sunday, december 12th - SOLD OUT

sunday, december 12th 2010

impromptu underground dinner - family style - prelude to staplehouse

dinner's at our house - casual and comfortable
family style dinner - 3 courses, paired with wine or beer
reservations required - 10 open seats - first come first served
sunday, december 12th - 5:30pm reception / 6:00pm dinner
$45 per head donation - gratuity always appreciated
48 hour notice of cancellation
cash only please
email to make reservation
please feel free to pass on
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warm salad of roasted root vegetables, grain mustard, tarragon, chicken stock vinaigrette
bbq baby back ribs, jowl and corn bread farinette, greens
cheese cake with housemade orange marmalade

sunday, december 5th - SOLD OUT

sunday, decemeber 5th - family style dinner

salad of roasted beets, walnuts, great hill blue cheese, arugula, housemade orange marmalade vinaigrette
housemade tagliatelle, roasted amish chicken, brussels sprouts leaves, french horn mushrooms, bacon
chocolate pots de creme, soft whipped mint cream, cookie crumbs

chomp & stomp 2010

staplehouse will be competing in cabbagetown's chomp & stomp chili cook off 2010! if you haven't made plans for saturday the 6th, come out and enjoy local art, live blue grass and awesome chili! stop by the staplehouse booth, say hi to ryan and VOTE!

wild boar... family style!

what time is it?! "time to make the doughnuts". early to rise, it's pumpkin pie time.



the key to good pie crust is to not over work the dough. flour, butter, sugar, ice water and a pinch of salt. just moist enough to hold together.

authentic tastes better...
made with real pumpkin, no canned "stuff" here. fresh pumpkin was roasted with cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar and a little clove. let it cool by an open window in the kitchen, here's to grandma!everything is set and ready to go. this is our 5th family style dinner and one of our favorite ways to dine, take a little and pass it on.fall comes back around and we just love this salad for the season. shaved fennel, ellijay apples, hazelnuts bacon and grain mustard vinaigrette.main course, roasted loin of boar, with caramelized apples, onions, sage and parsnips.special thanks to lauren, adam, merideth, erik, johnnie, ian, sarah, rochelle, shaun and ted for joining us! have a happy haunted halloween and keep an eye our for our thanksgiving tribute dinner next month!

sunday, october 24th - SOLD OUT

sunday, october 24th 2010

impromptu underground dinner - family style - prelude to staplehouse
dinner's at our house - casual and comfortable
family style dinner - 3 courses, paired with wine or beer
reservations required - 10 open seats - first come first served
october 24th - 5:30pm reception / 6:00pm dinner
$45 per head donation - gratuity always appreciated
48 hour notice of cancellation
cash only please
email to make reservation
please feel free to pass on

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fennel apple salad with hazelnuts, grain mustard and goat cheese
roasted loin of boar with caramelized apples, onions and sage
pumpkin pie

dinner 25

it's been a while (six weeks to be rough), but we are back and very excited to host more dinners. we have been hard at work on the plans for the restaurant this summer and hope to have some good news in the near future, so stay tuned!
fall is in the air... kinda!
this is our favorite time of year. the weather starts to cool off, the leaves start to turn and a whole new list of ingredients become available. the halloween decorations come out a little early in the hidinger house. what can we say, we have a soft spot for it.a little pre-dinner cocktail to get us going.
course number one... butternut squash soup with housemade sour cream, bread and butter pickled shallots and chives.
course two, one that will be a repeat on a future staplehouse menu. a warm salad of roasted carrots and parsnips with frisee, taragon, grain mustard and chicken stock vinaigrette.

number three. sweet corn puree with seared lantern scallops, chanterelle mushrooms, basil and warm fall spice. this course was paired with a dogfish head punkin ale, a great pairing for the season.
main course... roasted riverview farms pork tenderloin with cabbage, fennel, apple, rye croutons and juniper.

...and for dessert (another repeat for a future menu), bread pudding with rosemary caramel and toasted pecans. rich and belly warming, you do not need much of this decadent dessert to satisfy.
thank you to andy, kelly, dawn, bill, jeff, mary , jessica, spencer, allison and jen for joining us!

sunday, october 10th - SOLD OUT

sunday, october 10th 2010

butternut squash soup, bread and butter pickles, shallots, cream
salad of roasted parsnip and carrots, frisse, taragon, grain mustard, chicken stock vinaigrette
lantern scallops, corn puree, basil, fall spice
riverview pork tenderloin, fennel, apple, rye croutons, cabbage, juniper
warm bread pudding, rosemary caramel, pecans

atlanta intown recent press

thank you to atlanta intown paper for writing about staplehouse in a recent article about secret suppers. to see more click here.

dinner 24

still no relief from the heat, so again we try to keep it light. keep your lobster and shrimp, for me and jen it doesn't get any better than king crab! local apples have started early this year, so here we have king crab with ellijay apples, watercress, housemade sour cream, lemon, pine nuts and yes, some really good olive oil.next up, burrata! a creamy fresh italian mozzarella luscious and oozing. with roasted local heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil and grilled bread.
little neck clams with potatoes, spinach, cornbread croutons and houemade chorizo sausage. we served this dish with a side-car of housemade hot sauce... great summer clam dish!
roasted breast of hudson valley duck. we dusted the breast in a mixture of fresh ground cardamom, coriander and black pepper, and slowly crisped the skin. the salad was a mixture of orange glazed fennel, fresh calimyrna figs and pecans. finish the duck with a little sea salt and call it a day.
lastly, floats! hand dipped ice cream with boylan orange soda or gale's root beer. summer time a la 1945!
here is to good food and new friends. (from left to right going clockwise) thank you to shelton, laura, derek, dyan, ken, martin, justin, michael, becky and shelley!

sunday, august 22nd dinner - SOLD OUT

sunday, august 22nd 2010

king crab, ellijay apples, housemade sour cream, watercress, pine nuts, lemon
buffalo mozzarella, melted local tomatoes, basil, grilled bread, really good olive oil
little neck clams, fresh chorizo, potato, spinach, cornbread
roasted duck breast, cardamom, orange glazed fennel, fresh fig and pecan salad
floats!

dinner 23

the dog days of summer are upon us. about half way through writing this menu i realized i was writing a white wine and beer menu, lite refreshing dishes meant to keep your taste buds happy and your temperature down. so with the thermostat hitting 80F, jen ran out and purchased a couple fans and we chilled down the whites. we started our guests off with a chilled heirloom tomato soup with tarragon whipped cream.

next up, pickled tybee island shrimp salad with gold beets, avocado and citrus vinaigrette.
pan roasted columbia river sturgeon with salad of wilted local squash, zucchini and green olive broth.
the ribs were from riverview farms. we braised them in a mixture of veal stock, den chan soy, ginger and onion. the resulting broth was rich, sweet, salty and heart warming. after braising we finished them on the grill, glazing them with the braising liquid and finishing the dish with sesame seeds, cilantro and spicy pickled cucumbers.


cheers! happy birthday to meghan and betty! thanks for sharing your special day with staplehouse.
not the best picture, but a simple custard with ginger syrup, macerated georgia peaches and some bubbles... the perfect end to a great dinner.
thank you meghan, betty, cathy, carlos, josh, greg, dave, stan, chris and elizabeth!