Team Hidi 2.0

 

 

Team Hidi is not a function, party, or even an event—it is unlike anything Atlanta has ever experienced. The restaurant industry is one of the most (if not the most) competitive businesses that exists.

 

Last year, when we all came together for the Hidingers, for Ryan, for The Giving Kitchen, everyone was in awe of how all of these amazing people, chefs, and restaurants could be in the same room for any reason. It was the best party the city had ever seen, and we just happened to raise a lot of money as well.

 

 

 

This year, with Ryan’s passing a little over a week prior, there was more of a somber mood in the air—this year, it had much more meaning. Hearing Jen, his wife, speak after the video that could only be described as perfect, was difficult to say the least.

 

 

Special shout out to GOM family and friends who helped make the event so special:

BoccaLupo, Canoe, Fox Bros. BBQ, H. Harper Station, Holeman and Finch Public House,
One Eared Stag, Rosebud, Seven Lamps, Taqueria del Sol, and SweetWater for all of the support. We look forward to the opening of Staplehouse in the spring and what it will do for the Atlanta restaurant community.

 

and a big thanks to Erica with Letter B Photography for the images

July 14 - Atlanta SFA Dinner Featuring Chef Roderick Bailey of The Silly Goose and Chef Josh Habiger of Catbird Seat in Nashville hosted by Chef Eddie Hernandez of Taqueria del Sol

Congrats to Clients Nominated for 2011 James Beard Semifinalist Awards

Us and Them...The Company We Keep

(Our company provides design and communications consulting to food & beverage businesses. The list of nominees below have engaged our team for these services which have included a various combinations of naming, logo design, menu design, website design, social media, and public relations.) Click Here for Client List.

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Aaron Russell, Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta

Cynthia Wong, Cakes & Ale, Decatur, Georgia

Outstanding Restauranteur

Mike Klank and Eddie Hernandez, Taqueria del Sol, Atlanta / Athens / Soon...The World

Nick Pihakis, Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q, Birmingham (and 27 lucky cities)

Best Chef: Southeast

Hugh Acheson, Five and Ten

Billy Allin, Cakes & Ale

Linton Hopkins, Restaurant Eugene / Holeman & Finch / H & F Bread Co. / H & F Bottle Shop

Hector Santiago, Pura Vida / Super Pan

Web Design - Taqueria del Sol, Atlanta, GA

We've designed the new website for Taqueria del Sol in Atlanta and Athens:

iPhone Roundup

I was trying to clear out some photos on the ol' iPhone and found a few recent shots that haven't made it onto the blog:

'Green chile cheeseburger taco' - a special at Taqueria del Sol in Atlanta...I love it when Eddie Hernandez has more chiles than he knows what to do with:

Pork sandwich at Jim 'n' Nick's, Charleston - these guys are cooking pork about as well as anybody out there these days:

Martha Lou's Kitchen, Charleston - just good southern food:

We raved about Anisette in Los Angeles a couple weeks back...here's some of their nice typography:

Nashville's best competitive BBQ team - Peg Leg Porkers, who cleaned up at this past weekend's BBQ festival (note the peg leg on the porker):

Finally, one of those mysterious birds that appeared in our hallway at 21C Hotel in Louisville:

Southern Foodways Symposium, Day Two

Started out the day with a breakfast feast from the folks from Herbsaint & Cochon and Bruce Aidells. We had pork cracklins, ponce, tortilla, bacon, and a few more pig parts that I can't recall.

After a quick drive to Oxford, we stopped at L & M's for some charcuterie and chicken liver:

For the main event, Eddie Hernandez and Mike Klank from the peerless Taqueria del Sol treated us to a fine mexican feast, including Fried Chicken Tacos, 'Hoppin Juan,' and beer from Atlanta Brewing Co.:

It was back to L & M's for more meats, then over to City Grocery for beers: