BACCHANALIA: THE EXPERIENCE

Restaurant 

Bacchanalia

Atlanta, GA

Cuisine

Modern American

The Occasion

This wife's 27th Birthday

The Menu

5-course Prix Fixe

The Price 

Eighty Five dollars per person

Main Topic of Conversation

How wonderful, amazing this wife is

Events

Ooh-ing and aah-ing and mmm-ing

&

Pretending that the final bill of $230 was completely inexpensive and negligible

Upon entering, we discovered a surprisingly elegant, vintage, rustic shop (Star Provisions) 

with cute (and expensive) trinkets

The cozy and shabby chic restaurant was nestled in the back of the shop

We could view the kitchen through the restaurant's charming windows

We were promptly seated, and ordered leisurely from the prix fixe menu

Like a tourist

First gift from the Chef

Gruyere Cheese Pastry Puff

Ooey gooey. Salty

Second gift from the Chef

Broccoli Soup

Bland.

Third gift from the Chef

Turnips

Bitter. Unappetizing. A bit puzzling

House Offering

Sourdough Bread and Butter

Warm and chewy

1st Course

Kumamoto Oysters

Lobster Cauliflower Panna Cotta

Chervil, Caviar, Sourdough

Light and luxurious

Confit Foie Gras Torchon

Local pear, Georgia peaches

Sumptuous.
Lovely sweet peach sauce

House Offering

Brioche

Warm and crunchy

2nd Course

Wild Mushroom Risotto

Morel Mushrooms, English Peas, Parmesan

Black Truffle Vinaigrette

Most exquisite risotto experience
Flavorful. Creamy. Perfect consistency. Noticeably fresh ingredients

Gulf Crab Fritter

Thai Pepper, Avocado

Asian Pear, Grapefruit

Awe-inspiring. Moan-inducing. Plenty of enticing, soft, crab meat
An extraordinary thai pepper sauce with a divine combination of heat and flavor

3rd Course

Jamison Farm Lamb prepared five ways

Summerland Farm Onion

Natural Jus

Incredibly moist & tender. Well-seasoned
Delectable creamy pile of sliced onions

Wood Grilled Dry Aged Prime NY Strip

Summerland Farm Carrots, Hakurei Turnips

Spring Onion, Summerland Farm Lacinato Kale

Also moist, tender, and perfectly cooked/seasoned

4th Course

Selection of Cheese from Star Provisions

Accompanied by a Fig bar, Nuts, Olives, and Bread

The delicious nutty, gouda cheese from Holland. Off the chain.

Capra Gia Goat's Milk Cheese, Carrollton, GA

Roasted, Raw & Pickled Beets

Pine Nuts, Wild Leaves

Pleasing and pleasant lemon sorbet. Otherwise an unexciting dish

Pretty flower

 Gift from the Pastry Chef

Lemon Milk

Light. Airy. Mildly sweet. Delightful

Hubby's favorite dessert of the night

5th Course

Valrhona Chocolate Cake

Mint Ice Cream

Decadent chocolate cake
Refreshing mint ice cream (that actually tasted like real mint)

Goat Cheese Cake

Dulce de Leche

Coffee Ice Cream

Overly rich and creamy
Fragrant coffee-flavored ice cream

Gift from the Bakery Chef

3-Tiered Brown Sugar Cupcake

Not too sweet. Light, with a good bite.

Gifts from the Pastry Chef

Dark Chocolate Bonbons, Marshmallow, Lemon Jelly Candy

Sweetness overload

Warm Butter Madeleines

At this point, stomachs are too full to appreciate

Impeccable service. Romantic ambience. Some of the most delicious delicacies I've ever consumed. Not everything was perfect, but I will agree that it was an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Happy dining.

SO YOU WANT TO JUICE

Step 1:

Watch the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead 

Supplement with the video Forks over Knives,

and be brainwashed inspired to drink pure vegetable-fruit juice

Step 2:

Buy a juicer that costs you a small fortune but is built like a jet engine,
(sounds like one too)

and gets the job done, fast

Breville Juice Fountain Elite

Step 3:

Buy fruits and vegetables in bulk and prepare yourself to receive comments like-

"you must really like carrots" as you pile bags of them into your cart

Step 4:

Again, prepare yourself to receive wide-eyed stares from the cashier as you check out with

bags of celery, carrots, kale, apples, pears, lemons, spinach, cucumbers, some ginger,

and nothing else

Step 5:

Go home and wash fruits and vegetables

Step 6:

Washing fruits and vegetables takes a long time

Step 7:

Prepare your workstation with-

a cutting board, knife, and juicer

2-3 Large apples (preferably Fuji) and/or pears 

1 Lemon (optional to remove skin)

5-8 Carrots
1 Celery stalk 

1 Cucumber

1 Bunch of kale and/or spinach 

Half-of-a-half of a thumb-sized piece of ginger

Step 8:

Prepare your fruits and vegetables

Slice apples into quarters, pears into halves, cut off tops of carrots

Step 9:

Place small plastic bag into the juicer's waste container

Enjoy shoving fruits and vegetables down the chute

Observe juice coming out the other end (makes about 3-6 cups)

Step 10:

Color should be a puke brown/orange/green color with foam on top

Discard foam

Taste-test and find it much more agreeable than what you thought

Step 11:

If hubby should choose to do a 2-week juice fast,

make juice in bulk (lasts in refrigerator for 72 hours)

Step 12:

For the next 2 weeks DO NOT MENTION FOOD

Do not microwave nor cook anything you cannot completely ventilate out,

or mask the scent of with candles and air fresheners

Step 13:

When eating anything, cower in the corner of the room, 

stuff face quickly, glance around for signs of hubby

Do the Scrat

Step 14:

Be prepared to endure hubby's early bedtimes and bad moods as he approaches day 2 & 3

This does not go away until after oh... day 14

Step 15:

Be surprised at end results 

Happy juicing

End.

WHEN HANDWRITING FAILS, STENCIL

A sheet of small letter stencils, blank trading cards (didn't know these existed), a fine point black pen.

(Shop Hobby Lobby for these craft goods)