Join Bottle Rocket and Wine Shoe for their first wine tasting event of 2012. The event will be held at Bottle Rocket in Castleberry Hill for a tasting of select wines from The Wine Shoe. Led by Wine Shoe owner, Nora Wiley, the tasting will be held on Monday, January 30 at 7 pm. Bottle [...]
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Bottle Rocket and The Wine Shoe Host Wine Tasting Event on 1/30
January 26th, 2012 
Posted in atlanta, Downtown, Good for Groups, Wine Selection, Wine Tasting 
Tags: Bottle-Rocket, Castleberry Hill, Wine, Wine Tasting 
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Der Biergarten, Downtown Atlanta, Restaurant Review
December 6th, 2011 Located in Downtown Atlanta, I had long written Der Biergarten off as nothing more than a tourist trap, masquerading as quality German fare. With its somewhat cheesy photo op cutouts and murals, they didn’t help their case in my eyes. But because I was writing the book, Food Lovers’ Atlanta (have you picked up your [...]
Posted in atlanta, Atlanta visiting, bar, Downtown, Good for Groups, outdoor dining, Restaurant Reviews Tags: beer, Biergarten, Downtown, German 1 Comment »10th Annual Castleberry Hill Chili Cook Off
October 22nd, 2011 The 10th Annual Castleberry Hill Chili Cook Off will be held Saturday, October 22 at Elliott Street Pub. I really, really, hope you can make it. All proceeds from the event will be used to support the Castleberry Hill Neighborhood Fire Department, Atlanta Fire Station #1. I’m excited to announce that I’ll be a judge [...]
Posted in American, atlanta, Downtown, Good for Groups, Taste of Tags: Castleberry Hill, charity, chili, chili-cook-off, Downtown 1 Comment »Sunday Night Guest Chef Dinner at Bottle Rocket Atlanta
August 16th, 2011 My love for Bottle Rocket in Castleberry Hill is no secret. Bottle Rocket has been featuring guest chefs for the past several Sunday night dinners. Co-owner, Josh Calvin, called me up enthusiastically the Thursday before and urged me to come see the raw talent they were showcasing: Chef de Cuisine at Miller Union, Justin Burdett. [...]
Posted in American, atlanta, Downtown, Seafood, Tapas, Taste of Tags: atlanta, Bottle-Rocket, cocktails, Downtown, Miller Union, offal, Seafood, small plates No Comments »Meehan’s Beer Pairing Dinner: Terrapin and Corn
July 11th, 2011 A couple weeks ago, we were invited to visit the first of a series of Beer Dinners at Meehan’s Downtown. The dinners feature a key ingredient which is used in each course (think Iron Chef) and each course is paired with a beer from a local brewery. The Brewery was Terrapin and the ingredient was [...]
Posted in American, atlanta, bar, Downtown, Restaurant Reviews, Taste of Tags: beer, Beer Dinner, corn, Jordan Wakefield, Meehan's, Terrapin 7 Comments »
