Seed Kitchen & Bar and Stem Wine Bar are rounding the bend on another year and celebrating their anniversaries in delicious ways. To mark its fourth birthday, Marietta’s Seed Kitchen & Bar cultivates a special three-course menu available Monday, November 2 through Saturday, November 7. Next door, younger sibling Stem Wine Bar commemorates its second anniversary with an exclusive wine dinner on Monday, November 2. Tis better to give than receive, so both are donating a portion of the celebratory proceeds to Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit dedicated to eradicating childhood hunger. Seed’s anniversary prix fixe dinner, available in addition to the regular menu, offers course choices such as entrées of Acadian redfish, Maple Leaf Farms duck leg confit or Barolo-braised beef short rib ravioli (see menu details here). $35 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Come to Stem’s November 2 anniversary wine dinner to enjoy gougère and canapè hors d’oeuvre and pairings of Maine scallop crudo with 2010 Iron Horse Wedding cuvée; sablefish with red miso and pommes sarladaise and 2012 pinot noir from Shea Wine Cellars; bacon-wrapped rabbit saddle with a 2001 La Rioja Alta "Gran Reserva 904" tempranillo; Snake River Farms wagyu beef rib-eye cap with 2012 Meyer cabernet; and a molten chocolate tart with hazelnut tuile and vanilla bean ice cream in a port reduction paired with a Sandeman 30-year-old tawny port. $119 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Call 678-214-6888 to make reservations for either Merchant’s Walk establishment; Seed Kitchen reservations also may be made here.
Brew-who-ers beware, the Holy Grail of beers appears this week at Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar in Virginia-Highland. On Tuesday, October 27, the Midnight Monk emerges from the cellared keg at the magical 5 p.m. tapping hour. Terrapin’s 9.8 percent ABV black Belgian IPA was retired in 2014 and has been hibernating, waiting for just the right moment to reappear. Come taste its goodness and keep the branded snifter with your beer purchase. A complementing à la carte appetizer, entrée and dessert selection will be offered for those wanting to break bread with their Monk. A midnight viewing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in the dining room tucks this spirited friar in for the evening. For information, call (404) 876-7249.
The Ansley Mall Bantam + Biddy location is hatching plans for its third anniversary and outdoor fall festival on Sunday, October 25 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The B+B brood will steam up their signature tamales to sell along with October’s sweet nectar, cider. The eatery has invited vendors and friends like Hodges Honey & Bees, The Cook’s Warehouse and Highland Outfitters to fest with the best. Chicks, check out Maria’s stash of scarves for wearing now or holiday gifting.
It’s almost here! This Sunday is Adopt a Golden
Atlanta’s 12th annual Goldenrama in Johns Creek and it’s going to be a
fun-filled afternoon for the entire family! Don’t wait a second longer,
purchase your tickets today!#Goldenrama2015
Set the scope on this Sunday’s Shotgun Beer Dinner at Gunshow for a night loaded with 10 brews from Athens-based Creature Comforts Brewing Co. and Decatur’s Three Taverns Craft Brewery complemented by six wow-some dishes whipped up by executive chef Joey Ward and his culinary sharpshooters. Only 60 guests are privy to the rounds of rolling carts and communal-table dining plus brewery glassware and other swanky swag. $100 per person covers food, beer, tax and gratuity. Xorbia is your target for tickets to the October 25, 6-9 p.m. brew-ser. More on our blog.
The first Avalon Restaurant Week presents several key reasons to enjoy lunch or dinner in idyllic Avalon during the week of Saturday, October 24 through Sunday, November 1. First, Bantam + Biddy and Marlow’s Tavern are setting forth three-course prix fixe menus boasting big flavors for $15 and $25 (per person; excludes alcohol, tax and gratuity). Second, the culinary coup coincides with Avalon’s first anniversary. Why be a wallflower and stay home when you can join the party? Visit Experience Avalon for other Avalon Restaurant Week activities.
Watch out! When two porcine buffs get together, a Bacon Explosion may result. So be it when chef Kevin Gillespie and BBQ Addict’s Jason Day bond over bacon at Revival on Saturday, October 24. Day makes his original Bacon Explosion, weaving a pound of bacon around two pounds of juicy sausage that encases a pound of fried bacon crumbles then grills the whole piggy parcel. Gillespie chimes in with additional snacks and well-matched craft beers from nearby Wild Heaven Brewery. Angry Orchard hard ciders also will be served at the noon-3 p.m. party for 100 guests. Live music by George Norman & Friends. Buy tickets on Xorbia: $30 price includes food and two drinks; $50 option throws in a copy of Gillespie’s “Pure Pork Awesomeness” cookbook.
Revival is turning off the fryer and cooling the ovens on Mondays to give the hardworking staff a day of rest each week. Fried chicken fans need not panic about missing out on a day of crisp-tender goodness and Southern trimmings. The Decatur restaurant now serves dinner on Saturdays beginning at 11 a.m. instead of 5 p.m. Raise a toast to Saturday with a selection from the updated wine and cocktail lists. Make reservations online or call 470-225-6770.
A year has flown by since Bantam + Biddy first served its fried chicken, cheddar waffles and Southern comfort foods to those hankering for breakfast, lunch or dinner while strolling the streets of Avalon in Alpharetta. The egg-static staff can’t wait until the actual October 30 anniversary date, and they’re already letting specials soar out from under their wings. On Tuesday, October 20, flip a coin after your meal to see if you’ll receive 50 percent off your food tab (excludes alcohol). A free order of pimento cheese nests with your entrée purchase on Wednesday, October 21. From open until close on Thursday, October 22, kids 12 and under can enjoy one free Little Clucker’s meal when their accompanying adult buys an entrée (one freebie per entrée). The restaurant will feature $8 steak and baked potato plates from 5 p.m. until close on Vegas steak night, Friday, October 23 (while supplies last). Toast the occasion with a craft brew or handcrafted cocktail -- you’re free to finish it as you cap the evening with an after-dinner walk around the block.
Owl-O-Ween tricks out Kennesaw State University Sports and Entertainment Park with Halloween antics, Oktoberfest, four stages of live music, hot air balloons and lots more fall fun for the entire family this Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24. Event sponsor Der Biergarten rolls out authentic German Oktoberfest-ivities including the official Tapping of the Keg on Friday at 6 p.m., Bavarian eats and polka hits. And that’s just one pumpkin in the field pumped with four stages of live entertainment, a costume showdown and pole vault, extreme pumpkin carving, both an interactive Kids Zone and an over-18 Owl’s Nest, brews, food and marketplaces. After dark, whooo and aaah when 20 huge hot air balloons glow with choreographed shows and dole out goodies to trick-or-treating youngsters. Bag tickets and details online.
"Bale" on your usual Thursday night activities and pick the Harvest for a Cure gala to help out the Georgia Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society on October 22. Gerry Klaskala and Andres Loaiza of Aria, Mercedes O’Brien of Gunshow and Derek Dollar of Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails are participating in the bountiful evening of food, wine, art, jazz and a silent auction. Buy tickets or make a donation online for the 6:30-9:30 p.m. event at the Westside Cultural Arts Center.
Move over pumpkins and share the glory, October is National Pizza Month. Stop by Max’s Coal Oven Pizzeria in downtown Atlanta’s Luckie Marietta District for a true coal oven experience. Through the end of the month, cozy up to your pie and smile for a saucy selfie then post your pic on Facebook or Instagram with hashtag #MaxsPizzaPie for a chance to win a $100 Max’s gift card. Build your own New York-style pizza or choose a popular pie from the menu.
Roswell dwellers, this one’s for you. When Marlow’s Tavern opens in Roswell on Tuesday, October 20, folks will have a world-class tavern to tap into along with all the nature, history and contemporary culture the vibrant city offers. John C. Metz, executive chef and co-founder of Marlow’s Tavern, says the team has fielded requests to come to Roswell ever since opening the very first Marlow’s Tavern in Alpharetta 11 years ago. It seems North Fulton residents can’t get enough of Marlow’s chef-driven fare, creative cocktails and warm hospitality. Seasoned Marlow’s veterans -- chef Bob Lescanec, general manager Darren Foley and beverage hospitality manager Damir Kamber -- promise that the new tavern with its open-air patio has pleasers for all: crisp salads, classic American burgers, grilled salmon, signature cocktails, local craft and national brews and global wines. Kids, there’s plenty of fun food heading your way, too. Whether plans call for shopping, the theater, a high school football game or meeting friends for drinks, the new Marlow’s Tavern at 625 W. Crossville Road in the Roswell Crossing shopping center is on the way and open for lunch and dinner daily beginning at 11 a.m.
Summer sidewalk heat about cooked our goose. But those geese are flying south now, and we’re out and about relishing all of autumn’s activities and looking for places to land and fill up on heartwarming dishes. We have some ideas...
Downtown/Midtown
Chef Chris Blobaum of Article14 has a jump on the jack-o’-lanterns. He’s already stirring up his favorite pumpkin pancakes and pulling out the warm maple syrup and smoky bacon. Blobaum shares his pancake recipe so you can start the day with a healthy dose of pumpkin-y beta carotene. So good.
Addictive barbecue hickory-smoked wings ($8 for a five-piece, $14 for 10-piece with side) are now in season at Twin Smokers BBQ.
A cool-weather favorite, short rib pot roast served with silky buttermilk mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables and a ladle of drool-worthy red wine gravy ($14.50, served after 5 p.m.) falls back onto the menu at HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern.
Buckhead/Brookhaven
Bubbling hot, charred leek and mushroom pizza with crème fraîche, arugula, ricotta and fontina cheeses, fresh thyme and a drizzle of garlic oil ($15) is one of the new menu offerings rolling out of the brand new pizza oven atKaleidoscope Bistro & Pub.
Matthew Ridgway, executive chef of Southern Proper Hospitality’s Gypsy Kitchen and The Southern Gentleman, has big plans for the spaghetti, hubbard and wheel of cheese squash varieties rolling in his kitchen doors, along with La Belle Rouge pumpkins and Jonathan and Gold Rush apples. Savor braised pork jowls, braised beef cheeks and confit pork shanks along with Ridgway’s pickled sour corn.
Sandy Springs
Watch the sunset while sipping a barrel-aged old fashioned, handcrafted with Jefferson’s Bourbon, or a barrel-aged Manhattan touting Templeton Rye. Each cocktail draws upon bourbon or rye aging in five-liter barrels perched on the bar at Ray’s on the River.
Marietta
Soul-satisfying sweet potato ravioli sprinkled with toasted pumpkin seeds, rich sage brown butter and freshly grated Grana Padano cheese awaits dinner guests at Seed Kitchen & Bar.
Throughout Atlanta
At FLIP burger boutique, the big bison burger is piled high with a sizzling eight-ounce bison patty, bibb lettuce, tomato, cheddar cheese, onions, bacon and topped with a fried egg and FLIP Sauce ($16). Guaranteed to temporarily stave off starvation, especially when adding an order of sweet potato tots on the side.
A crispy beer-battered lobster taco, drizzled with honey chipotle sauce and topped with bacon-cilantro slaw ($5.99), is an ideal teammate for SEC or NFL game viewing at Tin Lizzy’s Cantina.
Funnel cake dogs, Rotel cups, pans of little
Hawaiian ham and cheese sandwiches, crescent roll rings and chocolate chip
cookie dough footballs. Walk on as a halftime winner with a slow cooker
bubbling-hot spinach dip or be a healthy hero with good-for-you grub. We’re not
sure there are enough kickoffs on the schedule to try all of these Football Favorites, but we hope you’ll give it a
whirl.
Smitten Kitchen leads the way out of recipe ruts
and on to smooth new faves and craves. Add these ideas to your stash and
replace the tired “meh” recipes as they drift off into land of bland.
Saltwood Charcuterie & Bar spins autumn apple
orchard and pumpkin patch picking traditions into soon-to-be legendary seasonal
sippers. Golden and delicious, the Salted Caramel Appletini gleams of Crown
Royal and Apple Pucker in a caramel-drizzled, rim-salted martini glass ($12).
And Ichabod, the Sleepy Hollow cocktail spiked with Corsair Pumpkin Spiced
Moonshine, Licor 43 and Godiva Chocolate liqueur is calling your name ($10).
Better run for one!
In a win-win situation, Article 14
and Twin Smokers
BBQ tied for “Best Booth Décor” at this year’s Taste of Atlanta. The Big Ketch
Saltwater Grill’s mini lobster roll hooked “Best Taste.” More than
90 restaurants participated in the September 25-27 culinary extravaganza
spreading out across Midtown’s Technology Square. Kudos, y’all!
Pursue
true hoppiness at Gunshow by scoping out craft beers from
two local breweries during the nationally acclaimed restaurant’s first
“Shotgun” Beer Dinner. Chef Kevin Gillespie’s Glenwood Park restaurant fires
off its new quarterly brew-ser series on Sunday, October 25 by partnering with
Athens-based Creature Comforts Brewing Co.
and Decatur’s Three Taverns Craft Brewery.
Executive chef Joey Ward says the dinner will feature 10 beers representing the
two breweries’ wide range of flavors, complemented by six dishes created by his
sharpshooting culinary team. Dinner rolls out to the communal-style dining
tables on the restaurant’s signature rolling carts. Shotgun guests head home
with glassware and other goodies from the breweries. Limited to 60 guests,
tickets are $100 per person and cover tastes of all the night’s dishes and
beers as well as tax and gratuity. Buy tickets online through Xorbia.
Those hunting for another dynamic blast of top
talent can set sights on the final Gunshow Hired Guns dinner of the 2015 season, on target for a 6 p.m.
start on November 17 and 18. Guest chef Joe Kindred, chef and co-owner of
hometown namesake Kindred in
Davidson, North Carolina, hits the bull’s-eye with his award-winning,
contemporary take on Southern cuisine. Chef Kevin Gillespie considers Kindred a
“chef’s chef.” Training at Johnson and Wales in Charleston, South Carolina and
gleaning experience at well-known restaurants in Chicago, San Francisco and
Charlotte already filled Kindred’s apron pocket when he and wife Katy opened
their Davidson restaurant in February 2015. Kindred quickly climbed the chart
to be one of Bon Appetit magazine’s top 10 new restaurants of the year. Don’t
miss a shot at reservations to this high-demand event. Make phone reservations
now at 404-380-1886. Online reservations open up October 17.
Give a high five for LIVE music, cooking demos,
rock star chefs and loads of food and special beverages. Atlanta Eats Live
returns to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park on Saturday, October 24
from 5-10 p.m. Aqua
blue, Marlow’s Tavern, Seed Kitchen &
Bar and Twin Smokers BBQ are among 40 Atlanta restaurants offering
bites and building energy levels from 5-8 p.m. Atlanta Rhythm Section and the
Georgia Satellites pump tunes from 8-10 p.m. Beer, wine and liquor, not
included in the general admission ticket price, may be purchased at concession
stands throughout the event. Buy tickets now: $55 general admission (food, bands, parking), $110 VIP (adds Carl Black VIP Club with drinks, VIP
restaurants and VIP parking), plus applicable service fees and taxes. Event FAQ
offers more details. Rock on, knowing a portion of the proceeds helps Atlanta’s
restaurant community through The Giving Kitchen.
Join the White Oak
Pastures farm team and reap what they’ve sown, pretty darn close to
where they planted it. The Bluffton, Georgia forecast calls for a Harvest Gathering on Saturday, October 17 during
the afternoon and evening at Will Harris’ homestead. No picking (they’ve
already done that), just grinning over the farm tour, music, tailgating games
and a whole hog roast feast and fixings followed by a bonfire and s’mores. Cash
bar for beer and wine. $10-$40 per person. Glean details on our blog; buy tickets at the White Oak Pastures
online store.
