pie.
02:40 Now, some people say pecan.
02:42 Do you say pecan or pecan?
02:43 Pecan or pecan?
02:45 I think it's pecan.
02:46 Ooh. Ooh, you can tell this gonna be good.
02:50 Okay.
02:51 [ Sighs ]
02:56 Mm.
02:58 It's a moment of silence for this.
03:01 That is nice.
03:02 Now, I have no idea in the A where to get pecan pie from.
03:06 I get it from, like, a family member's house,
03:09 and sometimes they add a little, like, bourbon to it.
03:13 Bourbon pecan pie is really bomb.
03:16 I would literally shove this whole thing in my mouth
03:18 if y'all weren't right here. It's so good.
03:21 This is really, really good.
03:24 Mm.
03:26 I'll wash this down with some sweet tea.
03:28 Now, sweet tea is everywhere in Atlanta,
03:31 especially on a hot day.
03:32 Oh, this is so --
03:34 Oh, this brings me back to the front porch
03:36 at Boulevard Drive.
03:40 When my great-aunts and we were in rocking chairs,
03:42 this tastes just like that.
03:44 I can literally smell the day.
03:45 Isn't that amazing?
03:47 Wow.
03:48 -Do you prefer it with, like, lemon or mint?
03:51 -That's too mature.
03:52 If it's with lemon or mint, it's just too mature.
03:57 Lemon makes it feel like kind of a cocktail.
03:58 I remember I felt grown with a lemon in my tea
04:00 when I was a kid.
04:02 This is good.
04:04 Now, pimento cheese, I'm gonna try
04:08 because it's an Atlanta staple,
04:09 but I don't like pimento cheese.
04:13 It's a very -- It, like, takes a very mature palate,
04:15 but I don't remember tasting it, like, since I was a kid,
04:18 so let's see if I have a very mature palate right now.
04:22 Here we go.
04:24 Y'all, that's good.
04:33 I have a very mature palate right now.
04:36 Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm, that's good.
04:38 [ Laughs ]
04:41 I had no idea that's what I was missing out on.
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04:46 So, Atlanta has a huge music scene,
04:49 and a lot of dances have come out of Atlanta,
04:51 so I'm going to do some of those dances.
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04:57 Oh, my God. If my son does this one more time,
05:01 I'm like, "Son, it's -- Oh, you can let it go."
05:06 Dabbing.
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05:09 Do the --
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05:14 Oh, my gosh.
05:16 I remember when I was a kid, and me and the girls,
05:20 we were always banking, and we thought we were fishing it,
05:22 rolling it back in, and go, "Whoa!"
05:24 Roll it back out.
05:26 Let's walk it out.
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05:35 Wait, what's a whip?
05:36 Oh, a whip. Okay, sorry.
05:38 ♪♪
05:41 Okay, you know it.
05:42 I started off with too much caffeine this morning.
05:45 [ Laughter ]
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05:49 So, Atlanta has a lot of popular spots.
05:52 We're going to take a look at some of the places
05:54 that you can skip going to
05:56 and some of the places that you should definitely run to.
05:59 First up, the Varsity.
06:01 Now, I remember going to the Varsity when I was a little kid,
06:05 and I remember wanting extra chili on my hot dogs,
06:09 and it was so good.
06:11 And what was really good with the hot dog
06:14 was a nice, ice-cold Coca-Cola.
06:20 Varsity is definitely a spot you should go to.
06:22 If you're vegan, don't think about it.
06:24 So, the Coca-Cola Museum is really cool.
06:27 You see how everything has changed
06:29 because you see all the different fonts,
06:31 you know, that they have had over the years.
06:34 Even, like, the faces and the pictures have changed,
06:37 how they've become more diverse.
06:38 I love watching that.
06:40 Fact -- my dad, he showed me a ad that he did with Coca-Cola.
06:46 He's, like, a young teen boy, and I thought it was so cool
06:51 that my dad is kind of, like, a part of the Coca-Cola history.
06:54 I'd say that the Coca-Cola Museum is a must-go.
06:59 Pond City Market.
07:00 Anywhere there's a lot of food, I shall be.
07:03 I think that when it comes to food
07:06 and, like, just trying different things,
07:08 I'm always wanting, as I say, a culinary experience.
07:12 So, it's a go.
07:14 Oh, just this name brings back so many memories for me.
07:19 Marta. The public transportation.
07:22 Basically, they have trains, they have buses.
07:24 I remember the first time riding Marta with my mom,
07:28 and we would go from East Point to North.
07:33 We would go North. I remember going North.
07:36 That's where the money was.
07:37 There was this pamphlet in there called "Reader's Digest,"
07:40 and I remember telling my mom to pass me
07:42 one of those Reader's Diggest brochures.
07:46 I didn't know how to say it at that time,
07:48 but I was trying to read, so there was an E for effort.
07:51 I would take Marta any day than sit in Atlanta traffic
07:55 because Atlanta traffic will hold you tight
07:58 for at least two hours.
07:59 So, go.
08:00 Oh, the Fox Theater.
08:04 This is a great spot, man.
08:06 I remember performing at the Fox Theater in Atlanta.
08:09 It was awesome.
08:11 It has so much magic and essence to it.
08:14 It's one of my favorite places.
08:15 I mean, you can skip it if you want,
08:18 but if you love to, like, really get into,
08:20 like, historical buildings or into architecture,
08:23 the Fox Theater's a really good place to go.
08:25 So, I guess there all goes.
08:28 Oh, my gosh.
08:29 They have a Ferris wheel?
08:30 Word?
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08:34 Coca-Cola is, like, the headquarters is in Atlanta,
08:38 so somewhere in this box is some Coca-Cola,
08:41 and I have to guess which one is the real thing.
08:46 Here we go.
08:47 Should I go left to right?
08:49 I shall.
08:51 This feels so strange.
08:53 It's like one big juice box.
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08:59 Nah, that's Dr. Pepper.
09:01 Right?
09:02 Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
09:04 Okay.
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09:10 Okay.
09:11 ♪♪
09:17 [ Laughs ]
09:18 Can you tell I really drink a lot of Coca-Cola?
09:22 Hmm.
09:23 ♪♪
09:28 That's Coca-Cola.
09:30 [ Ding ]
09:31 [ Applause ]
09:34 [ Laughs ]
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09:38 So, Waffle House is really and truly an Atlanta staple,
09:43 and there are some things that you definitely order
09:46 when you go to Waffle House,
09:47 be the hash browns, the hash browns be poppin'.
09:51 So, we're gonna go over all the ways
09:53 you can order your hash browns.
09:54 Smothered, if you're like me, you love onions,
09:57 and that's just so delicious.
09:59 It just makes them really, like, flavorful, in my opinion.
10:02 Covered is when your hash browns are covered in cheese.
10:06 Now, some might think that that sounds a little gooey,
10:10 but don't knock it till you try it.
10:11 Chunked is with that ham in there,
10:14 a swine, as my grandmother would say.
10:17 As you could imagine, the juices from the swine
10:21 gives it that thing.
10:23 Diced is grilled tomatoes with the hash browns.
10:27 That's a vibe, too.
10:28 Peppered is with jalapenos.
10:30 You got a little bite to it.
10:32 Capped is with grilled mushrooms.
10:34 I just remembered an NBA All-Star
10:37 where I had some hash browns with chili.
10:40 That is top.
10:42 Country is with gravy,
10:44 and all the way is with everything.
10:48 I like to order my hash browns with chili and jalapenos.
10:51 And if you're really having a good day, add the cheese.
10:55 Cover that thing up.
10:57 And if you're really having a great day,
11:00 add the onions, too, and get the waffle.
11:03 That waffle is so good.
11:04 Thank you so much for watching.
11:06 I hope you had as much fun as I did,
11:08 and I hope to see you in Atlanta.
11:10 You got to visit my city.
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