Green Olive Media

Beer-Battered Onion Rings

2009-07-17T18:35:00.002-04:00

From a photo shoot at Rosebud...

Green Olive And Hatch Show Print

2009-07-16T22:31:00.011-04:00

We had the fortune of getting our hands on the vintage wood type from Hatch Show Print and cranking out a bunch of posters.

Some of Meggan's work:

A Colleen original:

'Inky' Jim Sherraden of Hatch:

A couple of Jeff's posters:

Our Favorite Top Chef Contestant

2009-07-16T12:28:00.003-04:00

Bravo’s hit television series, Top Chef, is back this August! Atlanta’s own Chef Hector Santiago of Pura Vida is a star contestant on the new series. Watch this season as he battles it out in the kitchen against the country’s top chefs. And catch a firsthand glimpse of Santiago at the restaurant. Catch the season premiere to cheer on your favorite Atlanta native on Wednesday, August 26 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Share Our Strength Dinners

2009-07-16T12:14:00.003-04:00

The national movement to fight children’s hunger, Share Our Strength, is touring the country to promote the cause. Their most recent endeavor took place in Charleston on July 14. Chef Sean Brock of McCrady’s Restaurant brought together a group of chefs to take part in A Tasteful Pursuit, Share Our Strength’s traveling dinner series.

Brock’s menu for the evening included Wild King Salmon and a 36-Hour Beef Short Rib. This multi-course dinner also featured Lucca’s Ken Vendrinski, Fig’s Mika Lata, The Hermitage Hotel’s Tyler Brown, and McCrady’s Winburn Carmack.
The event was a huge success, as they raised thousands of dollars to continue in this battle against children’s hunger.

The next event will be Feast for the Future in Santa Fe, NM, followed by Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Florham Park, NJ; Boston, MA; and Chicago, IL.

'The Crunkest Fish In Town'

2009-07-15T12:17:00.002-04:00

Seriously. The crunkest fish in town. East Nashville.

Oak Liquors Sign - Winchester, TN

2009-07-14T01:14:00.003-04:00

Tennessee may have more classic liquor signs than any other state...I spotted this one after a fried chicken dinner at Emma's Family Restaurant in Winchester:

Type Geeks Unite

2009-07-13T10:58:00.003-04:00

Typecon, the annual design conference focusing strictly on typography, is being held this week in Atlanta. In honor, here's some interesting type on a vehicle I saw yesterday. Maybe this guy's going to the conference:

BLTs!

2009-07-13T10:56:00.002-04:00

We got our first box of produce from the Riverwiew Farms CSA and promptly made our first BLTs of the season...we ate the sandwiches too fast to get a photo. Up next - corn chowder.

Hector Santiago On Top Chef

2009-07-09T08:15:00.003-04:00

Congrats to our client Hector Santiago of Pura Vida in Atlanta for being selected as one of this season's Top Chef contestants!

What We're Eating Today

2009-07-08T12:45:00.003-04:00

Catfish, cole slaw, squash casserole, hush puppies from Carver's Country Kitchen.

Photo Shoot - Restaurant Eugene

2009-07-08T10:58:00.002-04:00

A few shots from a recent shoot of Restaurant Eugene's new menu:

Today Is National Fried Chicken Day

2009-07-06T10:24:00.001-04:00

Let's all do our part and support our local fried chicken purveyors today...Nashvillians, that means a visit to Prince's Hot Chicken (see photo) is in order. Everybody else, I think Popeye's or Bojangles will do just fine...

Fancy Fast Food

2009-07-02T09:23:00.002-04:00

Who needs molecular gastronomy when we have this?

Green Olive Media In The Atlantan

2009-07-01T12:41:00.006-04:00

See here for a nice article on Green Olive in the July/August 'Food Issue' of The Atlantan...

Eating In And Around Bristol, TN

2009-06-30T16:07:00.013-04:00

See below for a few of the highlights from a recent Southern Foodways Alliance field trip to Bristol:

Beef sandwich from Ridgewood Barbecue:

The Burger Bar - said to be the site of Hank Williams' last meal:

Sean Brock of McCrady's cooked a three-course trout dinner at the Bristol train station:

Pal's, the best fast food (and building) ever:

Fried bologna sandwich and cheeseburger from the Soda Shoppe in Abingdon, VA:

A round of Valleydale chili dogs overlooking the Bristol Motor Speedway (notice the industrial-strength red dye in those dogs):

Finally, here's Jeff, just before taking some laps around Bristol Motor Speedway (and apparently being scolded by Angie Mosier to keep it under control):
speedway photo by Amy Evans

Adventures In Signage

2009-06-24T16:12:00.002-04:00

Brooklyn's Burger Hut...I love the fact that when the black U fell off, they just grabbed some yellow and red and painted one on:

Green Olive Media Published In Logo Lounge Book

2009-06-23T13:16:00.003-04:00

We're excited to have some of our work published in Logo Lounge - Volume 5...available at your local bookseller / Amazon / etc...

World's Greatest Website

2009-06-22T17:21:00.004-04:00

I have a feeling that a visit to Dip Dog is likely to be the highlight of our trip to Bristol, VA this weekend. Check out their killer site...

Green Olive On The Twitter And The Facebook

2009-06-22T14:14:00.004-04:00

Did you know? Follow us on Twitter here; Facebook here; and if you just want to know what our last meal was, here's the Twitter for that.

Food Arts - July 2009

2009-06-22T10:41:00.004-04:00

Check out the July issue of Food Arts featuring Green Olive photography, and a great piece on Sean Brock of McCrady's written by John Kessler.

Rolling Bones BBQ - Atlanta, GA

2009-06-19T10:40:00.002-04:00

Today the new owners of Rolling Bones start serving their new menu - these are the chefs from One Flew South, and to say that they've updated the menu is an understatement...

Brisket:

Pork sliders:

Pork ribs:

2009 Big Apple BBQ Fest - New York, NY

2009-06-18T12:09:00.002-04:00

This year was the best Big Apple BBQ yet...see the next several posts for a few of our highlights.

Martin's BBQ Joint - Big Apple BBQ Fest

2009-06-18T12:04:00.005-04:00

Martin's rig was the place to be for whole hog this year...when they would load a pig onto the smoker, a mob of people would gather 'round, snapping their cell phone cameras, trying to get a glimpse. It was quite a sight, and we were proud to see these guys getting the recognition they deserve.

Pat Martin:

Carey Bringle:

The Pit - Big Apple BBQ Fest

2009-06-18T11:59:00.004-04:00

As usual, Ed Mitchell's whole hog sandwiches were a highlight of the festival this year. We've already gone on and on about his pork several times before, so here's just a few photos:

The side of The Pit's 18-wheeler BBQ rig:

A sad sight, the last of the cracklins:

Elizabeth and Mr. Mitchell:

Blue Smoke - Big Apple BBQ Fest

2009-06-18T11:53:00.005-04:00

It's impossible to not have the time of your life when pitmaster Kenny Callaghan of Blue Smoke is hosting...we filled up here on so much food Sunday that we barely had room for anything else. These folks know a thing or two about hospitality...

Kenny Callaghan:

Foie gras in the tent!:

Jason, Jeff, Kenny: