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Month: September 2011

  • Truffles Grill Serves Up Atlanta

    Truffles Café, the upscale casual dining establishment located in Buckhead, is pleased to announce that the restaurant’s name is changing to Truffles Grill. With three South Carolina locations (two in Hilton Head and one in Bluffton) Atlanta residents have to try their newest location next to Lenox Mall.

    “We want our guests to know that we are a more upscale concept than simply a casual café, and we also serve dinner in addition to our popular lunch menu,” says Operating Partner Rich Rylke. “Truffles Grill better encompasses the fun atmosphere and diverse menu options that we offer.”

    Mushroom crostini is a wonderful way top start your meal at Truffles Grill

    The ambiance of the dining room, combined with the wide-ranging food selection and attentive personal service, makes Truffles the perfect spot for a night out with friends or a leisurely lunch.

    Truffles offers a diverse menu featuring new items such as tilapia with organic butter and sea salt, shoestring fries and coleslaw; tequila lime chicken – a marinated half chicken, grilled and served with fresh vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes; steak frites with a nine-ounce sirloin accompanied by shoestring fries and coleslaw; and Cajun seasoned tuna with wasabi cream, fresh vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes. 

    Your Southern man will love this smoky grilled chicken breast topped with cheese and bacon!

    The restaurant’s signature dishes include jumbo lump crab cakes with wasabi mayonnaise; basil parmesan glazed grouper; creamy tomato dill soup, a tuna burger chopped with fresh ginger and scallions and topped with cilantro mayonnaise. Truffles bar offers 35 wines by the glass, along with a selection of specialty cocktails and premium-brand liquors. From lagers and pale ales to porters and stout, Truffles also has an expansive offering of beer, both on tap and in bottles.

    The yummy grouper topped with parmesan and basil served with crisp green beans and garlic taters

    The best part about Truffles is dessert. Our feature photo (and favorite menu item) is the Blondie with butterscotch and chocolate chips, served warm with vanilla bean ice cream, homemade caramel sauce and chocolate drizzle. Everything is prepared daily using the freshest ingredients, and menu prices range from $5 to $29. Not a bad deal after a day of shopping!

    Truffles Grill is located at 3345 Lenox Road in Atlanta.  The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner daily – Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.  Seating is available at the door or reservations can be made online, plus the full menu is available for take-out! For more information, visit Truffles website or call 404.364.9050.

    Editor’s Note: Mandy Betts contributed to this article. Food photography by Kevin Patrick.

  • Tybee Island Wedding Chapel Celebrates Opening

    The Tybee Island Wedding Chapel, located on picturesque island in Georgia, held its grand opening celebration on Aug. 12. Festivities were presided over by celebrity host David Tutera of WE-TV’s My Fair Wedding. Tutera called the new wedding destination “a wonderful, important venue full of charm and character.”

    The Chapel was originally built by artisans to reflect the look of a turn-of-the-century Baptist church for the 2010 romantic drama, “The Last Song,” starring Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, Greg Kinnear and Kelly Preston. It was slated for demolition after filming wrapped. At the last minute, real estate entrepreneur Stacye Jarrell saved the Chapel and lovingly re-purposed it as a unique wedding venue. Nestled among live oak trees and Spanish moss, the building is quaint, romantic and elegant. The beautifully refurbished Chapel has elevated Tybee Island to a premiere wedding destination and is attracting interest from brides and wedding planners from across the country.

    For more details on The Tybee Island Wedding Chapel visit their web site. And if you haven’t been to Tybee Island, you might consider it for your next getaway. It’s about a four-hour drive from Atlanta and 20 minutes from Savannah. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution calls it the “Best One Tank Trip” and readers of Creative Loafing voted it “Best Beach Retreat.” It’s a laid back, eclectic island where you can truly get away and commune with nature. In fact, it was recently awarded the title “Healthiest Beach in the US” by Health Magazine. And who doesn’t want to go to the upcoming Tybee Island Pirate Fest taking place from October 6-9?

    To find out more about Tybee Island click here! Have you been to Tybee Island before, be it for a wedding or a vacation? If so, please tell us what you liked about it in the comments section below!

    [author] [author_image timthumb=’on’]https://prettysouthern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Karen.jpg[/author_image] [author_info]Pretty Southern contributing culture and lifestyle reporter Karen Hatchett is a life-long southerner and resident of Smyrna, Georgia. She’s a Marketing & PR professional, arts & music lover, jewelry designer and casual gardener.[/author_info] [/author]