Last BBQ & Blues Sunday of the Season Hits Milton's Cuisine & Cocktails on September 22

BBQ and blues are natural partners; both are full of soul and flavor, and both take time and experience to master. Luckily for us, Chef Derek Dollar of Milton's Cuisine & Cocktails understands what it takes to make some of the best BBQ in town, and he's sharing his passion with us all at the last BBQ & Blues Sunday shindig of 2013. The party kicks off in historic Crabapple on September 22. Speak up now and they'll hold plates ($18-$21) for you and your friends. Miss out on this one, and you'll be left singing the blues all winter long.

Blues & BBQ on the menu at Milton's Cuisine & Cocktails on June 30

 

Chef Derek Dollar is bringing some soul to Milton's Cuisine & Cocktails in historic Crabapple. From 5-9 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, Chef Derek is sharing his homemade barbecue specialties while the Full House Band ends the weekend on the right note. Heads will nod and toes will tap while you dig in to classic BBQ dishes including pulled pork, smoked hens and ribs. Pimiento cheese mac and coleslaw just might make a special guest appearance. No cover charge; just cost for food and drinks. 

South City Kitchen Vinings Offers a Smokin' Good Time

South City Kitchen Vinings' annual Blues, Brews & BBQ event is back, which means it's time for your dose of live music, finger lickin' food, draft beer and drink specials. From Thursday, June 10 through Sunday, June 13, the Vinings restaurant will be serving up plates of Texas-style smoked beef brisket, chopped smoked pork butt, sweet tea-brined smoked half-chicken and half-racks of St. Louis-style spare ribs ($7-$8). Guests who just can't decide can opt for a combo Q plate for $15. Smoked meat plates come with Texas toast, house pickles and three BBQ sauces. Diners can also choose special appetizers, desserts and side items to complete their meal while listening to blues on the patio.

For reservations, call 770-435-0700 or book online .

South City Kitchen Vinings: 1675 Cumberland Parkway; 770-435-0700.

Blues, Brews & BBQ Three-Day Festival will be Smokin' June 20-22 at South City Kitchen and Vinings

There's nothing like a good ole' fashion barbeque to start the summer off right, but it's too hot outside to do the cooking yourself! Let someone else do the job for ya! South City Kitchen Midtown and Vinings are happy to help you while also helping others!

Hot soulful sounds, saucy eats and frosty Sweetwater beer are the clues; forks and fingers are the tools for success at "Blues, Brews and BBQ," a three- day summer souls-tice at South City Kitchen Midtown and Vinings going on Friday, June 20 through Sunday, June 22. Choose your 'cue of choice from the special menu (regular menu also available) then lick your fingers while live blues bands play each night--and toss back a Sweetwater beer or two while you're at it.

Tune menus for each location:

South City Kitchen Midtown

Friday, June 20 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Chick Willis

Saturday, June 21 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Electromatics

Sunday, June 22 from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - Bill Sheffield

South City Kitchen Vinings

Friday, June 20 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Electromatics

Saturday, June 21 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Chick Willis

Sunday, June 22 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Breeze Kings

'Cue menu for both locations:Appetizers include watermelon and tomato salad with shaved red onion, aged goat cheese, extra virgin olive oil and a cider vinegar sorghum syrup reduction ($7.50); Georgia Gouda fritters with charred corn salad and barbecue aioli ($6.95); smoked pork shoulder with corn flour cake, green mango slaw and chipotle barbecue sauce ($7.95); and sautéed garlic shrimp with creamed corn and barbecued sweet onion ($9.75).

BBQ entrees satisfy with a 14-hour smoked beef brisket sandwich with pickled Vidalia onions, BBQ- mustard mayonnaise and a side of garlic mustard greens ($12); "Sweet Tea" smoke-roasted half chicken served with Yukon potatoes, baby spinach and lemon jus ($17.95); deep fried pork ribs with spicy crust in a cider-Creole mustard glaze with broccoli macaroni and cheese ($18.95); and BBQ mahi mahi with white cheddar grits, grilled corn and arugula salad and BBQ butter ($21).

10% of Sunday's sales will go to Camp Twin Lakes, a local non-profit organization offering recreational, therapeutic and educational programs for seriously ill children facing physical, emotional and life challenges, will receive 10 percent of Sunday's sales.

South City Kitchen has two locations: 1144 Crescent Avenue in Midtown (404-873-7358) and 1675 Cumberland Parkway in Vinings (770-435-0700). Reservations recommended. The Midtown location is open seven days a week and serves lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. The Vinings location serves dinner nightly and Sunday brunch.