august 23rd 2009

tuna crudo, belgian endive, preserved lemon, marinated olive and sea salt

ricotta dumpling, hen of the woods mushroom, sweet corn and basil

halibut, spanish chorizo, fried potato, grilled cippolini onion

pork belly, riverview farms grits and pickled green tomato relish

grilled beef, local zucchini and heirloom tomatoes, brown butter and bacon thyme jus

sweet corn custard with homemade strawberry jam


menu is subject to change and there are no substitutions.

dinner 8

crazy that is has been 8 weeks since our last dinner. ryan + i had the nervous jitters all over again during prep before everyone arrived for sunday's dinner. luckily for me, i only had to worry about cleaning the house while ryan dealt with the food. and thank god for that.

ryan calls dinner menu number 8 one of his favorites. it included some ridonkulous heirloom tomatos that once pureed turned a beautiful melon color, making it hard to believe that no cream was added. a salad of grilled peaches and local goat cheese turned out to be the crowd favorite while we had mixed reviews on the quail. being the peak of fig season, we rounded out the dinner with a double dose of baker yard figs.

thank you to all who attended: lindsey, jeff, alex, jen, leah, ryan, lucy, patrick and don (unfortunately we forgot to take a group shot). the photos below are curtosy of jeff viscomi of adventurous tastes.

a hybrid of traditional spanish gazpacho (including tomato, bread and olive oil) with the addition of some diced zucchini and cucumber for texture.
a southern favorite with a modern twist. grilled peaches with boutique georgia goat cheese, crispy bacon, marcona almonds and a drizzle of burnt honey. the burnt honey lends a nice bitter edge to contrast the sweet syrupy peaches.
the key to a great bruschetta is the bread. light and airy cibatta bread was the perfect vehicle for these pan roasted chanterelle mushrooms.
a southwestern take on quail. it was grilled over hardwood charcoal and served with a smoky plabano cornbread stuffing and local heirloom bean and cabage slaw. sauced with a sweet and spicy bbq sauce.
grilled pork tenderloin from riverview farms with cast iron carmelized baker yard figs, 12 year old balsamic and fennel salad garnish.
fresh baked warm fig cake topped with old fashioned homemade vanilla ice cream and finished with preserves made from baker yard brown turkey figs.

tacos @ hidinger's - UPDATE

tacos @ hidinger's is right around the corner! we have 3 live bands playing especially for you, here's a little info about them all!

CHRIS TALLEY
http://christalleymusic.com/
chris talley is a native of what many call the ‘low country’. raised in south east georgia, he grew up reading stories of lost treasure, island ghosts, wild horses, unconquerable oceans, and military conquests. when asked what he wanted to become when he grew up, he answered: “oh man…a pirate of course! and if that didn’t work out for some unforeseeable reason…..a musician”. while most of his generation was listening to vanilla ice and poison, chris was memorizing muddy waters, tom petty and hank williams. chris will be playing from 4 - 5:30pm.

T.T. MAHONY and the STANDARD 8
www.myspace.com/thestandard8
with influences of punk, doo wop, new wave + blues (to name a few), this atlanta/athens based band is compsed of t.t. mahony - lead vocals, fletcher williams and david sturgis - guitars and jeremy smith - drums. t.t. mahony and the standard 8 will be playing from 6:30 - 7:30pm.

KINGSIZED
http://kingsized.biz/
big mike geier's kingsized elvis memorial show!
two nights: friday, august 14th + saturday, august 15th. tickets are on sale now at variety playhouse box office or any ticket master outlet. kingsized will be playing from 9 - 11pm.

august 9th dinner - SOLD OUT

august 9th 2009

riverview farms tomato gazpacho with tarragon whipped cream

grilled peaches, local goat cheese, burnt honey and marcona almonds

wild chanterelle mushrooms bruschetta, homemade pancetta, parmesan

bbq georgia quail, cornbread stuffing, slaw

berkshire pork tenderloin chop, caramelized figs, aged balsamic

warm baker yard fig cake, fig jam, vanilla ice cream

menu is subject to change upon availability

tacos @ hidinger's - SOLD OUT

our tacos @ hidinger's event on sunday, september 6th is SOLD OUT! if you have received an email confirmation from us, then you are on our guest list. if you have not, then you aren't on our guest list and better luck next time.

end of summer bash - september 6th

this is it! the party we've been talking about for months! as always, there are limited spots available, so put you party pants on and come and end enjoy an end of summer bash with us! staplehouse - tacos @ hidinger's!
it is very important to honor your rsvp!
if you rsvp, but end up unable to make the event, just let us know ahead of time so we can open up spots for others interested. we look forward to having EVERYONE attend! thank you from ryan + jen!