Krog Street Market Movie Nights

Krog Street Market is now playing movies every Tuesday at 7 pm. Last night it was Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Check this out for a full line up: krogstreetmarket.com.  Movie and food from a food stall sounds like a good night and something different to do!  Note that Irwin Street is closed currently due to The Beltline being extended.  More details are on their website.

Krog Street Market
99 Krog Street
Atlanta, GA 30307

Monday - Thursday 7am - 9pm
Friday 7am - 10pm
Saturday 8am - 10pm
Sunday 8am - 9pm

NEW: Rebranding City Winery Speakeasy As ABV

New Happy Hour Spot Intown:

ABV by City Winery Alcohol by Volume, A Modern Drinkery City Winery's rebranded speakeasy has dropped the password, doctored up new drinks, added happy hour, and scaled down pricing Industrial swagger, intriguing cocktails, and modernized provisions Open Daily 5pm-Midnight The Best Damn Happy Hour 5-7pm Every Day Entrance is directly to the left of Binder’s Art Supplies at Ponce City Market

mailing address is:  City Winery Atlanta Ponce City Market, 650 North Ave NE, Suite # 201 Atlanta, GA 30308

Venkman's Karaoke League Wednesday's

Venkman's Karaoke League KICK-OFF! Hosted by Christopher Arrison (of Saved by the Band)  FREE for spectators. $25 for performers. TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO: Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at ... Event Info: FREE for spectators. $25 for performers.  TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO: Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162. Doors: 5:30 PM / Show: 8:00 PM Venkman's • 740 Ralph McGill Blvd • Atlanta, GA

Beef Jerky Bar???

Wandered into Biltong Bar at Ponce City Market recently and was very surprised/excited/impressed. This South African snacks bar has great ambiance with huge windows and bar seating overlooking Ponce and part of the Beltine.  Great music selection and craft cocktail menu.  Perfect place to unwind and have a "Something Something DANGER ZONE" or a "See You Space Cowboy".  Check out the beef jerky menu and definitely have the red bean hummus!

http://biltong-bar.com/

Address: Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE ne152, Atlanta, GA 30308

Phone: (678) 515-0620

Crawfish Boil

This sounds like fun...a tad expensive but fun nonetheless.  New Orleans fans will approve.  Serpas is having a crawfish boil.  Details here:

Get Your Tickets Now for Our  Annual Crawfish Boil! Don't miss out on some good old-fashioned bayou fun! Chef Scott's annual Crawfish Boil returns to the Old Fourth Ward on Saturday, May 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and there are still tickets available! Tickets include: All-you-can-eat crawfish with corn & potatoes Jambalaya Potato salad Georgia strawberry cake One drink of choice (Abita Beer or specialty cocktail) Tickets are $45 per person and can be purchased here.

Located at The Pavilion at Studioplex in the Old Fourth Ward historic district 659 Auburn Avenue Atlanta, GA 30312 404.688.0040 serpasrestaurant.com

Serpa's has a special Mother's Day Brunch

Celebrate Mom with Us On Sunday, May 8!

We are setting the brunch and dinner table with mom in mind! Join us, Sunday, May 8, for brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. Executive chef Scott Serpas will be serving up a few off-the-menu specials along with favorites including, fried oyster eggs benedict with creamed spinach, tobasco hollandaise and hashbrowns, banana brown sugar french toast with cinnamon whipped cream and crispy bacon and our signaturebeignets. Reserve your table today by calling 404.688.0040 or visiting us atserpasrestaurant.com.

Rock N' Roll Wine Dinner

Two Urban Licks is having it's 9th Annual Rock N' Roll Wine Dinner. I didn't even know there were 8 other ones before that, but could be worth checking out. Details for now are here:

Atlanta's most rockin' wine dinner is just around the corner! 

When: 

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 

Where: 

TWO urban licks 

820 Ralph McGill Blvd. 

Atlanta, GA 30306 

404.522.4622 

Theme: 

'Women of Rock' 

Ticonderoga Club is launching brunch service this weekend

The Krog Street Market restaurant will be serving from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.  The "Yoga Pants" is looking pretty tasty.

A peak at the menu:

Ticonderoga Club
99 Krog Street NE, Suite W, Atlanta, GA 30307

Atlanta's First BeltLine Hotel

Set to open Labor Day of 2017, Atlanta will have an 140 room boutique hotel in Old Fourth Ward.  No hotel brand has been associated with it yet and I am anxious to see what that will be to determine what type of restaurants will be placed inside.  The hotel will be modeled after hotels in the New York Meatpacking District.  The artist's rendering makes it look a little bland but you had me at "rooftop bar".  

Full article here

Sneak Peek Inside The Mercury's menu

                                         

The Mercury just opened at Ponce City Market and is the largest restaurant thus far. It is located on the 2nd floor. The Mercury was started by The Pinewood's Mike Blydenstein, Brooks Cloud, and Julian Goglia. Julian recently won an Atlanta Eater Bartender of the Year award so you know the cocktails are going to be good. I am generally too impatient for "Mixologist" cocktails but I sure do love the "Goonies Never Die" cocktail at The Pinewood. Interestingly enough, the menu consists of a large steak offering, something that InTown hasn't seen in a while. Porterhouse for 2 anyone?

"From the Sea Platter"
Menu Here:  http://themercuryatl.com/menu/

Best Place to see Santa in Atlanta

After going to a few malls around town I have to say I really like the Ponce City Market Santa setting.  There was no line, no cost and the Elves were really "giving it their all".   They stayed in character the whole time.  I like their retro makeup and lit up hover boards as well.   Stop by and check them out.  Another tip:  parking is free for 30 minutes in a designated spot.  

Bottomless Mimosas in Old Fourth Ward

Venkman's is a new place is right across from Bantam Pub and is owned by Yacht Rock Revue. They are an uber popular cover band in Atlanta.  They describe themselves as " a restaurant and music venue balancing comfort food, eclectic live music and drinkability in the heart of Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward."  All I know is they have live music and bottomless mimosas every Saturday and Sunday -I'm definitely going to check this out!

Atlanta Fun Events Happening This Weekend

Some great events In Town if the weather holds up!

Flux Night:  Formerly in Castleberry Hill, now in Old 4th Ward.  Saturday 7 pm-12 am.  "Atlanta’s largest outdoor public art gallery"

Chomp & Stomp:  Saturday 11 am.  Our Lucky 13th Year of Chili, Bluegrass, and Beer! All proceeds go to maintain our Cabbagetown parks and community center. Y'all come!

chompandstomp.com

Crafts & Drafts:  Sunday Candler Park 1 pm.  FREE! Creative Loafing's inaugural Crafts & Drafts is a curated exhibition and sale of local handmade arts and crafts. In addition to y'all's fancy crafts, the fest will also showcase a tasty selection of local craft beers. Oh yeah, and it's free. Oh yeah, and it's all ages, so bring the kids! We're also planning on having the Falcons' game on so you can't use that as an excuse not to make it out! http://clatl.com/craftsanddrafts

This year's fest features 50 local craft makers - from crayon art to doggie bowties - and 5 local breweries: Red Brick Brewing, Orpheus Brewing, Dry County Brewing Company, Reformation Brewery, and Second Self Beer Company. 16 oz of cold local brew means you'll need food, so we've gotJust Loaf'n Poboys & Snoballs Truck, Chill Factory, and Meatballerz for your sustenence needs. Bring the dogs, bring the kids!

***If it rains go to The High Museum then hit up the Lowe's salad bar at Saltwood.  Current exhibit:  Be among the first to see Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion—the High's first fashion exhibition and the first major U.S. exhibition of work by visionary Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen

Yalla- Tasty Middle Eastern Food in Atlanta

Yalla is a modern Middle Eastern food stall at Krog Street Market from Chef Todd Ginsberg, Shelley Sweet, and Jennifer & Ben Johnson, the team behind The General Muir and Fred’s Meat & Bread. In addition to favorites like falafel, shawarma, and kebabs, Yalla serves fresh, seasonal "salatim" (salads) and handcrafted, all natural, low sugar sodas.  My all time favorite dish is the Shwarma Bowl which is spit roasted chicken, hummus, baba ganoush, Israeli salad & pickles, fried eggplant, harissa, tahini, amba.  It is $13 and I have gotten it without chicken a few times.  Delicious!  Yalla Holla!

Minero at Ponce City Market

Tried this yum Mexican place for lunch yesterday at Ponce City Market.  Just opened on Monday and they don't have their liquor license yet.  There was a wait of about 20 minutes.  We sat up at the bar immediately and loved our food and the experience.  I had the Green Chorizo Taco with Potatoes and Grilled Onions and the Fried Catfish Taco with pickled green tomato tartar, cabbage, red onion.  Both were tasty...especially the green chorizo.  I'll be back.  My friend had the veggie "Minero Burrito" and it was massive.  

Good news at Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall

As an "Intowner" I love anything on The Beltline.  I was so excited to see this place open because you can bike there, it's close and they allow dogs on the patio.  It's located on John Wesley Dobbs which is a side street off of Sampson.  It's walking distance from Krog Street Market.  The service and food needed some kinks worked out.  Well I am happy to report I finally had a yummy meal here!   Check these out sometime (highlighted straight from the menu):  
smoked bbq wings / served with blue cheese
spinach & crispy ham / pine street ham, candied nuts, imperial blue, white balsamic
roasted cauliflower / artichoke heart, marcona almonds, beet puree
patatas bravas / smashed potatoes, cayenne, smoked paprika, creme fraiche

BTW Large TV at the bar for football fans

Miso Izakaya

Love this place!  Located in Old Fourth Ward (O4W) this sushi restaurant is probably my favorite in town.  It's usually hard to get in and that's a great sign.  Don't confuse it with Craft Izakaya close by.  "Izakaya" is a Japanese name meaning "a type of informal Japanese drinking establishment that serves food to accompany the drinks." Located at 619 Edgewood Avenue close to the Beltline and Ammaza Pizza.  There is a parking lot next to it that usually has spots.  No valet too.  Absolute favorite things on the menu:  Soft shell crab BLT buns, Shoyu Tamago (soy marinated soft boiled egg over crispy rice) and the salmon sashimi.  Another fun thing to do is to try the Strong Guy sake.  It comes in a glass that is overfilled with a cute little blue and white china bowl underneath.  If you are a sushi lover you will not be sorry!

Hello World- Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade

This site is to celebrate food, drink, events here (Atlanta) and everywhere!  After living other places I truly appreciate the kindness, food, drink, people and sense of community Atlanta has to offer.  With so many movies and TV shows being filmed here now (Y’allywood!) Atlanta is in the spotlight.  One of the many great things about Atlanta (the “REAL” Atlanta inside the Perimeter) is the BeltLine.  Tomorrow they estimate about 20,000 people will walk along the BeltLine for 6th Annual Lantern Parade.  A unique magical experience.  People also hang out afterwards in the many bars and restaurants around The BeltLine in Old 4th Ward (O4W) and Inman Park.  Here are some pictures from last year.  See you tomorrow!