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In order to give a our staff a break during the Fourth of July Holiday, most of whom have been working very hard during the entire COVID crisis, we will be closed Saturday, July 2nd thru Tuesday, July 5th. We will open for regular lunch and dinner on Wednesday, July 6th. Thank you for your understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
Join Capitol City Opera Company on Tuesday, July 19th and Thursday, July 21st for Dinner and a Diva: a night of delicious food and performances from George Bizet’s Les pêcheurs de perles. You’ll enjoy a four-course dinner, featuring hors d’ oeuvres, fresh salad, choice of two gourmet entrees, dessert, coffee/tea, and two glasses of wine, for $75 per person (plus taxes and fees). Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar open at 6:15 p.m., and the dinner and show start promptly at 7:00 p.m. Make a reservation on our home page or by calling 404-634-6268.
“The Pearl Fishers (in French, Les pêcheurs de perles) is an opera in three acts, by the composer Georges Bizet. First performed in 1863, The Pearl Fishers is set in ancient times on the island of Ceylon and describes a moving tale of friendship tested by love. The famous friendship duet (‘Au fond du temple saint’), performed by two of the central characters, Zurga and Nadir, is one of opera’s most famous and instantly recognizable arias.”
Dinner and a Diva: Les pêcheurs de perles is sponsored by Boni Wendel.
Our dinner special this week is Almond Pecan Encrusted Halibut. It's served on a bed of jasmine rice with summer squash, zucchini, red bell pepper, and grape tomato and topped with a bourbon peach glaze.
Greet summer with this colorful dish and try it for just $38.
Sandwich of the Day for the week of June 14th: Our version of the Chicago-style Italian Roast Beef Sandwich. Thin-sliced, slow-roasted beef served “wet” with beef jus on a hoagie roll. Topped with gruyere cheese and giardiniera (pickled peppers, cauliflower, and carrots). It's served with fries, soup du jour, or mixed green/Caesar salad, for just $15. Try one today!
Join us this month for Dinner and a Diva on Tuesday, June 21st and Thursday, June 23rd and enjoy a night of stellar performances from George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, by the Capitol City Opera Company, between courses of a gourmet four-course dinner paired with wine. Dinner includes hot and cold hors d’ oeuvres, fresh salad, choice of two gourmet entrees, decadent dessert, coffee/tea, and two glasses of fine wine, all for only $75 per person (plus taxes and fees). Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar open at 6:15 p.m., and the dinner and show start promptly at 7:00 p.m. Make reservations here or call 404-634-6268.
Porgy and Bess, dramatic folk opera in three acts by George Gershwin. Its English libretto was written by DuBose Heyward (with lyrics by Heyward and Ira Gershwin), based on Heyward’s novel Porgy (1925). The opera—which premiered at the Alvin Theatre in New York City on October 10, 1935—is considered to be the first great American opera. It contains many beloved musical numbers, including the arias ‘Summertime’ and ‘I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’. Set in the 1930s in an African-American Charleston neighborhood known as Catfish Row, Porgy and Bess centers on the tragic love story of the cripple beggar Porgy and beautiful Bess, who longs to turn away from her former life as a prostitute and cocaine addict. After a murder, Bess’ abusive partner Crown flees, leaving her at the mercy of a disapproving community and tempted by the seductive drug dealer Sporting Life. Bess strikes up an unlikely relationship with Porgy and gradually finds acceptance on Catfish Row—until a hurricane and the return of Crown change everyone’s lives forever.
Our “Sandwich of the Day”, for the week of June 6th, is this beautiful Turkey and Brie Bolillo, featuring roast turkey, brie cheese, green leaf lettuce, vine ripe tomatoes, and avocado, with Dijon mayo. The sandwich is accompanied by a side of our special summer cucumber salad. Enjoy this light, healthy meal on our patio (or inside the restaurant) to kick off pool season!
