#SmallBizBigLoveATL: Great Ways to Support Food & Nutrition Businesses in Atlanta
FOOD & NUTRITION:
Southern Belle Serves Up Drive-In Movie Eats and Sweet Treats
The Plaza Theatre has launched Friday, Saturday, and Sunday drive-in movies, and Southern Belle is offering contact-free concessions!
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Upon arrival and parking at The Plaza, attendees movie-goers will be given Southern Belle’s drive-in menu which will have a QR code that they can scan to order food. Once on the ordering platform, guests will be prompted to enter their parking space number for the order, and the Southern Belle team will bring out the food and place it on the hood of the car for a no-contact drop-off.
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Southern Belle is also offering KT Cakes in Colors for pickup as part of its At Home program. KT Cakes in Colors was started by Southern Belle employee KT Blackmon as a way to celebrate loved ones who were feeling disappointed by their inability to bring joy to each other due to the effects of COVID-19 and quarantine. Now, she is excited to offer the cakes in partnership with Southern Belle! Cakes are $30 a piece and are available in varieties including Oreo, Lemon Berry Mascarpone, Strawberries and Cream, Chocolate and Hazelnut, Caramel Delight, and Birthday Cake.
Preorders must be placed via Resy HERE at least three days in advance for pickup at Southern Belle. View some of KT’s recent creations can be viewed on her Instagram HERE.
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Outdoor Dining
Ray’s Restaurants—Ray’s is open and offering a new Riverside Dining Experience. Offering incomparable outdoor riverside dining at Ray’s on the River, along with scenic patio dining at both Rays On The River and Rays At Killer Creek. While social distancing is one of our top priorities, guests may still enjoy beautiful surrounding nature landscapes while dining.
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The Who, What and When of the Reopening of Downtown Alpharetta
The end of quarantine is in sight for some, but it can be tough trying to keep track of who is opening when and to what extent. The Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau has solved that problem by creating the ‘Downtown Alpharetta: Open for YOU!’ campaign.
With a dedicated webpage to the current openings and projected reopenings of Downtown Alpharetta’s many local businesses, visitors and residents can easily check and see which of their favorite places are currently open or offering curbside and online ordering. The site is consistently updated as business owners share their plans for reopening.
Browse downtown Alpharetta restaurants that are now open for dine-in and takeout service like 2B Whole Gluten-Free Bakery (patio only), AJ’s Home Cooking, Bagel Boys, Central City Tavern, Holmes Restaurant, Jekyll Brewing City Center and more on the website!
Still sticking to delivery or curbside pickup? Butcher & Brew, Ceviche Taqueria, Citizen Soul, Coalition Food and Beverage, Smokejack BBQ, South Main Kitchen, The Nest Café, The Southern Porch, and Vitality Bowls are just some of your options.
For even more about delicious restaurant options and daily Alpharetta news follow @awesomealpharetta on Instagram.
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Workout Fuel
Ballout Fuel—Protein-packed, gluten-free, dairy-free energy balls that come in 4 flavors Ballout Fuel is the perfect snack for energy on the go. Try peanut butter, matcha, oatmeal raisin or dark chocolate. They are running a spring special for Atlanta residents – receive a complimentary two pack with every purchase of four or more products. Discounted delivery rates also apply through May.
Curbside and Catering
Brack’s Kitchen—Brack’s Kitchen is now offering curbside service and our full catering menu. Please call 404.855.2240 to place your order. Temporary hours: M-F 11-7:30 and Closed on weekends.
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A No-Lettuce Greek Salad with Chef Pano from Kyma
The true secret to a delectable greek salad? No lettuce. High-quality tomatoes and cucumbers with extra virgin olive oil are what make this dish shine. Chef Pano, owner of Kyma, offers his delicious take on this classic Mediterranean dish:
Ingredients:
- 1⁄3 European cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced into ½-inch pieces
- 1 small green bell pepper, halved and thinly sliced
- ½ small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
- ¼ cup (60 ml) extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar, optional
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano, plus more for sprinkling
- Kosher salt and freshly ground white pepper
- 2 ripe medium heirloom tomatoes (1 lb total), each cut into 8 wedges
- 4 cracked green olives
- 4 dry-cured black olives
- 4 Kalamata olives
- One 4-ounce chunk of feta cheese, sliced ¼ inch thick and cut into triangles
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, bell pepper, and onion.
- Add the oil, vinegar, if desired, and oregano, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat.
- Add the tomatoes to the bowl and toss gently to mix. Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer the salad to a serving bowl or bowls. Decorate with the olives and feta, sprinkle with oregano, and serve.
Kyma is offering takeout through Doordash, curbside pickup, half off wines on Sunday, and up to 15% bonuses to new gift card purchases. If you would like to help support their staff, donate here.
Restaurants Giving Back
Chicken Salad Chick—Chicken Salad Chick is open and offering take-out and curbside pick-up with orders online. In celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Week, Chicken Salad Chick is awarding FREE CHICKEN SALAD FOR A YEAR to deserving teachers! You can nominate a teacher in the comments on local store Facebook pages now through May 4. Participants should explain what their teacher means to them – plus, tag the teacher and school, or even share a fun photo to make the nomination stand out. One teacher per restaurant will be selected as “Student’s Choice Award for Outstanding Teacher” with hometown recognition and free chicken salad for a year.
King of Pops—Offering local delivery through their online store. King of Pops has been delivering pops to those on the front lines including healthcare workers.
Restaurants Offering To-Go and Delivery
Antico Pizza Napoletana—Call 678-890-2222 to order for takeout or deliveries. Families can also order the premade heat-and-eat Antico Casa online with FREE direct shipping.
Batter Cookie Dough—Now offering delivery via DoorDash and Uber Eats.
Bennett’s Market & Deli—Local deli, market & sandwich shop now delivers!
BURN by Rocky Patel—Shop the cigar menu online or call 877-340-2876 to order. Buy any 20 cigars to receive 20% off and a free 5-pack of cigars. Free shipping on orders $100 or more.
Five Daughters Bakery—Donuts for pick up at Ponce City Market.
Garden & Gun Club—Available for takeout with a limited menu from noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Call 770-726-0925 to place an order!
Goldberg’s Fine Foods—Takeout, curbside pickup and free delivery available. Order online or call 770-485-9570 from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Jia—Offering takeout daily from 11am-10pm.
Marrakesh—Offering curbside pick-up and delivery.
Miso Ko & Ton Ton—Offering pick-up and delivery.
Ph’east—Select vendors in Ph’east – Poke Burri, Kung Fu Tea and Taps at Ph’east – are offering takeout, curbside pickup and delivery. Customers can call to order.
Root Baking Co—Curbside pick-up for pizza, salad and more.
Saint Germain Bakery—Free delivery w/in Atlanta for pastries, cakes, etc.
Restaurants Offering Beer & Wine To-Go
City Winery—Offering to-go food & wine Monday-Friday, 11am-6pm.
Flower Child—Take 50 percent off beer/wine to go when you make any food purchase! Consider ordering a Flower Child Family Meal for a filling feast or just order your favorite protein with a healthy side. Either way get 35 percent off curbside and pick up order placed Sunday through Thursday when you order online and use the code FLOWER35.
Tap on Ponce—Curbside pick-up for beer and wine.
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D.I.Y. Immune Boosting Shot At Home
A healthy immune system is your body’s first defense against viruses and other illnesses, but it needs the right nutrients to keep it running at its best! Roi Shlomo, owner of Kale Me Crazy, has been passing out these tasty immune boosting shots to healthcare workers. Here is how you can make your own:
Ingredients:
1 apple
2 lemons
2-inch piece of ginger root (about 1 tsp)
2-inch piece of turmeric root (about 1 tsp)
Cayenne pepper (pinch)
Instructions:
- Wash all the ingredients and peel them if not organic.
- Chop the ingredients and put everything through the juicer.
- Add a pinch of Cayenne pepper and stir.
- Enjoy!
Follow Kale Me Crazy on Instagram for more great content and donate to their Feed the Front Line initiative by adding a wrap donation at checkout. Each donation will send a meal to a healthcare professional.
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Restaurants Giving Back
bartaco—bartaco is open for take out, curbside-pick up and delivery options. Their offers include their full take out menu, a new family pack menu, as well beer, wine + fresh margarita mix. Orders can be placed via order.bartaco.com or the bartaco app. You can also purchase an e-gift card from which 100% of the proceeds will benefit their employee fund here.
Gypsy Kitchen—The tapas restaurant is offering curbside pick-up and delivery within a three-mile radius from 11am-9pm daily, including half-priced all bottles of wine and a complimentary bottle of wine with a $50 purchase. Restaurant industry workers will receive 50 percent off all orders. Please see here for the menu. Call 404-939-9840 to place an order or order via UberEats and DoorDash.
Hampton + Hudson—Hampton + Hudson has temporarily transformed into an online store to offer the community food and necessities for pick-up and delivery. Created to support the community and their restaurant staff during this time of uncertainty, Hampton + Hudson General Store allows people to place orders for items such as toilet paper, soap, local farmer boxes with fresh produce and recipes, and more. The restaurant’s elevated pub food is also available for pick-up and delivery as well as family meals serving four to six people.
Miller Union—Miller Union has partnered with the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm to provide meals to the hardworking healthcare heroes of Emory Healthcare Heroes, along with Forza Storico. The program provides almost 2,000 meals a week to healthcare workers. In addition, Miller Union has partnered with Jamestown and Georgia Organics to provide CSA boxes to employees with fresh produce from local farms.
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Restaurants Providing To-Go Options
Farmers & Fisherman Purveyors—A local supplier to many Buckhead area restaurants, Farmers & Fisherman has moved to deliver supplies of fresh quality produce to Atlanta homes. Choose from a variety of meats, seafood, produce and more.
Georgetown Cupcake—Cupcakes are available by pre-order only for pick-up and delivery. Customers can place their orders online.
KarmaFarm—Buckhead’s KarmaFarm offers extensive healthy gluten, dairy & nut free meat & two or vegan meal combos, Homemade soups, authentic yuca stuffed arepas and baked goods available for pickup at our drive-thru or curbside. Order online or via text (404) 307-7186. Provisions. Springer Mountain chicken & veggie, or vegan veggie pot pies also available via special order with advance notice to eatkarmafarm@gmail.com, as well as custom layer birthday cakes and cupcakes.
Le Bilboquet—From 4-9pm daily, they are offering a special menu here and half-priced bottles of wine under $100 for delivery through UberEats and curbside pick-up.
Le Colonial—From noon-9pm daily, they are offering a special menu here for curbside pick-up and delivery through UberEats, DoorDash and Postmates.
Nina & Rafi—Nina & Rafi is offering its menu for take-out and delivery only from 4-9pm Monday through Wednesday and noon-9pm Thursday through Sunday. Customers can place orders and pay by calling (404) 549-8997. Advance food orders and gift card purchases can be placed at events@ninaandrafi.com.
Nothing Bundt Cakes – Sandy Springs—Treat Mom to Something Sweet! The world has changed but there are still reasons to celebrate! Offering delivery and curbside pick up.
SAMA Food For Balance—SAMA Food For Balance is taking online orders and includes popular items like their Kitchari Cleanses, Juice and Smoothie packages. There is also a Family Meal Plan option that feeds a family of 4 three full meals. Owner, Shannon Sliger, is working these orders herself, so show her some love!
Second Self Beer Company—The Westside brewery is offering to-go sales of beer, Rudi’s and Cirrus in 4-pack, 6-pack and bottled varieties. ‘Survivor Kits’ containing four 6-packs of beer, two boxes of Girl Scout Cookies and one roll of toilet paper and ‘Missing Soccer Kits’ with two 6-packs of viKings of the South IPA, a viKings of the South summer soccer scarf and two koozies are also available for purchase. Customers can place orders in-person, by phone (678) 916-8035 or online at www.secondselfbeer.com and pick up curbside from their cars Tuesday through Saturday between 2 and 6pm.
Shake Shack at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta—Shake Shack at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta is now offering to-go service and delivery via GrubHub during regular business hours (11am-10pm).
Southern Bistro—We are open for take out, we have a general store and family meals. Please visit our website.
The Southern Gentleman—The Southern Gentleman is offering delivery and curbside pick-up daily from 11am-9pm.
Taverna—The Italian restaurant at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta is offering curbside pick-up and delivery via DoorDash and UberEats from 4-9pm everyday.
Yumbii—Yumbii Taco Shop is now offering large family-style menu items–in addition to their regular menu–that can be taken home and refrigerated or frozen with free delivery on orders over $25 within a 5-mile radius. Online ordering with curbside pick-up is also available. Yumbii will add one complimentary roll of toilet paper with each order. Orders can be placed on Yumbii’s website.
Restaurants With Gift Cards Available
Biltong Bar—Both locations of Biltong Bar are currently closed, but offering gift cards here as well as a merch collaboration where a portion of the profit goes directly to staff here.
Yebo—Yebo is currently closed but offering gift cards here.
10 Degrees South—10 Degrees South is currently closed but offering gift cards here.
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Kickback With These Quarantine Cocktail Kits
Nothing lifts the quarantine blues like take-out or curbside from your favorite local restaurant. Now you can get that same feeling of happy hour sips at your local bar with take-home cocktail kits, like these by Restaurant Holmes.
These kits provide perfectly portioned ingredients to create your own hand-crafted cocktails from the comfort of home. Enjoy fresh fruity flavors with a kick like the fiery watermelon or grapefruit jalapeno.
Tune into @restaurantholmes for a step-by-step how-to for the Fiery Watermelon Cocktail Below:
Cocktail Kit Ingredients:
- 2 oz Watermelon Oleo Saccharum
- Agave
- Lime Juice
- Fresh Pressed Cucumber
- Fresno Chili Salt
Ingredients/Tools You Will Need:
- 2oz of Tequila or liquor of your preference
- Shaker/Tin
- Ice
- Small Glass
Directions:
- Add Fresno Chilli Salt to the rim of small glass
- Add Tequila, Watermelon Oleo Saccharum, Lime Juice, and Dash of Agave, and Ice to shaker tin. Shake.
- Pour shaker contents into a small glass and garnish with lime.
- Enjoy!
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Restaurants Offering To-Go
Canoe—Offers a parking lot pick-up menu Monday-Saturday from 4 pm-7 pm. Guests can order Chef Matthew Basford’s daily family-style menu specials or classic Canoe dishes a la carte.
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Honeysuckle Gelato—Honeysuckle Gelato will be offering a drive-thru service as well as pushing online sales. They have set up a pickup program at their production facility (located at: 1024 White St SW, Atlanta 30310) for a drive-thru service offering pans, sandwiches and pints only.
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Lyla Lila—Offering a curbside pick-up menu Wednesday-Sunday from 4 pm – 8 pm. Guests can order from family-style pasta packages or a la carte.
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Yakitori Jinbei—10% off of all takeout orders. If you are planning on calling ahead, take a peek at exclusive deals online.
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Establishments Giving Back
Kale Me Crazy—Roi Shlomo, creator of Kale Me Crazy, has been delivering immune-boosting shots to healthcare workers. Customers can now purchase a meal for a healthcare professional at checkout.
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Scofflaw Brewing Co.—Pledged over $50,000 for the hospitality industry relief donations through partnerships with the Giving Kitchen and Bottleshare in Georgia. Scofflaw’s Atlanta Brewery remains open for curbside where customers and supporters can purchase merchandise, gift cards, beer, hard seltzer and growlers to-go.
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Whitehall Tavern and Creatwood Tavern—Creatwood Tavern and Whitehall Tavern are now offering curbside pick up and delivery options for their food, beer and wine menus with family meal options also available. 20% service charges will be added to each to-go order with all fees benefiting staff.
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Meal Kit Delivery
Eat Clean Bro—Local meal delivery service, Eat Clean Bro, has teamed up with two local restaurants, Zucca Bar & Pizzeria and The Corner Taqueria, to create pizza and taco meal prep kits at $30 each.
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MiscFiT Meals—Has Meal Prep service still available and will continue with pickup and delivery service. Pickup will be curbside only during the hours of 1:30pm – 3:00pm on Sunday.
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Food Pantries
Feeding GA Families—You can sponsor an Emergency Food Box Deliver for South Fulton Families in Need by donating to FeedGa.org. The nonprofit also hosts a drive-thru food pantry, Mondays at 6:00pm (until supplies last) in the Fairburn Youth Center (parking lot), 149 SW Broad St., Fairburn 30213. No ID or registration required.
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Nutrition Programs
Global Grace LLC—Who else has been using the quarantine as an excuse to overeat? Host Tran Bui Smith is with Lifestyle Coach Kwavi to announce a new 8 week program to prevent overeating. It’s time to get back on track and feel better after the lockdown.
