Pretty Southern

Author: Lauren

  • Happy 2nd Anniversary Rosebud!

    Rosebud restaurant in Atlanta’s marvelous Morningside neighborhood has reached a milestone: their second anniversary! After opening in a recession which took down many food enterprises, we’re thrilled to see one of our favorite spots for Southern food has made it this far. Not only that, owner and chef Ron Eyester has opened another venture right across the street: The Family Dog.

    Here’s a list of all the fun happenings y’all can find at Rosebud and The Family Dog this summer.

    Wednesday, July 13 is Dine Out for the American Red Cross. Thousands of families in Georgia and the Southeast have been left homeless & suffering in the wake of this Spring’s natural disasters. Helping them is as easy as eating dinner. Rosebud will be donating 15% of their sales to help these folks. Reservations are recommended.

    Thursday, July 14 is dinner with Allan Benton and a 7-course menu of dishes featuring his Smoky Mountain Country Hams pork products. Dinner starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. and the cost is $48 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 404.347.9747.

    Every Sunday     night, in addition to their regular dinner menu Rosebud offers a Local Pasta with Sunday Gravy & Housemade Ricotta for only $15. Sunday Gravy is a traditional Italian tomato based sauce with numerous cuts of meat that Ron grew up eating in New York. Pair it with a bottomless glass of Chianti for $12!

    Every Monday     night, join Rosebud for brunch because sometimes pancakes are even better for dinner than they are for breakfast. Their housemade Bloody Marys will appease anyone after even the roughest Monday.

    Every Wednesday is Weiners & Widespread     featuring a live Widespread Panic show played on Rosebud’s DVDs and all menus can also be found on their website.

    Every Thursday Rosebud’s resident “wine dude” Jeff will be doing interactive beverage tastings at The Family Dog. Drink with Jeff themes will be different each week, ranging from beer features to highlights from their extensive menu of craft spirits.

    Thursday, July 14th – BBQ Wines
    Thursday, July 21st – Terrapin Beers
    Thursday, July 28th – Tequila

    Cost is $15 to $20 per person, plus tax and gratuity, depending on the week’s theme. Join anytime from 6 to 8 p.m. Then, there’s live music at the restaurant starting at 8:30 p.m. Not too loud to limit conversation; just right for a fun night out! They also have live music in the bar every Saturday afternoon from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Not only does Rosebud have live music at their bar but so does The Family Dog every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy a meal at Rosebud, then move across the street to enjoy some live tunes and a cold drink!

    Rosebud is offering a complimentary appetizer of fried green tomatoes or their perfect pimento cheese. Please comment below if you would like to receive the voucher from PrettySouthern.com to receive your free treat.

    For more information, call 404.347.9747 or visit Rosebud’s website

  • Boozy Pops

    There’s something so sweet about a popsicle in the summer. Like all things in life, the only way to make this treat better is to add alcohol. Booze brings the best out in everything and the newly opened Rooftop 866 at the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel is serving up their Boozy Pops this Sunday!

    Rooftop 866 bar and lounge offers Boozy Pops in a wide selection of flavors for only $3 apiece, making it easy for guests to chill out and unwind.  Boozy Pop flavors include basil peach margarita, mojito, pineapple mango rum, Bloody Mary and blueberry limoncello. These push pops will be offered throughout the summer months.

    To celebrate the launch, Rooftop 866 will be throwing a Boozy Pop Tweet-up tomorrow, Sunday, July 10 from 5 to 7 p.m., hosted by one of Midtown’s most fabulous tweeps @MidtownMile as well as Melissa Libby & Associates’ @AtlantaDish!  Join the fun to test-taste a Boozy Pop for yourself, plus enjoy complimentary treats like chips & dip from Rooftop 866’s delicious menu.

    Rooftop 866 is located at 866 West Peachtree Street NW and is open daily from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. weather permitting.  For more info, call 678-412-2402 or visit http://www.rooftop866atlanta.com.

    –Mandy Betts contributed to this article

  • Welcome to the SEC: Where Football Meets Fashion

    Granted it’s summer but that only means it’s time to start shopping for fall fashion pieces like Spell Dress! Every SEC girl knows that football is a lot more than what happens on the field. Tailgating, camaraderie and corn-hole are just the tip of the ice berg because, believe it or not, football also has a lot to do with fashion.

    While some sport game day T’s and athletic shorts, we’ve all seen the girls who dress up for the game. I was one of them. Yes, I wore black semi-formal dresses and four-inch heels to stand on bleachers for 3+ hours at Auburn games. Ah, the good old days. And if you have any kids, you can neatly place there clothes on options like a kids dressing up rail.

    Post-college, this attire didn’t make sense. Did it ever? Maybe not. However, I couldn’t simply jump from dressy to casual. Instead I’ve found a happy medium – cute, semi-dressy outfits in muted game-day colors. War Eagle instead of WAR EAGLE, if you will. Does it make me less of a fan? No. If anything, I’ve decided that it makes me more of a fan (and savvy shopper) because I don’t have ‘game-day’ clothes; instead, I have funny t shirts from Australia I can wear year round.

    One way I create my game-day looks is at Polyvore. Basically, it’s a site that hosts tons of shoes, tops, coats, and even mens lingerie. You can add to your favorites and/or use to create ‘sets’ of products, or outfits. Here are a few War Eagle looks I made for this upcoming fall.

     

    Q: Ever used Polyvore?
    Q: What’s your game-day look?

     

    [author] [author_image timthumb=’on’]https://prettysouthern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Kelly.jpg[/author_image] [author_info]Kelly Shaw Martin is an organized pre-cooker, monthly goal-setter, and avid reader. Her blog Fitting Back In is devoted to healthy and happy living where she shares workouts, book reviews, meal plans, and ‘healthified’ recipes: traditionally-bad-for-you dishes transformed into lower-calorie fare. She loves life in Atlanta with her husband Austin, shihpoo Reuben, and maltipoo Remy.[/author_info] [/author]

  • Pretty Southern Puppy

    Every Friday, we feature a puppy available for adoption at the Atlanta Humane Society. We’re so excited to be working with our first philanthropic organization to help promote their adorable pets looking for owners.

    Meet Belle, a beautiful terrier/retriever is pretty puppy at only two months old. She came in with her pack of princess sisters: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Ariel who are all available for adoption! The Atlanta Humane Society also offers basic obedience classes when Belle and the liter are old enough to understand her training. If y’all know anyone looking for a great puppy, please send over this link. Belle’s adoption fee is only $150 and (for reference) her animal ID #13361651. For more information, please call the AHS at (404) 875-5331 or visit http://www.atlantahumane.org/

  • Southern Song for the Redneck in Us All

    Watching Alan Jackson’s “Chattahoochee” is like reading a Highlights magazine. Remember when we were kids, and would look for the hidden objects in the puzzle? Nine weasels, a feather, piece of rope, etc.? We’re going to play a similar game with “Chattahoochee”.

    This song is the quintessential song for rednecks everywhere. No matter where you’re from, but especially if you’re from Georgia, the lyrics relish in honky-tonk pride. It’s artistic direction is taken to the next level by including a bunch of rednecks doing their usual things: partying down by the river, sporting mullets, jean shorts and rocking some awesome mustaches. So here we go, Pretty Southern’s first Redneck Hidden Pictures Fun Puzzle!

    Please view the video then answer the questions below in our comments section. The first person to get them all right wins a free coozie from Southern Nice!

    What age is the golden retriever: puppy, young or old?
    Which flag is flying behind the tiki torches?
    What’s the number on Alan’s Cowboys jersey?
    How many men are rocking both a mullet AND a mustache? (Editor’s note: Alan doesn’t count )
    Alan is sitting in something while singing his tune, what is it?
    What critter is crossing the road that the gentleman break for? If you’re a Delta Zeta, you’ll know!
    How many Classic Cars are featured?
    What color and shape is printed on the cowboy boots Alan’s wearing on water skiis?
    An old man is fishing on the river at the end of the song: what does he catch?

    Key in your answers in the comments section below. If you’ve won, you’ll receive an email from us and a post to Facebook and Twitter!

  • Smashburger Atlanta

    Smashburger is coming South! This better-burger sensation has everything y’all ever wanted for the ultimate fast food experience…and they even serve adult beverages! Forget Five Guys, Wendy’s, Mickey D’s and the like: Smashburger has got beer and wine, plus your food is ready in six minutes or less!

    Burgers, hot dogs, grilled chicken sandwiches, fries in multiple kinds — regular, shoestring, sweet potato and even veggie frites — plus fried pickles, fried onions and yummy chili. For lighter fare, there are fresh salads including slices of avocado, cucumbers, tomatoes, guacamole, and other crisp vegetables. Want to spice up your meal? Add the fresh grilled jalapenos which leave your mouth with a happy heat for the duration of your meal.

    To cool off your palette, sample a Smashburger shake. These milkshakes are some of the best in Atlanta, made with Haagen-Dazs and available in floats and malts served in frosted mugs. Classic American flavors of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry compliment crazier concoctions such as the Nutter Butter. A sweet Peach Pie shake was created just for Smashburger’s Georgia locations.

    The first Smashburger spot in Georgia is in Buckhead with two more stores opening in Johns Creek and Alpharetta later this summer with plans to open a Kennesaw location sometime in the fall. Management plans to open 20 Atlanta-area locations over the next seven years. Smashburger also opened shops in both Charlotte and New Orleans and are planning to spread more shops across the South.

    Savory, sweet and so-freakin'-good! The Atlanta Burger includes peach BBQ sauce, Wicked® Pimena cheese, grilled jalapeños and Vidalia coleslaw. You'll feel a pleasant heat from start to finish.

    Atlanta’s Smashburgers will feature a regional menu inspired by Southern flavors. The Atlanta Burger is topped peach BBQ sauce, Wicked® Pimena cheese, grilled jalapeños and Vidalia coleslaw plus the same toppings can be found on the Atlanta Dog.

    PrettySouthern got to go back in the kitchen to learn how to smash a burger. The science of Smashburger was perfected by Tom Ryan: the same gentleman responsible for Pizza Hut’s stuffed crust pizza and McDonald’s McGriddle. He showed us how the burgers start as a “fluff ball” of 100% Angus Beef, which are laid across a grill that’s been slathered in butter. Yes, at Smashburger, they sear their burgers in butter! This forms a delicious, caramelized layer on the burger. After grilling, the Smashburger is placed between two buttered buns (more butter keeps the bun from falling apart around the burger) and topped with your choice of ingredients.

    Just like their motto “Smash. Sizzle. Savor.” we smashed our burger, sizzled it on the piping hot grill, and savored the smashed goodness. Come hungry to Smashburger. Your tummy will need the extra space for this meal. Also, definitely register for their mobile messages. You’ll get info on discounts just by texting “Smashburger Atl” to 90210. Yes, it works. We tried it an are excited to see what other offers Smashburger has for Southerners.

    Smashburger opens its first Atlanta location tomorrow (Thursday, July 7) in the old location where Fat Burger used to reside between Piedmont and Sydney Marcus in Buckhead (across from the Home Depot in the Marshall’s shopping center). For more information, check out their website or follow follow PrettySouthern to see what finds we have for you next below the Mason Dixon line.

    Get your fine self over to Smashburger soon. That meaty magic is waiting for you.