Georgia Boy Takes Over Southern Belle
Georgia Boy, the popular destination-within-a-destination hidden inside chef Joey Ward’s Southern Belle restaurant, is back—and has expanded. Georgia Boy’s tasting menu, once enjoyable only to those who accessed the hidden, speakeasy-style room, has now taken over Southern Belle’s main dining room and inviting patio. Georgia Boy is offering five- and seven-course tasting menus highlighting Ward’s inspired takes on contemporary Southern cuisine every Thursday-Saturday. Options include with wine pairings or non-alcoholic beverages.
A sample menu with wine pairings features:
Roasted pumpkin bisque with country ham espuma and coffee
2018 Domaine Weinbach Pinot Blanc, Alsace, France
Poached Maine lobster with coffee and cauliflower
Local beets with hibiscus, habanero, Decimal Place feta, cashew and coconut
2015 Weingut Vols Riesling, 'United Slates', Saar, Germany
Carolina trout served with farro, capers, scuppernongs, chanterelles, brown butter, roasted diver scallop emulsion and ver jus
2018 Samuel Billaud Petit Chablis, Burgundy, France
"Duck, Duck, Duck...confit!" with roasted duck breast, duck and acorn spaetzle, duck confit and quince
2017 Alto Moncayo 'Veraton', Campo de Borja, Spain
Duck cracklin’ fry-bread with smoked and apple butters
Brasstown Beef short rib with burnt onion, black garlic, miso, turnip and pickled mushrooms
2016 Luigi Giordano Barbaresco, 'Cavanna,' Piedmont, Italy
Sweet Grass Dairy Green Hill with pear, truffle, walnut and brioche
2019 Château des Ânnibals Rosé, 'Suivez-moi-jeune-homme,' Coteaux Varois en Provence, France
Green apple sorbet with pumpkin caramel ganache, apricot, white Chocolate and Frosted Flakes
Demarie Birbet, Roero, Piedmont, Italy, NV
The meal closes with a gift to remind guests of the evening.
Fans of Southern Belle’s regular menu and creative, hand-crafted cocktails needn’t worry. Guests can still pop in for a snack from a limited a la carte menu and a drink Thursday-Saturday. Before the weather turns too chilly, the restaurant also will continue its Sunday brunch.
Back by popular demand, Southern Belle At Home is again offering take-home dinners to help ease some of the stress of the week. At Home dinners are available Thursday-Saturday and feature a three-course dinner for two along with a selection of a la carte side items, cocktails, beer and wine. Insider tip: place orders early online with the preorder option before meals sell out.
Georgia Boy and Southern Belle are located at 1043 Ponce De Leon Ave., NE., next to the historic Plaza Theatre. The restaurant is open Thursday-Saturday 5-9:30 p.m. and Sunday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. For more information, please call 440-698-3961 or visit southernbelleatl.com.