Georgia Heirloom Apples and Seasonal Bounty Load Revival Fall Menu

Apples are falling a little farther from their North Georgia trees and onto the autumn menu at Revival. Kevin Gillespie and chef Andreas Müller are taking advantage of access to a healthy supply of heirloom apples by adding classic cinnamon baked apples with vanilla ice cream to the Decatur restaurant’s tempters. Slow down. Before heading for dessert, immerse yourself in a plate of creamed Georgia white shrimp with red Savannah rice or one of the other seasonal dishes catapulting local bounty onto the menu.

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Pop open Autumn-Inspired Cocktails and concoct some intriguing potions for tailgating and next month’s spooky gatherings. It’s not every day you get to sip Beetlejuice or caramel apple moonshine. Apple bourbon Bellinis and apple pumpkintinis are a bit headier than their summer cousins. And, though the pumpkin pie milkshake looks harmless, your lantern’s lit after a few sips. DIY gifters, prep for the giving season by bottling up homemade spiced pear vodka. We’ve even thrown in some kid-friendly mixtures. Do we know how to pick them or what?

It's Fall Y'all...Finally!

Say farewell to summer and suntans. You know It's Fall Y'all when the scent of cinnamon brooms greets you just inside the grocery store and team flags cheer you on from front doors. Freshly baked apple pie invites you for an after dinner treat and hot chocolate keeps you warm on a cool November night. Autumnal dishes are falling like leaves on our Pinterest board, from sweet homemade pecan pumpkin butter and slow cooker apple dapple pudding to chowders, sliders and buffet spread ideas. Start raking them in!

Fall for New Autumn Menus and Cocktails Plus More in this Week's Dish

Get your fall food fix at Atlanta-area restaurants serving up seasonal favorites, or be your own wine-making connoisseur for a night! Check out all that is happening around town and more in this week's Dish.

No. 246 Crafts Autumnal Cocktails, Toasts, Pastas and Plates

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Fall’s abundance is spread thick as leaves across the menu at No. 246 in Decatur. Look for toasts accompanied by house ricotta and arugula almond pesto or pork rillette, beet pickled farm eggs, whole grain mustard and local parsley. Harvest-fresh starters feature a salad of Mercier Orchard apples, radicchio, arugula, candied pears, cheddar and balsamic and a roasted local African squash soup with dried local apples. Meat and cheese plates are both local and global. Comforting full and appetizer-portion pastas include agnolotti with roasted pumpkin, mascarpone, brown butter and sage; Maine lobster and local spinach join tortellini; and chestnut tagliatelle comes with braised duck legs, red wine agro dolce and roasted chestnuts. Outdoorsy plates feature trout with local braised greens and toasted farro; chicken with roasted Brussels sprouts, local apples and sherry bacon agro dolce; and flatiron Wagyu steak with roasted local autumn root vegetables. Fall-ish beers range from draft Uinta Pumpkin Ale and Terrapin Easy Rider to bottled 21^st Amendment Brew Free or Die IPA and Crown Valley Old School Pilsner ($5-$6). Tip a crafty cocktail such as Bewitched mixing pumpkin beer, house-made vanilla vodka, Strega, maple syrup and Fee Brothers Old Fashioned Bitters or the Pimm’s Cup for Fall swirling Pimm’s No. 1, lemon juice, Cynar, house-made limoncello, Georgia apples and cinnamon ($8-$12). 

What's New on Pinterest: Falling for Fall Food Trends

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What's next in the food world? Fall brings new dining trends to the table, and we're ready to pin the best of them!

Put the First Day of Fall on Your Calendar...and Celebrate at Dogwood

Here at MLA, we were all wondering “What happened to summer?” until we took a look at what the first day of autumn is bringing to the tables at Dogwood on Peachtree...it's time to welcome the new season and start salivating over this new menu. Beginning Monday, September 22, diners can start at the Grits Bar where Logan Turnpike’s creamy white stone ground grits are well complemented by wild mushrooms, butter-poached lobster or ham and pimento cheese ($4-$6). Southern-fried quail breast with buttermilk spoon biscuit, goat cheese-pepper gravy and red onion marmalade and sweet potato gnocchi in brown butter parmesan cream with toasted pecans are two tempters on the appetizer menu ($9-$15). Try a “soup flight” of three soups or go solo with a bowl of root vegetable puree with grilled wild boar-cranberry sausage and lingonberries, tomato bisque with Split Creek Farm goat cheese or the soup of the day ($6-$11). Main dishes call out to fall: SoCo glazed pork chops with caramelized shallots and sweet corn soufflé; pecan-rubbed tuna with fingerling potatoes, applewood smoked bacon, caramelized onion and bar-b-que drizzle; venison osso bucco with rosemary-parmesan grits and apple-turnip preserve; grilled Atlantic salmon with BLT sauce and grilled cornbread; and the comforting Dogwood burger or off-the-bone short ribs with smashed rutabagas and blackberry demi ($13-$32). Delish desserts ($6) such as blackberry-chocolate cornbread upside down cake with coffee gelato or hazelnut cheesecake with apple-cranberry compote and cheese selections will entice you to stay on until winter!

And if the new menu was not enough, Dogwood is enticing guests with drink specials, too. Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday guests can enjoy half-price Ketel One martinis and cosmos along with half-price bottles of wine up to $100. Fox Theatre patrons can take advantage of half price wines by the glass with the purchase of an entrée any day of the week. Dogwood: 565 Peachtree Street; 404-835-1410.