Grub Notes
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Food Roundup: Fooks Foods, Farmers Markets, Coterie & Tie
Athens Farmers Market. Photo via Facebook
Hey. Yay! It's been 10 years since Fooks Foods started doing business in Athens, during which time it's moved from Baxter to South Milledge, where it seems to be doing well. Come celebrate with them on Sunday at 12:30 p.m., when Streets Cafe will be on hand serving food and lion dancers will perform at 1.
Also, in case you're not one of the 967 people who've RSVPed yes to the Facebook event,Athens Farmers Market kicks off its season on Saturday at 8 a.m. at Bishop Park, with the Wednesday evening markets starting Apr. 9 downtown. Peter Dale is chef demo-ing. There will be music and vegetables and eggs and coffee and all kinds of other things. Oconee Farmers Market starts its season the same day.
More after the jump.
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Saucehouse Update; Hugh Acheson Book Signing Sunday
Food roundup below:
Saucehouse Barbeque may not have broken ground yet on the spot that used to house Peaches and is now a dirt pit, but it should in the very near future, with hopes to open in August. In the meantime, the dudes who own it are focusing on catering, with a mobile smoker that can be brought to your event, should you want bbq, and a new business (Elegantly Southern Catering) that does more high-end events.
Hugh Acheson has a new book out. No, it's not the promised CSA-based cookbook that's still in the works (referred to informally as "what the heck do I do with kohlrabi?" and formally titled Eat Well) but a cute little packet of recipe cards titled Pick a Pickle. The man of style will be signing it at Five & Ten on Sunday from 2:30–4 p.m. His flagship restaurant also has a brand-new bar menu, with a burger, confit chicken wings, cookies and more.
More after the jump.
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Creature Comforts Starts Brewing, Finally
Those looking for an update on the status of downtown brewery Creature Comforts, which has been in the works for over a year, got an encouraging one this afternoon, when the company posted the news to its Twitter and Facebook pages that it would officially begin brewing in the former Snow Tire space Monday, Mar. 24. This places the estimated opening date four to five weeks away.
More info after the jump.
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Journey Juice Is Open Downtown; Classic City Grocery Delivers
Hey, juice folks, Journey Juice is opening its second location (underneath Jittery Joe's at the corner of Broad and Jackson downtown) today, meaning you don't have to deal with the parking lot at Satula and Prince (read my review of that location here) if you desire a beet zinger or something green to go along with the theme of the day.
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Athens Voted Top Foodie City in Southeast
Heirloom Cafe, one of Athens's many great restaurants.
Athens is the best foodie city for groups in the Southeast, according to an online poll ofConventionSouth magazine readers.
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Brixx Opening March 17; Even More Events
The Athens branch of Brixx Wood Fired Pizza, a Charlotte-based chain that will be opening in the West Washington Street parking deck downtown, is slated to start doing business Monday, Mar. 17 (probably). It also has its own Facebook page, distinct from the corporate one.
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Spring Break: Restaurant Closings, Temporary Hours, Pi Day
Thanks to spring breakers, it's a little harder to go out to eat this week.
Spring break always means a super-quiet Athens, which means it's a good opportunity for restaurants to do some spring cleaning, close for a day or two or just cut back hours for the week. Here's what's going on that we know of:
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