August 19 & 20, 2022
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Featured Restaurateurs & Chefs Jamie Adams, il Giallo Osteria & Bar Title: Chef/owner What will you serve at Food That Rocks? Short rib ravioli Who or what influenced your culinary career? My parents. They were born and raised in New Orleans, and my mother was a great cook. As the youngest of five kids, I was always in the kitchen. Later, growing up, my older siblings and my parents were traveling to Italy a bunch. I wanted to do that, and so I did. What do you love about the Sandy Springs dining scene? There are lots of new places coming in with lots of different cuisines and backgrounds. It’s extremely vibrant. What’s your go-to meal to cook at home? Just about anything on the Big Green Egg Rob Gayle, Chef Rob’s Caribbean Café Title: Executive chef/founder What will you serve at Food That Rocks? Jerk chicken, plantains and rice and peas
Justin Keith, Southern Bistro Title: Chef/owner What will you serve at Food That Rocks? Fried green tomato sliders with bacon, pimento cheese, arugula and pepper jelly Who or what influenced your culinary career? My mother and grandmothers What do you love about the Sandy Springs dining scene? It’s growing and has an eclectic variety of cuisines. What’s your go-to meal to cook at home? Pizza on the grill Bridgette Washington, Tupelo Honey Title: Chef What will you serve at Food That Rocks? Miniature chicken and cathead buttermilk biscuits with stoneground goat cheese grits and blueberry compote
Who or what influenced your culinary career? Being a greedy kid always around the kitchen. When you grow up in Jamaica, you have to fend for your own food. I just loved watching my mother cooking, and cooking became easy for me. I went to school at The Culinary Institute of America and decided I wanted to emphasize Caribbean cuisine [since] people don’t see it as much, understand it or respect it as much.
Who or what influenced your culinary career? My entire family, since most of them are chefs. My grandparents had a restaurant in Thomasville, Ga. when I was young, and I started working with them when I was 10.
What do you love about the Sandy Springs dining scene? I’ve been here about 20 years, and I’ve seen it build up. The dining is competing with downtown. It’s community driven, which is good because you keep the money in your community. It’s also very diverse.
What’s your go-to meal to cook at home? Hamburger steaks with gravy, rice and whatever vegetables are in season. I also like to experiment with smoothies.
What’s your go-to meal to cook at home? Roasted chicken, either jerk or herb roasted, some sweet potatoes, asparagus
Win with your food photos Snap a photo of your delicious dish when you visit a Sandy Springs restaurant in August or September and share it on Instagram @FoodThatRocksATL for a chance to win a $25 gift card from one of the participating restaurants. Be sure to tag #FoodThatRocks and #VisitSandySprings.
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What do you love about the Sandy Springs dining scene? It’s a diverse group of young and older people. Today’s younger generation is learning from the older people and changing things up to make it fit our life today.
Dave Green, The Select Title: Owner What will you serve at Food That Rocks? Salmon tartare with lemon avocado coulis, capers, chives, crème fraiche, pickled mustard seeds, black olive powder, lemon vin and crispy wontons Who or what influenced your culinary career? I’m not a chef, but I’ve been in the restaurant business my entire life. I started as a dishwasher and a bus boy and was a server and a bartender. Then a manager, and finally made it into ownership. I’ve been in it for 30-something years. What do you love about the Sandy Springs dining scene? It’s very much a family of restaurants. Everyone gets along well and supports each other. It’s not a typical cutthroat place. Everybody works together. It’s really nice. What’s your go-to meal to cook at home? I don’t cook at home. I live right there [by The Select]. Blaiss Nowak, Nowak’s Title: Owner What will you serve at Food That Rocks? Chilled, sliced filet mignon with an Armagnac mustard sauce Who or what influenced your culinary career? I grew up in the restaurant business. My father has owned a restaurant in Buckhead for 32 years called Hal’s.
What do you love about the Sandy Springs dining scene? Sandy Springs is one of the best family communities outside of the Perimeter. This is where we wanted to be first as we expand outside of the city. What’s your go-to meal to cook at home? Nowak’s chicken, a pan-seared chicken breast with fresh vegetables, olives, tomatoes, onions with a reduced white wine sauce and fresh mashed potatoes. Glenn McDaniel, McDaniel’s QN2 Title: Owner, cook, dishwasher
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What will you serve at Food That Rocks? World Famous Cup O’ Q, which is layers of delicious pulled pork, baked beans and coleslaw, topped with a crunchy piece of garlic
Who or what influenced your culinary career? While I’m not a chef, I started working in restaurants shortly after college and have always enjoyed the restaurant and hospitality environment. We enjoy bringing in our family influences as well, such as my mom’s squash casserole and my grandmother’s pickles. What do you love about the Sandy Springs dining scene? We love our proximity to the heart of the Sandy Springs community and watching it and the dining scene grow over the years. What’s your go-to meal to cook at home? My wife and three kids enjoy when I make quesadillas and tacos.
Participating Restaurants Friday, Aug. 19
Saturday, Aug. 20
Saturday, Aug. 20
Evening Session, 7-10 p.m.
Day Session, 12-3 p.m.
Evening Session, 7-10 p.m.
Battle & Brew, Buttermilk Sky Pie, City Bar, City BBQ, Clean Juice, Colonial Kitchen & Bar, Flying Biscuit, The General Muir, Henri’s Bakery & Deli, il Giallo Osteria & Bar, Kid Cashew, McDaniel’s QN2, Nothing Bundt Cake, The Select, Southern Bistro, Thos. O’Reilly’s Public House, Three Sisters
Buttermilk Sky Pie, Casi Cielo, City BBQ, Clean Juice, Flower Child, Flying Biscuit, Hearth Pizza Tavern, Henri’s Bakery & Deli, il Giallo Osteria & Bar, Kid Cashew, McDaniel’s QN2, Nothing Bundt Cake, Nowak’s, The Select, Thos. O’Reilly’s Public House, Tupelo Honey, Under the Cork Tree
Bishoku, Breadwinner, Buttermilk Sky Pie, Chef Rob’s Caribbean Café, City BBQ, Clean Juice, Flower Child, Flying Biscuit, Hearth Pizza Tavern, Henri’s Bakery & Deli, il Giallo Osteria & Bar, Kid Cashew, La Parrilla, McDaniel’s QN2, NAM Kitchen, Nothing Bundt Cake, Nowak’s, The Select, Thos. O’Reilly’s Public House, Tre Vele, Tupelo Honey reporternewspapers.com
Entertainment Saturday Day Session: Chef Demonstrations Chefs will teach attendees how to recreate their favorite dishes from the live cooking stage. ■ Chef Jamie Adams of il Giallo Osteria & Bar ■ Chef Michael Yates of Nowak’s ■ Chef Jason Hall of The Select ■ Chef Branden Holte of Under the Cork Tree ■ Bulleit Bourbon Cocktail Making ■ Whole Foods Market
Friday Evening Session: GlowBand GlowBand is a seven-member musical group based in Atlanta. At Food That Rocks, they will perform their “Experience the Eagles – Songs that Live Forever” show, featuring the Eagles’ top hits from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Know Before You Go: ■ Tickets are $85 in advance and $95 at the door (if available) plus taxes and fees ■ All attendees must be 21 and up. Photo ID is required to enter. No strollers. No children. ■ Limited parking is available for $10 at City Springs parking deck ■ Rideshare is preferred ■ Pets, chairs, coolers, weapons, fireworks and outside food or beverages are not permitted
Saturday Evening Session: The Geek Squad The Geek Squad is a popular Atlanta-based party band, which plays everything from Motown to jazz, funk, hip hop and today’s Top 40 hits.
Charity Partners Food That Rocks works to support and shine a light on the efforts of four local nonprofits. Community Assistance Center An organization that helps neighbors in need in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody prevent homelessness and hunger. Food That Rocks attendees are encouraged to bring nonperishable food items to donate for a chance to win a culinary prize package. Giving Kitchen Atlanta-based nonprofit that provides emergency assistance for food service and hospitality workers through financial support and a network of community resources. Second Helpings Atlanta A food rescue organization that works to reduce hunger and food waste in the Metro Atlanta area by rescuing surplus food and distributing it to those in need. Solidarity Sandy Springs A food pantry that started with the idea to help food-insecure school families during COVID-19 shutdowns.
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2260 MARIETTA BOULEVARD, SUITE 105 ATLANTA, GA 30318 (404) 254-3235
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