Chef Todd Richards Visits The Daily Meal And Shares His Top Five Tips For Great Fried Chicken

For Chef Todd Richards, executive chef of White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails in downtown Atlanta, great fried chicken is no accident. Richards tells The Daily Meal, "People assume that fried chicken is a casual endeavor, but fried chicken is really one of the most sophisticated and difficult techniques to do correctly."

A look at chef Richards' The Daily Meal special pop-up menu. These offerings and more will be available at Richards' Southern Fried, opening this year.

Colman Andrews introduces chef Richards and welcomes The Daily Meal guests to the event.

Richards offers guests a taste of his homemade Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce and garnergirls pickles to accompany his chicken offerings.

Richards' award-winning fried chicken made with Springer Mountain Farms chicken cooling down before being served to guests.

Hot and Classic fried chicken, ready to be made into sandwiches.

This handy guide told guests everything they needed to create their own hot chicken sandwiches.

Guests lined up to build their own sandwiches according to chef Richards' guidelines.

A completed hot chicken sandwich featuring Springer Mountain Farms chicken, pimento cheese, and chow-chow.

Richards whips up homemade coleslaw for guests to enjoy with his chicken.

Chef Richards' Broccoli & Cheese Porridge, a side that will be featured on the menu of his new restaurant.

Guests ended their night with a taste of this banana pudding with pastry cream, bourbon, and wafers.