Cathead Vodka - Jackson, MS

Say hello to our newest spirit client - Cathead Vodka, based in Jackson, MS, and found throughout the southeast:

Canoe Party / Poster Design

Join us at Canoe in Atlanta on August 13 for their End Of Summer Riverside BBQ. Check out our poster design while you're there:

Environmental / Signage Design - Cafe Mims

Some quick shots of the menu boards that we recently designed for Cafe Mims at the Georgian Terrace hotel:The 'before' version of the sign:

Rodney Scott, Barbecue Man

Our main man Rodney Scott is everywhere these days. You may have seen him in Saveur last month. You should definitely see this short film about him. He and chef Sean Brock won 'Best In Show' at last weekend's Meatopia event in New York. And now he's the subject of a feature in Time magazine. We're lucky enough to spend a good deal of time with him at various BBQ festivals around the country, so keep an eye out for him if you're not able to make it to his Hemingway, South Carolina shop for a whole hog sandwich.

At this year's Memphis In May festival:

Barbecue Sauce Label Design - Southern Soul

Here are a couple of the labels we recently designed for Southern Soul Barbeque on St. Simons Island, GA:

RIP Alex Steinweiss

We're sorry to hear of the passing of "the inventor of the album cover." Read a bit about him and see some of his work here.

Texas BBQ in Atlanta

Big thanks to the good people at Black's Barbecue in Lockhart, Texas for the shipment of brisket, sausages and ribs. The stuff travels through the mail incredibly well, and our office currently smells pretty amazing:

Wrapping Up The Design For Cibo e Beve

With the opening of Cibo e Beve coming in the next couple of weeks, we're putting the finishing touches on most of the design elements (painting the door graphics, putting the menu books together, etc.). Here are some of the business cards, hot off the press:

On The Boudin Trail With The Southern Foodways Alliance

We recently spent a couple of days in Louisiana with our friends from the Southern Foodways Alliance. A few of the many highlights are below.

Dinner at Cochon, New Orleans:
Thanks to Stephen Stryjewski and Donald Link for the dinner below, and for having Paul Prudhomme come by and chat for a while:
After a quick stay in New Orleans, it was off to explore the boudin trail. First stop was Bergeron's meat market in Port Allen, LA for boudin links, crawfish pies, meat pies and jerky:

Then it was on to the Mowata Store for more boudin, courtesy of Bubba Frey:
Dinner was at Hawk's for huge plates of crawfish. For those that have never been here's it's as if they tried to make sure nobody can find the place. We've never been to a more out-of-the-way restaurant.

Can't remember if this is Spuds McKenzie or Alex from Stroh's:
A plate lunch, featuring smothered rabbit, smothered cabbage, smothered okra, and rice & gravy:

A small-town bar in Eunice, LA - we met up with Donald and Stephen from Cochon again and proceeded to spend a good $20 on the jukebox:
And the final destination, Best Stop, for fried boudin balls and cracklins:

Web Design - Cibo e Beve, Atlanta, GA

We've launched the website for Cibo e Beve, a new Italian restaurant slated to open in mid-July in Atlanta. Check it out:

Hot Chicken Festival - Nashville, TN

Just in case you don't know, everything you need to know about Nashville's claim to fame, hot chicken, can be found here, thanks to our friend, filmmaker Joe York. We stopped by the 5th annual Hot Chicken Festival yesterday and visited the usual suspects (Prince's, Bolton's), but were happy to see East Side Fish represented...the 'crunkest' fish in town.

LeRoy's Fried Chicken - Atlanta, GA

We tend to eat certain foods in waves at Green Olive - two weeks ago we ate all manner of pork in New York with 16 pitmasters from around the country at the Big Apple BBQ fest. Last week was spent on the 'Boudin Trail' in Louisiana. And this weekend we're gearing up for the Music City Hot Chicken Festival. In preparation for the chicken fest, we just stopped by the newly-opened (and in our neighborhood!) LeRoy's Fried Chicken for a snack:

Green Olive Wins SEED Awards

We're excited to announce that we won three AIGA SEED Awards (Southeastern Excellence In Design) for our work on:
Goo Goo Cluster identity rebrand
Boxcar Grocer logo design
ai3 website design

Big Apple BBQ Block Party With Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q

Check out our photos of the 2011 Big Apple BBQ Block Party, taken at the Jim 'N Nick's rig. They served 8,000 sausage links and 200 gallons of pimento cheese to the 100,000 hungry New Yorkers who attended the event. Can't wait til next year.

B&G Oysters - Boston, MA

New client work has been bringing us to Boston lately, which always means a stop at one of our favorite restaurants anywhere - B&G Oysters. The only thing that can prevent us from ordering their lobster roll - fried Ipswich clams:

The Grazing Goat - London

We heartily recommend The Grazing Goat not only for the hotel rooms above the pub, but also for their signature drink, the 'Basil Fawlty' - vodka, basil syrup, and apple juice:

London's Best Fish And Chips

We sampled our fair share of fish and chips in London while searching for the best version. This one was the hands-down winner, unfortunately there's some confusion with our notes, and we're not sure which pub this was. It was likely called The Cask & Rooster or something similar:

St. John - London

We visited a couple of Fergus Henderson's restaurants in London last week - the new restaurant in the St. John Hotel, and Bread & Wine:
Langoustines and mayonnaise:Pig ear salad:Proper gin and tonic:Bread & Wine:

Green Olive Wins Four Design Awards

Four of our websites received recognition from The Communicator Awards: ai3, Olive & Sinclair, Blackhawk Grille and The Chocolaterie.

Roux - Montgomery, Ala.

Summer is here, and everyone's a-travelin'. Next stop on my road trip wish list - Roux in Montgomery, Ala. Check out the restaurant the next time you're in the area. The photos online have us drooling already...yes, I admitted that.