Jerry Lives!

We had a great time at The Garcia Dinners last week! Everyone celebrated with lots of food, booze and most importantly, music! Thank you to those of you who joined us, and for those of you who missed it, we hope that you will be there next August! Here are a few photos from the first night. Pictured above is the electric band, gr8FLdüde & frenz.

"Dragged Through The Garden" Chicago Dog

Ron & Brian singing with Parker Smith & Michael Chesin, playing an acoustic set.

Miguel working on the line. He's been with us for 4 Garcia dinners!

Jerry loved junk food and we do, too! This is our version of Houston's Rio Verde's Taco Truck Frito Pie!

2010 Jerry Garcia Dinners!

Our annual tribute to Jerry Garcia is back! The much-anticipated Garcia celebrations will be held Wednesday, August 4th and Thursday, August 5th. This year we will be offering an a la carte menu of dishes inspired by the song “Truckin,’” as well as a tasting menu for $60, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 404.347.9747.

Come in for brunch on Jerry’s birthday, Sunday, August 1st wearing your heady gear and get a free cocktail made with Jerry’s favorite drink, Dr. Pepper!

The White Dinner: A Tribute to The Beatles' White Album

The second musically inspired dinner of the year will be a tribute to The Beatles’ White Album on March 3rd. We will be serving a five course menu of delicious dishes made with white ingredients. We will also feature a live band playing covers from the Beatles all night long! The White Dinner will begin promptly at 7 p.m. and will be $40 per person, plus tax and gratuity. We still have a few spots left, but they are going fast! Make your reservations ASAP!

Rosebud Tribute Dinner: "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"

On Wednesday, January 27th, we will be re-igniting our music dinner series with a nod to Ron's childhood and upbringing. "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" will pay tribute to Long Island’s own Billy Joel and feature a menu of classic New York Italian joints. Both The Beatles and Fontana di Travi, an traditional New York Italian restaurant in Manhattan, were cited as Joel’s inspiration when writing the song. Come and indulge in hearty Italian food that will be sure to warm you up during this chilly winter weather! Our six course menu will cost $38 per person, plus tax and gratuity. The dinner will be at 7 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made by called 404.347.9747.

Widespread Food & Fun

Oh, what a night we had last night with our Don't Panic tribute dinner. Rocking out to WSP tunes, drinking from red Solo cups (as a shout out to John Bell) and five fantastic courses dedicated to the music of Widespread Panic.

We started the evening with "Red Beans" - seared Georges Bank scallops served over braised Carolina red beans, housemade orange mustard and micro celery.

Next, we floated on to "Fishwater" - Peekytoe crab ravioli with local baby fennel, sherry and a shellfish consomme.

After a light course like Fishwater, we kicked up the spice a bit with "Thought Sausage" - Riverview Farms sausage gumbo with Carolina plantation rice. (This course was my personal favorite - just the right amount of heat to it.)

Before anyone got too full, we moved on to "Ribs and Whiskey" - braised Painted Hills short ribs over green garlic potato puree, housemade pickled peppers and Maker's Mark demi-glace. (This was the majority's favorite course. The short ribs practically melted they were so tender.)

At this point, most people were starting to get pretty full so we went very light with "Coconut" for dessert - coconut beignets with chilly watermelon and basil creme anglaise.

Top the evening off with a few PBR "Tall Boys" and some fun, take-home goodies and we were able to call last night a success! Next musical tribute dinner - Jerry Garcia, of course. Join us August 5 or 6 for a two night run. It isn't too late to make your reservation now.

Who's Panicking?

To say that chef & owner Ron Eyester is a music lover is a bit of an understatement. Ron has built a reputation for his music tribute dinners for bands like The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, and Johnny Cash over the last few years. Tomorrow night we are hosting our first music tribute dinner since Ron has taken over as owner, and, appropriately, it is titled Don't Panic - The Changes Aren't Widespread.

Chef Christian testing cheese straw recipes for tomorrow night

The five course dinner pairs each course with a favorite WSP song.

Red Beans

Seared Georges Bank Scallops
Hambone Braised Carolina Red Beans, Housemade Orange-Mustard & Micro Celery

Fishwater

Peekytoe Crab Ravioli
Local Baby Fennel, Sherry & Spiced Shellfish Consommé

"Fishwater"

Thought Sausage

Riverview Farms Sausage Gumbo
Carolina Plantation Rice

Ribs & Whiskey

Braised Painted Hill Short Rib
Green Garlic Potato Puree, Pickled Sweet Peppers & Maker’s Mark Demi-Glace

Coconut

Coconut Beignets
Chilly Watermelon & Basil Crème Anglaise

Reservations are still available and can be made by calling 404-347-9747. Dinner is tomorrow night (Wednesday, April 29) at 6:30 p.m. and costs $52 per person. It promises to be a very fun evening.