Appetizing Aperture: Milton's Sweet Potato Shrimp Fritters

Two coastal South staples come together in a harmonious blend of farm and sea in sweet potato shrimp fritters ($8) at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails. Red chili syrup and basil oil add a bit of worldliness to these exquisite bites, which you’ll find in the “Nibble” section of the Crabapple restaurant’s menu. 

Brides, Grooms, Say “We do!” at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails

 

Ring (as in engagement) in the New Year? Involving sparkling carats and eyes aglow? Congratulations! Let the wedding planning begin by “farming” out festivities -- including the ceremony -- to Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails in idyllic North Fulton. The unique restaurant fills a historic Crabapple farmhouse that has seen more than 150 years of life, love and laughter. Charm exudes from homestead and porch out over the lawn and into Milton’s Acre, an onsite garden where Milton’s grows its own veggies and herbs and hosts its signature garden dinners around long communal tables. Farmhouse, neat rows and an arbor-covered center path provide a picturesque backdrop for a sophisticated Southern wedding, well-balanced with style from ceremony to reception or a true seed-to-fork dining experience. Chef Derek Dollar tailors a menu of regionally inspired comfort foods to suit your desires, be it for brunch, dinner or hors d’oeuvre accompanied by bar stations mixing classic and creative libations. Milton’s welcoming staff delivers the cherished nuptial gift of a stress-free event where bride, groom, family and guests can all relax and celebrate the momentous occasion. To set the ball rolling from start through the big day, contact Milton’s events and marketing manager Jill Hayes (jill@miltonscuisine.com). She also can set you up with photographer Ashley Blencoe (www.BlencoeAndCo.com), who’s well versed in views at the historic venue and ready to capture the picture-perfect day.

Reserve Seats? Neat! Southern Proper Hospitality Restaurants Join OpenTable

To quote the late Tom Petty, “The waiting is the hardest part.” So don’t. Now you can use OpenTable to reserve seats at your favorite Southern Proper Hospitality restaurants including The Big Ketch Saltwater Grill, Smokebelly BBQ, Gypsy Kitchen, The Southern Gentleman, Beni’s Cubano, Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails and Tin Lizzy’s Cantina. Guests can quickly and easily reserve a table online and avoid using precious time waiting for seats during peak business hours. Whether you’re looking ahead or time-strapped and checking last minute for seats, making online reservations eases any hesitations about heading out, wait-time unknown.  And, the process couldn’t be easier. Just visit the restaurant’s website and click on “reservations” to check your preferred date and time. The convenient, stress-free process is the most direct route to skipping the wait and sitting right down to dining and drinks at your favorite Southern Proper Hospitality restaurant. Yes, now time is on your side…but that’s another song for another day.

Order Christmas Ho, Ho, Ho To-Go: Milton’s Bourbon-Glazed Hams, Smoked Turkeys and Southern Sides

Spend more time making merry at exciting Atlanta holiday activities and devote less time hovering around the oven during upcoming days. Executive chef Derek Dollar and his staff at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails are already planning to prepare 12- to 14-pound Applewood-smoked turkeys and spiral hams with bourbon-orange glaze. Let them throw one or two on for your crowd. They’ll gladly pack up some irresistible Southern sides as well. Each ham or turkey comfortably feeds six to eight guests for $85. Each turkey comes with a quart of Madeira gravy and another side of your choice; each ham comes with a quart of bourbon-orange glaze and a choice of side. You’ll want to add more sides when you see the list: mashed potatoes, green beans, asparagus, cheddar grits and smoked Gouda mac and cheese. Order online by Dec. 18 and pick up Dec. 22 or 23 between 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the historic Crabapple restaurant.

Join Milton’s at the Corner of Harvest & Vine for Duckhorn Wine Dinner Oct. 26

Come together around communal tables at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails for Harvest & Vine, a six-course wine dinner featuring the fine wines of Duckhorn Vineyards on Thursday, Oct. 26. Founded in 1976 and one of Napa Valley’s first 40 wineries, Duckhorn Vineyards is now one of North America’s premier producers of Napa Valley wine. Milton’s executive chef Derek Dollar is creating a multi-course dinner with wine pairings for guests to enjoy on the banquet porch and in the main dining room at the 6:30-8:30 p.m. dinner. Tickets are $90 per person (plus service fee, sales tax; includes gratuity) and may be purchased online.

Munch on Milton’s New Sunday Brunch Menu

When things seem crazy out there, take comfort in hitting the pause button for Sunday brunch, served from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails in historic Crabapple. Beloved comfort foods, breakfast staples and inventive, chef-crafted newcomers mingle on executive chef Derek Dollar’s new brunch menu. Wake up to garden-fresh goodness, because Dollar and staff love to highlight fresh ingredients from Milton’s Acre, the on-site garden, in dishes like the farmer omelet stuffed with red and yellow bell peppers, tomatoes, scallions, cheddar cheese and buckboard bacon or shrimp and grits with red and yellow peppers, smoked bacon, mushrooms, scallions, tomatoes, lemon butter sauce and cheddar stone-ground grits. Other menu standouts are Tater Tot waffles with sunny side eggs served with andouille redeye gravy, hot sauce and scallions; fried chicken and sweet potato waffles served with cracked mustard maple syrup and bourbon-peach jam; the fisherman omelet stuffed with crab, shrimp, asparagus, julienned radish, avocado, tomato and hollandaise; fried green tomatoes with chive-spiked goat cheese and piquillo pepper coulis; sticky toffee pecan beignets with powdered sugar and toffee sauce; sweet potato shrimp fritters with red chile syrup and basil oil; bacon cheddar croissant French toast with jalapeño maple syrup and scrambled farm eggs and a choice of Applewood bacon, jalapeño bacon or sausage; and avocado toast with sunny side farm eggs, julienned radish, creamy lemon dressing, pickled Fresno chilies and garden greens. Raise a glass to Sunday with a brunchy loaded bloody mary, mimosa, Bellini, Bee’s Knees or Hair of the Hog trotting out bacon-infused bourbon, maple syrup, bitters and jalapeño bacon. Reservations are not required but can be made on OpenTable or by calling the restaurant at 770-817-0161.

Last Call for Final Milton’s Farmyard Chowdown of the 2017 Season Oct. 8

Ring the dinner bell and call in all your beloved little chickees and big farmhands in time to head over to Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails for this season’s last Farmyard Chowdown on Sunday, Oct. 8. Look for the timeless red barn and turn in to find the backyard garden known as Milton’s Acre, then join the 6-8 p.m. party and partake in endless eats. Live music, lawn games and a roving magician entertain all ages. Feast on oysters, plentiful fried chicken, a low country seafood boil, side dish favorites and more. Buy tickets here for $40 per person and $20 for children 12 and under. Price does not include a small service fee, tax or alcoholic beverages. Please call 770-817-0161 for more information.

Double Up on Garden and Fun Dining: Milton’s Farmyard Chowdown Sept. 17 and Garden Dinner Sept. 24

Have it all over back-to-back weekends -- from a lively Southern spread to a vine-and-dine garden dinner at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails in historic Crabapple. Executive chef Derek Dollar stocks a hefty spread of low country boil, oysters and gracious plenty fried chicken and sides for this month’s Farmyard Chowdown feast from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17. Live music and lawn games entertain the whole family, from wee ones to strong farmhands. Buy tickets online, $40 per person and $20 for kids 12 and under (plus small service fee; tax, alcohol not included).

Dig dining in the garden? So does Dollar, and he’s eyeing Milton’s Acre, the restaurant’s one-acre garden, for another harvest-to-plate Garden Dinner Series dining experience on Sunday, Sept. 24. Relishing the harvest begins upon arrival over hors d’oeuvre and libations at the 6 p.m. reception. Go ahead and tour the garden, drink in hand, before a memorable four-course meal of inspired comfort foods and wines served family style accompanied by ambient starry skies and the soothing sounds of a cellist. Menu items may include delicate squash blossoms stuffed with prosciutto and cream cheese or pimento cheese and crawfish; or roast duckling with fingerling sweet potatoes, oyster mushrooms, heirloom snap beans and candied pecan apple butter. Purchase tickets online, $125 per person, per dinner. Price includes wine, tax and gratuity.

For either dinner series, tickets cannot be refunded within 48 hours of the event. Tickets are not transferrable for other dates. Please call 770-817-0161 for more information. If this month’s calendar is full, look ahead. Milton’s hosts its last Farmyard Chowdown of the 2017 season on Oct. 8 and Garden Dinners on Oct. 1 and Oct. 15.

Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival Blossoms with Chefs and Mixologists July 16

Better Boys and Early Girls, the ninth annual Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival is your kind of fruit fest, ripe with tomato-rich treats and concoctions created by dozens of Atlanta’s best chefs and mixologists and 50 local farmer friends. A few plum personalities to look for at the Georgia Organics benefit: 5Church Atlanta chef Scotley Innis; Aria owner/chef Gerry Klaskala and mixologist Stefano Gandossi; Gunshow executive chef Joey Ward and mixologist Mercedes O’Brien; Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails executive chef Derek Dollar; Ormsby’s chef Nick Anderson; The Southern Gentleman executive chef Matthew Ridgway; and chef Tomas Lee of Midtown Takorea & Ssam Bar. Ford Fry’s tribute to summer’s revered heirlooms plants itself at Park Tavern in Midtown this Sunday, July 16 from 1-5 p.m. Like killer tomatoes, this festival flourishes rain or shine. Buy tickets in advance: $45 general admission; $40 Georgia Organics members; $125 Lexus VIP (early access and VIP area exclusives); and $74.95 “Good Grit” package including six issues of “Good Grit” magazine. A limited number of $75 general admission tickets will be available at the door. Killer tomatoes, we surrender already.

Milton’s Garden Dinners Open Vining and Dining Season May 21

Behind Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails about 90 different varieties of heirloom fruits, vegetables and herbs thrive in Milton’s Acre garden, just hanging out, growing profusely and destined for dining pleasure. Your plate is their fantastic seed-to-table fate. Share straight-from-the-vine dining experiences at Milton’s first Garden Dinner of the 2017 season on Sunday, May 21. Mosey in for passed hors d’oeuvre, libations and a Milton’s Acre tour at 6 p.m. A cellist’s soothing notes call guests to the long communal tables, set amid garden rows, for a four-course meal of inspired comfort foods served family style and accompanied by wine pairings. Chef Derek Dollar’s menu items will include an arugula and pickled strawberry salad with Marcona almonds, roasted beets, vanilla bean vinaigrette, aged balsamic syrup and goat cheese hushpuppy croutons; and smoked bacon confit rabbit leg with sweet pea, carrot and summer squash succotash, roasted fingerling potatoes, vinegar-poached red pearl onion and cracked honey mustard. Tickets are $125 per person (plus service fee) and include hors d’oeuvre, cocktail reception, dinner with wine pairings, tax and gratuity. Tickets are nonrefundable within 48 hours of the event and are not transferable to another date. Purchase tickets here. Dinner’s over around 9 p.m.; up to you if you want to stay until the cows come home. Looking ahead, dinners on June 4, Sept. 24 and Oct. 15 round out the year.

Rousting Out a Whole Lotta Hootin’ and Hollerin’ for Milton’s Whole Hog BBQ Hootenanny May 29

Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails is going hog wild planning its annual Memorial Day Whole Hog BBQ Hootenanny, heralding the unofficial start of summer. Barbecue lovers, here’s your “cue” to reserve spots for the 12-2 p.m. shindig on Monday, May 29. Prepare to pig out on an all-you-care-to-eat pig roast, pulled pork, ribs, smoked chicken, yummy sides and sweet treats. Hootenanny will hog the entire front lawn and patio for an abundance of food, a cash bar, live music and games -- all guaranteeing squeals of delight and big fun for ‘cue cruisers of all ages. Tickets for adults are $35 (plus $2.92 service fee) and include your fill of BBQ and gratuity. Drinks are not included and will be available for purchase. Tickets for kids 12 and under are $17.50 (+$1.95 service fee). Out of town over the holiday? Lose the “sow-r” look and mark your calendar for the Labor Day Whole Hog BBQ Hootenanny on Monday, September 4.

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Finding yourself in a pretty pickle has an upside when dining at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails. Dipping Southern fried pickles ($7) into spicy remoulade sauce is one hum-dilly-icious pickle. Relish the opportunity.

Milton’s Sprouts First Farmyard Chowdown of the Season with Magic, Music and More April 30

The garden gate is open. Park the tractor at the historic Crabapple farmhouse and come on in to celebrate the growing season at the first Farmyard Chowdown of the year at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails on Sunday, April 30 beginning at 6 p.m. Oodles of oysters, fried chicken, low country seafood boil and more of chef Derek Dollar’s lip-smacking victuals, communal tables and lawn games will spread out around Milton’s backyard. Plate up and sit down with your new best farm friends. Live music, a magician and games will engage all ages, from little chickees to seasoned farm hands. Buy advance tickets online, $40 per person and $20 for kids 12 and under (plus small service fee; tax, $5 drink tickets not included). Go ahead and mark your Old Farmer’s Almanac calendar for future 2017 Chowdowns on Sept. 17 and Oct. 8.

Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails Wows Steak Connoisseurs, Adds Prime Cuts to Daily Menu

Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails is beefing up its daily menu in prime fashion. Now guests dining at the charming restaurant in historic Crabapple can cut into fine, aged steaks from local Revere Meat Co. Executive chef Derek Dollar’s new Prime Cuts menu corrals exceptional prime cuts including six-ounce prime filet mignon, aged 35 days ($32); nine-ounce prime filet mignon, aged 35 days ($45); 14-ounce prime grass-fed Delmonico rib-eye, aged 35 days ($42); 16-ounce dry-aged bone-in NY strip, aged 60 days ($48); and Milton’s signature wagyu flank steak, aged 35 days ($28). Choose red wine veal jus, hollandaise or duxelles truffle butter to enhance each morsel. Add a jumbo lump crabcake Oscar to any steak for $14. Savory sides complement perfectly: jalapeño honey-glazed heirloom baby carrots; Loud Mouth Farm’s mushroom confit with truffle essence; smoked Gouda creamed spinach with crispy shallots, charred Brussels sprouts and apples with cracked mustard-sherry bacon vinaigrette; giant salt-roasted potato with cultured butter, house bacon, Tillamook cheddar, buttermilk crème fraîche and chives; smoky grilled asparagus with hollandaise and tomato brunoise; and roasted cauliflower with shaved Parmesan and white truffle oil. Tender Prime Cuts beef. Fresh ingredients, many coming from kitchen-close Milton’s Acre backyard garden. A heady “Grapes & Hops” wine list. Truly, Milton’s is heaven on earth.

Dine at Any Southern Proper Restaurant to Feed “No Kid Hungry” on April 11

Give in to your desire to dine at a Southern Proper Hospitality restaurant on Tuesday, April 11 and know some of the moolah is going to provide nutritious food for American children. Earmarked as a give-back day, 10 percent of sales at all Southern Proper restaurants will go to No Kid Hungry. Do double duty – lunch and dinner – feasting on fresh seafood at The Big Ketch Saltwater Grill in Buckhead and Roswell, modern twists on Southern classics at The Southern Gentleman in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta and mouthwatering smoked meats at Smokebelly BBQ in the heart of Buckhead. Jumping on the give-back meal train come dinner time, Gypsy Kitchen in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta offers a tantalizing menu of cuisine inspired by the regions of sunny Spain while Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails in historic Crabapple focuses on regional fare and seasonal harvests. All offer handcrafted cocktails, craft brews and wines to enhance lunch and dinner selections. 

Easter is April 16! Find All Your Easter Eats Eggs in One Basket – The Dish

Easter arrives later than usual this year, giving us “eggs-tra” time to make plans and rejoice that it will probably be warm enough to NOT wear a coat over those new springy duds. Hightail it to these Atlanta restaurants on April 16 for Easter dining, drinks and fun, inside and out.

Rabbit trail it to Midtown where 5Church Atlanta at 14^th and Peachtree plans Easter specials and bottomless mimosas to go along with à la carte menu offerings. Deciding whether to dine out after sunrise service, high noon or capping the day? Peruse the brunch menu, served from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and the dinner menu, available at 5 p.m. Celebratory cocktails and spirits play out all day.

Sail over to East Cobb for a Sunday brunch at Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar. Enjoy Easter specials in addition to the regular menu like Maine lobster omelette with chevre and smoked tomato butter; jumbo lump crab cake benedict with brown butter hollandaise, brioche and a poached egg; and seared scallops and maple-glazed pork belly with Vidalia onion soubise, asparagus, oyster mushrooms and a poached egg.

No need to rush the Easter fun. Sit down and stay a while for brunch and dinner at Food 101 from 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Feast on regular brunch and dinner favorites like the fried chicken biscuit; crab cake BLT; scallop salad; and three meat meatloaf. Easter specials include smoked lamb carpaccio with spring peas, shallot mousse, cured yolk, arugula on a lemon crostini; hickory-smoked, sorghum-glazed ham with Gayla’s Grits, roasted carrots and leaks with ham jus; and pan-roasted halibut with English peas and asparagus, spring vegetable consommé and fresh herbs.

Hop into HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern in Midtown from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. for their beloved “Bubbly Brunch” with bottomless mimosas ($17) as well as brunch specialties “everybunny” loves and live music from 1-4 p.m. Consider the Wake and Bake pizza ($13), tiramisu French toast ($11), healthy Million Dollar Feeling plate ($13), The BASE salad ($11) or BYOB (Build Your Own Breakfast, $3.50-$12.50). The Hangover Helper ($13) cures whatever ails those who stayed up too late looking for the bunny, and a whole list of bloody marys, “mosas” and brunch cocktails are ready when you are. Fly back in for half-price wings from 4-11 p.m.

Ormsby’s shells out adult-style Easter egg fun! Each guest receives a plastic egg filled with either a piece of candy, a ticket for a free drink or some other prize. The Westside restaurant and pub is open from noon until midnight, and it’s menu specials are eggs-actly right for the day with additions of bourbon-glazed ham, smashed peas, roasted carrots and mashed potatoes. Besides, thirsty bunnies need a good watering hole, and Ormsby’s spirit list is lush with craft beer, craft cocktails and wines.

Easter Sunday, tip your bonnet and a bourbon, brunch punch or seasonal mimosa while choosing selections from The Southern Gentleman’s à la carte brunch menu, offered from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Hold off on jelly beans and Peeps to save room for smoked trout rillettes ($9), ricotta and lemon pancakes ($12), pimento cheese and bacon or Hang Town Fry omelet ($15), a traditional Monte Cristo ($15), New Orleans shrimp and grits ($16) and other new South favorites. The Easter Bunny pops into The Shops Buckhead Atlanta gastropub for a special appearance -- and maybe to bunny hop to live music from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Three-hour free deck parking. Make reservations on OpenTable; call 404-939-9845 for information. 

Head home to Revival for a truly farm-fresh Southern Easter brunch or dinner at Kevin Gillespie’s Decatur cottage-turned-restaurant. Enjoy brunch from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. served from the regular à la carte menu. The dinner menu takes over from 5-9 p.m. Executive chef Andreas Müller plans to toss some Easter-themed specials into the basket along with the regular menu offerings.

For an enticing prix fixe Easter meal and a lovely garden setting, take the family to Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails in historic Crabapple. Enjoy an elegant $32 prix fixe menu alongside such brunch staples as Charleston crab bisque, blackened salmon, Southern-fried chicken breast and French toast.

Honor Easter over sumptuous Easter Sunday buffets at Ray’s Restaurants. Ray’s in the City spreads its Easter buffet from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; $39.95/adult, $19.95/ages 5-10. Feast on boneless leg of lamb and Virginia ham at the carving station; made-to-order omelets and waffles at the breakfast station; seafood gumbo, ham and eggs Benedict, prime rib, deep-fried Southern chicken tenders, roasted chicken with herbs, seafood alfredo pasta, salmon croquettes, beef Burgundy, broiled grouper medallions and sides galore. Fill in display and dessert options – from fruit, cheese, charcuterie, seafood and salads to coconut cake, eclairs, banana pudding and pecan pie. Those preferring to celebrate over dinner can order from the à la carte dinner menu from 5-8 p.m. that evening. Reservations: 404-524-9224. Ray’s on the River in Sandy Springs comes through with a beautiful riverside view for Easter pictures as well as a bountiful brunch buffet offered from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. for $45.95/adult, $22.95 ages 5-10. Buffet offerings include morning options through early afternoon then segue more toward afternoon and evening fare as the day progresses. All day, guests can enjoy seafood and salad bars, a build-your-own waffle station, an array of house-made desserts and a meaty carving station featuring herb-roasted prime rib, Virginia ham, salmon in puff pastry, Cheshire baby back ribs and sweet tea fried chicken. Reservations: 770-955-1187. In Alpharetta, Ray’s at Killer Creek is ready to please from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., offering a mouthwatering Easter Sunday buffet featuring traditional brunch favorites and sides, a made-to-order omelet station, build-your-own salad and pasta bars, house-smoked salmon, and specialties including rosemary roasted leg of lamb, BBQ smoked brisket, prime rib, lamb sliders with tzatziki, butterfly shrimp and stuffed flounder. A crepe station, cheese blintzes with berry compote, chocolate mousse, panna cotta cups, red velvet cake and other riches call out from the dessert bar. $39.95/adult, $19.95/ages 5-10. Reservations: 770-649-0064.

Keep checking our blog for more specials and festive menus from Atlanta’s best restaurants.

Appetizing Aperture

Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails nests tender jumbo lump crabcakes atop Meyer lemon-goat cheese grits with grilled asparagus and cracked mustard butter sauce ($34). Crown this dish king of the crustacean kingdom -- and hand over some forks.

Meet on the Corner of Spring & Vine for Four Courses and South African Wines at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails Wine Dinner Mar. 23

Wines from South Africa’s award-winning Bellingham and Boschendal wineries splash into glasses at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails’ fourth annual Spring & Vine Wine Dinner set for Thursday, Mar. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Welcome springtime over a four-course dinner from executive chef Derek Dollar highlighting vibrant seasonal flavors expertly paired with unique selections including sparkling wine, lightly oaked chenin blanc, a fun take on pinotage (the signature varietal of South Africa), and a South African Rhône-style blend.  Wine expert Alister Glen, who hails from Cape Town but now calls Atlanta home, hosts and answers “wine geek” questions about South Africa’s exceptional wines. Buy tickets online; $90 per person plus tax (includes gratuity).

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Who’s the keeper of the secret cake recipe in your household? Carrot cake has graced the menu at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails for 10 years, and it’s gluten free. Becoming nostalgic about carrot cake sends executive chef Derek Dollar back in time to reminiscing Sundays spent baking with his mother. Dollar’s interpretation swaps chickpea and rice flours for wheat flour and adds pineapple for luscious flavor and moistness. Share the recipe? Not happening. Cheer up, carrot cake crowd. There’s plenty to go around at Milton’s and the cake’s always a hit at Milton’s private events such as weddings, showers and birthday parties. 

Go Off-Menu with Monday-Wednesday Dining Specials at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails

Dine out early in the week at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails in historic Crabapple and take advantage of executive chef Derek Dollar’s Monday through Wednesday dinner specials highlighting seasonal bounty. On Monday, sink teeth into a half rack of baby back ribs, Coca-Cola baked beans, bacon-braised collard greens and GA red barbecue sauce ($20). Tuesday serves up half of an applewood-smoked chicken, sweet and spicy cucumber-melon salad, stewed tomato kale and mango-peach chutney ($18). Wednesday hooks a grouper fish fry with cracked mustard coleslaw, blue cheese sweet potato tots and comeback sauce ($19). At your right hand, Milton’s featured smoked praline old fashioned ($10) is made with house-infused smoked pecan bourbon, caramel syrup and black walnut bitters, served on a king ice cube. Open for dinner at 5 p.m.; book a table online or call 770-817-0161.