Garnish & Gather, Atlanta’s organic dinner
kit delivery service enabling home cooks to prepare their own restaurant-worthy
meals in 30 minutes or less, is partnering with chef Kevin Gillespie’s Red Beard
Restaurants in October. Four Red Beard Restaurants chefs are
providing dinner recipes using Garnish & Gather’s local, farm-fresh
ingredients. During Red Beard Restaurants month, look for stuffed Swedish
sausage gratin with apple, onion and cheese from Revival
executive chef Andreas Müller the week of October 5; pasta puttanesca with
spaghetti squash from Gunshow executive chef Joey Ward the week of
October 12; roasted chicken with sage and lemon caper sauce, fingerling
potatoes, snow peas and shitake mushrooms from Revival executive sous chef Rémi
Granger the week of October 19; and Korean barbecued pork bulgogi from Gunshow
and Revival owner/chef Kevin Gillespie the week of October 26. Meal kits can be
picked up on Monday of each week or delivered to a home or office. See website
for order deadlines and more details.
HOBNOB
Neighborhood Tavern gets a jump on winter with a new hearty menu
that bodes well with the restaurant’s warm and inviting atmosphere. Salad
lovers can fork into Mother Nature salad ($11.50) loaded with quinoa,
cucumber, edamame, avocado, garbanzo beans, tomatoes, pickled onions,
cranberries, candied pecans and topped with basil vinaigrette; and tomato and
burrata salad ($10.95) joined by baby arugula, pickled shallot, basil pesto and
drizzled with EVOO and balsamic. Filling Mother Load nachos ($10.95) top crispy
tortillas with chili, HOBNOB beer cheese, pico de gallo, colby Jack cheese,
guacamole and sour cream. Satisfying entrees include short rib pot roast
($14.50) served with buttermilk mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables and red
wine gravy and smoked chicken pot pie ($13.50) filled with peas, potatoes,
carrots and smoked bacon. New on the sandwich board are a Charleston-style pork
belly sandwich ($12.95) topped with peach jam, HOBNOB sauce and sunny eggs; the
fried green tomato BLT ($11.50) that loads a country loaf with Applewood-smoked
bacon, tomato-horseradish relish, goat cheese, balsamic reduction and mayo; and
a three-cheese grilled cheese and tomato bisque combo ($11.95). The pork belly
and arugula pizza ($13.95) is covered with grilled pineapple, caramelized onion
and tomatoes while the 50/50 burger ($12), made with 50 percent beef and 50
percent bacon, is served with either house-cut fries or seasonal vegetables. No
need to wait for colder temps, these new menu items are available now.
Top Atlanta chefs, sommeliers and private wine
collectors come together for the second annual Harvest for a Cure gala benefiting the Georgia
Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society on Thursday,
October 22. Gourmet food, wine and art are on the menu from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at
the Westside Cultural Arts Center where talented chefs and sommeliers
collaborate to pair culinary creations with wines from the personal cellars of
local wine collectors. Participants include Gerry Klaskala and Andres Loaiza of
Aria,
Mercedes O’Brien of Gunshow and Revival
and Derek Dollar of Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails. Live jazz
music, a magician and silent auction round out the event. Purchase tickets online beginning October 1. Sponsorships also
are available. The Georgia MS Chapter works to improve the quality of life for
Georgians affected by MS and raise funds for critical MS research.
Farm-to-table fare is on the menu at the Friends
+ Family Floataway with Freedom Fundraiser on Sunday, October 11, at
Floataway Café. Benefiting the Freedom Farmers Market at the Carter Center, the
5-8 p.m. event draws some of Atlanta’s top chefs – including Shaun Doty of Chick-a-Biddy
and Bantam +
Biddy – for a silent auction, handcrafted drinks at Garnish &
Gather and a memorable family-style dinner with all produce donated by Freedom
Farmers Market vendors. Purchase tickets ($85 + service fee) online.
All proceeds will help expand the efforts of the Freedom Farmers Market.
Marlow’s Tavern’s Ribs & Whiskey menu is in
full swing delivering saucy food and drink specials through October 19 (see
full details on the Atlanta Dish blog), and they’re adding to the
excitement with a Ribs & Whiskey sweepstakes. Marlow’s fans
can enter via Facebook for a chance to win a patio party for
the winner and seven friends ($250 value). Deadline to enter is October 12;
refer friends to receive bonus entries.
What’s your hot recipe? Marlow’s Tavern’s annual Grill Contest is back and as delicious as ever.
Through October 9, enter your best grilling recipe online for a chance to win the grand prize of a
Big Green Egg. Second place scores a $200 Marlow’s Tavern gift card, third
place a $100 Marlow’s Tavern gift card. Marlow’s executive chef and co-founder
John C. Metz will judge all recipes and announce the winners on Saturday,
November 14, with a party at Marlow’s in Dunwoody. No purchase necessary to
enter; limit one entry per person or email address.
Socialites and sea life mix and mingle during Aqua Vino 2015 on Thursday, October 8, at the
Georgia Aquarium. Hosted by television personality, chef and author Alton
Brown, this 10th annual benefit is the aquarium’s premier wine and
food fundraiser featuring more than 200 wines from around the world, live and
silent auctions and food tastings from more than 30 of the city’s leading
restaurants including Article
14, Glenn’s
Kitchen, Twin Smokers BBQ, Saltwood
Charcuterie & Bar and Stem Wine Bar. Event runs 7-10 p.m. Purchase
tickets online ($125-$150 grand tasting; $300-$325 VIP
tasting). VIP tasting tickets net a 6 p.m. red carpet arrival, meet and greet
with Alton Brown on the red carpet, complimentary valet parking, access to the
exclusive VIP lounge with reserve wines and featured tastings and a VIP gift
bag valued at $200. Proceeds benefit Georgia Aquarium’s southern sea otter
conservation and research initiatives.
The annual Crabapple Fest canvases historic downtown
Crabapple Saturday, October 3, for a full day of activities including 100
antique vendors, juried artists and merchants, children’s games and rides and
an 8-foot LED game-day screen showing SEC gridiron action. Local restaurants
join in the festivities with food and drink offerings. Look for Milton’s
Cuisine & Cocktails in the mix. Last year’s festival boasted
more than 30,000 attendees making it the largest festival in Milton’s modern
history. Festival hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Parking is free; see website for details.
Make a pit stop at Tin Lizzy’s
Mall of Georgia location on Tuesday, September 29, as the cantina joins with
Road Atlanta and 680 The Fan to celebrate the upcoming 18th annual
Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. From 6-8 p.m., 680 The Fan will broadcast
live while Road Atlanta representatives raffle off tickets and other giveaways.
Petit Le Mans drivers will be signing autographs, and guests can view the 2015
Mazda F1 Prototype car and get behind the wheel of the Road Atlanta driving
simulator.
Jean-Paul Bourgeois, executive chef of New York
City’s Blue Smoke
targets Gunshow
September 29-30 for Kevin Gillespie’s “Hired Guns” visiting chef series.
Louisiana-born Bourgeois brings his Southern soul-style flair to two dishes as
he works alongside Gunshow’s chefs in the restaurant’s open kitchen. Check out
complete details on the Atlanta Dish blog. Next up, Gunshow welcomes
chef Joe Kindred from Davidson, North Carolina to the final “Hired Guns” event
of the year November 17-18. His namesake restaurant Kindred,
which he owns and operates with wife Katy in his childhood hometown, was
ranked seventh among Bon Appetit’s list of “America’s Top New
Restaurants 2015.” Space is limited; make reservations by calling
404-380-1886.
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?
See what’s cooking across the U.S.A. at beardfoundation. The James Beard Foundation Taste America is looking for local flavor in Boston, Miami, San Fran, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Chicago, LA, Seattle, NOLA and Charleston. Headed to those towns for some roasting and toasting? Catch these chefs in action. Buy Taste America tickets atwww.jbftasteamerica.org.
10th & Piedmont has a tender spot for bacon lovers who can’t wait until the main course. Bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin and sidekicks of roasted apples, currants and cane syrup crème is a sweet-smoky-succulent newbie on the evening tapas menu for $6.95. Tastes like autumn, and, it’s gluten free, by golly.
