A Southern Supper on Design Sponge

Check out a Southern Supper we did in collaboration with Rinne Allen and R. Wood, featured today on Design Sponge. Click here to check out the post.

5 & 10 prix fixe from July 29 to August 4th

every night for 5:30, 5:45 and 6:00 reservations

menu A

1.
spinach salad with spiced pecans, pear, blue cheese and thyme vinaigrette
Alsatian blend, Hugel, 'Gentil', Alsace, France, 2008

2.
grilled pork porterhouse with ham hock jus, red mule grits, baby collards and grilled peaches
Monica, Argiloas, 'Perdera', Sardinia, Italy, 2007

3.
Chocolate and ricotta cheese tart with local figs and pistachios

menu B

1.
Heirloom tomato risotto topped with fried green tomato, basil crema and shaved parmigiano reggiano
Pinot Grigio, Borgo M, Veneto, Italy, 2008

2.
mussels in ale with grilled sourdough, leeks, shallot, garlic, tomato, thyme and parsley
Sauvignon Blanc, Henri Bourgeois, Loire, France, 2008

3.
Bourbon peach bread pudding with vanilla bean ice cream

$25 food
$15 wine

Prix Fixe from July 22 to July 28

every night for 5:30, 5:45 and 6:00 reservations

menu A

1.
marinated anchovies with grapefruit and black pepper

Gruner Veltliner, Schwarzbock, Austria, 2009

2.
bucatini all’amatriciana: bucatini pasta with pancetta, red onion, tomato, chile flake, marjoram, and parmesan

Dolcetto D’Alba, Pio Cesare, Piedmont, Italy, 2009

3.

Blueberry galette with sweet corn ice cream and bruleed peaches

menu B
1.

watercress vichysoisse with fried oyster and lemon oil

Cava, Conde de Subirats, Spain, NV

2.
seared swordfish, lemon emulsion, basmati pilau, crisp okra with almonds, eggplant caviar

Macon la Roche Vineuse, Alain Normand, Burgundy, France, 2008

3.

Dark chocolate brownie with butter pecan ice cream and caramel

$25 food

$15 wine

Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles

Photo by Erica George Dines

Click here to read about Empire State South in Atlanta Homes & Lifestyle. The picture above (featured in the article) shows one of the design boards created by Lisa Fiscus from Hawthorne House and Susan Hable from Hable Construction, the interior designers behind this project. Together, they bring a modern sensibility to the space using reclaimed materials and items to create a look that Atlanta has really never seen. Come check it out at the end of August.

Empire State South

999 Peachtree Street

Atlanta, GA

A Cookbook Release & Wine Tasting at Gosford Tonight

Drop by Gosford Wine tonight at 6:30pm to meet Liana Krisoff, author of Canning For a New Generation. There will be copies of the book available to purchase as well as samples from her recipes. We are getting our hands on this book just in time as the farmer market is filled with fresh produce perfect for preserving. In addition to awesome recipes, the book is filled with beautiful photography by local artist Rinne Allen. Come tonight and check it out.

Gosford Wine

1059 Baxter Street
Athens, GA 30606
706-613-5828

Gosford Wine Tasting begins at 6:00 pm, six wines only $10

prix fixe from July 8 to July 14

available every night for 5:30, 5:45 and 6:00 reservations

menu A
1.
bruschetta of eggplant caponata and shaved Hopeful tomme

St.Veran, Trenel & Fils, Burgundy, France, 2007

2.
grilled skirt steak with chimichurri, red wine jus, pommes Lyonnais, and roasted tomatoes

Malbec blend, Clos de los Siete, Mendoza, Argentina, 2008

3.

blackberry pear crisp with sweet corn ice cream

menu B
1.
tomato-cucumber gazpacho with pickled laughing bird shrimp

Pinot Grigio, Borgo M, Veneto, Italy, 2008

2.
crisp panko dusted catfish, lemon emulsion, spicy tomato chutney, red mule grits, fennel slaw, and arugula

Riesling Feinherb, Karthauserhof, Mosel, Germany, 2007

3.

blueberry buttermilk panna cotta with Georgia peaches and pecan shortbread

$25 food

$15 wine

Call 5 & 10 at (706) 546-7300 to reserve your table

Babette's Feast playing at CINE July 9th-15th

5 & 10 and The National will be sponsoring the showing of Babette's Feast playing at Athens Cine July 9th- July 15th. Watch this clip or click here to learn more about this seminal food movie.

NEW PRIX FIXE

Lauren is on vacation so I am posting the new Prix fixe here...

Five and Ten Prix Fixe

July 1st - July 7th
Available for reservations before 6:00


Menu A

1.
warm goat cheese with grilled corn, tomato, basil, olive oil and balsamic
Pinot Grigio, Borgo M, Veneto, Italy, 2008


2.
Roasted Springer Mountain chicken breast with tarragon jus, squash casserole, green beans, and crisp okra
Cheverny Rouge, Domaine des Huards, Loire, France, 2008

3.
Georgia peach shortcakes with vanilla diplomat cream and candied pecans


Menu B

1.
marinated anchovies with grapefruit and black pepper
Rosé, Kracher, 'Illmitz', Austria, 2008

2.
big bowl of mussels, clams, and shrimps with roasted chiles, red pepper, tomato, orange, crisp fingerlings, and romesco
Godello, Tempestad, Valdeorras, Spain, 2009

3.
Woodland Garden's black and blueberry tartlets with mint sherbet and vanilla anglaise


$25 Food
$15 Wine (optional)