OINK!
On a clear blue day last July, a thousand tomato devotees descended upon WESTSIDE PROVISIONS DISTRICT for JCT’s Attack of the killer tomato festival benefitting georgia organics. They danced, they dined, they drank and they debauched. When the dust settled, they had raised $40,000 for Georgia Organics, and dozens of bright red balloons ascended into the heavens! (kidding! we would never litter like that!) We couldn’t stand the idea that the fun was over for another year, so we decided to devote our q3 issue of wspd news to all things tomato. enjoy!
in this issue:
tomfoolery! whimsy! games! switch! G. Gilbert! taqueria! simplyput! Westside Resevoir Park! And Much, Much More...
Volume 4, Issue 3
Third Quarter, 2011
Third Quarter, 2011
THE BEEF KIDS, DECOR, FASHION & DINING
O
nce upon a time in a little shop called
switchmodern ,
a small
wooden car awaited discovery. “The max push car is perfect for
the young toddler imagination,” said the shopkeeper. “A minimalist design gives the youngster free reign to pretend, and its non-marking wheels make it perfect for rumbling around the house.” And speaking of rumbling, we’ve been hearing some rumbling about...
A new WSPD shop called
simplyput!
Custom Cards are their specialty, so whether you’re getting married or throwing one of those “we’re splitting up” parties like jack white and Karen Elson just did, simplyput’s got you covered.
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Holy film shoot batman! The crew at
G. Gilbert
was
packing up, getting ready to close for renovations when lo and behold, the crew from the USA Network show “Necessary Roughness” popped in to film a few scenes...
“It was a lot of fun,” said Ginna (posing above with Dr. Dani Santino). G. Gilbert has since reopened with a new look. Stop by and check it out! While all of that was going on, chef Eddie from Taqueria del sol was preparing his delicious entree for the attack of the killer tomato festival. We snuck into his workshop and stole his trade secrets. (“Um, I gave that to you,” says Eddie. What? la la la la la we can’t hear you!)
Taqueria tostada! A crispy corn tortilla round topped with a fresh sliced tomato, cueritos (pickled pork skin) relish and habanero aioli. Relish: mix pickled pork with red + yellow tomatoes, serrano peppers, a splash of white vinegar, blended oil, oregano, garlic and a bay leaf Aioli: Mix egg yolks, lemon juice, Red Yucateco, blended oil and salt The big finish: Top a corn tortilla round with a slice of tomato. Heap the relish on top and add a dollop of aioli. Garnish with shaved Romain lettuce and nomnomnomnomnom... 3
photo co of annal kraus
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Now let’s play
the t
mato game!
Here are a few tomato varieties. See if you can match them to the photos! 1. hess
Left clue: any way you slice the tomato, These pure black Stelton knives from
2. berkley tie dye 3. Black magic 4. rocker 5. heirloom 6. argentina 7. brown flesh first one to get them all right wins a million bucks!
(of course
there is no way to prove you are the winner so, oopsie! At least you know in your heart that you are a winner! Win! Win! Win!)
This is the story of a girl who loved a square, even though it was round. clue: The ladies at flor created this multi-toned tomato rug by mixing and matching Flor tiles of complimentary textures and hues to piece together something utterly novel.
ooooh, you might as well give up now because you will never ever ever guess this one! Clue: Feast your eyes on this Lovely coyuchi bedding from terra cottage. The term “Coyuchi” is an aztek word referring to the color of a coyote. 4
switchmodern are perfect. RIGHT clue: from
room & board, The Hess Sofa. did we say hess?)
(oops,
L
ourtesy lese
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environment furniture: Tomatoes with Clue: From
blue cheese, olive oil and sea salt on OlMAY Heirloom French Pottery. Clue: the classic “open rocker” exercise as demonstrated by core westside. (how on earth could a tomato variety ever be linked to THAT?!?! oh, wait...)
r
This affordable, drinkable malbec is a favorite of
perrine’s wine shop. Clue: to
fully appreciate this wine, you must read the label!
the answers (no peeking!): hess = room & board, berkley tie dye = flor, black magic = switch, rocker = core westside, heirloom = environment, argentina = perrines wine shop, brown flesh = terra cottage (“Coyuchi” also refers to natural brown cotton). 5
Third Quarter, 2011
palmer to the rescue
Chris Palmer Face of wspd Meet Chris Palmer, Westside enthusiast, lover of budget gourmet eats and Waterworks Park advocate. Chris says, “To Get involved with Atlanta waterworks park, look for us on Facebook and Twitter!”
Q. Why did you decide to make your home at white Provision? A. I love the laid-back vibe of this neighborhood. It’s upscale but approachable, quality without all the pretension. I’m also a sucker for adaptive re-use architecture. Give me railroads and brick! Q. Tell us a little bit about Atlanta Waterworks Park. A. Many folks don’t realize that the space around the Waterworks used to be a publicly accessible park for most of the last century. Unfortunately, the city decided to fence it all off before the ‘96 Olympics as a security precaution. A. Advocacy. We need the combined Q. So, how can we convince the city to return efforts of Atlanta the waterworks to a functioning park? citizens and local businesses regularly communicating with Mayor Reed and City Council about the benefits of accessible park space on the Westside. The major advantage of the Waterworks park is that it already exists. We just need to release it from its cage! (More info at: twitter. com/#!/waterworkspark)
Vintage Waterworks postcard courtesy of riverside kate 6
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t
mato Yum!
Bloody mary tomato salad from patric bell (west egg cafe)
bloody mary tomato salad
and pureed
Ingredients
* 2 tBSP Coca-Cola
* 2 pints grape or cherry
sauce
tomatoes * 1 medium Vidalia onion, sliced into thin spears * 2 ribs celery, sliced thin * 1 tSP celery seed * 1 tBSP kosher salt * 2 tBSP apple cider vinegar * 1 medium tomato, seeded
* 2 tBsP stout, porter, or other dark beer * 1 tBSP Worcestershire * 2 tSP hot pepper sauce * 1/4 c. EVOO * 1/4 c. lemon juice
Production Combine all ingredients and toss to blend. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.
Greek Side Salad Ingredients * 1 cup each rough chopped tomatoes and cucumbers * cup julienne red onions * pitted Greek olives * cup fresh grated Dante cheese (available at Whole foods) * 1 T good quality red wine vinegar * 2 T EVOO * Couple sprigs of fresh oregano
Production Combine all ingredients except cheese and oregano in a big bowl and mix to combine. Divide equally over 4 plates, garnish the top with oregano leaves and Dante cheese.
Greek Side Salad with tomatoes from Shaun Doty (Yeah! Burger) More Tomato Yum at westsidepd.com! 7
FASHION Ladieswear I: Anthropologie 404.355.4889 anthropologie.com E: Ann Mashburn 404.350.7132 annmashburn.com E. G. Gilbert 404.355.3713 taigan.com Menswear E. Sid Mashburn 404.350.7135 sidmashburn.com GALLERY D: Astolfi Art 404.307.0215 astolfiart.com D: Tanner Hill Gallery 404.580.4299 tannerhill gallery.com HAIR & SPA D: Dragonfly The Salon 404.815.6702 dragonflythe salon.com D: Spa Sentio 404.733.1820 spasentio.com HOME INTERIORS I. Anthropologie (see fashion) A: Ava 404.607.1700 avadesign.com
I. Bungalow 404.351.9120
bungalowclassic.com
D. Environment 404.815.1488 environment furniture.com A. FLOR 404.685.1601 flor.com F. Jonathan Adler 404.367.0414 jonathanadler.com D. Knoll 404.522.1835 knoll.com
I. Terra Cottage 404.350.0330
terracottagellc.com
KIDS E. B Braithwaite 404.605.0963 bbraithwaite.com D. Seed Factory 404.355.2043 seedfactory atlanta.com
A. West Egg Cafe 404.872.3973 westeggcafe.com
OFFICE D. The Design Atelier
RESTAURANT
B. Yeah! Burger 404. 496.4393 yeahburger.com
Lewis & Sheron 404.351.4833 lsfabrics.com
D. Abattoir 404.892.3335
A. Yoforia 404.249.6700 yoforia.com
D. Fried & Bonder 404.963.9443 friedbonder.com
A. Maison Atlanta 404.892.3553 maisonatlanta.com
E. Bacchanalia Star Provisions Quinones 404.365.0410
SPECIALTY
starprovisions.com
D. CORE Westside 404.815.7117 www.coreatl.com
D. GACC 404.586.6800 gaccsouth.com
H. Figo Pasta 404.351.3700 figopasta.com
B. Garden 404.941.9154 gardenatl.com
E. JCT Kitchen & Bar 404.355.2252 jctkitchen.com
B. Perrine’s Wine Shop 404.254.5077 perrineswine.com
D. Ormsby’s 404.968.2033
D. Poem 88 404.735.1000 poem88.net
G. Taqueria del Sol 404.352.5811
D. Simply Put 404.881.8660 simplyputbyashley woodman.com
I. Kolo Collection (404.355.1717 kolocollection.com
G. Owen Lawrence 404.869.7360 owenlawrence.com I. Switch Modern 404.605.0196 switchmodern.com D. R HUGHES Showroom 404.277.8908 r-hughes.com D. Room & Board 404.682.5900 roomandboard.com I. Savvy Snoot 404.355.1399
www.savvysnoot.com
starprovisions.com
ormsbysatlanta.com
taqueriadelsol.com
404.365.8662 thedesignatelier.com
D. Meadwestvaco meadwestvaco.com D. Westbridge Partners 404.815.1455 westbridge partners.net
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