Find Polar Perfection and Honor National Ice Cream Month at Sublime Doughnuts and Sweet Charlie’s

Coveting an arctic blast to relieve July’s steamy hot days? Lucky for you it’s National Ice Cream Month. Lick those longings spooning scoops and rolls of frosty confection perfection at Sublime Doughnuts and Sweet Charlie’s. Find ice cream in a doughnut shop? Got that right. Sublime Doughnuts churns delightful ice cream with the same creative energy it mixes into its thrill-filled doughnuts. Scoops of mango moscato, peach riesling, crème brûlée, butter pecan caramel, mega chocolate and other polar delights are delish in a dish, cone or as an ice cream burger plopped between doughnut buns. Both Midtown and Druid Hills locations are open 24/7, ready whenever you cave to the crave. Can’t get enough of Sublime’s creative concoctions? Check out Sublime’s YouTube channel for a glimpse of owner Kamal Grant’s latest doughnut adventures or catch a rerun of the doughnut shop’s feature on
"Food Network’s Incredible Edible America".

Philadelphians and Mid-Atlantic beachgoers rave about Sweet Charlie’s. Atlantans are experiencing the same ‘screamy sensation with the spring opening of Atlanta’s first Sweet Charlie’s shop at 3872 Roswell Road in Buckhead. The Sweet Charlie’s pros hand roll ice cream and frozen sensations to order and serve in a multitude of base, flavor and topping combinations. Hand rolling on a super cold surface (below 20 degrees Fahrenheit) gives the cold shoulder to the need for added stabilizers, emulsifiers or preservatives. Opt for a base of premium ice cream, nonfat yogurt or vegan Nada-Moo. Choose flavor themes such as Rise & Shine Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Off Duty coffee and doughnut, Kiss & Tell mint Oreo, Wonder Filled Oreo, S’more Please, Namaste strawberry cheesecake, Love Park chocolate/pretzel/peanut butter, So Cal acai/honey/coconut/banana, Monkey See Monkey Do Nutella/banana or sinful Death by Chocolate. Next, decide between rolled and slipped into a cup or laid out on a signature Sublime glazed doughnut. Go top-it crazy (they’re included) with blueberries, bananas, strawberries, roasted marshmallow, honey, chocolate or caramel drizzles, whipped cream, sliced almonds, Oreo cookies, graham crackers, M&M’s or rainbow sprinkles. The Thai-inspired frozen phenomenon wears a $7 price tag, including tax and unlimited toppings. The Buckhead store rolls its signature creams beginning at 12:30 p.m. daily until 10:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Star Grazing

Actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar popped into Sublime Doughnuts for a box of doughnuts, the best doughnuts in town, we might add. Eating one (or a box full) is worth it! 

FN’s New “Incredible Edible America with the Dunhams” Brakes for Sublime Doughnuts Stopover on First Episode June 5

You bet your A-Town Cream Sublime Doughnuts and its special SweetWater doughnut are on our radar for National Doughnut Day, this Friday, June 2…which leads us to crave seeing Sublime on the first episode of Food Network’s new ”Incredible Edible America with the Dunhams,” premiering Monday, June 5 at 10 p.m. Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, food-blogging wife Audrey and some of Jeff’s beloved characters set out on a culinary road trip of a lifetime to learn firsthand how America’s chefs are putting their creativity to work in taste bud-tantalizing ways. Right off the bat in episode 1, (or batter, as the case may be), they’ll stop by Sublime Doughnuts to roll with chef Kamal Grant. Appropriately, the Sublime vignette comes on the heels of National Doughnut Day, June 2. Advance filming means the Dunhams may miss out on the special SweetWater doughnut Sublime is crafting for National Doughnut Day or the latest Saturday Cereal doughnut, but since Sublime whips up 30 different chef-inspired doughnut flavors on any given day, we’re certain there’s a sweet ending. Pick up a dozen doughnuts from the Midtown or Druid Hills Sublime Doughnut shop locations and invite some friends over for a scrumptious viewing party.

Foodie Flag: Atlanta Food & Wine Festival Swizzles & Stirs Midtown June 1-4

The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival spreads its richness across Midtown like avocado on toast with a side of champagne over the Thursday-Sunday weekend of June 1-4. The four-day bacchanalia of all-you-can-indulge-in food, wine, beer and spirit tastings and classes features the region’s top food and drink products; local, regional and international chefs and their creations; and industry experts. Saturday morning, you’ll find an assortment of Sublime Doughnuts accompanying Sublime founder Kamal Grant, who will be making a guest appearance at the decadent Beer for Breakfast class. Repping Gunshow are chef Joey Ward, who’ll be speaking at the Saturday afternoon seminar, "Down the Southern Street: Food Stories of the South," and “Cocktail Cart Conductor” Mercedes O’Brien shaking the Coca-Cola tent. Guests will find Scotley Innis from 5Church Atlanta in the tasting tents. Another reason this festival’s fab -- Aria chef/owner Gerry Klaskala is on the advisory council. The event menu includes general and tasting passes as well as individual dinner, lunch and brunch events, Masterclasses and Connoisseur weekend packages. Choose the ticket package ($55-$1,800) that best suits you and start drooling about this easy-eating weekend.

Appetizing Aperture: Sublime Doughnuts

Saturday mornings, Sublime Doughnuts owner Kamal Grant, selects two random cereal boxes off the grocery shelves and sends one to the Midtown shop and the other to the North Druid Hills location. That’s where thinking outside the (cereal) box begins as each shop crafts a limited supply of the special Saturday Morning Cereal doughnut based on the chosen box. Bet your Lucky Charms and Cheerios you’ll want to be there when Sublime begins churning out a batch of these doughnuts at 7 a.m. each Saturday. PJs welcome.

Celebrate National Doughnut Day with Hometown Sweeties Sublime Doughnuts and SweetWater Brewing Company at Tasting Event and at Both Locations

Sweet treats and toasting beverages are a dynamic duo for a holiday celebration. Sublime Doughnuts, Atlanta’s specialty bakeshop selling high-quality, chef-inspired doughnuts, is partnering with SweetWater Brewing Company to ensure National Doughnut Day will be the happiest, hoppy-est holiday around town for beer and doughnut lovers. On Friday, June 2, these two Atlanta darlings are treating SweetWater tour-goers to four perfectly paired beer and doughnut tastings when they purchase the $12 brewery tour between 5:30-7:30 p.m. Flavors include Dulce de Leche (yeast doughnut ring topped with caramel sauce), Dirty D (yeast doughnut ring topped with milk chocolate and Oreo and Nestle crumbs), B-Day (yeast doughnut ring topped with a vanilla glaze and sprinkles) and Glazed Ring (yeast doughnut topped with a signature vanilla glaze). Completing Friday’s out-of-the-bakery-box experience, Sublime and SweetWater have dreamed up an exclusive co-branded cask of beer to be tapped at the event.

Since it is National Doughnut DAY, you may want to celebrate all day long. Good thing Sublime Doughnuts shops in West Midtown and North Druid Hills are open 24 hours daily. Additionally, the North Druid Hills store is kosher certified. As Sublime Doughnuts founder and creative director Kamal Grant insists, “eat one that’s worth it.” Sublime creates more than 30 chef-inspired doughnuts, plus a weekly “Will It Doughnut” featuring wild ingredients from Kamal’s flavor wheel. Trust us, each one is oh, so worth it.

Will It Go Round in Circles? Sublime Doughnuts’ New “Will it Doughnut?” YouTube Series Spins New Flavors

Las Vegas has its roulette tables. Sublime Doughnuts owner Kamal Grant has his Wheel O’ Doughnuts for a fun bit of gourmet “gambling” in deciding new doughnut flavors. Grant spins the Wheel O’ Doughnuts to land on wacky new flavor options and shares the sweet spin through a new weekly YouTube episode, “Will it Doughnut?” Each week’s decisive spin winds up as the following week’s featured far-out doughnut. Every Monday, purchase the featured funky flavor at the West Midtown store. Drool-worthy Starburst yay or curious lotion-flavored nay, they’re all good. Grant has a way of making everything taste delicious. Need a doughnut fix? In addition to the flagship store in West Midtown, Sublime has a store in North Druid Hills and will open two locations in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

$5 Burgers Storm Atlanta during ATL Burger Week, April 23-29

Fathom chomping into 50+ burgers in one week? Hard to show restraint when a meaty multitude of juicy, beefy burgers are $5 each at more than 50 Atlanta restaurants during ATL Burger Week, April 23-29. HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern, Ormsby’s, Sublime Doughnuts and the rest of the herd are fervently perfecting their ATL Burger Week recipes before carnivores set to savoring and voting their favorites into bun-derful glory and bragging rights. Ormsby’s has leaked that they’re grilling a brat burger with kraut and spicy mustard. Sublime Doughnuts plans to lick the competition by featuring all of its ice cream burger flavors, and HOBNOB promises a juicy, flavorful burger for all ATL Burger Week-goers. Since burgers are only $5 a bun full, spring for a beer, some sides…and remember to tip your server. The whole week of meat-sweatin’ and flippin’ is presented by Georgia Beef Board, Creative Loafing and Red Brick Brewing Company.

Season Openers Abound -- New Eateries and New Locations of Local Favorites Welcome Diners this Spring

Open wide and say, “Yum!” to spring’s hefty helping of restaurant openings, both those new to the Atlanta area and additional locations of local favorites.

New on the Scene 

• Brine Seafood Shack sails into Alpharetta’s Avalon retail complex this spring, ferrying boatloads of fine, fresh seafood. The newest venture from Marc Taft’s Southern Fried Hospitality heads seaward from the successful Chicken and the Egg in Marietta. Taft and Brine chef de cuisine David Connolly bridge Southern California beach vibe and Cape Cod classics on a menu brimming with lobster rolls, fish stew, clam fritters, tuna poke, fresh oysters and fish tacos. A rooftop Tiki bar with fans and fire pits draws guests upward. Ground level, a walk-up window will open for takeout as well as offer soft-serve ice cream, milkshakes, cocktails, beer and wine to enjoy while strolling Avalon.

• Dallas, Texas-based Cowboy Chicken gallops into the Atlanta area this summer, turning McDonough (South Point shopping center) and Duluth (Sugarloaf Centre) onto its wood-fire rotisserie chicken. The bold, simple and natural style of “just” chicken, chicken enchiladas and sandwiches, salads with rotisserie chicken and healthy “Wild West” sides center on the art of cooking over a real wood-burning fire. Lassoing a menu of picnic-perfect family packs to go and catering offerings, Cowboy Chicken opens in the nick of time for outdoor concert, pool and party season.

 Favorites Add Locations

• HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern is opening a second location in Town Brookhaven this May when it moves into the former Smash Kitchen & Bar space. The tavern with Southern flair provides a friendly gathering spot for neighbors, shoppers, moviegoers and those just out for a stroll to sit a spell and enjoy tavern specialties, signature cocktails and bourbons from the extensive selection.

• Willy’s Mexicana Grill will roll -- like its fresh and fabulous burritos -- into Smyrna (2995 Atlanta Road, SE, Suite A-160) and the Northlake area (4076 Lavista Road, Tucker) this spring. Welcome timing for those hungering for Willy’s healthy burritos, tacos and bowls to eat in or carry out to the ballpark, swim meets, tennis matches, concerts or wherever summer’s extra daylight hours lead.

• Taco Mac wings its way into McDonough with an anticipated May opening near South Point shopping center. An Atlanta institution since 1979, Taco Mac is the place to find more than 100 beers on draft, the Southeast’s Original Buffalo wings and 50+ HD TVs for sports viewing.

Stadium Winners

• Gamechanger brings award-winning chef Kevin Gillespie’s fan-fare favorites to Atlanta’s new Mercedes-Benz Stadium (200 concourse western end zone), opening July 2017. Catch craveables and popular dishes such as Gunshow’s famous Joey’s West Coast burger, Revival’s Closed-on-Sunday chicken sandwich and Buffalo pork belly sliders, a hit with Falcons fans. Gillespie plans daily specials and a signature item for each stadium event, be it music or sport. Grab draft beer and sodas at the main station, craft beers at the two satellite beer bars or a citrusy cocktail at an “adult lemonade” stand.

• As a boy, Marc Taft loved watching Braves baseball and eating his grandma’s juicy fried chicken. Now grown, restaurateur Taft is living his dream, opening FEED – Fried Chicken & Such at The Battery Atlanta this spring. Those familiar with Taft’s Chicken and the Egg are already salivating over the made-from-scratch specialties, anticipating buckets of chicken, fried chicken tenders and Nashville hot chicken; Southern favorites of North Carolina catfish, Texas-style country fried steak, meatloaf, braised greens, macaroni and cheese, green beans and fried green tomatoes, as well as healthy options such as grilled chicken and salads. Soft-serve ice cream, milkshakes, pies and other fresh-baked treats satisfy that sweet tooth. FEED will offer fast counter service on game days and a relaxed, full-service dining area for lunch and dinner the rest of the year. Bar beverages can be taken outside restaurant walls to be enjoyed within The Battery complex.  

• Sublime Doughnuts owner Kamal Grant is rolling his chef-crafted sweet treats, both round and shaped, into two outlets within Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Home team’s ahead? Celebrate with an A-Town cream. Opponents score? Guests can make their own touchdown at Sublime for one of the many creative doughnut flavors, fill a box to win points with new seat section friends or opt for Sublime soft-serve ice cream and doughnut sandwiches.

Appetizing Aperture

Girl Scout cookies are here! The Sublime Doughnut team immediately ripped into the Sublime stash of Thin Mints and set to work crafting their immensely popular Thin Mint doughnut ($3) to delight Girl Scout cookie fans at both store locations. Wearing bright green icing and roughly crumbled Thin Mint cookies, the seasonal favorite is right in step with St. Patrick’s Day color schemes. And, like those leprechauns, if you want to catch one, you’ll have to move fast because when the Thin Mints are gone, so are these doughnuts.

Swivel those Hips into Sublime Doughnuts’ Georgia Tech Location on Mar. 2 to Enter to Win Tickets to ELVIS LIVES at the Fox Theatre

Love those Elvis dance moves? Sublime Doughnuts’ favorite is the twist, and they’re featuring a fun “twist” on the classic Elvis sandwich with a yeast doughnut filled with peanut butter and topped with caramelized bananas and candied bacon. This limited-time item is available Mar. 2-9 in honor of ELVIS LIVES “The Ultimate Tribute Artist Event” returning to the Fox Theatre on Mar. 9. Want to win two tickets to the show? Stop by the Sublime Doughnuts Georgia Tech location and enter for a chance to win. Sublime will randomly select a winner at the end of the day on Mar. 5. Viva Las Vegas, we’ll see you in the ATL soon! Have a hunka, hunka burning love to buy more tickets? Use this link or visit the Fox Theatre website.

Postmates Delivers Sublime Doughnuts within Minutes

You’re craving an A-Town Cream, Ying Yang twist, chocolate banana fritter or a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, but life won’t let you dash over to Sublime Doughnuts to fetch the sweet treats? Cheer up, fritter-loving Fran and sugary Sam .Postmates, the on-demand delivery service, now ferries doughnuts from a Sublime store to you until 4 a.m. A few taps on the smartphone or keyboard link you to six ($13) or 12 ($25) assorted doughnuts within minutes. Delivery charge applies.

Sublime Doughnuts in North Druid Hills Earns Kosher Certification

The divine tastes of Sublime Doughnuts are rolling farther down the path of heavenly eats. The North Druid Hills bakeshop is now also kosher. Atlanta Kosher Commission(AKC) recently granted this location with a kosher certification. Those A-Town Cream doughnuts are now “fare” game for those with dietary restrictions. Sublime’s founder Kamal Grant sought kosher certification in response to requests from a large Orthodox Jewish population in the shop’s surrounding Toco Hills community. AKC, an Orthodox community-based non-profit kosher supervising agency, currently certifies more than 150 companies in the Southeast and beyond. Sublime Doughnuts is located in North Druid Hills at 2566 Briarcliff Road, NE and in West Midtown at 535 10^thStreet, NW. Both locations are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and offer self-parking.

Sublime Doughnuts Election Day Treats are Candidates Everyone Can Agree On

Did you vote early or wait until Election Day itself to pull the lever, exercising this sweet American privilege and duty? Either way, you did it. Relax and savor a melt-in-your-mouth doughnut at Sublime Doughnuts. On Tuesday, Nov. 8, both the Midtown and North Druid Hills Sublime locations are turning out red (vanilla) and blue (blueberry) doughnuts for $1.75 each. Subtly toe the party line by nibbling your team color, cross the aisle to taste the other side or go bipartisan and eat one or more of each. “I voted” sticker not required. 

Appetizing Aperture: Sublime Doughnuts' Cloud Coffee

Sublime Doughnuts’ Cloud Coffee uplifts when that morning sluggishness or afternoon sinking spell threatens to slow you down. Foamed milk has milk-stache potential unless licking upper lips to catch every drop of these coffees in “Cloud” flavors of vanilla, caramel, chocolate and salted butter or served Bangkok-style with sweetened condensed milk and foamed milk or in a Swizzle cloud with a little bit of everything. Choose your temperature – Cloud Coffees can be enjoyed hot or iced.

Field a Hall of Fame-Worthy Football Feast with Atlanta Restaurants on Your Team

Football season is here, and football parties rack up the first down on any game day. Atlanta restaurants are key players, taking the field with everything you need to host the perfect tailgate or home-front pigskin party.

For antipasti and panini platters and primi, secondi and dolci courses, Bellina Alimentari at Ponce City Market will definitely score points with discerning guests. Place orders at least 48 hours in advance; allow 72-hour notice for parties of 30 or more. For information and ordering, call 404-330-9933.
                                                          
Go for the gusto of the gourmet meat and cheese sandwich platter Ray’s in the City builds with domestic house-cut deli meats and artisanal cheeses, house-made pickles, vine-ripened tomatoes, Bibb lettuce and assorted breads. Two side displays (choose from whole fruit, artisan field greens salad, red bliss potato salad, Southern-style macaroni salad and house-made kettle chips) and one dessert display (graham cracker lemon squares, house-baked cookies, a seasonal fruit platter or chocolate fudge brownies) are included. Serves 12 for $80; $6.75 per additional person. To order, call 404-524-9224.
 
Smokebelly BBQ, Atlanta’s top destination for chef-crafted barbecue, offers three mouthwatering catering options complete with barbecue sauce and buns:  “The Baron of BBQ” ($14 per person) with pulled pork and two sides of your choosing; “The Duke of Smoke” ($17 per person) with choice of two meats and three sides; and “The King of ‘Cue” ($19 per person) with choice of three meats and three sides. To place an order, call 404-848-9100.

Yell a cheer and spell out your favorite team with custom letter-shaped doughnuts (select flavors only) from Sublime Doughnuts. Requires 24-hour advance notice; 404-897-1801.

Georgia pigskin calls for Southern-style barbecue from Kevin Gillespie. Terminus City is serving up an unbelievable whole hog barbecue cooked on-site by chef Andreas Müller with four sides, dessert and paper products. Requires a two-week lead time. Visit the Facebook page for more information, and place orders by emailing terminuscity@gunshowatl.com or calling 404-380-1886.

Let Tin Lizzy's Cantina turn your big-game bash into a spicy FlexMex fiesta with the stacked taco bar, which includes two soft flour tortillas per person, choice of grilled chicken, grilled steak or seasoned pork, and lettuce, rice, black beans, pico de gallo, jack cheese, grilled onions and peppers, sauce, guacamole, chips and salsa fresca for $11 per person. You also can’t go wrong with the ever-popular chicken finger platter ($4 per person), cantina salads, margarita mix (sorry, tequila not included) and other fiesta faves. Deliveries require a $100 minimum order; delivery fee applies outside 10-mile radius. Prices exclude taxes and gratuity, and 24-hour notice is appreciated. For more information, email catering@tinlizzyscantina.com or call 404-668-8757.

Sack those stale chips and dull dips and send in crowd-pleasing catering all-stars from Willy's Mexicana Grill: Willy’s build-your-own taco, fajita or nacho bars, cheese dip, guacamole, salsa, chips, burritos and more. Ten-person minimum on catering orders. Read the whole roster of Tex-Mex flavors on the menu at willys.com/catering-menu. Order online or call 404-422-7107.

Sublime Doughnuts Scoops Free Ice Cream Through August 25 in Honor of Turning Eight

When it’s your birthday, “Happy Birthday!” greetings, cake and ice cream make the day extra special. Sublime Doughnuts is making the whole week special as they celebrate birthday number eight. Now through August 25, Sublime’s doling out a free scoop of their homemade Sublime Blue Birthday Cake ice cream to customers who walk into either the Midtown or North Druid Hills stores and say, “Happy Birthday, Baby Blue.” It’s always the right time to impart birthday greetings because the stores are open 24/7. Party hearty by purchasing one of the bakeshop’s chef-inspired doughnuts or another scoop of ice cream in flavors like mango moscato, strawberry rose, butter pecan caramel and peach riesling. Go social and look to Sublime’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts for a special birthday surprise.

Get Creamed. Sublime Doughnuts Homemade Ice Cream Takes a Licking 24/7

2 p.m. or 2 a.m. No telling when inner screams for ice cream call out. Sublime Doughnuts scoops their homemade ice cream 24 hours a day, seven days a week at both the Midtown and North Druid Hills stores. Ice cream is crafted from high-quality ingredients in edgy, artisanal flavors just like in Sublime’s doughnuts. The shops use Italian ice cream-making equipment to churn out lick-and-love flavors like orange dream, white chocolate Oreo, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and salted caramel. And, to think they’re accessible 24/7! Sublime Doughnuts is located at 535 10^th Street, NW and 2566 Briarcliff Road, NE.

Sublime Doughnuts’ “Doughnations” Hit a Sweet Spot for The Salvation Army on National Doughnut Day June 3

Sublime Doughnuts are doubly good on National Doughnut Day, Friday, June 3. Each doughnut purchase – at either the Midtown or North Druid Hills shop – adds to the “doughnation” Sublime will send to The Salvation Army in honor of the sweet holiday.

Backstory: The idea for Doughnut Day developed during World War I when The Salvation Army workers served coffee and doughnuts to American soldiers fighting in France as a means of bringing them cheer (and taking their minds off poor rations). The Salvation Army volunteers fried the doughnuts in soldiers’ helmets! The Salvation Army then founded National Doughnut Day during the Great Depression to raise funds and awareness for the organization’s social service programs. The doughy story rings true and close to the heart of Sublime Doughnuts owner Kamal Grant, a Navy veteran who served as a baker on the USS John Young. The icing? You’re in for a treat, whether choosing one A-Town Cream or a dozen Yin Yang Twists on June 3, and you’ll be helping The Salvation Army fulfill its manifesto of “Doing the Most Good.”

Foodgram: Sublime Doughnuts

To err is human. To eat the “best doughnuts in the world” is Sublime. As in Sublime Doughnuts, the very same doughnuts featured on the cover of January’s Atlanta magazine “Best of” issue. Cravers, your heavenly handfuls await at the 10th Street shop in Midtown Atlanta. Grab your hands on the salted caramel and reduced balsamic vinegar doughnut or “The Dirty D”, topped with milk chocolate cookie crumble.