Thursday, November 19, 2009

PRIMAL coming this Saturday to SweetWater Brewery

A great event is coming to SweetWater Brewery this Saturday, November 21.  PRIMAL describes itself  as "a celebration of the culinary arts' appreciation for wood fired cooking methods, butchers, and whole animal utilization".  Attendees will be able to watch as butchers demonstrate how to break down a cow, pig, goat and lamb.  The meats will then be prepared over wood fires by local chefs.  Attendees will also be able to enjoy sample a selection of wines and brews.  While the meats cook, Grindhouse Killers Burgers will be on hand to prepare sustainable sliders from the freshly butchered brisket and top round cuts.  Farm 255 will also hold a sausage-making demo and provide samples for attendees to enjoy.

Tickets for the event are still available at a cost of $55 for general admission and $100 for the VIP experience.  VIP tickets include the opportunity to sample wood-fired oysters, Allen Benton's Bacon, fire-toasted breads, whole wheels of artisan cheeses (grilled over hardwood), and a selection of reserve wines and beers.  PRIMAL promises to be educational as well as delicious!  The event will be held from 6-9PM this Saturday evening (VIP experience begins at 5:30 PM).  For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.artofthebutcher.com or call (404)849-3569

SweetWater Brewery
195 Ottley Drive
Atlanta, GA  30324

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Foodie TV: Bravo's Chef Academy Premieres Monday @ 11 PM

Award-winning chef Jean-Christophe Novelli comes to Bravo in the new nine-part series Chef Academy.  The series will follow Novelli (a very popular celebrity chef in the UK) as he attempts to launch a U.S. branch of his cooking school in Southern California.   In this preview from bravotv.com,  prospects must impress Chef Novelli and his executive chef Steve Kitchen in order to earn one of nine spots in an eight week long test program for his culinary academy.

The French-born chef's Novelli Academy Cookery School was voted one of the Top 25 Cookery Schools in the World.  Will he be able to duplicate this success across the pond?  Chef Academy premieres this Monday night at 11 ET/PT on Bravo.

Quick Bites: Essex Bagels & Deli

I stopped by Essex a couple of weeks ago (thanks to Chow Down Atlanta's heads up) .  These bagels are massive, fresh, chewy and delicious.  I fell in love with the Everything & Cinnamon-Raisin varieties (easily my favorites of the half-dozen I picked up that day).  Pick up one of their flavored cream cheeses to go along with your bagels (I'm partial to Horseradish Bacon).  A full breakfast menu (which includes hot breakfast sandwiches and three egg omelettes) is served all day.  Essex is located at Johns Creek Walk, near the interection of Medlock Bridge & Bell Rd.

Essex Bagels & Deli
11030 Medlock Bridge Rd, Suite 160
Johns Creek, GA  30097
(770) 476-8214
(770) 476-8241 (fax)
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