T.G.I.F.! Bantam + Biddy Pours Acoustic Cocktails on Crescent

Ease into the weekend with Bantam + Biddy’s Acoustic Cocktails on Crescent. On Fridays from 6-9 p.m., release workweek stress with live music and cocktail specials. Guest bartender Derrick Norris shakes up cocktails from Independent Distilling Co. including $4 Biddy Marys, mimosas and Jameson shots and pours $2 draft beers. Weekend, here we come!

Bantam + Biddy and Chick-a-Biddy Guests Dabble in the Kentucky Derby May 2

Do you Derby? Bantam + Biddy and Chick-a-Biddy are galloping through some Kentucky Derby fun this week. Until the Saturday, May 2 “Run for the Roses,” receive a ballot for the legendary Churchill Downs race with your entrée purchase at any Bantam + Biddy location or Chick-a-Biddy in Atlantic Station. No wagering, just select the horse you think will win. If your pick is the first to cross the finish line, you’ll receive a $50 gift card to the respective restaurant. Those in the winner’s circle will be notified the week of May 3. Race ballots are available at all Bantam + Biddy locations (Ansley Mall, Crescent Avenue, Lenox Square and Avalon) and at Chick-a-Biddy in Atlantic Station. One entry per person with entrée purchase.

Slide into Bantam + Biddy on Crescent Avenue for Thursday through Saturday Slider Deals

Photo by Brandon Amato

Sliders at Bantam + Biddy on Crescent Avenue are the perfect way to sample multiple menu items and rotating specials. They are irresistible and might include organic pulled pork, Buffalo chicken with blue cheese, meatloaf with plum tomato sauce, piri piri chicken or fried green tomato with goat cheese. These little bundles are on the $3 special menu Thursday nights from 5-9 p.m. Hop back over on Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. to close for $2 late-night sliders.

Appetizing Aperture: Bantam + Biddy

Photo by Tuan Huynh

It’s still too early for Christmas in July, but what about Thanksgiving in April without the stress of cooking and cleaning? Visit Bantam + Biddy’s location on Crescent Avenue in Midtown for Thanksgiving dinner Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to close. We’re talking perfectly cooked turkey, golden stuffing, homemade gravy, fresh cranberry sauce, creamy mashed potatoes, crunchy green bean casserole and, of course, Bantam + Biddy’s famous cornbread. What are you waiting for?

Get Happy With 50 Cent Wings and Tenders Weekdays at Bantam + Biddy

Photo by Angie Mosier

After being stuck inside for so long because of all this crazy Atlanta weather, we're ready to fly the coop in search of some delectable new deals. First stop? Bantam + Biddy for wings and tenders at 50 cents apiece Mondays through Fridays from 3-6 p.m. All of the chicken at Bantam + Biddy is all-natural and pasture-raised. Peck out a text or tweet friends to join you at either the original Ansley Mall location or the new Crescent Avenue venue. Make a toast to finally getting out of the house with a beer, cocktail, glass of wine or classic sweet tea, then chow down on some of the best wings and tenders in town.

Coffee for Early Birds and Dinner for Night Owls at New Bantam + Biddy in Midtown

Early birds in Midtown Atlanta now have another reason to celebrate! Newly opened Bantam + Biddy is serving coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner and adult beverages seven days a week at Crescent Avenue and 12th Street. Meet up for business and a power breakfast of fried chicken and waffles or a pastured three-egg omelet. Need a caffeine boost to get the day started? Stop in for a refuel cuppa after a fast morning walk. As does its Ansley Mall sibling, the new eatery features local JB Farms eggs, organic Alabama milk and all-natural and pastured poultry on its menu ($5-$14). Lunch and dinner choices include "meat-and-two" options such as a quarter or half chicken or eco-friendly pork loin, meatloaf made with White Oak Pastures grass-fed beef along with other entrées ($12-$16). Sandwiches range from Southern fried chicken or California club to a falafel wrap. A mighty salad line-up features the "Power House" topped with egg, roasted broccoli, sprouts, organic almonds and other goodies, and an organic spinach salad with quinoa, apples and goat cheese, among others. Gluten-free seekers will find plenty to please. Sides and desserts make for even more satisfaction. Little Cluckers, 10 and under, enjoy a special $8 menu featuring fried chicken tenders, rotisserie chicken, whole wheat quesadilla and other kid favorites with organic juice or milk. Gotta go? Call in to the carry-out counter (404-835-6450), and with 30 minutes notice, your "Family Meal" ($45) for three to five people is ready to go, with rotisserie chicken, meatloaf or 24-ounce roasted pork loin, an organic green salad, jalapeño cornbread, choice of dressing, three sides and a half-gallon of freshly brewed tea.

Easy roosting -- enter Bantam + Biddy directly from the 1010 Midtown parking garage on Crescent Avenue; the first two hours of parking are free. Weekdays, the espresso bar pours Batdorf & Bronson coffee beginning at 6:30 a.m., and the restaurant begins serving breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Doors open at 8 a.m. weekends. The restaurant is open until 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Sunday night, 10:30 p.m. on Friday and 10 p.m. on Saturday.

Our Appetizing Aperture of the Week: Scallop Crudo at Lure

Sit tight and salivate over this highly photogenic and mega-flavorful scallop crudo. Net the real thing when Fifth Group Restaurants opens Lure on Crescent Avenue in Midtown on Tuesday, July 17. The seafood-centric sweet spot will serve simple, high-quality seafood in a unique and fun atmosphere. Lure? Count us hooked!