ONE. Midtown Kitchen- Riding Dirty w/ a Rhone Ranger & Veggies! #dty

ONE. midtown kitchen

559 Dutch Valley Rd

Atlanta GA 30324

404-892-4111

(photos courtesy of Broderick Smylie)

Riding Dirty Wine Pairing Challenge Entry

Wine:

2007 Barrel 27 Wine Company High On The Hog White Wine (Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne blend).

Food:

3 From the Garden (Swiss Chard Gratinee, Glazed Turnips w/ Golden Raisins, Parsnip Flan w/ Black Truffle Butter)

At ONE. midtown kitchen we were welcomed by GM, John McDaniels, Chef Tom Harvey, and Host- Bob Bost.  This was a fun team, and it was evident that not only did they put time into their entry, but that they enjoyed putting it together and presenting something that might be a little on edge.

The dish, "3 from the Garden", is a trio of seasonal vegetable dishes.  A dish like this is an even bigger challenge because they have to find one wine that pairs with each of the three elements on the plate.

The key to this pairing-  bitter meets fruit.  Greens, root vegetables, and a touch of sweet from the flan and raisins.  The "High on the Hog" wine-  full bodied, enormous, stone fruits, pineapple, a hint of residual sugar, acidic, and at 15+ % alcohol, it was a warming, winter white.

On a whole, this wine worked with all of the dishes (even the Swiss Chard, which can be tough to pair)-  but the one that knocked it out of the park- the Parsnip Flan! With this wine, it was almost sublime.  Creamy, sweet, earthy, funky, musky- met by a swig of stoney peach and apricot.

Ahh yeah- Good times right here!

I hadn't been to ONE. midtown kitchen for awhile.  I forgot how cool their wine program is.  They have about 75 wines by the glass, and all of these wines are available by the 1/2 glass, the glass, or BOTTOMLESS!!!!!  Though bottomless can mean all you want to drink of that wine, their bottomless program is better when you want to try a bunch of different wines, and create your own flights with your meal.  On top of the quantity, they really have some cool selections, and are priced to be consumed.

Lastly, they have a section on the wine list where they list the last bottles of a particular wine-  Pricing on these is usually crazy good-  When we were there, their last bottle of NV Krug was listed for about $150 (about the same as retail).  Calling all playahs!

Thanks to John, Tom and Bob!  This was a very fun stop along the Riding Dirty tour!