The Federal Locks into Atlanta Magazine “Best New Restaurant” List

Atlanta magazine’s 2017 list of “Best New Restaurants” is out, and The Federal lands smack dab in the center of the short list. Midtown’s European brasserie offers a respite from the concrete and chrome corporate jungle to a place where antique mirrors and tufted leather banquettes encourage lingering and savoring the morning-to-night menu and hand-cut steaks cooked in cast iron. Chef/owners Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere are longtime friends and collaborators who both hail from Stillwater, Oklahoma. Pork schnitzel, pounded thin and fried, is joined by marinated onions, peanuts and Italian parsley and is a “must-order” at this “all-around excellent expression of a bistro in a part of town that needs it.”

Appetizing Aperture: The Federal's Oxtail French Onion Soup

Spoon dive into a bowl of piping hot oxtail French onion soup($10) at The Federal, Shaun Doty’s newest Midtown restaurant. Your reward? Bone-thawing, soul nourishing rich broth and luscious, melted cave-aged Gruyere cheese. Chills don’t have a chance.

Bantam + Biddy Celebrates First Anniversary with Fall Festival on October 13

We love farm-to-table restaurants, but we just found the next big thing: farm-to-festival! Help Bantam + Biddy celebrate its first anniversary with their fall festival on Sunday, October 13 in the Ansley Mall courtyard. Live music from Lily and the Tigers will be the soundtrack to a full afternoon of family fun. A bevy of local vendors such as  Nottingham Nector, Souvei, Riverview Farms, Tiny Buffalo, Deck Specks, Doux South, Capra Gia and Georgia Organics will be in attendance as well. The celebration begins at 11 a.m. and continues until 3 p.m., but the good times don't end there. Take a seat at Bantam + Biddy for a four-course prix fixe meal prepared by chefs Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere. The limited-seat dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., costs $50 per person and even includes a one-year Georgia Organics membership. For more information and to make a reservation, call 404-907-3469.

Join Bantam + Biddy & Chick-a-Biddy Tomorrow Evening for the Atlanta Community Food Bank Supper Club

Bantam + Biddy in Ansley Mall and Chick-a-Biddy in Atlantic Station, are hosting the Atlanta Community Food Bank Supper Club on Tuesday, August 13 from 5-10 p.m. With farm-fresh, all-natural and pastured chicken dishes and other regional fare, dinner for the family looks like an easy choice and the ACFB receives 20 percent of each purchase. For those too busy to dine in, call ahead to Bantam + Biddy and pick up a family meal that serves three to five for $42!

MLA Out and About: Flew the Coop for Chick-a-Biddy's Grand Opening

Lance Gummere and Shaun Doty's new restaurant, Chick-a-Biddy, left guests with much to cluck about. The grand opening in Atlantic Station was upbeat, delicious and featured farm-fresh menu items from executive chef Scott Weaver. Wood-grilled piri piri chicken, plantain chips with roasted tomato dip and the black bean quinoa burger were just a few of the innovative plates that were served with comforting sides and refreshing juices. The sign outside the door says it all - spread those wings and fly on over!

Flock to Atlantic Station this July for the opening of Chick-a-Biddy

Get ready, poultry peoples, because it’s almost time to fly over to Atlantic Station for the grand opening Chick-a-Biddy. The spot that was formerly The Grape will be serving farm-fresh dishes that will have guests clucking. Owners Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere have revamped the space and are introducing a menu that will satisfy all food lovers, including vegetarians and gluten-free guests. Crafty cocktails, juices and smoothies will have the whole flock feeling refreshed!

Bantam + Biddy Provides a Great Reason to Dine Out on Mondays

Not in the mood to cook dinner on Monday nights? Then add Bantam + Biddy's Monday charity nights to your dining rotation. Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere make Monday night dinners a meaningful time by passing on 10 percent of the restaurant's profits after 5 p.m. to area charities. On February 11, Piedmont Park Conservancy benefits from your meal out, and on February 18, Autism Speaks brings home the golden egg of donations.

Bantam + Biddy Hatches New Weekend Blue Plate Specials

Photo By Angie Mosier

You've worked hard this week, and now it's time to reward yourself. Instead of blowing your paycheck on a flashy meal with less-than-satisfying portions, check out Bantam + Biddy's new weekend blue plate specials. Chefs Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere are known for their high-quality, pastured poultry, Niman Ranch pork and grass-fed beef and draw upon local, seasonal produce for sides at the Ansley Mall eatery. On Friday, Bantam + Biddy is serving up Mississippi catfish with tartar sauce and fennel slaw ($12), while Saturday's blue plate features a bistro steak with frites (fries) and salad ($15). Where's the chicken you ask? Bantam + Biddy would never leave you feeling peckish - the restaurant offers a fried chicken plate with your choice of two sides ($14) on Sunday. Blue plate specials are available from 11:30 a.m. to close. And don't forget to use that money you saved to order a beer, wine or cocktail. It is the weekend after all. 

Breakfast at Bantam + Biddy? Don't Mind if I Do!

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Rise up! A hot breakfast has your name on it at Bantam + Biddy in Ansley Mall. The casual, family friendly eatery now opens at 7:30 a.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday to plate up all-natural pastured poultry and egg dishes for breakfast. Regionally raised chickens and Georgia eggs have a short commute to this kitchen and your table or carry-out bag. Eye-opening, reasonable prices range from $5-12 for morning selections such as the pastured three-egg burrito, fried chicken and waffles or that French-Canadian favorite, poutine with local cheese curds and chicken gravy. Add freshly squeezed OJ, vegetable juices, freshly brewed teas, locally roasted coffee and you're good to go. Owners Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere give a shout out to Bantam + Biddy guests putting in requests for table service: it is now here. Come in and enjoy at breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Atlanta is All A-Cluck about Bantam + Biddy Opening

 

Top Atlanta chefs Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere are birds of a feather sharing passions for locally pastured and all-natural poultry, seasonal, organic veggies and regional fare. Like-minded Atlantans can flock to Bantam + Biddy, their new Ansley Mall restaurant, for lunch and dinner starting Monday, October 29 (breakfast kicks in come November). 

The fast-casual spot will please little chicks on up to rooster status with a "meat-and-three" option, entrées, salads, sandwiches and an extensive gluten-free selection. "Meat-and-three" meal choices include a quarter ($10) or half chicken ($14) or a six-ounce serving of eco-friendly Niman Ranch pork ($10) along with three sides and guest's preference of piri piri, wasakaka, beer mustard or bourbon BBQ sauce. 

Entrée selections ($10-$14) include rotisserie chicken penne pasta, pork schnitzel and meatloaf made with White Oak Pastures ground beef. Salad ($10) and sandwich ($8.50, includes one side) options include the Powerhouse Salad with pastured egg, spicy broccolini, tomato, radish, sunflower sprouts and organic almonds; Southern fried chicken sandwich with bread-and-butter pickles on a potato bun; and a chicken pita with yogurt, olives, tomato, cucumber and sunflower sprouts. Gluten-free bread is available upon request. Bantam + Biddy also will offer daily Blue Plates ($10-$14) starting at 2 p.m. The 10-and-under "little cluckers" menu offers chicken penne pasta, rotisserie chicken quesadillas and more for $5 (including one side). Trademark Southern and seasonal sides and desserts such as individual pies, rice pudding and cookies round it out. 

Opens daily at 11:30 a.m.; closes at 10 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 9 p.m. Sunday (8 a.m. opening comes with breakfast time in November). More info online or at 404-907-3469.