Author: AtlantaFi.com Staff

Gypsy Kitchen in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta is throwing a special food event throughout the week called ” Gypsy Hour,” which will run every Monday through Friday. The event will highlight different vino, all of which will be premium and a delight to the palate.

The  rotating selection, along with a sparkling optio, will be offered at $5 a glass. Small plates will go for $4-$5 each as well.

 Gypsy Kitchen is a Spanish eatery that offers “some of the best culinary gems and flavors that this region has to offer,” its website says.

The restaurant, brought to us by Chris Hadermann and JP Piemonte (Big Ketch, Tin Lizzy’s Smokebelly BBQ), opened in 2014 and has been rocking ever since.

Selected drinks from the bar include:

The Seville Rose: Tito’s vodka, ginger, lemon and rose-spice syrup

Spice Trader: Old Forester bourbon, ginger beer, lime, honey and apricot.

The Corleone: Redemption Rye, Triple Sec, ameretto and black walnut bitters.

Atlantans looking to capture the flavor of Fat Tuesday in the Big Easy will get the chance with the Mardi Gras Party Gras Party Bus from Atlanta to New Orleans.

The bus leaves February 10, 2018 and travels to New Orleans for all the Mardi Gras festivities on Feb. 11. For $95 each, passengers will be feted to a rockin’ good time to Nola complete with all the krewe love they can stand. Did we mention there’s gumbo?

For Carnival lovers, “Mardi Gras” is the last Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, a Catholic tradition that stipulates 40 days of sinless living. 

There will be plenty of food, live entertainment, balls, beads and parades. For more deets click here.

What are the holidays for if they don’t foster goodwill among men and women, including good food, conversation and strong spirits in the chill air. One of metro Atlanta’s top eateries is curating that experience for six consecutive weeks.

 The Farmhouse Restaurant is serving an intimate private dining experience created for the holidays by Executive Chef Brian Moll. The Private Dining Room will be where the good stuff goes down: a 4-course, family-style meal with your loved ones.

Times: Wednesday – Saturday from Nov 24 – Dec 30.

Cost: $90, which includes gratuity

And: Wine, beer or liquor will be available but is not included in ticket price.

Private dining is available for a minimum of six and up to 10 guests. Book through Eventbrite, after which a Farmhouse employee will contact you with more details about your Private Dining evening and get information about any dietary restrictions or other needs you may have.

Until then, eat, my friends … and be merry.

The City of Atlanta will honor hometown boxing champ Evander Holyfield with a ceremony and bronze statue, Mayor Kasim Reed announced late Monday. 

I’m pleased to announce that the City of Atlanta will honor Evander “The Real Deal” @Holyfield with a bronze statue in recognition of his exemplary boxing career and his unwavering commitment to our City. pic.twitter.com/cTzCCDyC0d

— Kasim Reed (@KasimReed) November 28, 2017

Holyfield was crowned the cruiserweight and heavyweight champion in his nearly 30-year career inside the ring. Nicknamed “The Real Deal,” Holyfield is the world’s only four-time heavyweight title holder, gaining the belt the WBA, WBC, IBF boxing federations.

His most famous bout, without doubt, is his 1997 match with mercurial rival Mike Tyson. In that fight, Tyson infamously bit Holyfield’s ear in a savage episode that would ultimately put a dark cloud over Tyson’s career and the heyday of the sport.

Holyfield would go on to become a household name in America and crown prince of Atlanta. He would leave his mark on the area’s real estate with the purchase of a 44,000-square foot mansion in Fayetteville, Georgia just outside College Park.

The home, which features a 135-seat theater, 109 rooms, a 100-person dining room and a bowling alley, instantly became a tourist attraction as one of the most lavish homes on the East Coast and tops in the Southeastern United States.

In 2014, rapper Rick Ross purchased the home for $5.8 million in a foreclosure sale.

Today, the Holyfield name continues to be heard on the Atlanta-area airwaves as the boxing great’s son plays for the University of Georgia football team as a running back.

A Cobb County eatery has made the list of Bon Appétit Magazine’s 50 best new restaurants in America. Up against the likes of a chicken Parm–slinging sandwich shop, Texas barbecue goodness, and a new-school Jewish deli — to name a few — a farm-to-table joint on the Marietta Square has managed to make a name for itself.

Spring, located at 83 Church St. in Marietta, is being called a top-notch farm-to-table eatery that delivers that downhome Southern-feel-good food with a modern sensibility. Run by Kennesaw native Brian So (formerly of Sobban in Decatur), the eatery offers a refreshing culinary experience amid a simple setting.

So, what’s a menu fave? Well, the hearty eaters at Bon Appétit had this to say: “House-made butter and sourdough bread; chicken liver paté on toast with blueberry jam, pickled mustard seed, and raw pistachio —basically an advanced PB&J — and whatever produce-driven small plates are in season. Oh, and a beer from the restaurant’s drink menu, which features Georgian brews almost exclusively.”

Winners were whittled down to 10 in August.

It’s been a few months now since the smell of fresh fried chicken has been flowing from The Battery Atlanta adjacent to the Braves new stadium.

Marc Taft’s Feed Fried Chicken + Such opened its doors in August to rave reviews.

The eatery, brought to us by Marc Taft, the chef and restaurateur behind Marietta’s Chicken and the Egg and Avalon’s Brine Seafood Shack, specializes in fried chicken and the best of Southern sides.

The fast-casual menu features chicken that is antibiotic- and hormone-free from Springer Mountain Farms, so you KNOW it’s fresh. Taft said that the eatery harkens back to his childhood and the good eating that accompanied it.

“Some of my favorite childhood memories revolve around the fried chicken meals at my grandmother’s house,” Taft said in a statement. “Our goal is to be a beloved family destination with the best locally sourced poultry at a great value.”

Lil Uzi Vert is bringing his Luving ways to Midtown Atlanta to play at the Tabernacle.

Based in Philadelphia, he gained recognition after releasing his debut single, “Money Longer”, and several mixtapes, including Luv Is Rage, Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World, and The Perfect Luv Tape. Lil Uzi Vert has also collaborated with Atlanta rap group de jour Migos on “Bad and Boujee“.

The song went on to become Uzi Vert’s first top 100 single on the Billboard charts.

To buy a ticket, check out the Tabernacle website.

When new eateries open up in the Lenox Road corridor, many of them do well, but a far greater number of them fail.

They have a number of movers and shakers that embark on the journey that is the food service industry, and many of them have star power or big-name recognition. But what they don’t have is the name Houston’s.

Houston’s Restaurant is an upscale American casual dining restaurant chain, owned by Hillstone Restaurant Group, whose main corporate headquarters is in Beverly Hills, California. There are 51 Hillstone locations in 13 states.

Fashion e-commerce and brick & mortar retailer South Moon Under opened in Buckhead on Aug. 31. The Shops Around Lenox location,a 3,400-square foot store, isthe first Atlanta South Moon Under store to sell menswear, the business said in a news release.

The Buckhead store joins South Moon Under’s other two metro Atlanta locations at Alpharetta’s Avalon and Midtown’s Ponce City earlier this year.

“As forecasted, Atlanta has proven to be a successful foray into South Moon Under’s expansion into the southeast,” CEO Michael Smith said in a statement. “We’re looking forward to continuing the growth of our brand presence in Atlanta as well as introducing our menswear offerings to a stylish set of regional consumer.”

South Moon Under is a multi-brand boutique known for in-house brands and designer imprints. Male shoppers at the Buckhead location will see brands such as Faherty, Tailor Vintage, Joe’s, Normal Brand and Alternative Apparel.