Mini-post: I don't have time to do it justice, but wanted to point out the highlights.
Best of the Taste of the Highlands
Hector's Fritters from Pura Vida
Beef and Plantain (I know sounds crazy, but was delicious!) Dish and Coconut Cake from Tierra
South City Kitchen's Grilled Chicken Thighs
What Were They Thinking?
La Tavola's Calamari Salad
Atkins Park Salad
Tuna from The Warren
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Sunday afternoon in Peachtree Hills
Today, we went to the ADAC Sample Sale. It's an annual event where the public can shop at the normally "designer-only" Atlanta Decorative Arts Center, while benefiting a charitable organization. This year's charity was Camp Twin Lakes, which is how we found out about the sale. Even though we didn't make it to the sale until the last few hours on the last day, we still managed to find two items that we loved and desperately needed to continue our slow, but steady progress towards furnishing our house. Determined not to go into debt to fill up the space that is 3 times the space of our old small apartment, we've been adding as tax refunds, bonuses and other extra money comes in the door. The new buffet for the dining room and chest for the master bedroom gets us 90% complete!
Enough about the story of how we've finally learned to somewhat manage money (still not perfect, but much better than in our 20's), and more about the sale. It's held in the garage at ADAC, which is tucked into the secluded Peachtree Hills community. Over 15 showrooms participated, selling furniture, art, carpet and other interior design items. Delivery was available for a very reasonable price, and we even got ours the same day. Camp Twin Lake volunteers handled the checking-out process, where you could "round-up" to support the cause. In case you aren't familiar with Camp Twin Lakes, it is an organization that allows children who have special needs to experience camp and feel like a "normal" camper. Some of the special needs campers include children who require daily kidney dialysis, who have received heart transplants, who have sickle-cell anemia, and many others. It's a great organization with many ways to get involved, if you are looking for a new area of community service.
Although we were anxious to get the sale, it was a requirement to get some food first. Our experience with brunch in Atlanta has been more disappointing than rewarding, so we were not expecting a lot for a place that just happened to be around the corner from ADAC. Treehouse was a pleasant surprise. The menu and the restaurant were not fancy, but the service was wonderful and the food was fresh and thoughtfully prepared. My husband wasn't feeling too well after overdoing it a little at the Taste of the Highlands yesterday, so he wanted something light. The usual eggs and toast breakfast wasn't on the menu, but the answer was "absolutely" when he asked if he could order it anyway. My frittata was bursting with broccoli crowns, in contrast to the cheaper stems some places serve, and the salsa served with the home fries was better than what you get in most Mexican restaurants. Top this all off with a nice surprise when the bill came - $21 for a frittata, the eggs and toast plate, and 2 mimosas. We'll definitely be back, even though it's not really on our normal weekend route.
Enough about the story of how we've finally learned to somewhat manage money (still not perfect, but much better than in our 20's), and more about the sale. It's held in the garage at ADAC, which is tucked into the secluded Peachtree Hills community. Over 15 showrooms participated, selling furniture, art, carpet and other interior design items. Delivery was available for a very reasonable price, and we even got ours the same day. Camp Twin Lake volunteers handled the checking-out process, where you could "round-up" to support the cause. In case you aren't familiar with Camp Twin Lakes, it is an organization that allows children who have special needs to experience camp and feel like a "normal" camper. Some of the special needs campers include children who require daily kidney dialysis, who have received heart transplants, who have sickle-cell anemia, and many others. It's a great organization with many ways to get involved, if you are looking for a new area of community service.
Although we were anxious to get the sale, it was a requirement to get some food first. Our experience with brunch in Atlanta has been more disappointing than rewarding, so we were not expecting a lot for a place that just happened to be around the corner from ADAC. Treehouse was a pleasant surprise. The menu and the restaurant were not fancy, but the service was wonderful and the food was fresh and thoughtfully prepared. My husband wasn't feeling too well after overdoing it a little at the Taste of the Highlands yesterday, so he wanted something light. The usual eggs and toast breakfast wasn't on the menu, but the answer was "absolutely" when he asked if he could order it anyway. My frittata was bursting with broccoli crowns, in contrast to the cheaper stems some places serve, and the salsa served with the home fries was better than what you get in most Mexican restaurants. Top this all off with a nice surprise when the bill came - $21 for a frittata, the eggs and toast plate, and 2 mimosas. We'll definitely be back, even though it's not really on our normal weekend route.
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