![Appetizer Publik Draft House](https://prettysouthern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-51-224x300.jpg)
Our first course at Publik Draft House
I think I was about 8 years old when I attended my first progressive dinner. My Girl Scout troop arranged a progressive dinner at three different homes so we could all earn our nutrition badge…or something like that! In my Southern girl mind, these dinners involved crock pots with packaged or pre-made concoctions. The recent progressive dinner I attended with the Atlanta Food Blogger Society was nothing of the sort!
We started our meal with appetizers at Publik Draft House, followed by dinner and dessert at Baraonda. These sister restaurants are two of my favorite places to eat before taking in a show at The Fabulous Fox Theatre, and my-oh-my was this meal a showstopper. About halfway through dinner, I told Erica Smith from A Taste of Our City that there was no way I could eat anymore…but we kept going!
Here’s a menu rundown from our Progressive Dinner in Atlanta
First course – platters of appetizers at Publik Draft House.
![Ceviche tacos at Publik Draft House](https://prettysouthern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-4.jpg)
Ceviche Tacos
![Pimento Cheese Toast at PDH Atlanta](https://prettysouthern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-1.jpg)
Pimento Cheese Toast
![BBQ Sliders at PDH Atlanta](https://prettysouthern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-3.jpg)
BBQ Sliders
Second course – pizza, salad, and foccacia at Baraonda
![Diavola Pizza at Baraonda Atlanta](https://prettysouthern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-5-1-224x300.jpg)
Diavola Pizza
![Salad with goat cheese & green apples Baraonda Atlanta](https://prettysouthern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-2-224x300.jpg)
Green apple & goat cheese salad
![Foccacia bread Baraonda Atlanta](https://prettysouthern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-1-1-224x300.jpg)
Savory foccacia bread
Third course – Mama mia, y’all! Pastas, fresh veggies, and even veal swimming in marinara sauce.
![cheese tortellini Baraonda Atlanta](https://prettysouthern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-2-1-300x300.jpg)
Housemade ravioli of the day – ooey gooey cheesy goodness in pasta packets!
![Gigli at Baraonda Atlanta](https://prettysouthern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-4-1-300x300.jpg)
Gigli ~ housemade pasta, wild boar sausage, rapini, Italian cherry tomatoes
![Summer squash served as a side with veal marinara in the background](https://prettysouthern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-3-1.jpg)
Summer squash served as a side with veal marinara in the background
I’ve had a blast getting to dine at so many amazing A-town restaurants with the Atlanta Food Blogger Society. Thanks so much to my dining companions that evening including:
- A Taste of Our City
- Eatlanta
- Eating With Erica
- Pigskin Peaches
- We Like to Cook
- Happily Eating
- Sprinkles & Tiaras
- Red Velvet Confections
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This all looks so delicious! Especially the pimento cheese toast and pizza LOL!