1 EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS The Board of Directors Cooker Restaurant Corporation We consent to the 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 May 9, 1997, relating to the balance sheets of Cooker Restaurant Corporation as of December 29, 1996 and December 31, 1995, and the related statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended December 29, 1996, which report appears in the December 29, 1996 annual report on Form 10-K/A Amendment Number 2 of Cooker Restaurant Corporation. /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Fort Lauderdale, Florida March 2, 1998