Faced with the Smokebelly BBQ brunch menu, one can easily be a traitor to the usual morning meal of cereal or a protein bar on the go. Smoked Benny, a.k.a. eggs Benedict, Smokebelly-style, plops two poached farm-fresh eggs over two grilled biscuit halves with bacon and chipotle hollandaise and is served with brunch potatoes or creamy cheese grits ($13). Fashion an accomplice from Tito’s Bloody Mary Bar ($10) during Sunday brunch, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
A wake-up call of scratch-made biscuits, breads and artisan pizza dough, the sound of cracking eggs and the tantalizing aroma of sizzling fennel sausage draws sleepyheads out of bed and over to Sunday brunch at Rize Artisan Pizza + Salads in Poncey-Highland. Ease into the day sipping French press coffee, mimosas ($5 glass/$20 carafe) or handcrafted white or red sangria ($7 glass/$35 carafe). More challenging decisions involve choosing a frittata ($10) encompassing roasted vegetables or Peppadew and sausage rounded out with dressed greens and a biscuit; poached egg-topped breakfast pizzas ($10) topped with bacon, egg and cheese or carne brasata; or fried egg/kale/arugula plumped breakfast sandwiches ($6) like The Ponce, which adds fennel sausage, roasted red peppers and Asiago, or The Highland sporting roasted tomato, house-made maple bacon and onion jam. Indulge biscuit cravings with a small or large order of hot, fresh-baked biscuits served with fig butter and maple bacon jam ($3/$7). Brunch hours span 11 a.m.-2 p.m. so relax, you can still sleep in, work out, worship or tackle whatever awaits before or after “Rize”-ing. Plus, you can settle the tab from your phone using the Rize app and park for free in the 675 N. Highland parking garage.
Six words moms crave. Show your appreciation -- whether she’s your mom or the mother of your children -- by treating your gal to one of the bounteous brunches, buffets and spectacular specials planned in her honor on May 14. One last word: reservations. Head over to Atlanta Food News for the Mother’s Day scoop.
Buckhead, pull on your boots for the area’s newest and most kick-back Sunday brunch at Smokebelly BBQ. Highfalutin? Hardly. Smokebelly’s rep for casual Southern comfort and culinary traditions (i.e. chef-crafted barbecue) extends into its new Southern home-style BBQ brunch served every Sunday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Rise and shine to a farmhouse biscuit sandwich housing a fried egg and a choice of fried chicken, sage sausage or bacon and pulled pork ($11). Brace for the day over the Smokebelly traditional breakfast of two farm-fresh eggs, buttermilk biscuit, grilled tomato wedge and brunch potatoes or creamy cheese grits with a choice of bacon, sausage, pulled pork or smoked brisket ($12) or golden fried chicken breast and biscuits served with Smokebelly’s signature sausage gravy and two eggs made to order ($14). If it’s all about the omelet, opt for the Cajun jambalaya omelet stuffed with sautéed peppers and onions, spicy tasso ham and pepper jack cheese ($12). Open the day with inspired takes on timeless favorites such as sweet potato pancakes layered with sweet potato soufflé and topped with bourbon cinnamon crème ($12); smoked Benny featuring poached farm-fresh eggs over two grilled biscuit halves, served with beef brisket, chipotle hollandaise and a choice of brunch potatoes or creamy cheese grits ($13); or French toast stuffed with bananas Foster, cream cheese and Myers’s rum, garnished with praline bacon crumbles ($11). Smokebelly’s regular menu of BBQ tapas starters, savory sandwiches, BBQ plates, combos, salads and sides round out chow options.
Adult beverages play a strong role. Go spicy or tame at the Tito’s bloody mary bar ($10) featuring mixes, more than 20 seasonings, garnishes including pork rinds, bacon, pickled okra, jalapeños and more. Enjoy mimosas and Bellinis ($4 each), the Michelada (bloody mary mix and Miller Lite, Coors Lite, Bud Light or Dos Equis in a salt-rimmed glass for $6) or signature sips like the pear brandy-infused Nice Pear ($10) or Log Cabin ($9) built on a bourbon-maple foundation. Coffee cocktails, wines and draft, bottled and canned beers complete the picture. Come as you are and leave satiated and lovin’ life. For more information, visit smokebellybbq.com or call 404-848-9100.
Slow down. Enough with the 2016 rush. Ease into 2017 over a leisurely Sunday brunch at Revival, an option beginning Jan. 8 at the popular Decatur restaurant. Chef/owner Kevin Gillespie waxes nostalgic about childhood days when the pace of life paused for weekend family breakfasts. Revival’s brunch menu is an assortment of cherished Gillespie family recipes and favorites from executive chef Andreas Müller, including the Closed-on-Sunday chicken sandwich, griddled meatloaf sandwich with aged cheddar on a caramelized onion roll and other Southern classics such as smoked ham and onion breakfast strata; breakfast plate with two eggs, grits, sausage, bacon and biscuits; and catfish bites over grits with gravy. Slide in for brunch Sundays from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Revival also serves dinner Wednesday through Sunday beginning at 5 p.m. Reservations are accepted but not required and can be made online or by calling 470-225-6770.
Raise hands and shout for joy! Eddie’s Attic is hosting a Gospel Brunch on Sunday, October 16, and Revival is fixing the victuals. Sway to the sounds of Wolf Pack ATL, featuring Kebbi Williams of Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Harold Holloway & Company, direct from The Gospel Tent in NOLA. Give thanks for the jazz-influenced tunes, which also are inspiring the brunch buffet selections Revival executive chef Andreas Müller and crew are preparing. The bountiful buffet boasts wild mushroom and smoky greens breakfast casserole; ham, roasted onion and cheddar cheese strata; breakfast sausage links and crispy bacon; buttermilk biscuits with gravy; fruit salad with boiled dressing; corned beef hash; fried catfish bites (people’s choice from last brunch); breakfast potatoes; and French toast casserole. Buffet is priced at $24 per person and includes coffee, soda and tea (tax and gratuity not included). Doors open and buffet begins at noon; music starts at 1 p.m. General admission tickets for the show are $20 each or purchase table seats in multiples of four for $20 per seat (tables filled day of show on first-come, first-served basis).
Have you seen the feathery pink flowers blooming on mimosa trees around town? One variety in particular outshines the rest -- the Sunday $5 mimosa special blooming during Sunday Brunch at The Southern Gentleman gastropub in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta. Reconnaissance reveals a bodacious sibling of orange juice and Champagne that’s well endowed with seasonal fruits ($10 each).
Tip your hat to The Southern Gentleman for satisfying Sunday dining desires with the addition of brunch way before the dinner bell rings. Executive chef Matthew Ridgway plans the gastropub’s 11 a.m.-3 p.m. brunch to allow folks time to relax, enjoy their Sunday morning routines, meet for a leisurely meal and still have the afternoon free to putz around. Ridgway’s varied brunch menu acknowledges some guests are in morning mode while others have moved on toward noontime fare. Samples include smoked trout rillettes on griddled benne seed toast with crushed field pea hummus, mustard anglaise and smoked caviar ($10); crispy anadama toffee waffles with caramelized bananas ($13); pimento cheese-Dixie bacon omelets with home-fried potatoes ($15); a traditional triple-decker Monte Cristo sandwich with Southern ham, roasted turkey, Swiss cheese and bourbon barrel maple syrup ($16); Maryland deviled crab sandwich ($16) and dessert of caramelized banana and hazelnut bostock French toast ($8). The Southern Gentleman, in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta, also serves lunch Monday through Saturday and dinner nightly. Make reservations online or by calling 404-939-9845. Valet parking is available.
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The
word’s out. Add King + Duke to your list of
places to relax over Sunday brunch! Beginning April 13, Ford Fry’s home for
hearth cooking will serve Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the dining
room and out on the see-worthy street-side patio. A peek at the menu reveals a
venison-inspired bloody mary; smoked fish board with capers, onions, spring
onion schmear and house butter crackers; Dutch baby pancake with fruit of the
moment and salted maple butter; and “Campfire” North Georgia trout and potato
hash with fried eggs and grilled spring onion.
10th & Piedmont in Midtown hosts their Bellini brunch every Sunday and has added a new component to the mix. From 1-4 p.m. James Patrick Morgan plays live music to accompany your meal. Sample some of his tunes here. You have plenty of time to fulfill your Sunday morning to-do list before brunch beginning at 11 a.m. Start your meal with a 10P Bellini, mimosa or house-made Bloody Mary. Move on to the 10P chicken & waffles, blueberry pancakes with bacon, sorghum stone-ground grits with applewood bacon and sweet corn, So-Co cured salmon roulade or biscuits with vodka tomato gravy, bacon and eggs. Had a late night? Go for the "Hair of the Dog" plate of toasted Cuban bread, smoked tomatoes, Asiago cheese, poached eggs, applewood bacon and vodka tomato gravy or "The Champion," a hearty winner of eggs, link sausage and country ham captained by a big buttermilk biscuit with vodka tomato gravy, bacon and grilled tomato. Maybe those pre-brunch hours should involve a quick walk or run!
