Jeffrey Lampkin Opens New Restaurant In SC

Former American Idol contestant, gospel recording artist, radio announcer and television personality Jeffrey Lampkin has announced his new business venture, which is the opening of his restaurant, Country Boy Kitchen on June 14, 2019 in Sumter, South Carolina.

A senior consultant for the Verizon Wireless Area Operations, praise and worship leader at Grace Cathedral Ministries in Sumter and an award-winning choir director for the Francis Marion University Young Gifted and Blessed Gospel Choir in Florence, Lampkin can now add restaurateur to his lengthening list of accomplishments.

He can be heard every Sunday from 6 to 10 a.m. on The Big DM 101.3 FM with his Sunday Morning Gospel show, which is currently the No. 1 ranked Sunday morning radio show. He’s the marketing director at Lampkin Law Firm LLC, and in 2018 he appeared on Good Morning America along with Francis Marion University’s YGB Choir twice sharing his passion for God and his music. The choir performed gospel legend John P. Kee’s “My Mind Is Made Up” to an overwhelming response from both the crowd and Roberts herself. She decided to post the video on her Facebook page, which resulted in generating over 1 million views in 5 days. To date, it has amassed more than 2.9 million views. The viral video is the most viewed video posted by Roberts on any of her social media platforms. Lampkin is bringing his talents from behind the microphone and into the kitchen with his new restaurant.

“We’ll be serving food for the soul,” Lampkin said. “Our food will be seasoned with love.” Jeffrey Lampkin’s Country Boy Kitchen, which is located at 5642 Broad Street will be serving breakfast, brunch, and lunch, will be a mix of modern with old-fashioned goodness. “We’re going to have creamy grits, country salmon and fried bologna,” Lampkin added. ” And, we’ll be serving the best-fried chicken anywhere. It’s a real winner.”Country Boy Kitchen won’t be serving any ‘ole macaroni and cheese. “Our mac and cheese will be your miracle mac and cheese, and our turnip greens will be your soul-saving greens,” he said. “You’ll be able to tell that our food is prepared with love.”

Lampkin said that he’s been thinking of opening a restaurant for several years and really focusing on a name for the restaurant over the past year. “I’d been thinking about names for a restaurant for quite a while,” he added. “I’m a country boy at heart. Literally, on a Monday in my house, the Lord dropped the name.”