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Food & Drink

The South is just as rich with its food and drink culture as it is its people.  This part of the site is designed to highlight good eats, beer in the South, and of course, our famous bourbons.  You will find a few cocktail recipes, how-to’s, notes on the simple life, and other stories that we thought were worth sharing with y’all.  Help us make this section better by making a few suggestions.  We are building our list of restaurants from all over the South.  Our hope is that we can really drill down to the general city level, but for now, that will be reserved for Georgia.

Cheers.

Restaurants

Georgia:

Atlanta

  • BrickTops in Buckhead
  • Café Agora
  • R. Thomas Deluxe Grill
Decatur
  • Parker’s on Ponce
Sandy Springs
  • Breadwinner Cafe and Bakery
  • The Brickery Bar & Grill
  • {three} Sheets 
Virginia Highlands/Morningside
  • Rosebud 

North Carolina

  • Cook-out  (multiple, glorious locations)

Virginia

  • Red Truck Bakery

Breweries

Georgia:

  • Red Brick Brewing Company
    • Laughing Skull Amber Ale
  • Terrapin Beer Company
    • Indiana Krunkles Wheat IPA

Maryland:

  • Heavy Seas Brewing Company
    • Loose Cannon

North Carolina:

  • The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery
    • The Duck-Rabbit Brown Ale
  • Natty Greene’s Brewing Co.
    • Buckshot Amber Ale

 

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