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AJC: Where to drink like the pros during Atlanta Food and Wine Festival

The Atlanta Food and Wine Festival (AFWF) invades Midtown today and runs through June 5. Now in its sixth year, the festival has become one of the city’s premier events, showcasing the South’s finest chefs, wine and spirits producers and artisan food makers.

Atlanta will have its fair share of industry talent at the festival teaching and preaching Southern culinary culture at classes, tasting tents, dinners and even at a temporary vineyard. Where will Atlanta’s cocktail, wine and beer elite drink around town when taking a break from the festival? The city’s star bartenders and beverage experts shared their favorite swilling spots, which means you, too, can drink like a pro.

Cocktails

Ticonderoga Club partners and Atlanta cocktail forefathers Paul Calvert and Greg Best will be back leading sessions on historically-based drinks and ingredients–subjects they love to share with guests at The Club’s bar. When they’re not slinging colonial-style drinks or proselytizing the cocktail masses to their clever imbibes, the boys can be found sipping at some of their favorite bars around town, including Decatur’s Kimball House, The Mercury at Ponce City Market, Kirkwood’s Ration and Dram, Westside’s Little Trouble and Edgewood Avenue’s Noni’s Deli. For post-festival cocktails, you’ll find them tippling at, where else, Empire State South.

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Atlanta Mag: The 15 Best Places for Boozy Drinks in Atlanta

4. Ration and Dram

7.9

130 Arizona Ave NE, Atlanta, GA
American Restaurant · 24 tips and reviews

Creative Loafing AtlantaCreative Loafing Atlanta: This neighborhood spot welcomes adults, parents, and children to enjoy southern dishes for dinner and its weekend brunch with house-made sodas, teas, and other boozy and non-boozy beverages.

Leigh G.Leigh Gilbert: $1 oysters on Mondays! Roasted ones are soooo good

Robb L.Robb Lejuwaan: Love this place. Great food, cocktails and excellent service.

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AJC: 3 must-try brunch cocktails in metro Atlanta

Sometimes, mimosas and bloody marys simply won’t do at brunch. That’s why the “morning cocktail” was invented, and we think you should give these three a try the next time you have a hankering for coffee, scotch and eggs Benedict.

Scottish Breakfast

Scottish Breakfast is an iced coffee brunch cocktail containing scotch and cold-brewed nitro, available during brunch at Ration and Dram.

Brunch at Ration and Dram should contain three things: a chicken biscuit, a seat at the bar and an iced coffee cocktail containing scotch and cold-brewed nitro. Bank Note’s smoky blended scotch and nitro coffee form a solid base. Oat milk, vanilla and honey syrup are swirled together to create a creamy cold sipper to perk you up and settle the stomach after a night of overindulging. The drink is neither too sweet nor too bitter, but instead is a perfect balance of both, with a hint of smoky coffee remaining to the very last drop.

Ration and Dram, 130 Arizona Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 678-974-8380, rationanddram.com.

Brunch cocktail hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.

AJC: Best family-friendly brunch in metro Atlanta

Ration & Dram is all chic minimalism: tawny leather stools, mottled concrete floors, butcher block tabletops and sunny alternative standards like the Shins on the Pandora. But, if you’re looking, you’ll see signs of youth. A stashed booster seat. Bathroom door signage welcoming man, woman and/or child. Mason jars equipped with purple plastic sippie tops.

Quietly slurping away on these one Saturday morning were the very young sons of Dave and Mellonie Rollo, who live in Edgewood and, as Dave put it, “are not Chuck E. Cheese people.”

“We come here all the time,” he said, just before his very tall, very dark beer arrived. “The food is great.”

As an afterthought, he pointed to the tin box at his 5-year-old’s elbow. “And they do have crayons.”

Ration & Dram also has a kids menu, but one gets the sense that the Rationers only created it so they could give dishes cheeky names like the Skull & Crossbones. (It’s eggs, bacon and cheddar on toast.)

Like their parents, kids can imbibe “by the glass” or “by the bottle.” The choices include freshly blended fruit-and-veggie juice and Blenheim ginger ale.

Most refreshingly, for those who can’t stand the sight of another chicken finger, the kid fare — like the fluffy buttermilk biscuit with light, herb-scented sausage sawmill gravy — is also on the grown-up menu, with only a few variations.

The kids yogurt parfait, for instance, features spiced apples, while the grown-ups get strawberries, sorghum and candied pecans. The steak and egg skillet comes without chimichurri for those who can’t yet pronounce chimichurri. And only younguns are offered French toast, though the tidy little triangles are minimally sweetened and so deliciously custardy that the adults are bound to steal some bites.

Ration and Dram, 130 Arizona Ave., Atlanta. 678-974-8380, rationanddram.com.

Brunch: 11 a. m.–4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

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Thrillist: Where to Find Atlanta’s Best Biscuits

A lot of food crazes have hit Atlanta over the past 10 years. And yet, most of them were about eating things that weren’t quite native Southeastern delicacies. Now, as you rise and shine each morning, more and more local restaurants are making biscuits of all sorts, and they all want you to believe that theirs are “just like Mama used to make.” However, even Mama can’t compete with some of ATL’s best biscuit-making establishments. Feast your eyes on the greatest biscuits our fair city has to offer in 2016.

Ration and Dram

Kirkwood

Recently, after realizing R&D’s “drop biscuit” (a biscuit baked in a muffin pan instead of on a cookie sheet) was too doughy, partner Caitlin Crawford decided it was time to remix the restaurant’s biscuit. She recreated her grandmother’s version, using White Lily flour, buttermilk, and butter, mixing and folding it into layers gently by hand (because the more your biscuit dough mixes, the more dense, and less good, your biscuits will be, home-biscuiteers). The result is what you see above — a fluffy, yet fortified, bread-layered treat for the Southern-fried soul. Eat several.

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CW Atlanta: Top ATL Brunch Cocktails-Kait’s 8 Edition

So ever since I hit the whopping age of 23 (2 years ago) I have noticed that the lovely people of Atlanta, GA love them some brunch on a patio with a great drink by their side (a.k.a. a great excuse to start drinking early). So I realized, it is my duty as a proud brunch citizen [and beverage expert] to provide these patrons with a fantastic list of brunch cocktails that this city has to offer. Get ready!

#8 Rise N Shine
-Ration and Dram

-Troy and Sons White Whiskey, averna, nitro coffee, and vanilla syrup.

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Eater: Atlanta’s Best Patios: Where to Eat and Drink Al Fresco

Daylight Saving Time is here, which means the weather’s getting warmer and the days are getting longer. Why not spend that extra time downing an ice cold beer or sipping rosé al fresco? We’ve compiled a generally north-to-south map of the city’s best patios, whether you’re looking for a sunny deck for day drinking or an intimate spot for a comfortable nightcap. 

10 Ration & Dram

This casual Kirkwood spot offers a shady patio and a menu with everything from shareables like oysters and poutine to main plates such as chicken and dumplings and pot pie, comfort food best served with an ice cold beer (it has those, too).

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Thrillist: THE BEST DRINK SPECIALS IN 11 ATLANTA NEIGHBORHOODS

It seems like every weekend, a new bar or restaurant is opening in Atlanta — especially in or around Ponce City Market. Because of this, we decided to locate the best drink specials in 11 ATL ‘hoods. (Even Buckhead, where there are much better deals than a $10 Old Fashioned.)

Kirkwood
Ration & Dram

Drink specials don’t necessarily need to be all about the alcohol. Sometimes the food component can be the real draw. On Monday nights, Ration & Dram offers “buck a shuck” oysters, meaning you can fill up on delicious oysters for not a lot of dollars, and wash ‘em down with rotating weekly specials like $25 bottles of rosé, mezcal deals, and more.

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AJC: The chicken and dumplings that a chilly Atlanta needs

Sometimes you just need to dive into a bowl of comfort. This is true whether the temps outside are dipping a little too low for your preference or you need to speak to some food about your emotions.

Chicken and dumplings is a perfect vehicle, and Atlanta is no stranger to the dish. These chicken and dumplings will give you a big ol’ bear hug of comfort.

Ration & Dram

130 Arizona Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307; 678-974-8380,  www.rationanddram.com

Ration & Dram is known for their cocktails. The menu is full of dark spirits that lend themselves to quiet conversations at the cozy bar. To keep those chats – not to mention those stiff drinks – going, you’ll need some equally comforting food. Look no further than the chicken and dumplings. They use Darby Farms chicken for both the meat and the stock. The dish is made creamy with Swiss Dairy milk and biscuit dumplings. It all comes together for a powerful hug on a chilly night.

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AJC: Bars bring winter cheer with warm cocktails

Winter is coming, Atlanta.

Generally, we prepare for this season the only way Southerners know how: with bread, milk and booze. But, forget the run to the grocery store. Head to bars around town, where you can find everything from wassail to toddies that will light a fire in your belly on a cold day.

Here are five hot mugs of good cheer to help bide the time until our patios and porches wake from their winter slumbers.

Hot buttered rum

A well-made hot buttered rum is surprisingly light, despite using butter and brown sugar. Ration and Dram’s rendition is downright addictive — and charming, served in a dainty gold-rimmed tea cup. The batter is the typical mixture of brown sugar, unsalted butter, allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg dissolved in hot water in a preheated mug. But that’s where tradition ends and crafting a cocktail begins. Rather than simply pouring a rich, dark rum into the drink, possibly putting it out of reach of imbibers who are turned off by sweetness, Ration combines the smooth, caramel-forward Jamaican Blackwell rum and Bitter Truth’s pimento dram (allspice berries soaked in rum), which mellows the sugary batter with a hint of bitterness. You may find yourself ordering another, and still another, while you read a book and nibble on the daily popcorn offered at the bar.

Ration and Dram, 130 Arizona Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 678-974-8380

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AJC: The Weekender: Food events in Atlanta Dec. 4 – 6

SEC Championship brunch. Beer tour. Gingerbread house party. This weekend, there’s lots of fun, food events happening around town for your and your children. Add one or all five of the following events to your calendar and be prepared to eat, drink and have a grand ole time. Cheers to the weekend!

Are you ready for football?: As two teams compete at the Georgia Dome for the SEC Championship game on December 5, Chef Duane Nutter of One Flew South and Chef Todd Richards of White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails will create a special menu for football fans and foodies. From 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at White Oak, guests can cheer (or yell) for their favorite team on the big screen while eating Southern fare paired with bloody Marys and mimosas.

Beer, for lunch: Start with a brewery tour of Three Taverns Brewery then head to Ration & Dram for lunch—pulled pork, smoked chicken, sides, beer and more. The tour will kick off at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Tickets are $50; call 678-974-8380 to reserve a seat.

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Eater: These Atlanta Restaurants Will Save You From Cooking on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving tends to entail a mountain of planning between inviting guests into your home and cooking food for all of the extended family. But, it doesn’t have to be that way: several heroic restaurants across Atlanta recognize these fears and plan to stay open on Thanksgiving Day in order to alleviate the potential burdens of holiday cooking. Ease the stress and take the family to one of these 11 restaurants for turkey meals or something a little more unorthodox this Thursday.

11 Ration and Dram

Ration & Dram will be open from 6 p.m. to midnight serving a limited food and drink menu ranging from $5 to $20. The menu includes options like a turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce and a mashed potato bowl similar to the restaurant’s signature grits bowl.

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Thrillist: THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN ATLANTA FOR BRUNCH RIGHT NOW

While they make some of the city’s most solid small plates, entrees, drinks, etc., Ration & Dram’s brunch is truly the jam, especially the bone marrow breakfast, which comes with soft, buttery biscuits, eggs, a touch of broccoli rabe, and a hefty hunk of decadent bone marrow. It might be the most sophisticated hangover cure ever. Don’t worry, though, signature breakfast cocktails like the Rise ‘N’ Shine with white whiskey, Italian liqueur averna, vanilla syrup, and nitro coffee mean you can get started on your next one right away.

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Food & Wine: GET YOUR MEAT, SCOTCH & MEAT WITH THE “RON SWANSON”

Where: Ration and Dram, Atlanta

What: Named for the oft-quoted character from Parks & Rec, the “Ron Swanson” is perhaps the most formidable brunch we’ve ever seen: a six-ounce steak grilled to order, four pieces of bacon, and three eggs on a bed of pepper and onion potato hash. All that served is beside a pour of Lagavulin 16. And you too can eat this all at the same time, because you are a free American.

Wash it down with: You mean something other than that single-malt? Ration and Dram offers a build-your-own “Brunch Punch,” too, customizable with a huge range of fruits and spirits.

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Foursquare: The 11 Best Places for Egg Salad Sandwiches in Atlanta

Ration + Dram
130 Arizona Ave NE, Atlanta, GA
American Restaurant · Edgewood · 24 tips and reviews

Creative Loafing AtlantaCreative Loafing Atlanta: Their brunch menu includes breakfast dumplings, a vegetarian grit bowl, and an egg salad sandwich. Read more.

EaterEater: This casual Kirkwood spot offers a shady patio and a menu with everything from shareables like oysters and poutine to main plates such as chicken and dumplings and pot pie. Read more.

Robb L.Robb Lejuwaan: Love this place. Great food, cocktails and excellent service.

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Peachtree Roadies: BEST ATLANTA BRUNCH COCKTAILS

For the Bookworm: Instead of “bottomless mimosas” or the typical brunch beverages, Ration & Dram is doing “Brunch Punch Cards.” The owners found a ton of these vintage library cards, and in the best example of repurposing we’ve ever come across, ever, they’ve printed a build-your-own brunch punch menu on them. The punch starts with Sparkling Brut, Rose, or Stiegl Grapefruit Radler, then in step two you can add Strawberry Puree, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice, Ford’s Gin, Deep Eddy Vodka, Pimm’s, Cappeletti, and/or Campari. You make your selection on the card with a hole puncher (to further the punch theme). Bring your bookworm friends, your book club, your favorite librarian…and me to their patio this summer.

Barre to Bar Tip: Ration & Dram is in the Kirkwood area, not far from Decatur. 

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