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Cafe LeMont owner LeMont Johnson prepares a blackened catfish dinner atop a bed of rice, with fried whole okra, cole slaw and corn muffins.
Staff Photo by Tim Barber/Chattanooga Times Free PressIt’s all about the comfort.
When you come into Café LeMont, said chef LeMont Johnson, the atmosphere is intended to convey kick-your-shoes-off, sit-back-and-relax, take-the-pressure-off comfort.
His customers’ favorite dishes, jambalaya and fried catfish, along with the background smooth jazz, provide such inner solace, he said.
Lately, though, Johnson’s been lightening things up a bit.