Omnivore - Rattlesnake beans, pork belly, basil sorbet....
This is going to be good. Ryan Stewart, chef at The Glenwood, plans to launch a series of “summer farm dinners” on Aug. 4. The first will feature vegetables, herbs and fruit from Scharko Farms.
Cost for five courses is $35, a bargain, to say the least. You must make a reservation by calling 404-622-6066. I suggest you do so promptly. The Glenwood’s last special meal, a “beer dinner” earlier this week, sold out.
Stewart’s menu follows:
First course: Heirloom tomato water with cucumber and basil ice sorbet.
Second: Quail rillettes with field pea pistou.
Third: Salmon on polenta, rattlesnake beans, crispy pork belly.
Fourth: Venison loin with sweet corn pudding and arugula salad.
Dessert: Raspberry Napoleon with lemon verbena cream.
The Glenwood is located in East Atlanta Village at 1263 Glenwood Ave.
(Full disclosure: Yes, Ryan Stewart is the spouse of our cuisine editor Besha Rodell. No, nobody bribed me to write about this. The man’s cooking is incredible. Photo from Scharko Farms’ website.)