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    • 01.21.2012

      Valter Scarbolo is back! One of our favorite winemakers returns to The National to share his wines and his ebullient spirit.

      Tuesday, February 7
      6:30 pm, $55 per person

      Azienda Agricola Scarbolo, Friuli, Italy

      1. Sauvignon 2010 
      Tapas: prosciutto with mango, marinated mussels with orange and chili
      .
      2. Pinot Grigio 2009
      Crispy Springer Mountain chicken thigh strips, kumquat marmalade, chervil, radishes, poivron rouge
      .
      3. Merlot 2009
      Grilled California tri-tip steak, arugula, piperade
      .
      4. Cabernet 2009
      Aged Gouda, Gorgonzola dolce, accompaniments, crostinis
      .
      5. chocolate budino, café Cubano, orange mascarpone, hazelnuts

      call or email for reservations
      706.549.3450
      thenationalrestaurant@gmail.com


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    • 01.20.2012

      What’s your all-time favorite dish at The National—past or present?
We want to know!

Leave a Comment on our Facebook Fan Page with your answer, and enter to Win a Free Appetizer!

The Fan Favorites Contest is open Friday, January 20 at 10 a.m. through Thursday, January 26 at 11:59 p.m.

Following this contest, the Fan Page will be your only Facebook resource for the latest happenings at The National, so be sure to Like Us!

{Our winner will be randomly chosen from all comments and contacted through Facebook to receive a free appetizer voucher}

      What’s your all-time favorite dish at The National—past or present?
      We want to know!

      Leave a Comment on our Facebook Fan Page with your answer, and enter to Win a Free Appetizer!

      The Fan Favorites Contest is open Friday, January 20 at 10 a.m. through Thursday, January 26 at 11:59 p.m.

      Following this contest, the Fan Page will be your only Facebook resource for the latest happenings at The National, so be sure to Like Us!

      {Our winner will be randomly chosen from all comments and contacted through Facebook to receive a free appetizer voucher}


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    • 01.10.2012

      Back To School Dance Party at The National
Saturday, January 14th
Free entry
Drink specials
DJ Immuzikation starts spinning at 11:30

      Back To School Dance Party at The National
      Saturday, January 14th
      Free entry
      Drink specials
      DJ Immuzikation starts spinning at 11:30


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    • 12.29.2011

      Between our lively late night bar and our extra festive New Year’s Eve menu, we could not be more excited to ring in 2012 with all of you! We’ll be seating in the dining room until 11pm this Saturday, and don’t worry, we’ll have plenty of bubbly to go around. 

New Year’s Eve Menu

Firsts

marinated olives  {4}

patatas bravas  home fries with spicy-tomato sauce and aioli  {5}

hummus  sumac, warm flatbread  {7}   available with gluten-free flatbreadstuffed medjool dates  celery, manchego cheese, smoked paprika  {6}

boquerones (anchovies)  pickled chilis, caperberries & tomato-garlic toasts  {7}

local lettuces salad  gorgonzola dressing, slow-roasted tomato, cucumber, marinated onion, pecan  {7}

local arugula salad  roasted fennel, blood orange, lucques olive, pecorino  {8}

mushroom soup  hen-of-the-wood and beech mushrooms  {8}   V

she-crab soup  lump crab, crab roe, shrimp, sherry  {10}

pizzette   broccoli rabe, ricotta, walnut, chili flake  {8}

pizzette  spicy Spanish chorizo, apple, San Simon cheese, honey, arugula  {9}

smoked trout  chopped salad of beets, radishes, arugula, marinated onion, pita croutons, Greek yogurt  {10}

grilled octopus  warm salad of local potatoes and peppers, smoked paprika vinaigrette, salt & vinegar chip powder  {12}
lamb kefte  spiced meatballs in tomato sauce, yogurt, mint, pine nuts, pomegranate  {10}

three cheeses  Explorateur (France, cow), Caña de Oveja (Spain, sheep), Mimolette (France, cow), toasts, marcona almonds, apple, beet confiture  {15}

Seconds

local quail  Grassroots Farm, Walton County, grilled breasts, confit legs, black rice, braised local red cabbage, persimmon-hazelnut salad  {25}

roasted Scottish salmon  whipped parsnips, warm brussels sprout slaw, roasted tomato vinaigrette, smoked roe  {25}

roasted Texas redfish  fregola pasta and spinach in a red pepper-saffron broth, lobster-orange-scallion salad  {27}

braised Berkshire pork osso buco  Georgia white grits, hearts of palm, piquillo peppers and kumquats, avocado-tomatillo sauce  {25}

grilled C.A.B. beef hanger steak  potato-cheese pancake, watercress, sofrito, chimichurri, truffle jus  {26}

vegetable plate  roasted acorn squash with salsa rossa, roasted local carrots with mint and pistachios, green lentils, fried cauliflower, beet tzatziki, bok choi slaw  {18}

      Between our lively late night bar and our extra festive New Year’s Eve menu, we could not be more excited to ring in 2012 with all of you! We’ll be seating in the dining room until 11pm this Saturday, and don’t worry, we’ll have plenty of bubbly to go around.

      New Year’s Eve Menu

      Firsts

      marinated olives {4}

      patatas bravas home fries with spicy-tomato sauce and aioli {5}

      hummus sumac, warm flatbread {7} available with gluten-free flatbread

      stuffed medjool dates celery, manchego cheese, smoked paprika {6}

      boquerones (anchovies) pickled chilis, caperberries & tomato-garlic toasts {7}

      local lettuces salad gorgonzola dressing, slow-roasted tomato, cucumber, marinated onion, pecan {7}

      local arugula salad roasted fennel, blood orange, lucques olive, pecorino {8}

      mushroom soup hen-of-the-wood and beech mushrooms {8} V

      she-crab soup lump crab, crab roe, shrimp, sherry {10}

      pizzette broccoli rabe, ricotta, walnut, chili flake {8}

      pizzette spicy Spanish chorizo, apple, San Simon cheese, honey, arugula {9}

      smoked trout chopped salad of beets, radishes, arugula, marinated onion, pita croutons, Greek yogurt {10}

      grilled octopus warm salad of local potatoes and peppers, smoked paprika vinaigrette, salt & vinegar chip powder {12}

      lamb kefte
      spiced meatballs in tomato sauce, yogurt, mint, pine nuts, pomegranate {10}

      three cheeses Explorateur (France, cow), Caña de Oveja (Spain, sheep), Mimolette (France, cow), toasts, marcona almonds, apple, beet confiture {15}

      Seconds

      local quail Grassroots Farm, Walton County, grilled breasts, confit legs, black rice, braised local red cabbage, persimmon-hazelnut salad {25}

      roasted Scottish salmon whipped parsnips, warm brussels sprout slaw, roasted tomato vinaigrette, smoked roe {25}

      roasted Texas redfish fregola pasta and spinach in a red pepper-saffron broth, lobster-orange-scallion salad {27}

      braised Berkshire pork osso buco Georgia white grits, hearts of palm, piquillo peppers and kumquats, avocado-tomatillo sauce {25}

      grilled C.A.B. beef hanger steak potato-cheese pancake, watercress, sofrito, chimichurri, truffle jus {26}

      vegetable plate roasted acorn squash with salsa rossa, roasted local carrots with mint and pistachios, green lentils, fried cauliflower, beet tzatziki, bok choi slaw {18}


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    • 12.14.2011

      Holiday Baking by The National
Kirsten Bradford is again baking her famous pies, cheesecakes and cookies for us this holiday season. 

chocolate hazelnut cheesecake with biscotti crust   30.00
pumpkin cheesecake with chocolate cookie crust  30.00
cranberry pecan tart (fluted pastry crust)  
18.00
chocolate pecan tart (fluted pastry crust)  18.00
classic apple cinnamon pie    18.00
apple cranberry pie    18.00
key lime pie    18.00
1 dozen assorted holiday cookies  10.00
We require orders to be in 48-hours before pick-up
Christmas Eve pickup will be available from 12 noon-10 pm
Orders can be taken by phone: 706-549-3450
or email:  thenationalrestaurant@gmail.com

      Holiday Baking by The National
      Kirsten Bradford is again baking her famous pies, cheesecakes and cookies for us this holiday season.

      chocolate hazelnut cheesecake with biscotti crust
      30.00
      pumpkin cheesecake with chocolate cookie crust
      30.00
      cranberry pecan tart (fluted pastry crust)
      18.00
      chocolate pecan tart (fluted pastry crust)
      18.00
      classic apple cinnamon pie
      18.00
      apple cranberry pie
      18.00
      key lime pie
      18.00
      1 dozen assorted holiday cookies
      10.00

      We require orders to be in 48-hours before pick-up
      Christmas Eve pickup will be available from 12 noon-10 pm

      Orders can be taken by phone: 706-549-3450
      or email: thenationalrestaurant@gmail.com


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    • 12.06.2011

      Sometimes finding the perfect gifts for the loved ones on your list can be a challenge. Here’s what we hope to find under our tree this holiday season! Don’t forget to support your local businesses whenever you can.

Letterpress Gift Certificates for The National
Antique letterpress gift certificates made just for the holidays, pressed by our friend Margot

La Martina Olive Oil
This is our favorite olive oil, grown and pressed in Chile. For stocking stuffers, a 250mL bottle {$8}, or for the avid home cook, a 5 liter bottle {$50}, both available for purchase at The National

A New Turn in The South
Hugh Acheson’s stunning cookbook, making Southern cooking accesible and modern for the home cook. Autographed copies available at The National {$35} or at Avid Bookshop.Holiday Baked Goods
Made by Kirsten Bradford, these pies, cheesecakes and cookies make the holidays a little sweeter. Order 48 hours in advance and pick-up from The National. Click here for a full list.

Athens Locally Grown Annual Membership
Unlike your typical CSA, with Athens Locally Grown you get to order what you want, in the quantities that you want, from the farms that you want with the purchase of an annual household fee {$25}.

Rishi Teas and the Tsuki Teapot
Organic, fair-trade teas brewed with the teapot we use at The National. The teapot is specially crafted for brewing loose tea.

Maldon Sea Salt
Of all the specialty salts available out there, nothing beats Maldon salt from England.  The giant crystals resemble snow flakes, and provide just the right note of salinity.

Sherry Vinegar
This vinegar is the base of many vinaigrettes and sauces at The National.  I like the deep, complex flavors, sometimes a little nutty and sweet.  It’s not easy to find, and good ones aren’t cheap.  Invest in a nice bottle, a few drops along with good quality olive oil turn a simple green salad into something very special. 

Home Made
I’ve really been enjoying the new cookbook “Home Made” from the Dutch chef Yvette van Boven.  She runs a cafe specializing in breakfast & lunch, and a catering company.  Her food is exciting and comforting all at once.  Great photographs and diagrams make the recipes approachable and do-able.  Her blog is an inspiration and it’s in English (in case you don’t speak Dutch):  http://www.yvettevanboven.com.

      Sometimes finding the perfect gifts for the loved ones on your list can be a challenge. Here’s what we hope to find under our tree this holiday season! Don’t forget to support your local businesses whenever you can.

      Letterpress Gift Certificates for The National
      Antique letterpress gift certificates made just for the holidays, pressed by our friend Margot

      La Martina Olive Oil
      This is our favorite olive oil, grown and pressed in Chile. For stocking stuffers, a 250mL bottle {$8}, or for the avid home cook, a 5 liter bottle {$50}, both available for purchase at The National

      A New Turn in The South
      Hugh Acheson’s stunning cookbook, making Southern cooking accesible and modern for the home cook. Autographed copies available at The National {$35} or at Avid Bookshop.

      Holiday Baked Goods

      Made by Kirsten Bradford, these pies, cheesecakes and cookies make the holidays a little sweeter. Order 48 hours in advance and pick-up from The National. Click here for a full list.

      Athens Locally Grown Annual Membership
      Unlike your typical CSA, with Athens Locally Grown you get to order what you want, in the quantities that you want, from the farms that you want with the purchase of an annual household fee {$25}.

      Rishi Teas and the Tsuki Teapot
      Organic, fair-trade teas brewed with the teapot we use at The National. The teapot is specially crafted for brewing loose tea.

      Maldon Sea Salt
      Of all the specialty salts available out there, nothing beats Maldon salt from England. The giant crystals resemble snow flakes, and provide just the right note of salinity.

      Sherry Vinegar
      This vinegar is the base of many vinaigrettes and sauces at The National. I like the deep, complex flavors, sometimes a little nutty and sweet. It’s not easy to find, and good ones aren’t cheap. Invest in a nice bottle, a few drops along with good quality olive oil turn a simple green salad into something very special.

      Home Made
      I’ve really been enjoying the new cookbook “Home Made” from the Dutch chef Yvette van Boven. She runs a cafe specializing in breakfast & lunch, and a catering company. Her food is exciting and comforting all at once. Great photographs and diagrams make the recipes approachable and do-able. Her blog is an inspiration and it’s in English (in case you don’t speak Dutch): http://www.yvettevanboven.com.


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    • 12.01.2011

      It’s Cold Out There!

      December is here and so are our Winter Cocktails…just in time for the annual Athens Christmas Parade tonight. We invite you to stop in, enjoy some holiday music, and warm up with us on this frosty night.

      paris after dark
      Thatcher’s dark chocolate liqueur, chocolate syrup, coffee, whipped cream, fleur de sel {8}

      hot toddy
      Jameson Irish whiskey, lemon, honey, ceylon tea {8}

      snowy panda
      vodka, kahlua, pastis, steamed milk {8}

      hot chocolate
      vanilla whipped cream {4}


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    • 11.15.2011

      When the holidays get into full swing, sometimes baking is the last thing on your mind. Luckily, the extremely talented Kirsten Bradford is here to exceed all your holiday baking wishes! Just order from our wide selection of delicious pies, cheesecakes and holiday cookies and pick-up your treat from The National in as little as 48 hours. We will be open on Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Eve for your convenience. 

The Basicsall pies are 10 inches and serve 8-10 people {$20.00}cheesecakes are 10 inches and serve 12-16 people {$30.00}christmas cookies and assorted cookies {$9.00 per dozen}

Classic Golden Apple Pie
sweet pastry dough, golden delicious apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, vanillaGolden Apple Cranberry
sweet pastry dough, golden delicious apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla, cranberriesGolden Apple Blackberry
sweet pastry dough, golden delicious apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla, blackberriesPumpkin Spice
sweet pastry dough, pumpkin, spices, pecansPecan Pie
sweet pastry dough, toasted local pecans, bourbonChocolate Pecan Pie
sweet pastry dough, toasted local pecans, bourbon, chocolateCranberry Pecan Pie
sweet pastry dough, toasted local pecans, bourbon, cranberriesPumpkin Cheesecake
with chocolate cookie crustWhite Chocolate Cheesecake
with chocolate cookie crust1 dozen shortbread Christmas cookies
assorted shapes with festive colored sugar topping1 dozen shortbread Christmas cookies
mixed with assorted biscotti and cookies

      When the holidays get into full swing, sometimes baking is the last thing on your mind. Luckily, the extremely talented Kirsten Bradford is here to exceed all your holiday baking wishes! Just order from our wide selection of delicious pies, cheesecakes and holiday cookies and pick-up your treat from The National in as little as 48 hours. We will be open on Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Eve for your convenience.

      The Basics
      all pies are 10 inches and serve 8-10 people {$20.00}
      cheesecakes are 10 inches and serve 12-16 people {$30.00}
      christmas cookies and assorted cookies {$9.00 per dozen}


      Classic Golden Apple Pie
      sweet pastry dough, golden delicious apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla

      Golden Apple Cranberry
      sweet pastry dough, golden delicious apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla, cranberries

      Golden Apple Blackberry
      sweet pastry dough, golden delicious apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla, blackberries

      Pumpkin Spice
      sweet pastry dough, pumpkin, spices, pecans

      Pecan Pie
      sweet pastry dough, toasted local pecans, bourbon

      Chocolate Pecan Pie
      sweet pastry dough, toasted local pecans, bourbon, chocolate

      Cranberry Pecan Pie
      sweet pastry dough, toasted local pecans, bourbon, cranberries

      Pumpkin Cheesecake
      with chocolate cookie crust

      White Chocolate Cheesecake
      with chocolate cookie crust

      1 dozen shortbread Christmas cookies
      assorted shapes with festive colored sugar topping

      1 dozen shortbread Christmas cookies
      mixed with assorted biscotti and cookies


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    • 10.22.2011

      OCAF Fall Wine Fest
      Sunday, October 23
      3-6 pm
      at Ashford Manor
      $35 day of event, $20 OCAF members

      This Sunday, we’ll be joining other local restaurants, wineries and bottle shops at the 12th Annual Fall Wine Fest for an evening of food and wine at the beautiful Ashford Manor Gardens in downtown Watkinsville. Benefitting the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, the event concludes with a silent auction of items such as original art, pottery, and travel opportunities. The Fall Wine Fest is the perfect way to sample the best gourmet food and wines Athens has to offer.

      For a full list of participants and more information about the event, visit their website at http://www.ocaf.com/or call 706-769-4565


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    • 09.30.2011

      Georgia Olives
Our friend Kevin Shaw at Georgia Olive Farms in Lakeland (near Valdosta) has reported to me the first commercial olive harvest in Georgia since the mid 1800’s.  I can’t wait for a taste.  Supplies will be limited at first, the goal is to produce high quality extra virgin olive oil right here in Georgia.

      Georgia Olives
      Our friend Kevin Shaw at Georgia Olive Farms in Lakeland (near Valdosta) has reported to me the first commercial olive harvest in Georgia since the mid 1800’s. I can’t wait for a taste. Supplies will be limited at first, the goal is to produce high quality extra virgin olive oil right here in Georgia.


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