You see them on road signs, giant sculptures, license plates and on any Georgia marketing materials, but Georgia’s famous fruit, the peach, won’t be on restaurant menus much longer. August is well under way, but peaches are on their way out of season. With only a few more weeks left, now is the opportunity to savor the peach. Here’s how to eat and drink your peaches before they are gone!
Eat
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Restaurant: Farm Burger
Chef: Cameron Thompson
Dish: Peach Burger: grass-fed, grass-finished beef patty topped with Georgia Peach chutney, Decimal Place goat cheese and arugula. This chutney may be added to other burgers as an a la carte topping during peach season.
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Credit: Alexa Lampasona
Restaurant: STK
Chef: Mark Alba
Dish: Heirloom tomatoes paired with local peaches, basil, pecorino and tomato foam. Chef Alba is the newly appointed executive chef for STK and is adding his twist to the traditional caprese salad by highlighting peaches.
Restaurant: Gunshow (Hired Chef Series)
Chef: Tandy Wilson of Nashville's City House
Dish: Crispy Pork Meatballs: peach jezebel, mint, red onion, chilies and grit crumbs. Wilson will cook at the restaurant August 12 and 13.
Drink
Restaurant: Yalla! ATL
Bar Manager: Kathryn Fitzgerald
Drink: The Elberta soda: Pearson's Elberta peaches, ginger, cayenne and basil.
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Restaurant: Food 101
Bar Manager: J.D. Doyle
Drink: Sweet Southern Pie cocktail: Absolute Peach, Liquor 43, fresh peach simple syrup, fresh Georgia peach slices, one Nilla Wafer and ginger infused sugar rim. Sweet and salty gets a new companion with the addition of a grilled bacon strip.
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Credit: Alexa Lampasona
Restaurant: Park 75
Pastry Chef: Charles Barrett
Drink: Peach milkshake: High Road ice cream, Georgia peaches and whole milk. Park 75 sources from Pearson and Lane Orchards. The milkshake is exclusively available for $5 during Wednesday's "Burger Bar."
Sweet
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Credit: Alexa Lampasona
Restaurant: Revolution Donuts
Dish: Fresh peach slider: a yeast-raised round filled with sliced Georgia peaches. The best part? It's vegan!
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