Recycling Rocks Brunch

To celebrate National Recycling Week, bring in a non-perishable food item in recyclable packaging to brunch on Saturday, November 13th. All food collected will be donated to the Atlanta Community Food Bank, and each person who brings will get a CD of "recycled tunes" from Ron! We will be open from 10 am to 3 pm, and debuting a new, "recycled" brunch menu.

Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 404.347.9747.

Slowbud Family Dinner

On Sunday, October 17th we hosted the first of a quarterly dinner series called Slowbud. A portion of the sales for the night are donated to Slow Food Atlanta. The weather was perfect and everyone got to share eight dishes of fresh, local food!

Jeff made a cocktail that paired perfectly with the lovely fall weather - brandy, pear brandy, local apple cider, sorghum & ginger soda, cinnamon & nutmeg.

Marinated Local Radishes

Housecured Tuna, Local Peppers, White Beans, Heirloom Tomato Vinaigrette

Rosebud Mozzarella - Local Sungold Tomatoes, Lemon, Garlic & Fresh Anchovy

Halloween Brunch & Costume Contest

Join us Sunday, October 31st, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for some Halloween inspired cocktails and brunch specials! Grab your friends and come dressed up in your Halloween costumes. There will be a costume contest at 2 p.m. and some fantastic Rosebud prizes for the winners:

1st Place - $250 Gift Card

2nd Place – Rosebud Alcoholic Survival Kit ($150 Value)

3rd Place - $50 iTunes Card & Mind Eraser

Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 404.347.9747.

Field of Greens Festival 2010

Field of Greens was a huge success this past Sunday with a record attendance and more chefs participating than ever before! For those of you who are unfamiliar with this local foods festival, the best part about it is the sense of kinship between the restaurants, farmers and others who support their local community. The event takes place every year at Whipporwhill Hollow Organic Farm in Walnut Grove, GA. Even though it is a 45 minute drive from Atlanta, the event still draws a large group of people from the city. All ages come to sample food, enjoy the farm's beautiful scenery, listen to live music and raise awareness about the importance of supporting the local economy and each other. If you missed it this year, I would definitely make sure to come next year!

Ron with Matt Swickerath of Valenza and Stephen Herman of Haven

We served White Oak Pastures beef & Riverview Farms pork meatballs with a smoked tomato sauce & midnight moon cheese.

Ron, Pam & Mydland enjoying the festival!

Squash bruschetta prepared by La Vigne at Montaluce.

Pimento cheese deviled eggs prepared by Woodfire Grill

Rosebud Event Brainstorming: Playlist 2010

Even though we are knee-deep in the holiday season, we are making time to brainstorm some ideas for 2010 events at Rosebud. Here are a few of the things we have been discussing:

Mardi Gras Brunch - Get a taste of New Orleans and participate in Fat Tuesday celebration in Atlanta during a Saturday brunch in Feburary.

Billy Joel: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant - Tribute dinner exploring music and Italian food

The White Dinner: A Tribute to the Beatles - A dinner celebrating The White Album using ingredients like white asparagus, scallops, and cauliflower. We should be able to get a great cover band for this one!

A Tale of Two Breweries - Dinner with beer pairings from two local breweries, Sweetwater and Terrapin.

Jerry Week - Each year, our most popular dinner is our Jerry Garcia tribute dinner. This past year, we did it two night in a row! In 2010, we are thinking about holding a weeklong celebration for Ron's favorite musician, with a Jerry Brunch, lots of live music, food, and drink!

This is your opportunity to give us your input! What do you think of these ideas? Do you have any ideas for events in 2010?

Great Neighbors; Great Deals

Today, we are excited to kick-off a new partnership with our neighbor, clothing boutique Meringue. All this month show us your receipt from Meringue and receive $10 off of a $25 lunch purchase at Rosebud, or show Meringue your receipt from us and save 20% off your entire purchase. What a perfect excuse for a shopping and lunch date with friends!

Join us tonight at 5:30 p.m. to help kick-off our partnership with complimentary cocktails and a sneak peek at some new fall fashions.

Weekend Round-Up

Since we serve brunch on both Saturdays and Sundays, we often have to miss out on some of the great food-related events going on in the city, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out too! Here are some of our favorite events coming up this weekend:

On Saturday at the Morningside Farmer's Market join Slow Food Atlanta for a Strawberry Celebration. From 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. you can sample the seasons freshest berries, enjoy homemade strawberry shortcake and shop our favorite local market. This event is $5 per person and proceeds benefit Slow Food.

Also on Saturday, Atlanta is getting FREE PIE. How fun is this event? From 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at several Atlanta neighborhoods like Cabbagetown, Candler Park, Piedmont Park, Virginia Highlands, Little Five Points and Decatur, kind souls will be handing out free pie to anyone that shows up. Talk about some good karma! For more info and specific locations, click here.

Happy Friday!