Red Truck Bakery

Huge thanks to our new friends at Red Truck Bakery in Virginia for shipping us a bourbon cake with cherries, almonds and root beer. Extra thanks for having it delivered right after lunch. We polished off most of it in about 5 minutes.

Hamburger America

It's like Christmas today at the office - the revised version of George Motz's Hamburger America just arrived. This new edition adds a whopping 50 entries to the 100 that were included in the first version. Jeff even gets a credit in the book as an 'Expert Burger Taster,' a credential he's already planning to add to his business card.

Memphis In May With Fatback Collective

We were honored to spend the weekend at Memphis In May with the Fatback Collective team. Despite this being their first time cooking at a BBQ competition, we're proud to say that they took 3rd place in the world championship for whole hog cooking. See our recap of the weekend in the tent here.

Package Design - Taste Of The South

Here's our design of the hand-stamped, limited edition Southern Foodways Alliance DVD Box Set from the Taste Of The South event at Blackberry Farm:

Poster Design - Kentucky Derby Party

Our poster design for the Kentucky-O-Rama at H. Harper Station:

Logo Design and Food Photography - Cibo e Beve, Atlanta, GA

Here's the logo that we designed for the soon-to-open Cibo e Beve restaurant:
And check out the tomatoes from our recent photo shoot with them:Coming soon - a website for the restaurant...

Web Design - Bocado, Atlanta, GA

Our latest restaurant web design work - Bocado Restaurant in Atlanta:

Logo Design - Seed Kitchen & Bar

We've finished the logo for Seed Kitchen & Bar, a new restaurant from Chef Doug Turbush, opening soon in Atlanta:

Wine Label Design - Pinot Eugene

Run on over to H&F Bottle Shop and pick up a bottle of Pinot Eugene - great wine, and you can check out our label design:

Web Design - Scratch Bakery, Durham, NC

We've designed the website for Scratch Bakery in Durham - take a look:

Game Jerky

Meat week at Green Olive continues...yesterday it was beef from White Oak Pastures - today's treat comes to us courtesy of the Jerky Wagon in Dillon, Colorado. On the menu here is elk, venison, buffalo and salmon jerky.

Burger Tuesday At Green Olive's Office

What to do when the office gets a big shipment of grass-fed beef from White Oak Pastures? Make burgers. Our recipe:
Chuck / Sirloin / Short Ribs:
Chop:
Grind:Salt & pepper, don't cook too long:

Elk Nigiri - Foxnut, Beaver Creek, CO

Visit Colorado and you can get your fill of elk - we partook in elk tenderloin, elk jerky, and a new one for us - elk nigiri:

Black's BBQ - Lockhart, TX

Just around the corner from Smitty's (see post below) is Black's, another Texas brisket shrine. This was our first visit to Black's, and while I'm not quite ready to declare it better than Smitty's, it was certainly just as good. Another visit with food of this quality may move them into our #1 spot...

Smitty's BBQ - Lockhart, TX

If we're in a two-hour or so radius of Lockhart, we have no choice but to make a detour to Smitty's. Always a favorite, but see the post above for a newly-discovered (for us) competitor for best brisket in Texas.

Uchiko - Austin, TX

Go ahead and mark Uchiko down as one of our favorite meals of 2011. Some of the best fish I've ever had, and see the cocktail below that featured grilled thyme as the star. Did I mention beef tongue nigiri?

Gene & Georgetti - Chicago, IL

We decided on the oldest steakhouse in Chicago while looking for a nice piece of beef. Definitely the right call:

Gino's East - Chicago, IL

I think it weighed about six pounds.

Longman & Eagle - Chicago, IL

Longman & Eagle is one of our new favorites, for a variety of reasons - great food (see the croque madame below), nice design, creative cocktails, and they have six killer rooms above the restaurant where you can stay for the night.

Seed Store - Maxwell, TX

Spotted in central Texas on a recent barbecue excursion: