a) Several Atlanta restaurants (Muss & Turner’s, Local Three, Empire State South and Five & Ten) to name a few have added a line to the bottom of their guest checks … it’s called “Round Up for Ryan”. You can donate that way.
b) On Sunday, January 27th, there will be awesomeness from 4pm until 8pm at the King Plow (www.boldamerican.com/kingplow/). It’s $150 plus some fees … buy tickets
The list of food that will be there is impressive and still growing:
Abattoir
Floataway Cafe
Bacchanalia
Muss & Turner’s / Local Three
4th & Swift
Brick Store Pub / Leon’s Full Service
Rathbun’s
Taco Mac
Canoe
STG / Bocado
Miller Union
No. 246 / The Optimist
Double Zero Napoletana / The Iberian Pig
Restaurant Eugene / Holeman & Finch
Rosebud
Southbound
Noni’s
Empire State South
Cakes & Ale
Greg Hardesty with Recess in Indy
Six Feet Under
Octane
Honeysuckle Gelato
Fox Brothers BBQ / The Big Tex
For those of you who follow my blog and the ATL food scene with any semblance of frequency, you probably know about Ryan Hidinger and his wife Jen. They put together Staplehouse, perhaps the best supper club this city has to offer.
Well, Ryan is very very sick. I’m not going to dress this up; rather, I’ll just point you to this post if you care to find out more. Go check them out on the Staplehouse facebook page and spend some time over on the Staplehouse website. They have a mailing list you can sign up for, which will be the best way to keep up with what they are dealing with.
When I told Spark Plug not to leave the city this month, I meant it. Did she listen? No, no she didn’t. When she reads this, am I going to get an international phone call shortly thereafter at which time I will be dressed down? Admittedly, I did not tell her exactly why … so for that I’ll grant her a brief reprieve. [yes, I can keep secrets y’all, even from my best of friends]. But let’s move on and stop twisting the knife in that poor girl’s heart. Her loss is our gain (as an extra-seat is available).
BATON Supper Club at Candler Park’s Gato Bizco Café is back (for Monday, June 25th and Tuesday, June 26th) and this one might be the biggest coup yet! [I feel like I say that every time they announce one of those things].
Now that my reservations are in place, I am happy to share with y’all the details for the latest rendition of the show.
Archuleta and Tedford are back again with another rendition of their BATON Supper Series. As with the first three, the duet has managed to wrangle another impressive cookmeister from lands abroad. So check out the details after the jump and hop on the reservation bandwagon asap.
The playfully named upcoming Meat & Three BATON Supper Series dinner has sold out. However, I’m not writing this as a neener neener to those who did not secure a seat (welcome to my club); but instead, I am telling people who planned on taking advantage of the walk-in service that BATON’s plans have changed and that feature is no longer an option.
According to Moses Archuleta (who runs BATON along with Bryson Tedford), the counter is now for reservations only. However, the Monday night music act is still free for everyone. Suggested arrival time for that is 10:45 and there will be a single menu item available for purchase to those who show up then.
As for those who will be seated at the counter, it doesn’t sound like the à la carte menu is still available. I was told:
It may or may not be the same menu, haha. We will figure it out one way or another the days leading up to it. But it shouldn’t end up costing anymore, regardless.
I’m curious to hear what happens there. I can’t imagine it would be a good idea to complicate service with unique offerings … but even with that apprehensive thought, I would be no less enthused to see what was what. BATON has earned my trust in the two meals I’ve had … so why expect anything different here.
Were you ever around during the formative years for a band that ultimately hit it big? If you’re anything like me, you feel somewhat responsible for that band’s success and you wear that like a badge of honor. Ladies and gents, I think you have an opportunity to be a part of that type of culinary explosion. It seems that Bryson Tedford and Moses Archuleta are kicking ass and taking names. Only, they’re not a band and they aren’t even chefs. Their like a crack-commando duo of restaurateur ilk but with a sweet ass concept that you won’t find anywhere else in Atlanta (and perhaps the country).
For the past several months, T&A have been putting on the BATON Supper Series. They bring in a super awesome chef from lands far away and plop them down in Candler Park’s Gato Bizco Café for a two night whirlwind.
Every month I sit here watching my inbox like a hawk, waiting for news of the next supper club, half expecting a “sorry folks, we just can’t do it anymore.” And so far, my fears have been summarily dismissed every single time. Bryson and Moses keep pulling in a huge name every single time. So check out the details for round 3 of BATON, which drops Monday January 16th and Tuesday January 17th of 2012.
The episode was obviously well received as word has just hit the interwebs that a new “The Four Coursemen Adventure” is set to premier early after the new year. It drops Sunday, January 8th at 8pm ET on The Cooking Channel, so set your DVRs or make it a point to watch it live.
If all of this is stranger than fiction to you – might I suggest that you do a little reading (and looking) over on T4C’s website or look for them via @FourCoursemen or on their facebook page. Even if you’re not willing to drive to Athens just to check them out (I suggest you make that sacrifice), keep an ear to the ground because they do travel from time to time. They’ve in fact done a few dinners in Atlanta proper.
Push Start Kitchen is one of a handful of supper clubs that operate in and around Atlanta. Trends with Benefits is a TBS TV show that talks about all sorts of trending and hot topics. So in a marriage of the trendy and those who talk about the trendy, Push Start Got a little airtime on Trends with Benefits. You’ll notice the video was shot at one of their dinners, which took place in and at The Stacks Lofts on Boulevard. Seems cool … right?
This past Monday and Tuesday marked round #2 of the fantastic BATON Supper Series, a sort of subterranean dinner club series that kicked off last month. If you’ve missed my past posts on BATON, here’s a little catch up for you:
Moses Archuleta, of Deerhunter fame, and Bryson Tedford are the organizers of this monthly endeavor; and, the duo hosts these two night events at Gato Bizco Café in Candler Park. The club is intended to run the last Monday and Tuesday of the month [dinner #2 was delayed a week on account of the holidays]. What’s particularly cool about these dinners is that Tedford and Archuleta work with chefs who hail from outside of Atlanta. So every month, not only do you get different food from a different chef, but you get something you won’t be able to get elsewhere in the city. Party!
Okay, so the October premier featured the M. Wells gang from NYC and was built around black pepper as the central ingredient. It was awesome … you should read about it. To pull this Fête du Boeuf off, nabbed Tien Ho, a congenial chef who recently left his position at Momofuku’s Má Pêche in New York City. For realz people – this guy has skillz! Dinner … well it rocked.
