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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
In the mood for fondue? Where do you go?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fondue, the Swiss custom of dipping morsels in boiling hot sauces — especially cheese or chocolate — has bubbled up from time to time in the U.S. Hardly a wedding was complete in the Sixties without at least three gift fondue pots for the happy couple. Dante’s Down the Hatch made fondue part of the fine dining experience of the original Underground Atlanta, and kept the home Sterno burning after moving to Buckhead. (Owner Dante Stephensen is not Swiss, but Danish ancestry puts him pretty close.) See our latest In the Mood for a look at Dante’s and some other Atlanta restaurants offering fondue as a main attraction.
Do you fondue? When you’re in the mood for fondue, where do you go?
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World food goes down-home at Glover Family Farm
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Food and farm pairings don’t get much closer than a benefit planned for April 27 at Glover Family Farms, in Douglas County just over the border from Fulton.
Much of the meal, which celebrates the immigrant heritage that has shaped Atlanta’s foodways, will come from food raised on the farm. Sous chefs from some of the city’s top restaurants, including Repast, the Hil, Woodfire Grill and Restaurant Eugene, will prepare the food. The benefit is sponsored by Small Farms CSA, a community-supported agriculture program for Jenny Jack Sun and Love is Love Farms.
The meal benefits Slow Food Atlanta. A silent auction will raise funds for the community garden at Refugee Family Services, a Stone Mountain nonprofit that helps immigrant women and children move toward economic self-sufficiency.
Tickets are $45 and include the family-style dinner and drinks. The farm is at 3260 Highway 166 in Douglasville.
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Today’s Special Is…..?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AT RIGHT: Scott Peacock fries up a batch of buttermilk-battered fried chicken at Watershed in Decatur. It’s only served on Tuesdays.
Photo: Louie Favorite/ AJC staff
It’s Tuesday. Anyone living in or around Decatur knows that Tuesday night is fried chicken night at Watershed. Scott Peacock doesn’t offer his slightly crunchy, slightly salty take on one of the South’s iconic dishes any other night of the week — only Tuesday.
Weekly specials are a great idea, actually. From a marketing stand point, they generate interest during a time of the week when folks might opt to stay home. Of course, the kitchen has notoriously based week-day specials on what’s left over from the busy weekend. It’s a way to utilize what would otherwise go to waste.
We’re looking for weekly specials in your area. Does your favorite watering hole have a Wednesday night bleu cheese burger that kicks booty? Does your neighborhood joint cook up a mean coq au vin? Where are the best week-day specials?
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