In just a little over a year’s time, American Cut has become Buckhead’s destination steakhouse, and the upcoming Newton Vineyard wine dinner adds yet another reason to experience the restaurant’s impeccable service and stellar culinary reputation. Save the night of Wednesday, March 21 to indulge in an evening of remarkable wines and cuisine at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta multilevel steakhouse. Sip and reflect on the highly rated wines of Newton Vineyard paired with a four-course menu created by American Cut Buckhead executive chef John Adamson. The top-flight evening is priced at $200 per person (plus tax and gratuity). Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. in the restaurant’s Morrison private dining room. Napa Valley’s Newton Vineyard winery follows sustainable practices and is guided by a “Nature by Design” philosophy allowing minimal handling of the fruit and processes to preserve the natural fruit essence of the vineyards, yielding complexity in remarkable wines. To reserve your seat, please call the restaurant at 770-415-9766 and ask for Mark Hoeffer or Christa White.
Here’s one for the “honey do” list. Alight at Gypsy Kitchen this week, buzz through the cocktail list and land on the Bee’s Knees ($11) as your libation of choice. Through Oct. 1, every Bee’s Knees purchase at Gypsy Kitchen in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta fortifies efforts to raise awareness and fund Save the Bees. Small bees. Big impact. Without bees to pollinate plants, we’d be out of luck for our coffee, avocado and potato frites fixes -- as well as many of the other fruits, veggies and nuts we enjoy on a daily basis. Ouch. That stings. Help cure the situation one sip at a time by ordering Gypsy Kitchen’s “Bee’s Knees” classic Prohibition-era cocktail combining gin, lemon and honey. Worker bees, if your queen becomes enamored with this citrusy-sweet sipper, learn how to craft your own here.
Don your so-ugly-it’s-cute Christmas sweater for the photo booth and rock to holiday revelry at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta. The Southern Gentleman celebrates birthday number two on Sunday, Dec. 11. with a holiday party theme and food freebies -- complimentary appetizers from 4-6 p.m. and complimentary desserts from 7:30-9 p.m. Dasher and Dancer your way over and relieve the drought with $5 drafts and $6 specialty cocktails throughout the evening. Giving spirits, bring eight cans of non-perishable food items to the party and receive a complimentary drink. Fukishima Tuna entertains with live music from 5-9 p.m.
American Cut, a modern American steak restaurant, and The Regent Cocktail Club, companion rooftop terrace bar, open Friday, September 30 at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta. American Cut features signature interpretations on fine-dining classics under the direction of local Atlanta chef John Adamson. The unique, multi-level dining experience includes a first-level lounge and bar with its own special menu and daily drink specials. On the second level, guests can enjoy an Atlanta-inspired menu in the main dining room’s upscale setting. Two private dining rooms are tucked away on this level. The Regent Cocktail Club, spanning an indoor/outdoor terrace and bar on the third level, caters to connoisseurs of the cocktail culture with a rotating selection of craft cocktails and an eclectic mix of live music. Sister restaurant American Cut Tribeca in New York City was ranked #1 in the Fox News roundup of “Top 5 Steakhouses in America” in 2015. The Atlanta restaurant menu defines its own style through bold flavors and American classics such as the house favorite chili lobster, the 40-ounce Tomahawk chop and a mix of theatrical and interactive tableside preparations ranging from the plank-smoked old fashioned to the OG 1924 Caesar salad. The LDV Hospitality restaurant, created in partnership with Marc Forgione, will serve dinner nightly. The Regent Cocktail Club opens the doors to the cocktail crowd at 5 p.m. each night, closing at 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Springer Mountain Chicken Under a Brick ($22) is a smash hit on the new menu at Gypsy Kitchen in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta. The dish is flat out delish with sherry vadouvan sauce, heirloom tomatoes, Moroccan couscous and fresh figs. Good thing this entrée is meant to share, otherwise, there would be some unhappy campers at the table.
We could swear we saw Santa sporting swim trunks and sunscreen while running the Peachtree. He’s training for the holiday party season that will race in faster than one can lap the last drip off that boozy snow cone. Gypsy Kitchen and The Southern Gentleman are looking ahead past fall and adding incentives for party planners who do likewise. If your crystal ball shows a seated dinner, happy hour, luncheon, social or a takeover-the-restaurant event on the holiday horizon, note that the two restaurants in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta are handing out gift cards to those who book events by August 31. Gift card ratios are $50 for events under $1,000; $75 for $1,000 to $2,000; $100 for $2,000 to $5,000; $200 for $5,000-$10,000; and $300 for bashes more than $10,000. Additionally, early bookings receive a complimentary bottle of bubbly for every 10 people in the party. Something to toast while roasting in the July and August sun.
Gypsy Kitchen pours on a sangria special made for summer socializing. Monday through Thursdays, The Shops Buckhead Atlanta restaurant is offering the first round of red or white sangria free for groups of 15-30 people with the purchase of food. Plan an office happy hour, ladies night out, dinner event or be creative and host a summer solstice social on the patio to take advantage of this very sangria-ble opportunity through June 30. Secure seating or space with a credit card, but no deposit is needed. Questions? Call 404-964-9243.
Slowing down to Sip & Savor at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta Center Plaza beats coming to a halt in stop-and-go traffic any weeknight, especially when the three hours between 6-9 p.m. involve eating, drinking, retail experiences and live music. And, it’s all for a great cause, aiding the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in its mission to find a cure for blood cancer while improving the quality of life for patients and their families. Gypsy Kitchen, The Southern Gentleman and other eateries at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta will offer food demonstrations and tastings, drink stations, hand-crafted cocktails and Champagne at the Tuesday, June 7 event.Tickets are $50 per person, and proceeds will be donated to LLS.
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. What better way to welcome the al fresco season than to “Basque in the Sun” on the open-air patio at Gypsy Kitchen? On May 29, the Spanish restaurant in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta is hosting a special Memorial Day weekend edition of the popular Sunday social. Enjoy live music by a flamenco guitarist, flavorful paella, $4 tinto de verano, $5 glasses of rosé and half-off select bottles of wine. Flamenco and specials begin at 4 p.m.; DJ takes over from 7 p.m. until who knows when. Gypsy Kitchen will be closed on Monday, May 30, in honor of the Memorial Day holiday.
As Matthew Ridgway sees it, Southern food is simple, sophisticated, seasonal and definitely not stereotypical at The Southern Gentleman. Ridgway is right at home in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta gastropub, and he’s introducing a new menu that leans toward the modern South with roots firmly planted in local meats, produce and classic flavors. At lunch, twirl forks around new Dixie bacon carbonara with turnip greens and thick spaghetti with house-made bacon cured using blackstrap molasses, black pepper and brown sugar. Well-entrenched favorites such as the chicken-fried chicken salad sandwich meet delightful newcomers including crushed field peas with house-made farmer cheese on griddled benne seed toast; Italian burrata; and a country ham Reuben with Brussels sprout slaw. Pre-supper bites add roasted kabocha squash salad with petite arugula, Georgia pecans and onion vinaigrette; steak tartare with cottage-fried potatoes, frisée and black-eyed pea salad; and chicken-fried sweetbreads with Parmesan and house-made Parker rolls and hot sauce. Winter warmers on the supper menu include Creekstone Farm beef cheeks braised in red wine and spices, Creole mustard, bread dumplings and pickled Brussels sprout salad; Riverview pork cochon with baked Gold Rush apples and browned butter cabbage; and North Georgia trout wearing gunpowder cornmeal, pan-fried and served with Carolina long-grain dirty rice and chow-chow. Sides are worthy in their own right -- like roasted heirloom carrots with sorghum and sumac; charred okra with ginger, shallots and garlic; and salt-and-pepper corn fritters. Even in the New South, no one wants to surrender dessert, and blueberry upside-down cake, salted caramel pie, brown butter cake, strawberry financier, peach tarte tatin with preserved peaches, thyme caramel and brown butter ice cream, seasonal ice cream sandwiches and scoops of the day are sweet victories indeed. The Southern Gentleman serves lunch daily from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner hours are Sunday-Wednesday from 5-10 p.m. and Thursday-Saturday from 5-11 p.m. Make reservations onlineor call 404-939-9845. Valet parking is available.
Generally in polite Southern circles, mentioning age is a sin. In this instance, it’s party time. Grab your ‘stache and dash to The Southern Gentleman gastropub birthday bash on Sunday, December 6. The dashing gent in fashionable The Shops Buckhead Atlanta pops open the party at 4:30 p.m., providing complimentary snacks and bourbon-spiked punch from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Drivetrain Bluegrass Trio picks and grins from 5:30-8:30 p.m. At this uncanny party with a purpose, receive a complimentary bourbon-spiked punch for every two cans of food donated to the Atlanta Community Food Bank food drive.
Gypsy Kitchen, at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta, turns the post-workday traffic and twilight zone into the two happiest hours of the day. Wine o’clock strikes Monday through Friday evenings from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the bar area and out on the patio where a rotating selection of high-end red and white wines and a sparkling wine, each priced at $5 per glass, will excite wine enthusiasts. Stave off hunger pangs with small bites from executive chef Matthew Ridgway’s updated menu, including house-brined olives, Marcona spiced almonds or chicken croquetas for $4 and plates of patatas bravas, garlic mushroom caps and crispy chickpeas for $5. Sure beats having your seat on the street.
Traditions live and breathe like the rest of us. Just ask Matthew Ridgway, executive chef of Gypsy Kitchen. In Ridgway’s kitchen, culinary traditions are dynamic, and The Shops Buckhead Atlanta restaurant’s rich repertoire of Spanish cuisine easily welcomes to the fold new recipes inspired by global spices and Southern harvests. New on the Gypsy Kitchen menu are Pinchos Calientes y Frios (hot and cold snacks) like marinated octopus salad, littleneck clams pipérade, foie gras escabèche and uni-stuffed eggs with colatura. The tapas menu welcomes hot mussels with red lentils, chorizo, torn basil and coconut milk; roasted cauliflower and quinoa salad; Pennsylvania duck al pastor with crushed white beans and tamarind ketjap manis; and tuna tartare-stuffed piquillo peppers. New Raciónes (entrées) include Georges Bank cod with green onion pil-pil, glazed eggplant and black garlic migas; braised Berkwood Farms pork jowl with romesco and roasted heirloom apples; and grilled yellowfin tuna fideo with toasted vermicelli short noodles and lemon confit. Looking ahead to 2016, groups of six to eight guests will be able to sit down to family style “Gypsy Kitchen Experiences,” three-course meals featuring entrées such as lobster and seafood paella, whole suckling pig or Moroccan lamb shoulder tagine served with a seasonal appetizer and salad. Ordered one week in advance, the experiences are a surefire way to spice up the cold months.
