Dinner and a Diva: Rigoletto

Join us on Tuesday, April 17th, at 6:15 p.m., for our next Dinner and a Diva event featuring Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto, one of the most-performed operas world-wide, according to Operabase. Considered by many to be the first of Verdi's mid-to-late career operatic masterpieces, Rigoletto is based on Victor Hugo’s play, "Le roi s'amuse."  

Verdi completed his composition only about a month before it premiered on March 11, 1851, in front of a sold out La Fenice opera house, in Venice. In an interesting side note, the opening night performance of Rigoletto was the first of a double bill which also featured Giacomo Panizza's ballet Faust.

So make your plans now to join us to hear Capitol City Opera cast members Bree Nichols, soprano; Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano; Jason Nichols, tenor; Jadrian Tarver, baritone; and Allen Michael, bass; bring you highlights from Verdi's Rigoletto. The company's music director and pianist Catherine Giel will be their accompanist for the evening.

The dinner includes a sampling of premium hors d’ oeuvres, fresh salad, choice of two gourmet entrees, decadent dessert, hot coffee/tea, and two glasses of fine wine, for only $60 per person (tax included; gratuity separate). Reservations are required. Please call 404-634-6268.

And a big thank you to the Opera Ya'll Meetup Group for their sponsorship of this April Dinner and a Diva evening!

Dinner and a Diva: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Make plans to join us on Tuesday evening, March 20th, or Thursday evening, March 22nd, for our next Dinner and a Diva featuring highlights from Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia  (The Barber of Seville). This month's performers from the Capitol City Opera Company are Abby Halon, soprano; Kirby Eicholtz, tenor; Stephen McCool, baritone; and, Brandon Odom, baritone. They will be accompanied by pianist Brock Derringer. 

From trickery and disguises to serenading in the moonlight, this Gioachino Rossini opera is filled with liveliness and comedy at every twist and turn. When this opera was first performed on Feb. 20, 1816, at the Teatro Argentina in Rome, it would have been difficult to predict that 200 years later this musical comedy would continue to be a staple of the operatic repertoire, ranking #6 on the 2014/15 Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide.

Rossini’s “Barber” has also been used in episodes of The Simpsons, Little Rascals, in the Nov. 11, 1993 episode of Seinfeld when the show’s familiar slap-bass incidental music is replaced with selections from the overture, and the classic Seinfeld episode when he tries to change barbers and gets caught “cheating” on his first barber with his second. Additionally, the Barber’s overture provided the inspiration for the Bugs Bunny cartoon short The Rabbit of Seville; and for the famous cartoon spokes-animal Bee, of Honey Nut Cheerios fame, when Bee takes his turn as a barber in a cereal commercial. 

The dinner includes a sampling of premium  hors d’ oeuvres, fresh salad, choice of two gourmet entrees, decadent dessert, hot coffee/tea, and two glasses of fine wine, for only $60 per person (tax included; gratuity separate). The performers from the Capitol City Opera Company sing between each course. The evening begins at 6:15 p.m. with a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres reception; dinner and performance start promptly at 7 p.m. Reservations are required by calling 404-634-6268.

We Were on TV!!!

Did you see it??? We were on TV--our restaurant aired on Peachtree TV's Atlanta Eats, hosted by Steak Shapiro, this month. If you missed it, check us out on YouTube. Tell all your friends to check it out too...

 https://youtu.be/a6oMzFa_GMw

Easter Sunday Brunch Served on April 1st (no foolin'!)

Join us for a special Easter Brunch on Sunday, April 1st (no foolin'!). Enjoy a four-course, prix-fixe holiday menu featuring hot soup, fresh salad, gourmet entree, and decadent dessert. The cost is just $39.95 per adult. The menu features items like New England Clam Chowder, Arugula and Pear Salad, Coq au Vin, Roast Leg of Lamb, Lobster Risotto, Filet Mignon Forestiere, Creme Brulee, and our award-winning New Orleans Bread Pudding. Check out the complete menu here. We also offer a three-course children's menu for $9.95 per person that features a fruit cup, choice of chicken tenders with fries, spaghetti with marinara sauce/butter and parmesan, or grilled cheese with fruit, and an ice cream sundae. Seatings are available from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and reservations are strongly suggested.

We're an Elite Eats Competitor

Our Beef Wellington has been selected to participate in Atlanta Eats’ 4th Annual March Madness Bracket, Elite Eats 2018 ! A competition that pits 64 of Atlanta’s most mouth-watering dishes head-to-head, with online voters selecting the winner. Elite Eats is divided into four divisions: Gastropub Grub (Bar Food), Eastern Eats (Food from Asia and the Middle East), Date Night (Romantic Dining Destinations), and Pizza Party. Like the NCAA Basketball Tournament, winners of the first Round of 64 will face off in the Round of 32, then on to a Sweet Sixteen round, into an Elite Eight, and onto a Final Four with the winners of each division. The two winners of the Final Four will face off in a "Chompionship" Round, with the winner declared official “Chompion!”. The competition begins March 12 (kicks off at 9a.m.), and you can stay up to date at atlantaeats.com/elite-eats for all of the times and dates surrounding the promotion. Vote for us in every round!!!

Valentine's Day Special Menu

Bring someone special to a enjoy our prix-fixe Valentine’s Day menuon Wednesday, February 14, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The five-course meal costs just $74.95 per person (plus tax and gratuity) and offers a choice of each of premium hors d’oeuvres, piping-hot soup, fresh salad, gourmet entrée and decadent dessert. The meal also includes a complimentary rose for every lady and live entertainment throughout the evening.

Appetizer, soup and salad highlights: herb garlic Escargot Provençale, deep Fried Ahi Tuna with Asian slaw, lobster-filled Crepe d’Homard, creamy She Crab Soup, roasted Butternut Squash Soup, and Salade Alsacienne chock full of spinach, apples, grapes, walnuts and gruyere cheese, tossed in pear vinaigrette.

Entrée selections are: succulent Broiled Lobster Tails with drawn butter, Chilean Sea Bass Provencal, prime center-cut filet Beef Stephanie (baked in fine pastry and topped with béarnaise sauce), Magret de Canard (pan seared duck breast), Grilled New Zealand Rack of Lamb, and Chicken with Goat Cheese, Spinach and Red Pepper. Entrees are accompanied by vegetables and/or rice pilaf or mashed potatoes.

Dessert features include: the Strawberry Heart, fresh strawberries marinated in strawberry balsamic and served in a pastry heart with vanilla bean ice cream and whipped cream; Chocolate Bread Pudding with a dark rum butter sauce; Grand Marnier Crème Brulée; Tarte aux Pommes, house made apple pastry; and Gateau au chocolat sans farine, chocolate flourless cake and chocolate mousse with raspberry coulis. See the entire menu here. Our regular dinner menu will not be served on Valentine’s Day. Reservations are recommended at 404-634-6268 or 404-633-3363.