Pretty Southern is proud to announce our membership in the Atlanta Food Bloggers Society. We just attend our first event at Horseradish Grill, and we’re still stuffed full of Southern goodness!
First Course: Pimento Cheese Grit Fritter, Country Ham Aioli, Homemade B&B Pickles; a Fried Fish Filet with Garlic Chips and Alabama White Sauce; plus a Fried Green Tomato topped with Goat Cheese, Spiced Pecans and drizzled with Remoulade. This was a perfect Southern sampler. (more…)
There’s something beautiful about the broken.
In a growing city like Atlanta, our eyes pop at the sight of new condos, commercial buildings, and restaurants that seem to surface in our neighborhoods without limit. But the crumbling infrastructure and dilapidated real estate that once was has a mystic, ethereal, restful beauty about it that has always tugged at my curiosity and landed me in places seldom visited by the the sensible adventurer. (more…)
Happy Cinco de Mayo! This festival of fajitas has become a rather notorious day for partying, while of course celebrating Mexican independence. Alas, this year Cinco de Mayo falls on a Monday, so we’ve got to keep it pretty tame. Our friend Hess at Witty + Pretty has a whole list of the places to get the best margarita in Atlanta, but to whet your appetite, Pretty Southern checked out the latest guacamole menu at Zocalo. Midtown’s Mexican kitchen and cantina is hosting its inaugural Guacamole Festival from now through Sunday, May 18. (more…)
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As the Braves prepare for opening day, Aaron Chewning is also stepping up to the plate. The mastermind behind the Braves “Baselines” a spoof of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” garnered more then 500,000 views on YouTube in 2013. Now to kick off the 2014 season, Aaron Chewning brings us his latest single “Chop Arm Strong”.
Cameos in this video include Jeff Foxworthy, Bert Weiss and Jeff Dauler from Q100, and even Governor Nathan Deal rocking his “A” cap. What do y’all think of this new single? #choparmstrong.
Just for giggles, here’s the marvelous Baselines video.
Imagine finding out you lost your job via the Internet. Classy, right? Well that’s just what happened to Arianne Fielder. Our favorite Pretty Southern bartender got online last night to learn from Eater Atlanta that she was out of a job at Parish. She was contracted to help the Inman Park restaurant revamp its cocktail menu, only to have her salary cut to $7 an hour (a pittance for anyone behind the bar who can’t work for tips). The restaurant is managed by the Concentrics restaurant group, and someone there had the audacity to let Eater know that Arianne was out before having the common decency to tell her first!
Here’s what we know from Arianne’s Facebook page:
“This post was put out by @concentrics to hurt me. And It did. I was so worried it would hurt my professional integrity and was so offended and blindsided that I wasn’t worthy of a face to face conversation by my own bosses who apparently were out to just humiliate me by the press. None the less @eateratlanta my job means nothing without my amazing staff who are undeservingly feeling this lash that this “firing post” put on me. I love my team that is there at parish, who has nothing to do with this foolishness. Please direct your (rightful) disgust to the people who hired and (internet fired?) me. I have grown to love that staff so much and as much as I appreciate the overwhelming support for the wrong done to me.”
Arianne is one of the best bartenders in the South. She’s paved the way for other girls to go kick ass behind the bar here in Atlanta. Her cocktails grace the menu of several leading establishments including Southern Art & Bourbon Bar, Seven Lamps, and Article 14. Her accolades include:
No employer should ever think it’s right to talk to the media about releasing their employees (or contractors). This is such bad form for Concentrics. This restaurant brand helped build the empire of Richard Blais and one would think their PR team would know better.
Arianne – you go girl. There’s better times, and cocktails, waiting for you!