Exhibit 23.1


Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants



The Board of Directors
Cooker Restaurant Corporation

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration
statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-45467, 33-46475, 33- 46965, 33-48396
and 33-48397) of Cooker Restaurant Corporation of our report dated
January 27, 1999, relating to the consolidated statements of
operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows of Cooker
Restaurant Corporation and subsidiaries  for the year ended January 3,
1999, which report appears in the December 31, 2000 annual report on
Form 10-K of Cooker Restaurant Corporation.

/s/KPMG LLP

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
March 28, 2001