In May, 1967, George Decker and Louise, purchased The Silver Skillet. George successfully operated the restaurant for 21 years until his passing in 1988. Teresa, his daughter, having grown up in the business, continues the traditions of dedication to good service and good food.
Because of its period atmosphere, The Silver Skillet has been featured in several movies, commercials, videos, and print ads. To name a few, John Lithgow in HBO's "Traveling Man", several episodes of TV's "I'll Fly Away" staring Sam Waterson, Neal Patrick Harris in TV's "Sudden Fury", TBS movie, "The Hank Aaron Story", TNT movie "Passing Glory", starring Rip Torn, Lifetime Channel's "The Prince of a Broken Heart", staring Patrick Oliver, Denzel Washington's movie, "Remember the Titans"; music videos such as Travis Tritt's "
Because of its period atmosphere, The Silver Skillet has been featured in several movies, commercials, videos, and print ads. To name a few, John Lithgow in HBO's "Traveling Man", several episodes of TV's "I'll Fly Away" staring Sam Waterson, Neal Patrick Harris in TV's "Sudden Fury", TBS movie, "The Hank Aaron Story", TNT movie "Passing Glory", starring Rip Torn, Lifetime Channel's "The Prince of a Broken Heart", staring Patrick Oliver, Denzel Washington's movie, "Remember the Titans"; music videos such as Travis Tritt's "
Here's a quarter, call someone who cares", TLC's last video "Destiny" and rap artist Yung Wun's first video, as well as commercials for Nationsbank, Bell South, Goody's, Ford Motor Company, NAPA Auto Parts, and the Alabama and Georgia Lotteries. We have been featured on the CBS Evening News, ABC News Radio, Fox 5's "Good Day Atlanta" and several local broadcasts. Several magazines and newspapers have featured us such as The New York Times, USA Today, The Atlanta Constitution, Creative Loafing, The Atlanta Business Chronicle, Food and Wine, Cooking Light, Atlanta CityMag, Atlanta Magazine, Conde Nast, Delta's Sky Magazine, Mr. Food's Easy Cooking, A.M. Cooking, The Jewish Times, and Resaurant Magazine. Many celebrities and notables such as Zell Miller, Paul Harvey, Walter Mondale, Paul Coverdell, Sally Jesse Raphael, Robert Guillame, Ed Marinara, Fran Tarkenton, Luke Perry, Peter Tork, A.D. Frazier, Katie Couric, Ellis Marsalis, the O'Jay's, Natalie Dupree, Sam Massell, Neal Bortz, Governor Sonny Perdue, NYC Mayor Rudi Guiliani, Senator Saxby Chambliss, Senator Johnny Isaccson, Congressman Phil Gingery, Erwin Zaban, CBS news caster Mark Straussman, Star 94's Rob Stadler along with many local personalities make The Silver Skillet a favorite stop. We even made the "National Enquirer"!
Teresa has been a guest on NBC's Today Show with Katie Couric and ABC's Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson. CNN Travel Guide featured The Silver Skillet as "where to eat Breakfast during the Olympics", and TNT featured us as one of Atlanta's landmarks for Superbowl 2000.
You can enjoy yourself in the restaurant, it always makes you peacefull!
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